Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-11-30

Commissioner.
Department of the interior, Dot. Is, 1876.
APPROVED:
CHAa T. GoRHAM, Acting Secretary.
AN ACT for the relief Of certain settlers
on public lands.
"Be it enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assem- blcd, That
It shall be lawful for homestead and pre-
emption settlers on the public lands.
whose crops were destroyed or seriously
injured by grasshOppers in the year eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-fOur, to leave
and be absent from said lands until July
first, eighteen hundred and seventy five,
under such regulations as 10 proof OF the
same as the Commissioner of the General
Land Office may prescrib !; and where
such grasshoppers shall reapps AZ in eigh.
teen hundred and seventy five; to the like
destruction Of crops Of settlers, the right
to leave and be absent as aforesaid shall
continue to July first eighteen hundred
AID seventy-six.
SIC. 2. That during such absence no
adverse rights shall attach to said lands;
such settlers being allowed to resume and
perfect their settlement as though no such
absence had been enjoyed or allowed.
SEC. 3. That the time for making final
proof and payment by pre-emptors whose
crops have been destroyed or injured as
aforesaid is hereby ,x'ended for one year
after the expiration of the term Of absence
provided for in the first section Of this act.
Approved December q, 1874.
AN ACT to amend IAN act for the relief
of certain settlers on the public lands,
approved December twenty-eght, eigh.
teen hundred anu seventy-f0uT, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That all
the rights and privileges granted by IAN
act for the relief of certain settlers on the
public lands.' approved December TWEEN
weight, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, are hereby extended for one
wear after the expiration of the time named
| in sald act. And oil the rights and prlvi
leges extendea BY this act to homestead
and pre-. .emption settlers, shall apply TO,
and include, the settlers under AZ act en-
titled IAN act 10 encourage the growth
| Of timber on wts.ern praires," approved
| March third, eighteen hundred and seven
| ty-,hree and The acts amendatory thereof.
Approved June 19. 1876.
AN ACT to extend the time TO pre-emp
| tors on public lands.
| Be l. enacted bv the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Cnited States Ut
! America in Congress assembled, That
| whenever any pre-emptOr on public lands
| or Indian reservations shall make satisfac-
| tory proof, at the 10. al lana Office, under
| rules aid regulations to be prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Interior, that the
crops upon the lands occupied by him
have been destroyed by grassnoppere
| within two years prior TO the passage OF
this act, the time within which such pre-
cmptor is required to make fina, proof and
paymcnt is hereby extended two years.
Approved May %, 1876.
AN ACT TO amend the act entitled "Au
act % amend the oct entitled An act to
encourage the growth of timber on
western prairles," approved March thir
teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy
four.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative of the United States O
I AmeIlCA Al OVAsHHV0V ro0~SsAsssss
section three of the act entitled
IAN act to amend the act entitled An &C
TO encourage the growth OF timber on tn
western prairies, ;" is hereby amended By
amended by adding thereto the fol)owiDa
further proviso: Provided, further, Tha
whenever q party holding claim unde
the provisions OF this act, or wheneve
making final proof under the same, shall
prove by two good and credible w,tnesse
that the trees planted and growing OF
; said claim were destroyed by grasshop
pers during any one or more years Will
holding said claim, said year or years Il
which said trees were SO destroyed shal
not work any forfeiture Of any OF tn
, rights or privileges conferred by this act
and tha time allowed by this act in whic
!. to plant the trees and make final proc
shall be extended the same number O
years as ths trees planted on said clan
were destroyed in the manner specified il
SEC. 2. That the planting Of seeds. mt
: or cuttings shall be considered compl
ance with the provisions OF the timber
culture act: Provided, That such seeds
nuts. or cuttings Of the kind and for th
$ nnrpose contemplated in the original az
Shall be properly and well planted, IL
{ ground properly prepared and cultiyatet