Daily globe., 1878-04-19
HOTELS.
PROCLAMATION.
OTATE OF MINNESOTA.
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

GTATE OF MINNESOTA.
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
To whom 1t may concern:
Whereas, In Section 10, Of chapter 2Ol, of the
special laws Of 1877 providing for the completion of
the st. Paul and Pacific extension nes it 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
indirectly, acquire or become seized Of any right,
title, interest, claim demand on and to any piece
or parcel Of land lying and being within the granted,
or indemnity limits Of said branch lines Of road to
which legal and full title has not been perfected in
said st. Paul and Pacific Railroad company, or their
successors or assigns upon which any person or
quired valuable improvements thereon on before
the passage Of this act, March /, 1870 upon any
of said lands upon which has been filed any valid
pre-emption or homestead filing entry-not to ex-
ceed one hundred and sixty acres to any actual
settler and the Governor of this State shall deed and
renquish to the United States all pieces or parcels
Of said lands settled upon by any and all actual
settlers aforesaid. to the end that all such actual
settlers may acquire little to the lands upon which
they actually reside from the United States home
steads otherwise, and upon the acceptance of the
provisions of this act by said company, 1t shall be
deemed by the Governor of this State as renquish
ment by said company Of all such lands so occupied
by such actual Settlers" Now therefore, In order
that the provisions Of the foregoing section and
the instructions of the department Of the interior
sons Claiming lands under the provisions of said
special act within the granted or indemnity limits of
the Brainerd branch Of the said st. Paul and Pacific
railroad, actual and bona fde settlers, are re-
quested to file in this office, within forty (40) days
after the date hereof, their applications for re-
linquishment to the Uuted 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
renquished to the United States, to the end, that
may acquire title to the same from the United
States, viz:
| lusert descrphon.)
And hereby certify that entered upon and made
settlement In person on said land on or about
18 and have made valuable improvements thereon
| consisting OF
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 pre-emption laws of thu
| United States.
| In all cases, in which the bona hdes Of the apph
cation is disputed or contested by those having ar
adverse interest, notice will be given, after the ex
| piration of the time named herein within which ap
pications may be fled designating time and place
for the taking Of testimony In such contested cases
All lands within the limits Of said grants and EN-
braoed thereby, not claimed by settlers within th
| grants-unless for good cause shown further trn'
! shall be given hereafter.
Given under my hand and the Grea
! TSKAL.] Seal of the State on this sixth day O.
April A. D., 1873
| Attest. [bignedl u.s.. P1LLsBuRY,
! Governor
Signed
J. 8. 1RdENs,
Secretary Of State. aed3taw5w&wst