The Portland daily press., 1874-07-13
LA. WIS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
FirstSessiOn of the FOrty-Third Congress.
PASSED AT THE
GENERAL NATURE NO. 12.1

FirstSession of the Forty-Third Congress.
GENERAL NATURE NO. -.
AN ACT changing the times for holding GER
tain district courts of the United States, for
the State Of Iowa.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentdtiues of the United States of 4nseried IN
Congress assembled That instead of the times
now fixed by law, the terms of the district
courts of the United States for the district of
Iowa, to be heldln the city OF Keokuk and the
city of Council Bluffs shall commence at Keo-
kuk on the third Tuesday of January and the
third Tuesday of June and at Council Bluffs
on the fourth Monday of March and the fourth
Monday of September, ineach year.
SEC g That all causes, processes, suits, and
proceedings now pending or commenced for
said terms of court, or hereafter to be COM
menced, shall be continued or returned in and
to said courts at the several times herein speci-
fed
Approved February o. 1874.
GENERAL NATURE NO. 1871
AN ACT to establish certain post-routes in the
State of Arkansas.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiUes of the United States Of america In
Congress assembled, That the following are
hereby established as post routes. From Little
Rock. via Argenta, Reeds Landing, Eagle
Landing, Wamboo, Plumbayou, Adamsburg,
and Pastoral to Pine Bluff. From Pine Bluff,
via Carson, Rob Roy, New Gascony, Green
Back, Cooper's Landing, Willamette and Sar-
ASA to Arkansas POST From Watson Station
on the Texas, Mississippi River and North
western Railroad, to Red Fork on the Arkansas
River Fran Bath Station, on the Texas,
Mississippi River and Northwestern Railroad
to South Bend on the Arkansas River.
Approved Feb. q, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. IA.
AN ACT creating an additional land district in
the Territory of New Mexico.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentdti0es Of the United States of Amer5ca, Ia
Congress assembled, That all that portion OF tue
Territory of New Mexico lying south of the
principal base line of said Territory shall con-
stitute separate land district, to be called the
La Messilla land district, the Office of which
Shall be located at such place in said district as
the President of the United States may direct,
which may be changed from time to time as the
public interest may require.
Sec. 2. That the President shall appoint by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
register and receiver of pbulic moneys for said
DISTRICT and said officers shall reside IN the
place where said land Office is located and they
shall have the same powers, perform the same
duties, and receive the same emoluments as are
or may be prescribed by law in relation to land
offices of the United States in other Terri
tories
Approved March 8, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No 1871
AN ACT to amend the fifteenth section of an act
approved june eghta eighteen hundred and
date and amend the statutes relating to he Post
Office Department.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdiUes Of tie United States of AericG in f7R-
gress assembled, That section fifteen OF the act ''to
revise, consolidate and amend the statutes relating
to the fUst Office Department., approved Jnne
eighth eighteen hundred ntv- bao
ed to read as follows:
"SEo, 10. That before entering upon the duties.
and before they shall receive any salary tie POST
master General and all persons employed in the
postal service, shall respectively take and subscribe
before some magistrate OF other competent officer
authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the
United States, of any State or Territory the fol-
lowing oath affirmation:
-, A. b., do so.emnly swear, (or affirm as The
case may be,) that l will faithfully perform All the
duties required Of me and abstain from ever, tlino
forbidden by the laws in relation to the establish
ment Oh postofces and postrOads within the United
states; and that Will honestly and truly account
,or and pay over any money belonging to the said
United States which may come into my possession
or control; and also further swear (or affirm that
will support the Constitution of the United States
so help me God
And this oath or affirmation may be taken before
any oficer civil or military holding commission
under the United States and such officer is hereby
authorized to administer and certify such oath or
Approved March 5, 1874
GENERAL NATURE-No 1871
AN ACT to amend the act entitled Gan act Ia on,
courage the growth of timber on western prairjes,
Be il enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiUes of the United STATES of d,neyicG ia, ~
gress assembled, That the act entitled San act 70
encourage the growth of timber on western prairies
approved March third, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-three be, and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows That any person who is the head
of family or who las arrived at the age of twenty
one years ana Is citizen OF the United States,
become such, as required by the EQUALIZATION laws
OF the United States, who shall plant protect and
keep in healthy, growing condition for EIGHT vars
forty of timber, the trees thereon not heinS
more than twelve feet apart each way on any omar
ter section of any of the public lands of the United
States or twenty acres on any legal subdivision of
eighty acres or ten any legal suodiyison If
forty acres or one fourth part of any fractional su
division Of land less than forty acres shall he on
titled to patent for the whole of said eouartar
section. or of such legal subdivision of eighty n.
