Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-24
PROCLAMATION.
CtTATE OF MINNESOTA.
~ EXECUTIVE DEpARTaENT,

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ST. PAUL, .1INN.
To whom it Iray concern:
Whereas, In Section 10, of chapter 2o1, of the
special laws of 1877 providing for the completion OF
the ST. PAU and Pacific extension lines it is provided
as follows:
"Section 10. The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company, or any company or corporation taking the
DEMENT'S OF this act, shall not in any manner directly
or indirectly, acquire become seiZed of any right
title, interest, claim demand on aud to any pec.
or parcel OF land lying and being within the granted,
or indemnity limits OF said branch lines of road, &c
winch legal and full title has not been perfected In
said st. Paul and Pacific Railroad company, or thei
successors or assigns, upon which any person or
persons have i'll good faith settled and made
quired valuable inprovemt hts thereon or before
the passage o: this act tMarcn l. 1871 upon any
OF said lands upon which has been Fled any ys,;
pre-enption or homestead Hing entry-rlot to ex
coed one hundred and sixty to any one actual
settler and the Governor of this State shall decd ai
rellnqush to the United States all pieces or parcels
OF said lands so settled upon by any and all actual
settlers as aforesaid to the cid that ali ouch actual
settlers may acquire title 10 the lands upon which
they actually reside from the United States as hom-
seads otherwise, and upon the acceptance of the
provisions CT this act by said company, it shall be
deemed by the Governor of this State re!Inqush-
nent By said company of all such lands occupied
by SUCH actual settlers.'' Now therefore Ia order
that the provisions OF the foregoing section, and
the instructions Of the department OF the interior
pertaining thereto, may be complied with, all per-
sons claiming lands under the provisions OF Said
special act within the granted indemnity limits OF
the bralnerd branch of the said st. Paul an Pacific
queated, to file in this CDce within FORTY (40 days
after the date hereof, their applications for re-
linausEment to the Uuitad States of the lands &c
settled upon. Such applications may he n the fol-
lowing form:
In accordance with the terms of the proclamation
of the Governor of Minnesota, dated
hereby make application have the following land
renqutshei to the United States, to the end that
may acquire title to the from the United
States viz:
Insert deecrjpton.)
and hereby certify that entered upon and 1nsds
settlement In person said land on or about
10 and nave made valuable improvements thereon.
consisting of
and have coutinned 20 reside upon and cultivate eaiJ
land until the present time. And do further ccrify
mat have not heretofore exhausted my right.
under the homestead and presumption laws OF the
United States.
In all cases, in which the bona fides Of the appi;.
cation is dis rute or contested by those havir OF
adverse interest, notice will be given after the e.
plrauon OF the time named herein within which r-
pilcations may be filed, designating time and place
Tor the taking OF testimony in such contested CAGES
Al lands within the limits CT said grants and en-
bracad thereby, not claimed by settlers within tls,
time above designated will remain subject to sad
grants-unless for good Gauge shown further TIM
shall be given hereafter.
Given under my hand and the Great
lSEAL.J Seal of the State this sixth day Of
4ipril, a. D., 1878.
ATTEST LSignedj J. s. pILLsBUEY,
Governor.
Signed--
j. S. 1RGENs
Secretary OF State. asdStaw5w&we;