The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-23
.THE!FOREsTRY ACT.
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oct entitled 'An'act to encourage . the growth of
18th, 1874, be, and the same ID hereby amended
10 ~ to read a. follows:
That any peraon who is the bead 81 Y family,
or who has arrived 1T the age Of twenty1ons
years, and il \ citizen of the United 6tstea or
who shall have fled his declaration to heooms
the United States, who shall phnt: sptotecs
and keep in = healthy, growing iconditfoa fof
eight years ten acres of timber, the trees thAto
On not being more than four fest apaIk1ab
way, on any quarter section Of any, Of the pub.
" lands Of the United States. or Eve acres ea
any legal sabdivi.ion Of eighty .c.ee: 3 tw9
and: ne-half acres ON any legal iubqividoh 81
forty acres. or ono eighth pazf OF any ffSceiaaaa
eahdivieiop Of Land. leis .flan fotty sknsi; ;sha1l
b. entitled; - ta4a&set .fpF Als:yv vholtufs ssiA
quarter section, or Of such, Legal .suhdivisiea
Of eighty OF forty acre. q fractional .phdiHs,
10 ,s tss sf s,s taa9 fS5ty ;Sf !; the
proof of such fact by not less than two crsaibiS
Witnesses and full compliance of, the farther
conditions as provided in section e.. Provided
further, That not more than one-quarter Of any
sectibn shall be thus granted, and that NO par.
provisions of this act, unless fractional subdi.
vision Of less than forty acres are entered
which in the aggregate' shall not exceed ono
quarter section. -; IL,
Sec: 2. That the persons applying for the
benefits of this act shall, upon application Of
the register of the land district in which he or
she Ia about to make such entry, make affidavit
before the register or the receiver the clerk
of some court of record, or officer authorized.
to administer oaths in the district where tho,
land il situated; which affidavit shall be Is fol-
lows:
II. having fled nv application.
number -, for an entry under the provisions
of an act entitled An act to amend an act to
encourage the growth of timber on the western !;
prairies,' approved--, 1877, do solemn
ly swear (or af6rm) that am the head Of
family Tor over twenty-one years of age) and :
my intention to become such); that the section
of land specified in my application is COM.
posed exclusively of prairie lands, naturally
devoid of timber; that this filing and entry is
made for the cultivation of timber and for my
own exclusive use and benefit that have made
the said application in good faith, and not for
the purpose of speculation or directly or indi-
rectly for the use or benefit of any other per-
son or persons whomsoever; that intend to
hold and cultivate the land and to fully comply
with the provisions of this said act; and that /
have not heretofore made an entry under this
And upon fling said affidavit with said ree-
lister and receiver, and on payment of 80, he
or ahe shall thereupon be permitted to enter
the quantity of land specified; and the party
making an entry of q quarter section under
the provisions of this act, shall be required to
break or plow five acres covered thereby tho
first year, five acres the second year, and to
cultivate to crop or otherwise the five acr6s
broken or plowed the first year; the third year
he or she shall cultivate to crop or otherwise
the five acres broken the second year, and to
plant in timber, seeds OF cuttings, the Eve
acres first broken or plowed, and to cultivate
to crop or otherwise the remaining five acres;
and the fourth year to plant in timber, seeds
or cuttings, the remaining five acres. party
making an entry of eighty acres shall break or
plow, and plant, at the times hereinbefore pre-
scribed, one-half Of the quantity required of =
party who enters quarter section, and = party
making an entry of forty acres shall break Or
plow, and plant, at the times hereinbefore
prescribed, one-quarter of the quantity re-
qui1ed of party who enters quarter section,
or a proportionate quantity for any smaller
fractional subdivisions: Provided, however,
be destroyed by grasshoppers. or by extreme
and unusual drought, for any year or
term Of years, the time for planting such tim
ber seeds, or cuttings shall be extended one
year for every such year that they are de-
stroyed; Provided, That the person making
such entry shall, before he or she shall be en-
titled to such extension of time file with the
register and the receiver of the proper land Of
fee an affidavit, corroborated by TWO Witnesses,
setting forth the destruction of such timber,
and that in consequence of such destruction he
or she is compelled to ask an extension of time,
in accordance with the provisions of this act;
And provided further, That no final certificate
shall be given patent issued for the land 20
enteled until the expiration of eight years
from the date of such entry; and if at the ex-
piration of such time, or at any time within
five years thereafter, the person making such
entry, or, if he or she be dead, his or her heirs
or legal representatives, shall prove by two
credible witnesses that he or she or they have
planted and for not less than eight years have
cultivated and protected such quantity and
character of timber as aforesaid, and 1t tho
time of making such proof that there shall be
then growing at least nine hundred living aud
thrifty trees to each acre, they shall receive .
patent for such quarter section or legal subdi-
vision Of eighty or forty acres of land, or for
any fractional quantity of less than forty acres.
~ herein provided.
Sec. 3. That if at any time after the fling
patent for said land, said party shall fail to do
the breaking and planting required by this act,
or any part thereof, or shall fail to cultivate,
protect, and keep in good condition such tim
ber, excepting such cases - are provided for in
this act, then, aud in that event, such land
shall be subject to entry under the homestead
laws, or by some other person under the pro-
visions of this act. PJoridetl, That the party
making claim to such land, either 6s q home
stead settler or under this ict, shall give, at
the time of fling his application. such notice
to the original claimant a. shall be prescribed
of the general land Office, and the rights of the
parties shall .be determined in other con-
tested cases.
Sec. 4. That No land acquired under the
provisions of this act shall, in any event, be-
come liable to the satisfaction of any debt or
certificate therefor.
Sec. 5. That the commissioner of the gen.
eral land office is hereby required to prepare
and issue such rules and regulations, consiste1t'
with this net, as shall be necessary and proper
to carry it, provisions into effect; and that the
shall each be entitled to receive 81 at the time
of entry, and the like sum when the claim il
finally established and the final certificate
issued.
sec 6. That the fifth section of the act Gu
titled IAN act in addition to an act to punish
crimes against the United States, and for other
purposes" approved March 8, 1857, shall ex-
tend to all oaths, afirmations, and afidavits re-
quired Or authorized by this act.
Sec. 7. That parties who have already made
entries under the acts approved March 8. 1873,
and March Is, 1874, of which this is smenda-
tory, shall be permitted to complete the Same
upon full compliance with the provisions of
this act; that is, they shall, at the time of max
ing their final proof, have had under cultiva-
tion, rs required by this act, An amount of
timber sufficient to make the number OF acres
required by this act.
Sec. g. All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
Hints oa Working Batter.
Do not work too much nor too fast.
Work slowly until all the salt is thor
oughly and evenly absorbed. Otherwise
the butter will not be of uniform color.
Working it too fast VIII destroy the