New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-28

| boats or vessels transporting the same at
: the expense of said owner or person in Gus.
todv fheroof; and said company, OWNERS
| ar ,nastars shall in such cases have q lien
mon such animals for food, care, and GUS
todv furnished, and shall not be liable for
| any detention of such animals authorized
by this act. Any company, owner, or GUS
| todian of such animals who shall knowingly
and willfnllv fail to comply with the pro-
visions of this act shall, for each and every
srch failure to comply with the provisions
/ of this act be liable for and forfeit and pay
| a nenalty of not less than one hundred Tor
more than five hundred dollars; provided,
however. that when animals shall be car
| ried in cars, boats, or other vessels IN winch
they can and do have proper 1000, water,
space, and opportunity for rest, the torego-
| ing provisions in regard to their being IN
| loaded shall not apply.
SEC. 2. That the penalty created by the
| first section OF this act shall be recovered
by civil action in the name of the United
| States, in the circuit or district court OF the
United States, holden within the district
| where the violation of this act may have
| been committed, or the person or corpora
| tiOn resides or carries on its business and
it shall be the duty OF all United States
l marshals. their deputies and subOrdinates,
| to prosecute all violations OF this act which
shall come to their notice or knowledge.
| Sec. 3. That any person or corporation
| entitled to lien under the first section OF THIS
| act NAV enforce the same by petition filed
| in the district court of the United States
| holden within the district where the food,
cave and custody shall have been fur
| nished or the owner or custodian OF the
| property resides and said court shall
| have bower to issue all suitable
| process for the enforcement OF such lien BY
/ ovI1 70 "a nav,
ment OF all costs, penalties, charges, and
| expenses of proceedings under this act.
| SEC. 4. That this act shall not go into ef
! feet until the first day of October, eighteen
| hundred and seventy-two.
| Approved March 3, 1878.
| GENERAL NATURE-NO. lOi1 .
| An act to authorize the interment OF hon
orably discharged soldiers, sailors and
United States.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the United States Of
| America in Congress assembled, That hon
orably discharged soldiers, sailors or ma
| rines, who served during the late war
| either in the regular or volunteer forces,
dying subsequent to the passage of this
| act, may be buried in any national GENE
terry of the United States free of cost, and
/
| and attention as the graves OF those al
| ready buried. The production of the hon
orable discharge of the deceased shall be
| authority for the superintendent OF the
/ cemetery to permit the interment.
| Approved March 3, 1873.
| GENERAL NATURE-NO. los.
An act 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 any
| person who shall plant, protect, and keep
in 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 of the United States, shall
be entitled to a patent for the whole OF said
quarter section at the expiration of said ten
years, on making proof OF such TACT by not
less than two credible witnesses; provided
that only one quarter in any section shall
be thus granted.
[ SEC. 9. That The person applying for thee
benefit of this act shall, upon applicatN
to the register of the land office in which be
or she is about to make such entry, make
affidavit before such register or receiver
that said entry is made for the cultivationd
timber, and upon filing said a4
davit with said register and receiver
and on payment OF ten dollars, be
or she shall thereupon be permitted .
to enter the quantity of land specified; pro
vided, however, that no certificate shall b
| given or patent issued therefor until th
| expiration of at least ten years from th
date of such entry; and if at the expiratC
of such time, or at any time within thr
years thereafter, the person making sue
entry, or if he or she be dead, his or he
| boir fofi nhoI
by two credible witnesses that he, she, o
they have planted and for not less than ten
| years have cultivated and protected such
| quantity and character of timber as afore
said, they shall receive the patent for such
| quarter section of land.
| SEC. 3. That it at any time after the filing
| of said affidavit, and prior to the issuing o.
the patent for said land, it shall be proven
after due notice to the party making suet
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 il
good condition such timber, then, and il
that event, said land shall revert to thu
United States
SEC. 4. That each and every person who
| under the provisions Of an act entitled ''A
act to secure homesteads to actual settler
on the public domain" approved May twel
tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,C O.
any amendment thereto, having hom'
stead on said public domain, who, at th
end of the third year of his or her residene
thereon, shall have had under cultivation
for two years, one acre of timber, the tree
thereon not being more than twelve fee
apart each way, and in good, thrifty COZ
dition, for each and every sixteen acres
SAID homestead, shall, upon due proof
said fact by two credible witnesses, receiW
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 det
or debts contracted prior to the issuinga
patent therefor.
SEC. 8. That the Commissioner of th
General Land Office is hereby required
prepare and issue such rules and regul
lions, consistent with this act, as shall
! necessary and proper to carry its provisiG
into effect; and that the registers and II
receivers of the several land offices shs
be entitled to receive the same compens
ton for any lands entered under the pr
visions OF this that they are now entitled
receive when the same quantity of land
entered with money.
SEC. T. That the fifth section of thea
entitled: IAN act in addition to an act
punish crimes against the United State
and for other purposes" approved Mari
third, eighteen hundred and fifty-sevg
shall extend to all oaths, affirmations a