The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-18
TIMBER CULTURE ACT.
THE ACT PASSED AT THE
LAST SESSION AMENDING
THE FORMER ACT.
An Act to Amend an Act Entitled An Act
to Encourage the Growth Of Timber
on the Western Praires.''

on the Western Prairies.''
We have received many letters ask
ing the publication of the subioined
act Of the last session amendatorv of
the previous act. and it will be well
for those interested to cut it out of
this paper and preserve it for future
use:
BE it enacted by the senate and
house OF representatives Of the United
States OF America in congress assem-
bled: That the act entitled IAN act to
amend the act entitled IAN act to en-
courage the growth Of timber on the
western prairies. : approved March
thirteenth. eighteen hundred and
seventy -four. be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows: That
any person who is the head of fam
lily, or who has arrived at the age Of
tWenty-One years, and is 4 citizen Of
the United States, OF who Shall have
filed his declaration OF intention to
become such. as required by the nat
urallZatlOn laws of the United States.
who shall plant, protect and keep in q
healthy. growing condition. for eight
years, ten acres of timber. on any
quarter section of any of the public
lands of the Unitod States. or five
acres of any legal subdivision of
eighty acres.or two and one-half acres
Of any legal subdivision Of forty acres
OF less, shall be entitled to IL patent to
the whole of said quarter section. or
Of such legal subdivision of eighty,
or forty acres. as the case my be. at
the expiration of said eight years. on
making proof of such fact by not less
than two credible witnesses, and a full
compliance of the further conditions
as provided in section two: Provided
further, That not more than one quar-
ter of any section shall be thus grant
ed, and that no person shall make
more than one entry under the pro-
visions Of this act.
Sec. .. That the person applying for
the benefits of this act shall, upon APP
plicatiOn to the register of the land
district in which he or she is about to
make such entry, make affidavit, be-
fore the register or receiver, OF the
clerk Of some court Or record. or Off
Ger authorized to administer oaths in
the district where the land is situated:
which affidavit shall be as follows, to.
wit:
l. -, having filed my appli-
cation, number -. for an entry un-
der the provisions of an act entitled
ian act to amend an act entitled ian
act to encourage the growth of timber
on the western prairies, approved
.--, 49,, do solemnly swear Tor
aflirm) that l am the head of family
Tor twenty-one years of age) and a cit
izen of the United States. TOR have de-
clared my intention to become such;)
that the section of land specified in
my said application is composed ex-
clusivelv of prairie lands, or other
lands devoid of timber: that this filing
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, and not
for the purpose OF speculation, d.
rectly or indirectly, or for the use OF
benefit OF any other person whomso-
ever; that l intend to hold and cult
vate the land. and to fully comply
W I'LL HtoN VI >stitt at. anu
that / have not heretofore made any
entry under this act, or the acts of
which this is amendatorv. And
upon filing such affidavit with said
register and said receiver. and on
payment of ten dollars, if the tract is
more than eighty acres. and five dol
lars if it is eighty acres or less. he or
she shall, thereupon, he permitted to
enter the quantity of land specified:
and the panty making an entry of
quarter section under the provisions
of this act. shall be required TO break
or pillow five acres covered thereby
the first year. five acres the second,
and TO cultivate to crop or otherwise
the five acres broken or plowed the
first year; and the third year he
or she shall cultivate to crop or other
wise the five acres broken the second
year. and to plant in timber. seeds.
or cuttings, the remaining five acres.
All entries of less quantity tiian one
quarter section shall be planted. plow-
ed. cultivated. and planted tn trees.
tree seed or cuttings. in the same
manner and in the same proportion as
hereinbefore provided for a quarter
section; provided. however. that in
case such trees. seeds. or cuttings.
shall be destroyed by grasshoppers. or
by extreme and unusual drouth, for
any year. OF term of years, the time
for planting such trees. seeds. or cut
tlngs. shall he extended one year for
every such year that they are so de-
stroyed. provided. further, that the
person making such entry shall, be-
fore he or she shall be entitled to
such extension of time, file with the
register and the receiver of the proper
ofiiee an affidavit, corroborated By two
witnesses. setting forth the destruc-
tion of such trees, and that in conse-
quence Of such destruction he or she
is compelled to ask an extension of
time, in accordance with the proyis-
ions of this act; and provided further.
That no final certificate shall be given,
or patent issued for the land 50 en-