, 1873-04-02
CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC LAND LAWS.

:cHANGEs IN THE PUBLIC LAND LAWS.
Ens0n1c OF TRarcc BILLS OF Importance
10 sntt1ers ot1 t1lc Public Inht1s--En-
scournHcincnt to Grow Timber on
thc Western I'rntrich--Aincntlnle
J" Tho fQonacstcatt Act--I'io Right
u Tr1insfer prn.Eiaalptlo1aa or Homo.
stontin.
"o'''"'''" E'ar' 1l> SeFErs:ne"tenee Ho Yor*
THREE bills moro Important to aettlora OH tho
public 1anas 1 OF tho United statoa than my that
act became laws during tito last hours Of tic BOZ
ston of Congress just closed The first is au act
to. to e,ntconrage tho growth of timber on Woator
that haa ever boon adopted by Congresu. Tic
following iB Its full text:
tee sna % 1teen IN healthy growing condition ior vo
,ee!on ef my ruIllo lsns q the United States aa
aoco erpsaton o sa va years "a On alin9
proof ot such fer BY not ess han two eroibo vii.
.,s rosdsa as only one-auarer In auy section
@ s as d. Rsas9n snpsnq n m for % hs esns
e IL o se Is Hesss e sss 81 S
entry make ntlav lctoro anid 1egistcr or Rocciyor
md tpon In6 Bald ~ah'iavit with aaid isegiaer and
heeever, aud On payment Of s1o o ale sbn there
R'? anS Psia + ss' Ss'ssse9 tss sa'ax 4as
no no.. e. certificate ~ shall he eiyon u patent
1sse therefor until TIC expiration q at eaat yo
Of such tnc or at my tinio within three year thero
a.ef no person making such entry, or Il ho or she bo
provo y two credible witnesses that lie, she, OF they
asse ad for not less than hvo yea1s have cu
timber az aforesaid they shall rocelyo tho patent oi
BEoa g. tint IT, At INV lima lima nttcr Tim at,,r ~ so,,
and It a 70 proyo ofer do N noee to te pa1v
To aaGn ir eo Of s a tesa # e sae TIM
oco thai e,,rh person hns abandoned or fasiet to cut
ber ten and in tLa oysnt sad and aa1 qevcr ITO to
| tic United States. ~4N "'A''
o m e ene sa
atcaJs 10 uctual so,tIora ou tho public doman NJ
InR honoa;easd on ssta n1bo domain. wSo 4 tbe
end of lin third yonr Of tia nr nr rnsiouco fhnrcon
s II fdye Ind t nor for two
egt fcct apart each way md In rood Srifsy conIi
stead shall upon ano nroof Of raid fact by tWo cred
bio Witnesses receive Ills or er patent tor said home
BEo. g. That no land acoutrcd under TIM nroyis,oua
satisfacon of any dobt or deba contracted prior to
sro. o. That The Com,nissiuusr Of tho General 1snd
oalca is hereby required to prepare and issue anch
10 necessary and to carry is proSons ino
effect: nn that the {raiHters nn thu 1eccvcrs oY Tia
n it1rHt IN Tim
sumo compensation for any iands entered under tho
provisions Of this act that They orc entitled to 70
eelye when tho BANJO quantity or iana IL entered with
menoy bot +o oftb eo,,,o, y, +bo ,c+ or,toa a A.,
I ~ onm ~ a. nn ~ n;a rrmca nss n1aina to
| Ifnftnd atstes and for other nnrnoscs + nnnroynd
March Is57 a,ail oxtend to ali oats nir,nations,
and afldavits required or authorized by thia net:
Tho second Of these bills relates to Boldtera'
| homoBtoada md ita object Ia fully explained IN
its preamble:
WurnEAs, by act of Congress entitled " An act to
cnabo soldiers md saiiors. their
Wdows and orphan Ghil1ren TO acquire homcseadH on
lS2 anM = u ene nt a
her xdowa and orphnn chilJren sha1I haTe to riuht
co,5n Sniv ani hnowm as Ionbio mnim,n 1snds. or
landa within tic limits Of railroad iand granta and
say s9or sna s90f to
enicred homestcas within sail limits not exceeding
90 eaeh .nd unable under tho to1ma q sad
land Once 10 avail themselves OF tha ndyautaReB OF
:. ' aud, ~0 0 -
'WuEnEAat Such discrimination against tho pioneer
aoieTs anu ss'loEs o., 's %n3Ha; Vt 9hsrs,ore .,tto5
1e edssd &C., inas nec - o. .o tnG acs d
10 onnroyod NV Jnnn y he amenad 30 ~
II a ssa te ens
homestead, who may have heretofore entered under
tic Homestead laws quantity of land le.s than 100
aGrea s9aa pe a4 10 nS w. aeu 3 pa , III
not waeo o1eoea soei leo o. aeres ero ' p''''' '''
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portapco to colonies which hnye aettlol or arc
about to sottle upon the public lands. Under
the present law > pre-omptor is not allowed to
soil Or ,alienato in any way any portion of his
after q residence Of i've years In several Of tho
Western statos and Territories colonies havo
boon formed and towns built up before any Of
the Inhabitants hhyo resided Oh thor prc-emp-
tiops moro than tno or three yotra, but they
hive % not been allowed to SGT apart any Of thor
lands, even for public p,rpoaos. Tho law re-
{orred to gives thom this privilege. It's text s
ns followa:
bs It enacted, &c., That any person who has already
ettiei or Hereinafter may aoo on the public lnnds of
tho uuttcd States either by presumption by virtue
Of the homested law or any nnennenta thcreto shall
~ aeI om omeopv o sop
OF M o e ~ rnrss of l"n
emptIoa or Homestead md tho transfer for such pu-
lto purposes shpll in no way vate the right to COM
plate aid perfect tho title to their pre-eption or homo
/ Hteads