Smyrna times., 1874-04-29
fGExERAL xArusE-No. Is.i

An ACT amend entitled An 70 encourage the
y the Sss.: and Sa::
the entitled the growth Of timber
tie -5St';Sa % MS5s ' 20
to read folows That person ho n the head {" family
ssn of the Cniied states shall
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inb.f The ,sss sheresn not being more thsu twelve
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division Of eighty ten acres on any Legal suedvson
OF land less tnan fory hs be .u led patent for
81 eighty or forty seres or acons
@ stms .oof or Och es ~ no less than two eedi.
Die a no s1S %G. & than S%e % &
than one sn;y sndsr the Hrsvo.s o. IN" act 0nes
which the shall exceed quarter section
.6. qpo. nap ap1:aion the
fos the register or the receiver or some
:, sw te use en- oein zeal that said entry
made for the cultivation 81 timber and uSon ming sa an
dollars she shall ,hsreuDOn be permitted 20 enter the
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acres Of timber the second year ten acres
and the fourth year after date entry
ths times heeinbeors srsscrIbed hst the quantity
srns forty shall break ard plant a. the times hsrsn6e
Who enters quarter ec,IoG Or prSDoEoGA;s quantity 70,
fna certificate shall be given patent issued for the land
o 80 gassg n a. .nd 1 h 9 81 such time or At any
tine within the veraon making such en-
oroye by two credible witnesses
they have planted and nst cHl
sni such quantity and character Of tber
Aforesaid ihsy shall receive patent Tor such
subdivision ~ eighty forty OF land or Tor
fraona ny less than herein provided
And the death OF person whs has complied WIN
the Of th. act to =: period 5 Of three 6 bel
hs and reeeive At the expiration Of eight
years a patent for hundrei and sIty receive
without delay for forty acres rsnQuishuE all claim
SIC That If at any time after the alnT Of said affidavit
nnS ' S T. aagdo a aRs % "a d de PIG M DO the
rsagsa .! 'h He. Or any & ps ssHfeT .1rb o b
thea land shall be subject to entry
this party making claim
TO land either homestead settler und this act
shall the ding his APPLICATION sueh notice
the shall Be prescribed By tho rules estab
ihed By the COmmssOner Of the General LandOmse An(
the rights Of the psrtes shall be determined az In ether con
sEc That each every person Who under the provi
sons entitled can act to honest I" aetua
settlers public domain approved May uenteth eight
hundred and Ei1ytEo amendment thereto hsvn
Ah9nsstsad said public doman VINO a. any time AIisr
end Of the third Of bis her residence thereon shall
law had under cultivation for two acre OF tim
br the thereon not being than twelve iet spar
said homestead shall due proof of sue
fact By two credible witnesses receive MS or hsr patent '
sac 5 That acquired under the provisions Of this
shall become liable TO the saaetion o. any det
debts prior 10 the issuing certificate therefor
That COmmissIOner Of the General Land ONCE
hereby and such rules and regulation
les and that the registers and h
of the several land Offices shall each be entitled
yben the claim AnA established and the 6na certdca
Sac. T. That the stth ssetioa OF the
addition punish against the United States
and shall all al
davits required or authOzed by this act.
The act Approved March third
which this amendatsry shall be permitted to
p.s the upon iu compliance with 'he Of 70