The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-28
TIMBER LANDS-ACT OF JUNE
THE 3d, 1873.
Circular to the Registers and Receiv-
ers of q. S. District Land Offices in
California, Oregon and Washing
ton Territory.

u
to the first, second and third Sec
tions of the act of Congress ap-
| proved June 3, 1878, entitled IAN
Act for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and IN Washington
Territory These sections pro-
vide for the sale of surveyed
lands not yet proclaimed AID OF
tered a. public sale, valuable chief
| ly tor timber and stone, unit for
cultivation, and, consequently, tor
disposal under the preemptlon
and homestead avs
[ refer YOU to the terms of the
act, a copy OF which Is annexed.
The provisions OF the ection in
dicated, which are n specific lan-
gnage, must be strictly observed.
When party applies to purchase
tract thereunder, you will re-
quire him to make affidavit that
| be is u citizen OF tile United
States by birth or naturalization
or that he has declared his lnten.
| ton to become citizen under the
naturalization LAWS 1t the na>
tive>borl,, parol evidence of The
fact will be received. Ii not ma
tive e>born, recold evidence of the
p escrlbed gu lifcatlon must he
III uslled. ln connection there's
| l;h, he will be required to make
Il e sworn statemei IL duplicate,
accord ng to the attached form
No. l, a. provided Tor lii the secs
eud section ut the act One OF
the d ip.l;ate sEa emeats flea in
EACH Case Is by act required tn be
Transmitted To this Office. aud
you Will accordingly send up your
III ,nthly returns The duplicate.
Statements 10 be transmitted for
the mouth.
Tue evidence ii regard to the
| publication OF notice, required to
he furnished IN ihe third section
OF The act, must consist OF the atfi
davIt OF the publishers or other
person having charge ct the news.
paper IN which the notice Is pubs
llshed, with copy OF the notice
attached thereto, setting forth the
nature of his connection with the
paper, and that the notice was
duly published tor the prescribed
period. The evidence required in
the same section with regard to
the non~mineral character of the
land, and Its uaoccupied and un-
improved condition, must consist
OF the testimony of at xleast two
disinterested witnesses, who must
swear that they know the facts to
which they testify from personal
inspection of the land and of each
of its smallest legal sub. divisions,
as per form attached, No. 2. This
testimony may be taken before
the register and receiver, or any
officer using an official seal and
authorized TO administer oaths in
the land district in which the
land lies. Upon such proof be>
ing produced, if no adverse claim
shall have been filed, the entry
applied for may be allowed III
pursuance OF the provisions ot
act. The receiver will issue bis
receip: tor the purchase money
and the register bis certificate q
purchase, numbering the entry il
the regular cash series Forms
6 OF application, receipt, and Ger.
+ tihcate are attached, Nos. 3, 4 ane
r S. You will enter the sale er
your books aud make the usual
returns therefor to this Office
noting on the monthly abstracts
4 opposite the entry, aud on tn,
entry papers, reference to tn,
act OF Congress under which al
lowed. You will forward al tn
papers IN the case With the re
: turns To this office, except the dn
: pllcate statement filed nnder th
second Section of the act.to whlcI
a you wtl give the same uufnbe
wkh the other papers Tor the Ell
! try. and retail il OH the appru
n plate file with the formal appil
e catl II III your office
Il You Will ne entitled To fee ,
rs i've dotiars each for ailuWI,- u
i nrs under SAID act. and jolntl
a a. ne rate at "a cents per hut
oi die Ell words II test mon, reduce
re ny you 10 writing for claimant
% .vlich vii he accounted as 9th,
ites
Il, at tile expiration Il tire sikh
days notice divided tor III Il
third sec Ion ot the act, an a
verse ctaim should bs founI
exist, calling Tor al investigation
i'll sGu VIII proceed III tire case a.
a. eoidlng To the Raies OF Pr
IN llc.sappraved November %, l87
ry pages I. 8, and 8 OF pamphlet.
it liz case all association OF pc
u sans making application .or sur
% entry, e .ctl such person mu
= : prov the REQUISITE qualification
!. and their names must appear j
@ af and be subscribed to, the swo
- statement as IN case of an ind
~ vltludl person. They must al
.ly unite in the regular Applicant
rs. for entry, which Will be made
their joint names as other cases
joint cash entry. The torms her
with may be adapted to cover a
on pllcations of this class.
i've The fourth and fifth sections
hat the act of June 8, 1878, relati
Afs to the cutting and removing
'clp fiun hor from, ffa o,,blia l.pi,