New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27

| lon Kirby to his original position on the
active list as second assistant eng ineer II
| the navy of the United States.
Approved March 3. 1913.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. l01.I
An act to provide for the sale of lands OF
the United States containing coal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives, Of the United States OF
America IN Congress assembled, That any
person above the age of twenty-One years
who is a citizen of the United States, or
who has declared his intention to become
such or any association Of persons sever
ally qualified as above. shall, upon applica.
ton to the register of the proper land office.
have the right to enter. by legal subdi-
visions any quantity of vacant coal lands
of the United States not otherwise apprO.
pIiated or reserved by competent authority,
not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres
TO such individual person, or three hundred
and twenty acres to such association, upon
payment to the receiver OF not less than
ten dollars per acre for such lands, where
the same shall be situated more than fifteen
miles from any completed railroad, and not
less than twenty dollars per acre for 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 ana improve, any coai NINE or
miues upon the public lands, and shall be in
actual possession of the same, shall be en-
titled to a preference right OF entry, under
the foregoing provisions, of the mines so
opeheu anu lhproHeu' ProNlutd' tna' "heh
any association OF not less ihah 1ouf per-
sons, severally qualified as in section one
Of this act, shall nave expended not less
than five thousand dollars in Workin and
improving any such NINE or mines. such
association may enter not exceeding nix
huhured anu iortE acres, ihcioolhg sueh
INNING improvements.
SIC. .. Ihat an ciaiihs 'lnoer section Two
OF thls act must pe presented 10 the register
OF the proper iani distilct within Sixty aaSs
alter the uate Vi aciual POSSESSION anu Tue
GohLAei'ceI,ieht " improvements on me
iahd, ny lhe l'!lnS oi d uelaratoIy state
.lenv ihe'eioIl Pio'IIes; 'naU WIN 'L ls
toNhsniP pia' Is iiol on NE ab lne oaIe "
such Improvement. ming must be made
WITHIN siAty uafs rom the receipt Oh sach
piaO az the uls'iio' Iilloe' anu plo, i'eu iuI
ihei' 'ht.' Nn1io 'l!o IN ~. eh'iI
nave oeeh inaoe piior ~ tue eAP iiatioh VI
tnleo iloht r Ii"nl .no ,dssaso % ms aet'
SIX uay9 iioiii Ivy eAPii atiou Vi salu 'htee
months snall oe allowed Ior lhe hiihg OF q
uecidratory stateuieIt' anu no saie uhoel
.he prov islohs .. tnis atv snail 10 al.oweo
Gnti .ue ef i'ita'ioA u Hi2S iiion'ns 'ioNi 'No
ut,to nei1oi nv
81. - NAV lhIS acg sHaLl "c 'eiu "
authoiiZe ohly one ehtIy ny the SAINT pefs
son .! assoc.a1'on VI ptrsons shuer rs
pnp' asions anu no stoIi h ~ ti
any n.en,oer "a whi !.a snali nave ,aksh ,ne
cement ol lhis aeI eltosr as an indfVloual or
as Ihtnlpei u any oS.ief dTsoc1atlen, shail
eneet ol no.o anJ o.nel anus unuer eile
pIo'lsiohs % 'nis act Inn 10 ilelhoer %
any assot'a.ion milicn snalI nave takth tns
otnrait ~ .ii.a dot sm"'i en.ti w noi any
persons ciailnlnS uhuef sec.,on wv heleoi
,i@hts and ,,av. fo. ,he iands tiled ',no,,
within one YEAR from tbe time nrescr;he3
for tiling their rasnnctive cIaims. and ,,non
railure to file 1he nroner no-ice or tn no-
for the Land within tte rennirei nar;oS f Pl,.
sauna sboIi ha snh;act "a +Ia.
nuaIit;oI an,,I;oan.
SIC s that in cass Of cnot,iot,n, cYas,,s
unon lands where the imorovamenfs shall
he hereafter commencod ,,rioritr ot nosses.
SION and i,nnrovement t,IInwad NV mower
f,ing and continued Good Faith sbaiI Do.
termine the nreterence riabt TO purchase
An1 oIso ubaro ;,,nrnrar,nr+s ba,lIa 800
been mac made at the da.e of the nassage ~
nav h he ma5a h.. Local snhd;r;si iarsn
to include. as near IA nav be. the
valuable improvements Of the respective
parties: and Commissioner of the General
Land Office shall be and is hereby author.
lied to issue all needfui rules and re,uIa.
tions for carving into effect the provisions
Of this act.
SEC. 6, That nothing in Til, act shall be
construed to destroy ar impair any rights
which may have attached prior TO its pass.
age. or to authorize the sale Of lands. va!u.
able for mines Of gold. silver o. copper.
approved Mayca 3. 1873.
fGEyEEAL EArURr-Eo. 81
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80 Of STOW, ,assols fnr H.. n.,s,o,,s A.;
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hail ba - iocaI hoa.d Of ,,s,,.c,n nm.
,atnJ .oJ .nnn;ntaJ for -, y c,,stnn -. a..
ret Of Nich;gan' in tbc state Of M;cbiaar
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N act TO authorize ana Gl!ecs she secre'
!ary OK ar 20 .lstrl9ule arms aha MN.
'ary tIuIPiien!S uH"er 'h., AZ cl Apri
t"enIy'three' e!Shteeh ilhufed ana eiSht.
ana inc acts atnenaatory 1hereof',
ne IL a'euoeu ny .ne 'Thate anu house
Atpresehtati'es u inc o1Iteu H.ates o!
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o.'@e" anu 'ii.cle" 80 His'!lpute 40 sncH
Sat,s aS Gl' nor. rom !ne year eiSh.eeh
und.ea anu slNly..Mo 10 me year eisEteeh
i.uie u ah' s'Ht -hlEe' receive ,he same.
lei. proper quota Oh arms an" Hil;ltafy
luiPlnsi.'s 10. ea.n year: from elsh.een