The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-18

of the United States, or who shall have
fled his declaration of intention to be-
come such, - required By the nataraLza-
ton 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
quartsr-section of any Of the public
lands; of the United States, OF Eve
acres on any legal subdivisaon of eighty
acres, or two and one-half acres On any
legal subdivision of forty acres or less,
shall be entitled to patent for the whole
of said quarter section, or of such legal
of eighty or forty acres, or
subdivision Of less than forty
acres, ~ the case may be, at the expirs.
ton of said eight years, on making
proof Of such fact by not less than two
creditable witnesses, and full compli.
ance of tho further conditions as provid-
ed in section two: Provided further,
That not more than one quarter of any
section shall be thus granted, and that
no person shall make more than one en-
try under the provision Of this act. =
SEC. 2. That tho person applying for
the benefits of this act shall, upon ap-
plication to the register Of tho land dis.
trict in which he or she is about to make
such entry, make affidavit, before the
register or the receiver, or the clerk of
some court of record, or officer author
lied to administer oaths in the district
where the land is situated which aft.
davit shall be a. follows, to Wit: l,
having filed my application,
number -, for an entry under the pro-
visions of an act entitled "An act to
amend an act entitled AN act to eucour.
age the growth of timber on the West.
ern prairies' approved --- 1877,
do solemnly swear (or affirm that am
the head of a family Cor over twenty.
one years of age), and citizen of the
United States (or have declared my in
tention to become such); that the sec
ton of land specified IN my said appli-
cation is composed exclusively of prairie
lands, or other lands devoid OF timber !;
that this filing and entry is made for the
of timber, and for my own
exclusive use and benefit; that l have
made the said application IN good faith,
and not for the purpose OF speculation,
or directly or indirectly for the use or
benefit of any other person or persons
that l intend to hold and
cultivate the land, and to fully comply
with the provisions of this said act and
that have not heretofore made an en-.
try under this act, or the acts of which
Ibis is amendatory. And upon fling said
affidavit with said register and said re-
seiver and on payment of ten dollars, if
The tract applied for is more than eighty
acres and five dollars if it is eighty
scres or less, he or she shall thereupon
be- permitted to enter the quantity of
and specified and the party making an
entry Of quarter.sectio under tho pro-
visions of this act shall be required to
break or plow five acres covered thereby
he first year, five acres the second year,
Ind to cultivate to crop or otherwise the
i've acres broken or plowed the first
year the third year he or she shall cul-
.ivate to crop or otherwise the five acres
broken the second year, and to plant in
timber, seeds, or cutting the five acres
irst broken or plowed, and to cultivate
md put in crop or otherwise the re-
Eve acres, and the fourth year
o plant in timber, seeds, or cuttings the
five acres. All entries OF less
quantity than one quarter-section shall
70 plowed, planted, cultivated and plant
I'd to trees, tree-seeds, or cuttings, in
he same manner and in tho same pro.
portion as heretofore provided for
quarter. section. Provided however,
That in case such trees, seeds, or cutting
hall be destroyed BY grass-hoppers, or
~ extreme and unusual drouth, for any
ear or term of years, the time for plant
ng such trees, seeds, or cuttings shall
70 extended one year for every such
ear that they are so destroyed: Pro-
'ided further, That the person making
UGH entry shall, before no or she shall
70 entitled to such extension OF time,
lie with the register and the receiver Of
he proper land Office an affidavit, cor.
oborated by two ~itnesses, setting
o. tn the destruction of such trees, and
hat, in consequences Of such destruction,
10 or she is compelled to ask an extern
ion Of time, in accordance with the
rovisions of this act; And provided
urther, That no fnal certificate shall be
iven, or patent issued, for the land so
ntered- until the expiration of eight |
ears from the date OF such entry; and
!, at the expiration Of such time. or at
ny time within FIVE years thereafter,
be person making such entry, or,
he or she be dead, his or her heirs or
sgal representatives.. shall prove by two |
reditable witnesses that be or she or
hey have planted, and, for not less than
light years, have cultivated and protect
d such quantity and character Of trees
. aforesaid that not less than twenty
even hundred trees were planted on each
ere and that at the time Of making such
roof that there shall be then growing
{ least six hundred and seventy five
wing and thrifty trees TO each acre,
hey shall receive patent for such tract |
( land.
SIC. 3. That If 1t any time after the
ling of aAid Affidavit and pfioP to the i