New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-03
OF + ICl A L.
Laws OF the United stntss Passed at the
Third Session Of the FcTty.Second

Third Session Of the Fcriy-Second
Congress.
GENERAL NA7UgE-No. l07.l
An act to provide for the sale Of lands Of
.He United States containing coal.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Repre- entatives Of the United States OF
America n Congress assembled, That any
person above the age Of -ven:y-one years,
who is citizen of the United States, or
who has declared lis intention 10 become
.uch. o. any association OF person. sever
ally qualified as above, shah. upon apFllca-
ZOE to the register Of the proper lard once,
lave tie right 10 enter. by legal subdi-
visions. any quantity OF vacaLt coal lAncs
OF the United States not otherwise aplro'
p-iated or reserved by competent auth GRITTY,
not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres
20 such individual person, or three hundred
and twenty acres to such association, upon
payment 70 the receiver OF not less than
zen dollars per acre for such lands, where
she same shall be situated more than fifteen
miles from any completed railroad, and not
less than twenty dollars per acre tor such
lands as shall be within fifteen miles OF
such road.
SEC. ;. That any person or ASSOCIATION
Of persons severally 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 II
actual possession OF the same, shall be En-
:itled to a preference right OF entry, under
the foregoing provisions, of the mines so
opened and improved; provided, that when
any association of not less than four per-
cons. severally qualified as in section one
Gf this act. shall nave expended no- less
:han 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
aiming Improvements.
SEC. 3. That all claims under section Two
OF TINS act must be presented TO the register
ri the proper land district within sixty days
after the date OF actual possession and the
commencement OF improvements on the
land. by the filing Of a deciaratory state
ment therefor; provided, that when the
township plat is not on file at the Gate OF
such improvement, fling must De made
within sixty days from the receipt OF such
plat at tie Gistric, office; and provided fur.
,ber, that where the Improvements shall
have been made prior to the expiration OF
three months from the passage OF thls act,
s:xty days from the expiration OF sad three
months shall be allowed for the fling OF
.!eclaratory statement. and no sale under
che provisions of this act shall be allowed
until the expiration OF Elk months from the
cate hereof.
SEC. 1. Tha. this act shall be held to
authorize only one entry by the same per-
son or association OF persons under Its
provisions: and no association OF persons
ANY member of which shall have taken the
benefit of this act either as an individual or
as a member of any other association, shall
enter or hold any other lands under the
provisions Of this act; and no member OF
any association which shall have taken the
benefit OF this act shall enter or hold any
other lands under its provisions and all
persons claiming under section two hereof
4hall be required TO prove their respective
rights and pay for the lands filed upon
within one year from the time prescribed
io- filing their respective claims; and upon
failure TO tile the proper notice, or TO pay
Tor tine land within the required period, the
same shall be subject to entry by any other
qualified applicant.
SEC. ). That in case Of conflicting claims
Upon lands where the Improvements shall
BE- hereafter commenced, priority OF posses
sion ard Improvement, followed by proper
sling and continued good faith, shall de-
+rmine the preference right TO purchase.
And also where improvements have already
been made at the date of the passage OF
:his act, division OF the land Claim
nay be made by legal Subdivisions,
70 inclUde. as near as may be, the
-aiuable improvements OF the respective
1Grt1ef. ana COuulssloEeI W VIC "eAciai
Land Office shall be and is hereby author
zed to issue all needful rules and regula-
lions for carrying into effect the provisions
Of this act.
SEC. 6. That nothing in this act shall be
construed to destroy or impair any rights
which may have attached prior TO ITS pass
uge or 20 authorize the sale OF lands Taiu-
.ble for mines of gold, silver or copper.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. i0S.J
An act for the relief of Howard F. Moffat.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
representatives OF the United states OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be and he IS
hereby authorized to nominate. and by and
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