The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-08-29

W. oohofS ~ tuo ltm0 Oh oOtty, ana th<
like sum when the clam is finally estab
lished and the final certificate issued.
Sec. 8. That the fifth section of the
act entitled "An Act in Addition to M
Act to Punish Crimes against the Uni
ted States, and for other purposcs," ap
proved March Sd, 1857, shall extend e
all oaths, affirmations and afidavlts re
quired or authorized BY this act.
Sec. Z. That parties who have airead,
made entries under the acts approvet
March Sd, 1878, and March 18th, 1874
OF which this is amendatory shall DO per
mitted to complete the same upon full
compliance with the provisions Of thi,
act that is, they shall, at the time O
making their final proof, have had I'M
der cultivation As required by this act
An amount of timber sufficient to make
the number of acres required BY this act
SEC. 8. All acts and parts OF acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
Approved June IA, 1878.
Circular to Registers and Receivers Of Unitei
States Land Ofices.
GENTLEMEN IL have to call your at
tention to notifications of tho law 70,
tho disposal Of the public land for pur
pose of timber culture, made BY the &C,
of Congress OF June IA, 1873, entitled
can act to amend an act entitled sAr
act to encourage to growth of timber or
the Western Prairies,' COPY of which
is hereto attached.
l. Certain provisions Of the act Of
March Is, 1874, are repealed by the 40,
Of June IA, 1878.
l. The act OF March Is, 1874, at the
close Of its first section, contains the
the following: "PYorided, That no,
more than one-quarter of any section
shall DO thus granted, and that no per.
son shall mako moro than one entry
under the provisions of this act, unless
fractional subdivisions OF less than forty
acres are entered, which, in the aggre.
gate, shall not exceed one quarter Sec
tion." In the act of June IA, 1878, the con-
GLIDING words, "unless fractional sub
divisions OF less than forty acres are en-.
tered, which, IN the aggregate, shall not
exceed one quarter section" are omitted
Hence the rule forbidding moro than
ono entry is made universal, and will
govern in all future cases.
2. The provisions of tho act of
March IL, 1874, requiring that tho trees
shall be not "more than twelve feet
apart each way" is omitted from the
act of juno II, 1873. The latter 70.
quires, however, that tho final proof
shall show chat not less than twenty
seven hundred trees were planted on
each acre, and that at the time of max.
ing such proof there shall DO growing at
least six hundred and seventy. five living
and thrifty trees to each acre.
3. The closing sentence of the Sec
ond section Of the act Of March l3, 1874,
provides that "in case of the death of q
person who has complied with the pro-
visions of this act for q period of three
years, his heirs or legal represent atives
shall have the option to comply with
The provisions of this act, and receive, at
The expiration of eight years, q patent
Tor one hundred and sixty acres, or re-
,eive, without delay, q patent for forty
acres, relinquishlng all claim to the re-
nainder." This provision is not con.
AIMED in the act of June IA, 1873.
4. The following section Of tho act of
March IL, 1874, relating to homestead
entries on which timber is cultivated, is
omitted from the act of June IA, 1878:
Sec. 4. That each and every person
Who, under the provisions Of the act en-.
tiled "An act to secure homesteads to
'ctual settlers on the public domain"
approved May twentieth, eighteen hun
lred and sixty-two, or any amendment
hereto, having a homestead on said
'ublic domain, who at any time after the /
bird year of his or her residence there
n, shall in addition to the settlement and
now required by law,
ave had under cultivation for two
ears, one acre of timber, the trees
ot being moro than twelve feet apart
ach way, and in good thrifty condl.
ion, for each and every sixteen scres Of
+ said homestead, shall, upon due proof
1 such fact by two credible witnesses,
eceive his or her patent for said homo
tead."
Tho rights of claimants under entries
ctually made according to the act Of
OCiOtC tbU lHtu VI uuc, l
SIS. when the amendatory act took ef
,ct, are not affected by the repeal OF
he provisions referred to. The parties
if they so elect, may consum.
late their entries according to tho pro-
isions Of the act under which they
ERE initiated. And homestead entries
.ade before the l4tl, of June, 1873, will
o patented according to the fourth sec ,
on above quoted, where the facts are ,
lch as to bring the cases within its pro
isions and the interested parties 90 de-
re. But entries made since that time
ust be adjusted according to the prici- ,
les OF the Law as modified BY the amen
a,ory act.
II. The principal points 70 be OBJ
'rvedin proceedings therssadss may be !.
ated as follows:
l. The PRIVILEGE Of entry under the /.
t of Jure II, 1878, 10 coefned TO per !:
ms who are heads OF families, or over |.
Venty-on years Of age, and who are !.
tizens OF the United States, or have !
,clared their intention TO become such,
to the naturalization laws.
2. The affidavit required for initiating :
Id entry under the act Of June IA, 1875, :
~ be made before the register or r. !,
liver Of the district ofiice for the land !.
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