Dodge City times., 1878-07-06
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY. JULYe. 1873.
THE Nev Timber Culture Law.

uo NOW 4hHoOK So4b0AV LOW
An Act To amend an act entitled "An act to en-
courage the growth Of timber on the western
prairies.'
BE II enacted, etc, that the act entitled IAN
&C; t. encourage the growth Of timber on the
western prairies," approved March 18th, 1874,
be and the same Is hereby amended SO MS TO read
as follows: That any person who is the head OF
. family, or who has arrived at the age Of n
years, and Ia = citizen of the United States, or
who shall have nled his declaration Of intention
10 become such, as required by the naiuralizs-
tiou laws OF the United states, who shall plant,
protect, and keep In healthy growing condition
for eight years, ten acres OF timber, on any
quarter section of any Of the public lands OF the
public lands Of the United States. or i've acres
ON any legal subdivision Of eighty acres, or two
and one half acres on any legal snbdivfsion OF
forty acres less, shall be entitled to q patent
for the whole Of said quarter section, or Of such
legal subdivision of eighty or forty acres, OF
fractional subdivision of less than forty acres,
- the cese may be, at the expiration Of eight
years, or making proof OF such TACT by not less
than two eredtsbls Witnesses as provided in
section two: Provided further, That not more
thas one quarter Of any section shall be thus
granted. and that no person shall make more
than one entry under the provisions Of this act.
Sec. .. That the person applying for the ben
efts OF this act shall, upon application TO the
register Of the land district in which he or she
Is about 10 make such entry, make afidavit be-
fore the register receiver, the clerk OF
some coart OF record or ofhcer authorized TO sd
minister oaths in the district where the land Is
situated; which affidavit shall be follows TO
wit: 1, having nled my applica-
ton, number =, for an entry under the provis-
Ions of an sct entitled "An act to amend an act
entitled an act TO encourage the growth OF tim
Der on the western prairies,' approved June
ltth, ls7s, do soiemniy swear Tor affirm that
am The head Of a family for over 81 years Of sge)
and citizen OF the United States tor have de-
ciATed my intention TO become such); that the
section Of land specified In my said application
Is composed exclusively Of prairie lands, or
other lands devoid OF timber; that this ding
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
rectly OF indirectly for the use or benent Of any
other person or persons whomsoever; that in
tend 10 hold ana cultivate the land, and to fully
that nave not heretofore mnde an entry upder
this act or the acts of which this Is Amendatery.
And upon ding said affidavit with said regis
ter aud said receiver and on payment OF ten
dollsrs. II the tract applied for Is more than
eighty acres: and Eve dollars IL II is eighty
acres or less, he or she shall thereupon be per-
mitted to enter ,hr quantity Of land specified
and the party making an Entry OF quarter
section under the provisions OF this act snail be
required 10 break or piow i've acres covered
thereby the FIRST year, i've acres the second
year, and TO cultivate to crop OF otherwise the
nve scres broAen or plowed The first year; the
Nlird year he or she shall cultivate TO crop or
Otherwise the I've acres broken the second year,
ana 10 plant in timber, seeds, cuttings the
7Ne acres nrst broken or plowed, and TO culti-
yaie and put 10 crop OF otherwise the remaining
nve acres, and the Il urth year To plant in TIM
Der, seeds. or cuttings the remaiaing i've acres.
Al entries of lsss that one section shall
be plowed, planted, cultivated and planted to
trees. trce-sesds, or cuttings, in the same man.
her and same proportion - hereinbefore provid-
sa LOT quarter. section, PROVIDED HOWEVER,
ihat, In case such Trees seeds, cuttings shall be
DESTROYED by grass-hoppers, or by extreme and
nsusuAl drouth, for any year or Term Of years,
the tune Tor planting such tr-es, seeds, or cut
lungs shall be exteAded one year for every such
year that they are so destroyed: PROVIDED
gunIHkks That the person making such entry
snail, before he or she shsll be entitled to such
extension OF time, ale with the register and tie
receiver of IN. proper Land Oiacs an affidavit,
oorrsborated by two Witnesses, setting forth the
destruction OF such trees. and thas, in oonse-
Saenee oil s9eh destruction, he or she II COM
PEELED 10 ask An extension of time, In accordance
Sln The provisions Of this ast; and provided
further, That, no nnal certin cate shAll be Riyen
or Pstent issued, for the land so catered until
the expiration OF eight years from the date OF
snca entry; and II, al the expiration of such
Tine, OF ut asy time within nve years thereafter,
the person making sach entry, or. II he or she
De dead, his OF her heirs or legal represe
shall prove by two credible witnesses that he or
snc or they have planted, and, for not less than
eight ears. hsve cultivated and protected snch
quantity and character OF trees q aforesaid:
tnat mol less than twenty seven hundred trees
were planted On each acre and that NJ the time
OF making such proof that there shall be then
Eosns al least SIX hundred and seves-nve iiv-
ing anu tnrii.y trees 10 each acre. they shall re-
ceive patent for such tract OF lsnd
sac s Iha, If a. any time amer the nilng Of
ssia a'ldAvit, and prior 60 the issuing of the
Pstent Tor said land, the claimant shall fail u
eompS with any Of The requirements Of this act
ueh ana In that event such lAsd shall he subject
~ entry nader the hcmrstead laws, or BY some
o.ner irrson under the provisions of this act
,Io.iacd. That the party making claim 10 said
iand. sser as . homestead-se,tier, or under
THIS act, shall give at the time Of aing his appli
GATOR such notice TO the original claimant NJ
shall zoe prescribed by the rules established by
ue commissioner Of the General Land Off1cs.
and the rights OF the parties shall be deserminee
as in other contested cases
skca. That no land acquired under the provi.
sions OF this &C; shAil, in any event, become lis
Die TO the satisfaction Of any debt or debts con
trAcfej PRIOR 70 the issung Of the nnal certncats
6ersfor
ere s. That the Commissioner OF the Genera
Land oince is hereby required to prepare am
iseuc such rules and regulations. consistent viii
this act. IS shall be neoessary and proper to car
~ It's provisions int effcc. and that the regis
ters and receivers ofthe several land Offices shal
each be entitled te receive two dollars At th'
time OF entry, and the like sum " hen the ciAin
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