Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-08
PROCLAMATION.
OTATE OF MINNESOTA.
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
SIR PAIL, MTNN.

- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
To whom it may concern:
Whereas, In Section 10, of chapter 20l Of the
special laws of 1877 providing for the completion of
the st. Paul and Pacific extension lines it is provided
as follows:
"seetion 10. The St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company, any company OF corporation taking the
benefits of this act, shall not in any manner, directly
or indirectly acquire become seized of any right.
title, interest, claim or demand on and to any piece
parcel of land lying and being within the granted,
or Indemnity limits of said branch lines of road, to
which legal and full title has not been perfected In
said St. Paul and Pacific Railroad company or their
successors or assigns, upon which any person or
persons have in good faith settled, and made ac
auired valuable improvements thereon on or before
the passage of this act, March !, 1870 upon any
of said lands upon which has been filed any valid
pre-emption homestead fling or entry-not to e1-
coed one hundred and sixty acres to any one actual
settler; and the Governor of this State shall deed and
relnquish to the United States all pieces or parcels
of said lands settled upon by any and all actual
settlers aforesaid, to the end that all such actual
settlers may acquire little to the lands upon which
they actually reside, from the United States home
steads or otherwise, and upon the acceptance of the
provisions of this act by said company, it shall be
deemed by the Governor of this State as relnquish
by such actual settlers" Now therefore, in order
that the provisions of the foregoing section, and
the instructions Of the department Of the interior
sons claiming lands under the provisions of said
special act within the granted or indemnity limits of
the Brainerd branch Of the said ST. Paul and Pacific
railroad, as actual and bona tide settlers, are re-
quested to file in this Office within forty (4O) days
after the date hereof, their applications for
| lnquishment to the Uuited States of the lands so
settled upon. Such applications may be in the fol-
" lowing form:
| In accordance with the terms of the proclamation
| of the Governor of Minnesota, dated
hereby make application to have the following land
relnquished to the United States to the end, that
| may acquire title to the same from the United
! States, VIZ:
/ (1nsert description
And hereby certify that entered upon and made
settlement in person on said land on or about
| - and have made valuable improvements thereon,
| consisting Of
and have continued to reside upon and cultivate said
land until the present time And do further certify
| that have not heretofore exhausted my rights
under the homestead and presumption laws of the
United States.
| In all cases, in which the bona fdes of the appi-
cation is disputed or contested by those having an
adverse interest, notice will be given, after the
piration of the time named herein within which ap-
for the taking testimony in such contested
All lands within the limits of said grants and en-
braced thereby, not claimed by settlers within the
time above designated will remain subject to said
grants-unless for good cause shown further time
shall be given hereafter.
Given under my hand and the Great
GSEAI.1 Seal of the State on this sixth day of
April, A. D., 1878.
Attest. TSignedl j. s. PILLsBURY,
Governor
J. 8. IRaENs,
i Secretary Of State.