The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
tGEEERAL NATURE No. 1851
AN ACT tn encourage the growth of timber on veat-
ern prairies. - 1'-


ern prairies.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and Hons. of p...
sentatiUes II the United States Of 1o,e iea IN a.
grese assembled, hat auy person who shall Mani
len years forty acres of timber the trees herao ,ot
being more than twelve feet apart each wav ~, ~.
qnarter-sec,ion OF any OF the public lanes OF the
whole Of said quartersecton the ex praion Of o;d
ten years. on masking roof of such fact nv not less
than two credible wi nesses: Prorided That nn,,,
quarter in any section shall be thus granted '
SEC @ That the person applying for he bennett q,
this act shall upon application to the rep1ster Of he
lani-offce in which he she is about To maLe sh
entry make affidavit before said register or receiver
tn t sail entry is made for the cultivation of timber
and upon filing said affidavit with said register and
receiver, and on payment of ten dollars re or sba
shall thereupon be permitted to enter the 0na,,ity
or land sPec,Iea: proo,dea, hotcerer That no Ger
tfcate shall be given or patent issue therefor nnti
the expiration OF at least ten years from tbe dot u
such entry; AMI If at the expiration of such time or
at any time within three years thereafter the nerso
making such entry, or if he she be dead his or ~
heirs or legal represent tives shall prove by two
credible witnesses that he she, they have planted
poectea such quantity and character of timber as
tsecnn ensy sinai receive the patent for such qEar
aNj,yit an nr;a q. any time fer the filirg Of said
sad sn a sh pTIof to the issuing Of the fr
marty making sucb eptven after due noic,. to tIa
such timber to the satisfaction Of to cultivate
"a cn,fvsss nrot snth person has er Of te
70 cullvate protect ana Keep in COOL or failed
timber then, and in that event sai yon iti such
vert to the United st ties, -"hu shall re-
SEC. That each and every person VIII
provisions OF an act entitled An act to the
steads TO actual settlers on the publc do,nh nome
proved May twentieth. eighteen b1ndred nnd =; ap-
TWO. OF any amendment thereto, having homestaad
on sal pnoc domain who at the end of the tl,;r n
year OF ms or her residence thereon shall have had
unuer cuuiVaioil, mr. two years. one acre NJ timber
the trees thereon not being more than twelve fact
apart escn way, and in good, thrifty condition for
each and every sixteen acres of said boas,d ~, III
upon due proof of said fact by two credb, SHE'LL
es,receVe ms or her patent for said homestead
SEC D. That no land acquired under nroy;sio,s 80
TINS act shall In any event, become Liable r. tba CT
tsfaction OF any debt debts Contracted nrr
issning of patent therefor piior 70 tne
SEC 9. That the Commissioner of +ho o.,
Land-Onlce is hereby uired 10 nren.ra o,i a d.
such rules and regulations consistent VIII "a, se
as Snal De necessary and proper to carry ,ts 49,:
ions into effect; and that the registers and ,h @
cefvers Of the seveis and-oices shall he en,tid q
receive the same compensation for aDy anjs antord
under the provisions Of this that tbey are nov, t;
Tied TO receive when the quantity Of land ;s %
Tered with money. ~ 10 en-
sEc: I. That The fifth seeti of the act enti lad
AGAINST ~ 10 addition TO an act to punish crimes
snnroved n ni,et States and for other purposes
sevrn shall acn third, eighteen hundred and fifiv
affl lavits rac, d to all oaths afirmations and
Approved March Or . an,atlhsorized by this act.
j. G. BLAINE
Spedker Of The House nj B
rec President of the United Sfatsar "a, AN,
or Me Senate. '''"ees and President
US. GRANT.