forty acres or fractional subdivision of less =
forty acres as the case may be, at the eyp'- hah
sald eight years, on making proof Of s'loii OF
not less than two credible wtness>s : lacI py
h ~. hofs tnan one quarter RI any section saii h
mus granted and that pcj person sba , ah.li DC
than one entry under the provisions nt this more
r n.an knpdivsions of less than forfy cr
coed one quarter section s.''s"'o' shan not ex-
Iu .. dnat the person applying for the bennett of
Is ae sua upon application to the register Of tl,a
snch ensr, ~ winch pc or she is about to make
sucn eiitry make aidayit before the register or tbo
recover or some officer authorized to adm;n;s,a r
gIns n me district where the land is situated WAC
entry Is made fos the cultivation of timher and au
on ming sad afidavit with said Register and sai, ~
anu on payment OF ten delars he OK She shaIl
pe permitted to enter the auanfitv Of iayd
specihea and the party making an entry Of o i
ter-section under the provisions of This act Shall h
required TO break ten acres of fbe Iand onS "a
thereby the fist year. ten acres tba au covered
twenty acres the third year after date Of e1r anu
10 PAM zen acres OF timber the second wear fen ras
~ S. year, ana twenty acres the fourth wear
ao uate OF entry. A party making an entry of
n6ty aoaes shall break ad plant at the times here
nnired Of aescriDed, one half of the quantity re-
do 80 Vi party who enters quarter-section and
party entering forty acres shall break and no.. ~
@ nereinbeSre prescribed, one Quarter of the
guau.eley required of party who enters n nnav.ar
section, or proport tomato ouantitv for I19
i.actlohai subdivision; Provided Howerer Tba, ~.
land ee snail be given or patent issued for the
f u ~ elteIed until the expiration of eight wears
trom the date of such entry and il at the
OF sueh Ine, or at any time within five wears fer
al.eI, tne person making such entry or IL he or sh
be dead, his or her heirs or legal renresnntot; sue
snau prove by two credible witnesses that 10 'es
sne OF they nave planted and for not less than eoHt
Yeas, nave cultivated and protected such onantity
anu character of timber aforesaid they shall ran;
patent Ior such quarter-section or legal snbdfvs
ION OF eighty or forty acres of land or for any
tonal quantity of less than forty acres as bai
provided. And in case of the death of q , no.eii
far tb na1 ern M with the provisions of this act
sentatiyes shall have the option to comply wifi H.
provisions OF this act, and receive, at the eynra
slxty 'es, or receive without DELAY a natena nv
forty acres, relinqushiug all claim to the o
ono.' %, NAT IL aI any time after the finy of |
sald anidavt and prior to the issuing Of the afent
lor 81, sald land the claimant shall abandon the land
Or IAN to do the breaking and planting required bv
.nis act or any part thereof shall TAIL to calt
sate, protect and keep in good condition snch i'm
per- them and in tba5 event. such land shall bc smh
lect 70 entry under the homestead laws. or nv snme
ot1er person under the provisions of this act Pro-.
. ILL., anst Ihe party making Claim to said land
1--WE at tn. time settler or under this act shall
rules estsb.bed pa as shall be prescribed by the
erai Office, andthe rights of fbe ar te zen
0e determined as IN other contested c.sas shah
SEC. 4: That each and every ners asses.
OF Inc act entitled act
approved May 2Oth eighteen hundred and set
,, "a any ainehament thereto, having
aid puDc domain, who, at any time after tti on
4 the third year of his hen residence t the end
mall, IN addition to the settlement and i thereon
nents now required by law, have had under c',t
allon, ior Two years, one of timber The traaa
nere on not being more than twelve feet anart anI
way ana IN good thrifty condition, for each and
yer ' sixteen acres OF said homestead shall nnon
ue proof OF such fact by two credible witness pon
es ~ ms or ner patent for said homestead
n sec; .; ILat no LAM acquired under the proyis
IN I % tns act shall in any event become liable n