New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-13
tHESERAL EArURE-No. l01.l

An &C: 70 provide for the sale OF lands OF
the United States containing coal.
Be it enacset by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America IN Congress assembled, That any
person above the age of twenty-One years,
who i. q citizen of the United States. or
who has declared his intention to become
such. or anv association of persons sever
ally qualified as above. shall, upon appllca-
ton to the register Of the proper land office,
have the righ. 10 enter. by legal subdi-
visions. any quantity OF vacant coal lands
Of the United States not otherwise appro-
DriateG or reserved by competent authority.
not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres
to such individual person, or three hundred
and twenty acres to such association. upon
payment to the receiver OF not less than
fen dollars per acre for such lands. where
the same shall! be situated more than fifteen
niles from any completed railroad, and not
less than twenty dollars per acre for such
lands a. shall be within fifteen miles o!
such road.
SEC. . That any person or association
o. persons seyerally qualified as above. who
have opened and improved, or shall here
after open and improve, any coal mine or
mines upon the public lands. and shall be in
actual possession Of the same, shall be en-
titled to preference right OF entry. under
til, foregoing provisions, Of the mines so
CDened and improved; provided, that when
any association of not less than four per-
sons. several; qualified as in section one
o. this act. snal! have expended not less
than five thousand dollars in working and
improving any such mine or mines, such
association may enter not exceeding SIX
hundred and forty acres. including such
mining Improvements.
SIC. 3. Tina. all claims under section two
Of this act must he presented to the register
Of the proper land district within sixty days
after the date o. actual possession and the
commencement Of improvements on the
land. by the fling Of deciaratory state
men: therefor: provided. that when the
township plat is not on file at the date OF
such Improvement. filing must be made
within sixty DAYS from the receipt OF such
plat a. the district Office: and provided FUR.
ther tina. where the Improvements shall
have been made prior to the expiration OF
three months from the passage OF this act,
sixty davs from the expiration OF SAID three
months shall be allowed for the tllng OF a
dec,aratory statement. and no sale under
the provisions Of this act shall be allowed
until the expiration OF six months from the
date hereof.
SEC. L. Tha. this act shall be held to
authorize only one entry by the same per
son or association OF persons under !ts
provisions and n" association OF persons
any member Of which shall have taken the
benefit of thi. act either as an individual or
as member of any other association shall
ente. or held any other lands under the
provisions of this act: end no member OF
any association which shall have taken the
benefit OF this ac: shall enter or hold any
other lands under its provisions and all
persons claiming under section two hereoi
shall be required to prove their respective
r~it a
| within ona year from the time prescribed
| for filing their respective claims: and upon
| failure to file the proper notice, or to pay
| for the land within the required period, tie
same shall be subject to entry By atty Other
| qualified applicant.
SEC. ). That N case Of conflicting claims
! Upon land. where the Improvements shal
| be hereafter commenced, priority of posses
| SION and improvement. followed by proper
| fling and continued good faith. shaii de
| termne the preference right to purchase
! And also where improvements have already
| been made al the date of the passage OF
! thi. act. division OF the land claim
, NAV be made By legal subdivisions
, to include. AZ near as may be. TAT
| valuable improvements OF the respective
| parties: and Commissioner of the Genera
! Land Office shall be and is hereby author
! lied to issue all needful rule. and regula
| tions for carrying into effect the PROVISION
! Of this act. -,
SEC Tina: nothing in this act shall 5
| construed to destroy or impair any right
which may have attached prior to Its pass
| age. or to authorize the sale OF lands valu
able for mines OF gold, silver OF copper.
| Approved March 3, 1873.
! GENERAL NATURE-SO. 1851
| An act for the relief of Howard +: Mofa'
! BE il enacted by the Senate and House
| Representative. Of the United States Q
| America in Congress assembled, That tn
President o: the United States be and he
| hereby authorized to nominate. and by an
with the advice and consent OF the Senat
| to appoint. upon the retired list OF the navy
| with the rank Of master. Howard r. MO
tat. now a volunteer officer on the activ
list Of the navy.
Approved March 3. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. lo3.1
An act to extend the time for filing claim
for additional bounty under the act I
July twenty-eighth. eighteen hundre
and sixtys!x.
Be i. enacted by the Senate and Hou.
of Representatives of the United States
America in Congress assembled. That II
time for fling claims for additional bOunt.
under the act of July twenty y-eighth, eigh
cen hundred and sixty-six. and whic
expired by limitation January thiftietl
eighteen hundred and seventy three, b
and the same is hereby revived and O.
,, tended until the thirtieth dag of Januar.
that all claims for such bounties filed IN II
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