Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-27

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for eulfivations, and which have not
been offered a; public sale according
10 Law, NAV he sold TO citizens Of the
United States, or persons who have
declared their intention to become
such, in quantities not exceeding
1GO acres to any one person or as
sociation of persons. at the min
imum price of 81 80 per acre; and
lands valuable chiefly for stone may
be sold on the same terms as timber
lands: Provided, that nothing there
in contained shall defeat or impair
any bona -fide claim under any law
of the United States, or authorize
the sale of any mining claim, or the
improvements OF any bona-fide set
tier, or lands containing gold, silver,
cinnabar,, copper or coal, or lands
selected by the said State under any
law of the United States donating
lands for internal improvements, ed
ucation, or other purposes. And
provided further, that none of the
rights conferred by the act approved
July 26th, 1866, entitled :" An act
granting the right of way to ditch
and canal owners over the public
lands, and for other purposes" will
be abrogated by this act; and all
patents granted shall be subject to
any vested and accrued water rights,
to bitches and reservoirs used in
connection with such water rights,
as may have been acquired under
and by the provisions Of said act;
and such rights shnll be expressly
reserved n any patent Issued under
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SEC. 2. That any person desiring
to avail himself Of the provisions of
this act shall file with the register Of
the proper district written state
ment in duplicate, one Of which is to
be transmitted to General Land
Office, designating by legal subdi-
visions the particular tract of land
he desires to purchase, setting forth
that the same is unfit for cultivation,
and valuable chiefly for its timber
or stone; that is uninhabited; con-
tains no mining or other improve
ments, except for ditch or canal
purposes, where any do exist, save
such as were made by or belong to
the applicant, nor, as deponent YER
lily believes, any valuable deposit OF
gold, silver, cinnabar, copper or
coal; that deponent has made no other
application under this act; that he
does not apply to purchase the same
on speculation, but in good faith to
appropriate it to his own exclusive
use and benefit: and that he has
not, directly or indirectly, made any
agreement or contract, in any way
or manner, with any person or per-
sons whatever, by which the title he
might acquire from the Government
of the United States should inure.
in whole OF in part, to the benefit
of any person except himself; which
statement must be verified by the
oath of the applicant before the reg
lister or the receiver o. the land
Office within the district where the
land is situated; and if any person
taking such oath shall swear falsely
in the premises, hs shall b subject
all the pains and penalties Of per-
jury, and shall forfsit the money
which he may have psid for said
lands. and al night and title 70 ths
same; and any grans o. cosvsysDes
which hs may kavs naas, excsp4 h
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