Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-08

lGkNERAI NATIRf-NO, 1917
AN ACT 70 provide for the sale Of the lands Of the United
states containing coal
BE enacted b. the Senate aud House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of America in Congress ssembed
That any peon above tho age Of twenty years who Is
citizen Of the United States who has declared his in
enon to become SUCH any association Of perons
ally qualified abovc shall upon application 10 INC register
Of the proper land Office have the right to enter by legal
ubdyisiona any quantity Of vacant ce lands Of ne United
States not otherwise appropriated or servd bv
authority not exceeding hundred and sixty acres TO
uch lndvdnal person. or three hundred and twenty
70 snch association upon payment 10 the receiver Of not
ehsn ten dollars per Tor such snd where the same
shall be situated more than fifteen miles from any completed
aioad and not les than twenty dars per acre for such
lands az sh1ll he wi hin fifteen miles Of such road
SEC That any person association Of person several
lmhneu rs above, who have opened aud improved, or
shall hereafter open and improve any coal mine or mnes
upon he public lands and shan he in actual pos eson
the same shah b. entitled 70 preference right Of entry,
under the foregoing povsions Of miues 40 oponed ard
improved; Provided That when sny association Of not less
hsn Tour person seyeray qualified IN section Of this
act shall have expended not ie than five thousand dollar
In working and improving any such mins or min g. suc
association may enter not exceeding six hundred and forty
acres, including such mining improvement
SEC Tha, all claims under section two Of this act mus,
be presented to the register 4 tho proper nd district with
In sixty days after the date Of actual possession and The COM
menoemtnt Of improvements the land by the filing of
declarAoy statement therofo Provided That when the
township plat not le at the date Of smell m,
ing must be made within sixty DAYS from The recent "a
such plat at the district Office And provided further That
where the Improvement shall have H. en- made prs 10 an
expiration OF hr months om the pas age al is set ~
ty days from the EXPIRATION Of ,sid three nonts sha be a
lowed for the filing 81 deciaratorv rts,ement ana No al
under the provisions Of this act shall be allowed until ths
expiration Of elk months from the date hereof
SEC g. THAI this set shall b. held 10 authorize ONLY ope
entry by The same person sociAon Of poons under
prviors; aud no association Of perons any member Of
which shall have taken the benefit Of this act either NJ al
individual member Of any other association shall
enter hold any other lands under the prov.ons Of s
and no member Of any association which shall have
taken the bn 1T Of this act shall enter or hold any Other
lands under Ia provisions; and all parsons claiming under
sec ion two hereof shell Be required prove their respective
right aud pay for the ianda filed upon within one year FROM
the time pres rbed for fling their respo tive claims aud
upon filure to file the proper notice, {, pay for the land
within the required period, the same shall be subject !,
entry by any other qualified applicant
SEC D. That In case q conflicting claim. upon land
where the improvements shall he hereafter commenced
priority Of pos esion and improvement followed by proper
fling and continued good falth shall determine the prefer
enee right to purchase And also where improve mcni
have already been made At the date the passage Of th
act division Of the land claimed may be made BY legal sub
divisions, to nclude, may be- the valuable inn
povmens OF The respective parties and the Commlssonoi
Of the General Land Office sa be- and Il hereby anthori
ed to ioue a needu rules and regulations for carrying a.
to effect the provisions Of his act.
SEC g. That nothing In this act shall be construed q
destroy or impair any rights which may have attached prior
to ia passage 70 authorize the sale u lands varahe ioI
mines Of gold, silver or copper.
Approved, March 0, 1873.