The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-05-09

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The Soldiers Homestead Law.
! AS many of our readers will desire
TO read the full text OF the law just
passed by Congress, called the Sol
diers' Homestead Act, we give II
as follows: 1'lia
- Be it enacted 6y tAe. Senate and
House 10 of Representatives. Of the
Unsted States of America in Congress
assembled. That every private SOL
tiier aud officer who has served in the
Army of the United States during the
recent rebellion, ter ninety days or
more. and who was honorably dis
charged, and has remained loyal to
the Government, including the troops
mustered into the service of the
United States by virtue of the third
section of an act entitled An act
making appropriations tor completing
the defenses OF Washington, and for
other purposes" approved February
Ii, 1852, and every seaman, marine,
aud officer who has served in the Ma
wv of the United States, or in the
Marine Corps, during the. rebellion,
/ tor ninety days, and who was honora-
bly, discharged, and has remained
loyal to the rGoyernment, shall, on
compliance with the provisions OF "an
act to secure homesteads to actual set
lers on public domain, !" and the acts
arnesiliatory thereof, as hereinafter
modified, be entitled to enter upon
and receive patents for = Quantity, Of
public lands, lnot mineraT not exceed
| ing enc hundred and SIXTY acres or
one quarter section, TO be taken in
compact form according to. legal csub-
divisions, including the alternate re-
served sections of public land along
the fine of any railroad or other pub
| lie work, net otheriTise reserved or
| appropriated, and other lands subject
4 to entry under the homestead laws OF
! the United States: Provided that
! said homestead settler shall be al
j lowed six 'montls after Locating his
homestead within which 10 commence
4 his settlement aud improvement Il
4 Ind proutded also, That the time
4 which the homestead settler shall have
1 served in the sfmy, navy, or marine
4 corps Aforesaid shall be deducted from
the time heretofore required TO per-
fec. title, OF, II discharged on account
4 of wounds received or disability IN
Il CuTT8U Ll10 I4AG Vi SI1N- ehS
4 term of enlistment shall be deducted
from the time bereteforel required t.
/ perfect title, without reference to the
time he may haye served: Provided
! hosrerer, That no patent shall issue tC
lany homestead settler who has moi
4 resided upon, improved and cultivated
his said homestead for period of al
least one year AFTER he shall commence
a AtArAaaSd
SIC. 2. That any person entitled
under the provisions Of the foregoing
section to enter homestead, who
may have heretofore entered under
the homestead laws q quantity of land
less than one hundred and sixty acres
sHan be permitted to enter under the
provisions of this oct 90 much, land q,
when added to the quantity previous
" entered, shall not exceed one hun
dred and sixty acres.
SIC. 8. That in the case of tn,
death of any persen who would b.
entitled to q homestead under the pro
| visions of the first section of this act
his widow, if unmarried, or in case o
her ieath or marriage, then his mino
orphan children, by, q guardian 4dul,
appointed and officially accredited q
bQ6 OCpBEtu40Uk Va bn0 AhhOAA AOAs s1heA
be entitled to all the benefits enumer
, | ated in this act, subject to all the pro
visions as to settlement and improve
|, Iments therein contained :: Provided
That il such person died during hi
term of enlistment, the whole term O
; enlistmens shall be deducted from tn
j time heretofore required to perfec
9 the title :! agilsgaD aDsTzih .s0esii53 iIq
, , SKC. 4. That where sCparty at th
0 Idate of his entry of tract of land un
4 Ider the homestead laws, or subse
: quently thereto, was actually enliste'
!. and employed in the Army, or Nav
: of the United States his services there
in shall, in the administration of sal
, homestead law, be construed to b
/, 1equixalent, to all iutents and purposes
I, 10 q residence for the same length @
time upon the tract so entered: PRO
vided, That if his entry has been b
|, reason of his absence from said trac
> while in themilitary and naval servic
= of the United States, and such tra(
: has not been disposed of, his entr
!, shall be restored and confirmed: An
= provided fisrfher, That If such trat
has been disposed OF, said party una
. j enter another tract, subject t9 entI
= 4 under said laws, and his. right to
: patent therefor shall be determine
: by the proofs touching his resident
= and cultivation Of the first tract, an
y y his absence therefrom in such seryic
II IS SEC. 8. That any soldier, sailo
4 marine, officer, or ether person con
ing within the provisions of this: o.
"a may, as well by an agent as in persel
|. enter upon said homestead: Proc
: dsd, That said claimant in persol
= shall, within the time prescribe
e commence settlement and improv'
: ments on the same, and thereafter fu
n fill all the requirements of this act.
: SEC. g. That the Commissioners
the General Land Office shall have al
4 thority to make all Ineedful rules an
!. regulations to- carry into effect Il
! provisions of this act. aa3 alf5