New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-29
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Laws OF the United States Passed at the
Third Session of the FOrty-Second
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Third Session of the Forty-Second
Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 1911
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 appllca-
ton to the register of the proper land office,
have the right to enter by legal subd-
visions, any quantity of vacant coal lands
of the United States not otherwise apprO-
priated 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 and improve, any coal mine or
mines upon the public lands, and shall be in
actual possession of the same, shall be en-
titled to preference right OF entry, under
the foregoing provisions, of the mines so
opened and improved; provided, that when
any association of not less than four per-
sons, severally qualified as in section one
of this act, shall have expended not less
than five thousand dollars in working and
improving any such mine or mines, such
association may enter not exceeding six
hundred and forty acres, including such
mining improvements.
SEC. g. That all claims under section two
of this act must be presented to the register
of the proper land district within sixty days
after the date of actual possession and the
commencement of improvements on the
land, by the filing of a deciaratory state
nent therefor; provided, that when the
township plat is not on file at the date of
such improvement, filing must be made
within sixty days from the receipt of such
plat at the district Office and provided fur
Their, that where the improvements shall
have been made prior to the expiration of
three months from the passage of this act,
sixty days from the expiration of said three
months shall be allowed for the filing of a
declaratory statement. and no sale under
the provisions OF this act shall be allowed
until the expiration of six months from the
date hereof.
SEC 4. That this act shall be held to
authorize only one entry by the same per-
son or association OF persons under its
provisions and no association of persons
any member of which shall have taken the
benefit of this act either as an individual or
as member of any other association, shall
enter or hold any other lands under the
provisions of this act; and no member of
any association which shall have taken the
benefit of this act shall enter or hold any
other lands under its provisions and all
persons claiming under section two hereof
shall be required to prove their respective
rights and pay for the lands filed upon
within one year from the time prescribed
for filing their respective claims; and upon
failure to file the proper notice. or to pay
for the land within the required period, the
same shall be subject to entry by any other
qualified applicant
SEC. 5. That in case of conflicting claims
upon lands where the improvements shall
be hereafter commenced, priority of posses
sion and improvement, followed by proper
filing and continued good faith, shall de.
termine the preference right to purchase
And also where improvements have already
been made at the date of the passage of
this act, division Of the land claim
may be made by legal subdivisions,
to include. as near as may bee the
valuable improvements Of the respective
parties; and Commissioner of the General
Land Office shall be and is hereby author
lied to issue all needfuf rules and regula-
tons for carrying into effect the provisions
of this act.
SEC 6. That nothing In this act shall be
construed to destroy or impair any rights
which may have attached prior to its passe
age, or to authorize the sale of lands value
able for mines of gold, slves or copper.
Approved March 3. 1873
1GENERAH. NATURE--NO.s 5i
An act to create port of delivery at La
Crosse. in Wisconsin, and tc provide tor
surveyor of customs thereat.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That La
Crosse. an the county of La Crosse. and
State Of Wisconsin. be, and Is hereby, cone
stituted port of delivery within the col
lection district of New Orleans, and there
shall be appointed a surveyor of customs
for said port, who shall perform the duties
of such office and receive the compensation
of not exceeding twelve hundred slollars
per annum as salary.
Approved March 3, 1873.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. SO.1
An act to prevent cruelty to animals while
in transit by railroad or other means of
transportation within the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That no
railroad company within the United States
whose road forms any part of a line of road
over which cattle. sheep, swine or other
animals shall be conveyed from one State to
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sailing or other vessels carrying or tran
sporting cattle, sheep, swine or other ami
mails from one State to another, shall con-
fine the same in cars, boats or vessels of
any description, for longer period than
twenty.eight consecutive hours, without un-
loading the same for rest, water and feed
ing, for period of at least five consecutive
hours. unless prevented from SO unloading
by storm or other accidental causes. In es
such confinement the time during
which the animals have been confined with,
out such rest on connecting roads from
which they are received shall be included. it
being the intent of this act to prohibit their
continuous confinement beyond the period
OF twenty eight hours, except upon
hereinbefore stated. Animals
so unloaded shall be properly fed and
watered during such rest by the owner or
person having the custody thereof, or in
case OF his default in so doing then by the
company or owners or masters Of