New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1857
An ac: to encourage the growth OF timber
on Western prairies.

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An &c: to encourage the growth OF timber
on Western prairies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives of the United States of
| America in Congress assembled, That anv
person who shall plant. protect, and keep
II a healthy growing condition for ten
| year; forty acres of timber. the trees there.
| on not being more than twelve feet apart
each way. on any quarter section of any of
| the public lands o. the United States, shall
be entitled to a patent tor the whole of said
| quarter section at the expiration of said ten
(, years. on making proof of such fact by not
| less than two credible witnesses: provided,
! that only one quarter in any section shall
| be thus granted.
SEC. :. That the person applying for the
| beneti. OF this act shall. upon application
| to the register of the land office in which he
| or she is about to make such entry, make
| affidavit before such register or receiver
that said entry is made for the cultivation of
timber. and upon fling said aft.
| davIt with said register and receiver,
and on payment OF ten dollars, he
or she shall thereupon be permitted
to enter the quantity of land specified; pro.
| vlded. however. that no certificate shall be
given or patent issued therefor until the
expiration Of at least ten years from the
date OF such entry: and if at the expiration
OF such time. or at any time within three
years thereafter. the person making ssch
entry. or If ne or she be dead, his or her
heirs or legal representatives, shall prove
by two credible witnesses that he. she, or
they have planted and for not less than ten
years have cultivated and protected such
quantity and character of timber as afore.
said, they snail receive the patent tor such
quarter section of land.
SEC. ). That il at any time after the filing
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the patent for said land. it shall be proven,
after due notice to the party making such
entry and claiming to cultivate such tim.
Der, to the satisfaction of the register of the
land office, that such person has abandoned
or failed to cultivate; protect. and keep in
good condition such timber, then, and in
that event. said land shall revert to the
United States
SEC. 4. That each and every person who,
under the provisions of ali act entitled IAN
act to secure homesteads to actual settlers
on the public domain. approved May TWEEN.
tleth. eighteen hundred and sixty.twO, or
any amendment thereto. having a home.
stead on said public domain, who, at the
end of the third year OF his or her residence
thereon. shall have had under cultivation,
for two years. one acre OF timber, the trees
thereon not being more than twelve feet
apart each way. and in good. thrifty con.
said homestead. shall. upon due proof of
said fact by two credible witnesses. receive
his or her patent for said homestead.
SEC. }. That no land acquired under pro.
visions of this act shall. in any event, be.
come liable to the satisfaction of any debt
or debts contracted prior to the issuing OF
patent therefor.
Sec. 6. That the Commissioner of the
General Land Office is hereby required to
prepare and issue such rules and regula.
tons. consistent with this act. as shall be
necessary and proper to carry its provisions
into effect: and that the registers and the
receivers OF the several land offices shall
be entitled to receive the same cOmpensa.
ton for any lands entered under the pro.
visions OF this that they are now entitled to
receive when the same quantity of land is
entered with money.
SEC. Z. That the fifth section of the act
entitled: AN act in addition to an act 10
punish crimes against the United States.
and Tor other purposes approved March
third. eighteen hundred and fifty seven.
shall extend to all oaths. affirmations and
a.ildav!ts required or authorized by this act
Approved March 3. 1873.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NArURE-No. 81
Joint resolution rendering the congratula.
tons of the American people to the people
OF Spain.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in the |
name and behalf of the American people.
the cor gratulations of Congress are hereby |
rendered to the people Of Spain upon their |
recent efforts to consolidate the principles
OF universal liberty in republican form of
government.
That the President of the United States !
be. and hereby is, requested to transmit this |
resolution to the American minister at |
Madrid, with instructions to present it to |
the Spanish government.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1901
An act to extend the time for filing claims |
for additional bounty under the act of
July .twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred
and sixtysix.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
time tor filing claims for additional bounty,
under the act Of July twenty-eighth, eight