Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-06
PROCLAMATION.
QTATE OF MINNESOTA.
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

QTArE OF MINNESOTA.
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ST.. PAUL, MINI.
To whom it may concern:
Whereas, In Section 10, of chapter 201, Of the
special laws of 1877 providing for the completion Of
the ST Paul and Pacific extension nes It is provided
as follows:
'section 10. The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company, or any company or corporation taking the
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 &c
which legal and full title has not been perfected in
said st. Paul and Pacific Railroad company, or theil
successors or assigns, upon which any person OF
persons have in good faith settled and made or &C.
quired valuable improvements thereon on or before
the passage Of this act, March 1870 upon any
of said lands upon which has been fled any valid
presumption or homestead filing or entry-not to ex.
coed one hundred and sixty acres to any actual
settlers and the Governor of this State shall deed and
renqutsh to the United States all pieces or parcels
Of said lands SO settled upon by any and all actual
settlers as aforesaid to the end that all such actual
settlers may acquire little to the lands upon which
they actually reside, from the United States as home
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 relnquish-
ment by said company of all such lands SO occupied
that the provisions of the foregoing section, and
the instructions Of the department of the inter1o,
pertaining thereto, may be complied with, al per-
sons claiming lands under the provisions Of said
special within the granted or indemnity limits Of
the Branerd branch, of the said St. Paul and p "ic
railroad, as actual and bona tide settlers. are re-
quesed, to file lin this Office within FORTY i4O) days
after the date hereof, their applications for re-
lnquishment to the Uuited States Of the lands so
settled upon. Such applications may be In the fol-
lowing form:
In accordance with the terms of the proclamation
of the Governor of Minnesota, dated
hereby make application to have the following land
relnquished to the United states to the end. that
may acquire title to the same from the United
States, VIZ:
unsert description
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 "A.
and have continued to reside upon and cultivate said
land until the present time. And do further certify
that have not heretofore exhausted my rights
under the homestead and presumption laws Of the
United States.
In all cases, in which the bona hdes Of the appN-
cation IL disputed contested by those having an
adverse interest, notice viii be given, after the
pirah0n OF the time named herein within which ap-
plcahons may be filed, designating time and place
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 the
time above designated will remain subject to said
grants-unlsss for good cause shown further time
shall be given hereafter.
Given under my hand and the Great
lsEA1. Seal Of the State On this sixth day Of
April, A. D., 1873.
Attest. [signsd] rs. Pu1sBuRr,
Governor.
ssrsts.y Of s.as.. .s4,svsvavs.