Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-03
PROCLAMATION.
ciTATE OF MINNESOTA.
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Sr PACI,. MINI

GTATE OF MINNESOTA.
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
81. PAUL, MIN.
To whom it may concern:
Whereas, In Section TO- Of chapter 201, Of the
the st. Paul and Pacific extension Ines It is provided
as follows
"Secton 10. Tho st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
benefits Of this act, shall not in any manner, directly
or indirectly, acquire or become seized of any right,
title, interest, claim demand and to any piece
or parcel Of land lying and being within the granted
or Indemnity limits OF said branch lines Of road, tc
which legal and full title has not been perfected in
said st. Paul and Pacific Railroad company, thei1
OF assigas upon t Which any pson o.
quired valuable improvements thereon on before
the passage of this act, (March ], 1870 upon any
presumption or homestead filing entry-not to OK.
coed one hundred and sixty acres to any actual
seler and the Governor of this State shall deed and
renauish to the United States all pieces parcels
of said lands settled upon by any and al actual
settlers as aforesaid to the end that all such actual
settlers may acquire little to the lands upon which
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 es renquish-
ment by said company Of all such lands 30 occupied
by such actual settlers Now therefore, In order
| that the provisions of the foregoing section, aud
the instructions Of the department of the interior
sons claiming lands under the provisions of said
special act within the granted indemnity limits of
the Branerd branch Of the said st. Paul and Pc gc
railroad, as actual and bona fde settters, are re-
Guesed, to ilein this office, within forty iAo days
| after the date hereof, their applications for re.
| lnquishment to the Quilted States OF the lands SC
settled upon. Such applications may be in the fol
| loving form:
In accordance with the terms Of the proclamation
! of the Governor of Minnesota, dated
hereby make application to have the following land
renquished to the United States to the end. that
| may acquire Title to the same from tho United
| Statee, viz:
| [Insert descriptiop.l
| And hereby certify that entered upon and made
settlement in person on said Land on or about
10 and have made valuable improvements thereon
consisting Of
and have continued to reside upon aud cultivate sale
land until the present time. And do further certf,
that have not heretofore exhausted my righti
under the homestead and rre-enpdon laws Of th,
United States.
In all cases. in which the bona fdes Of the appH
cation is disputed or contested by those having a
adverse interest, notice will be given, after the ex
piration of the time named herein within which ap
plicatons may be filed, designating time and pac
for the taking Of testimony in such contested cases
AL lands within the limits of said grants and EN-
braced thereby, not claimed by settlers within tn
time above designated win remain subject to sal
grants-unless for good cause shown further tim
shall be given hereafter.
Given under my hand and the Ores
[sEAI.] Seal Of the State on THE si1th day Q
Attest. lsignedl J. s. P11IsBra1,
Governor
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