The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
ABRAMS a. BRO.
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FoRTY-sEcoND
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NArunr-No Inc

GENERAL NATURE-No. 1861
AN ACT for the protection of owners of saw-mills
ON the Mississippi river
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
senfdfsres OF the United States of america in Con-
gress assembled, That the owners of saw mills On
The Mississippi river be- and they hereby are AUTHOR
lied and empowered, under the di cotton of the Sec
rotary OF War; TO construct or build piers cribs In
front Of their mill property the banks of said rv-
en- for the protection Of their mills and RATS against
damage by foods and ice: Procided, however, That
the piers or cribs so constructs shall interfere
with or obstruct the navigation of laid river: Pro-
vided FURTHER, That in case by reason Of the shining
OF the said river, or from any other cause, the piers
or cribs the construction Of which authorized by
this act shall be found to obstruct the navigation Of
serves the right to remove direct the removal Of
owners thereof.
Approved, March $, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1911
AN ACT 20 provide for the sale of the lands of tie
United States containing coal.
BE i enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentrtires Of the United States Of America in fon
gress assembled, That any person above the age Of
twenty-one years, who is citizen Of the United
states or who has declared bis intention to become
such, or any association of persons severally qual
ned as above, SHALL upon application to the register
Of the proper and-ofce have the right to enter by
legal SUBDIVISIONS, any quantity Of vacant coal lands
of the United States not otherwise appropriated or
reserved by competent authority, not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres to such Individual person.
three hundred and twenty acres 10 such associa.
tion upon payment to the receiver Of not less than
ten dollars per acre, for such lands where the same
shall be situated more than fifteen miles from any
eompeted railroad, and not less han nty dollars
per acre TOR such lands shall be within fifteen miles
of snch road
SEC. 2. That any person or association OF persons
severany qualified as above who have opened and
improved, OF shall hereafter open and improve, any
coal mine or mines upon the public lands, and shah
be in actual possession of the same shall be entitled
TO preference right entry, under the foregoing
provisions OF the mines SO opened and improved:
Prorded That when any association Of not less than
four persons. severally qualified in section of
tnls ac sna nave expended not less than i've thou
sand dollars IN working and improving any such
mine or mines, such association may enter not
eding siS hundred and forty acres, including such
SEC. 8. That all claims under section two of this
act must be presented to the register of the proper
land-district within sxty days er the date Of act
ual possession and the commencement of improve
ments on the land b, the filing Of declaratory
statement therefor Provided, That when the town.
ment filing must be made within sixty days from tho
receipt of such plat at the district office: And provid
ca Further, That where the Improvements shall have
been made prior to the expiration of tn ee months
from the passage Of this act, sixty days from the
fling of declaratory statement, and no sale under
the provisions of this act shall be allowed until the
expiration Of six months from the date hereof
SEC. a. That this act shall be held to authorize
ly one entry by the same person association Of
under its provisions; and association of persons
any member of which shall have taken the benefit Of
this act either as an individual or as member Of any
other association, shall enter or nod any other lands
under the provisions of this act; and no member Of
this act shall enter hod any other lands under its
provisions; and all persons claiming under section
Two hereof shall be required to prove their respective
rights and pay for tie lands filed upon within
year from the time prescribed for fling their respect
i've claims and upon failure to file the proper notice,
to pay for the land within the required PERIOD the
same shall be subject to eutry by any other qualified
applicant.
SEC. 5. That in case Of conflicting claims upon
lands where the improvements shall be hereafter
commenced, priority Of possession and improvement,
followed by proper filing and continued good faith,
n TatrRn NhA oh IN
And also where improvements have already been
made at the date of the passage Of this act division
OF the land claimed may be made by legal subdvis-
fons to include, as near may be- the valuable i'm
provements OF the respective parties and the Com
missioner of the General Land-Oee shall be, and is
hereby, authorized to issue all needl rules and reg
uations for caryninto effect the provisions Of this
act.
SEQ. 6. That nothing in this act shall DO con-
strued to destroy impair any rights which may have
attached prior to its passage to authorize the sale
of lands valuable for mines Of gold silver copper
Approved. March 8, 1873,