Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-08-22

allowed by law.
In sti cases under this act it will be re-
qul'ed that trees shall be cultivated which
sll;ll be Of the class included in the term
''am5w.' the cultivation of shrubbery and
f'nft tees not being sufficient.
=. The applications, allidav;ts. and re-
ceipts ID entries allowed undei' the act of
Jupisaa. 1873, Will be made out according
to '"'',o'",- =, hereto attached.
/ Nti y - ----.'-'!'
j. \. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner.
! AN .v,i' to amend an act entitled IAN act
toenc aliuge the growth OF timber on |
tlr western piliics."
! BE enacted, DC, That the act entitled
IAN ct to amend the act entitled An act
| to encourage the growth Of timber on the
weston prailies,'" approved March 18th.
1874, h and The same is hereby amended
so us red as follows: That any person
who isthe mead OF Il family, or WHO has ar
rived IL the age OF twenty-one years, and
is citizen OF the United Suites. or who |
shall 1--we filed his declaration of intention
to become such, rs required by the natur-
alizati,n laws of the United States, WHO
shall pant, protect, an.l keep in Il healthy.
growingcondition toreight years ten acres
of tinbd', on any quarter. section OF any
of the psblc lands of the United States. or
five acre onany legal subdivision of eighty
acres, OF two and one-half acres on any
legal subdivision Of forty acres or less,
shall identified to a patent for the whole
/ of said quarter section, or of such legal
/ subdivision of eighty or forty acres, or
fractional subdiy sion of less than forty
acres. asthe case may be, 1T the expiration
Of said eght years, on making proof OF
such fact by not less than two credible
witnesses, md Il full compliance of further
conditions as provided in section two:
Provided further, That not more than one
quarter Ct any section Shall be thus grant
ed. and TIA: no person shall make more
than one entry under the provisions o.
this act.
SEC. .. That the person applying for the
benefits of this act shall, upon application
to the Register of the land district in which
he or she is about to make such entry.
make affidavit, before the Register or iiIe
Receiver. or clerk OF some court OF record,
or office. authorized to administer oatls in
the district where the land is situated:
which affidavit shall be as follows, to-wlt:
y. I.-----, having filed my applc;'-
ton. number -, for an entry under the
provisions IAN act entitled ''-An act to
amend an act entitled '-tn act to encourage
r;es,'. approved ----. 1S1-. do sol
EMMY swear {or affirm that AIN the head
of family Tor over tweHiy-onc years OF
areN. and q citizen ofthe United States Tor
haze declared my intention to be .!le
such): that the section OF land specified III
my said application is iscomposed exclusive
ly of prairie lands. or other lands devoid
of timber; that this fling and entry is made
| for the cultivation at timber, and for my
| own exclusive use and benefit; that have
rmatle the said application in good faith
and not for speculation, or directly or IN
directly for the use or benefit OF any other
person or persons whOmsocvcr; that III
tend to hold and cultivate the land. and to
fully comply with the provisions of this
said act; and that have not heretofore
made an entry under this act, Or the acts
of which this is ament!atory. And upon
fling said affidavit with said Register and
said Receiver and on payment OF ten Gol-
lars. if the tract applied tor is more than
eighty acres: and five dollars it it is eighty
1, IL, ct,,n !,n.
permitted to enter the quantity OF land
specified; and the party making an entry
of a quarter section under the provisions
of this act shah be required to break OF
plow five acres covered thereby the tirs
wear. five acres the second year, and tt
5 cultivate to crop or otherwise the five acre;
) broken or plowel the first year; the thirt
, year lie or she shall cultivate TO crop o.
+ otherwise the five acres broken the secont
year. and to plant in timber. seeds. or cnt
= tnrs, the first five acres first broken O.
t plowed. and 70 cultivate and put in crop o
1 otherwise the remaining five acres, and tn
: fourth year to plant in timber, seeds. o
: cuttings. the remaining five acres. All en-
b tries OF less quantity than ono quarter sec
S ton shall be plowed, planted, cultiyate'
: and planted to trees, tree-seeds, or cutting
S in the same manner and in the same pro
portion us hereihbefore provided for
l. quarter section. Proutded, homeuer, Tha
Y in case such trees, seeds, or cuttings sha
e be destroyed by gr.sshoppers, or by eA
d treme or unusual drouth, for any year @
l. term of years, the time for planting cue
d trees, seeds, or cuttings shall be cXtende
r. one for every such year that they are S
e destroyed: Proriaed, further, That I'll
IS person making such entry shall, before /
l. or she shall identified to such extension ,
le time, file with the Register and the r.
N ceiyer of the proper land office an AFFIDAVIT
Is corroborated by two WITNESSES, scttin
4 forth the destruction of such trees, ar
il that, in consequence OF such destruction
RS he or she is compelled to ask an extensit
J. of time, in accordance with the provi>ioI
II of this act: And propided, further, Th
re no final certificate shall be given, or pate
al issued. for the laf;d SO entered until the e
9 piration of eight years from the dase
such entry; and if. at the Expiration
n such time, or at any time within five yea
OF Thereafter, the person making such entl
" or, if he or she be dead, his or her heirs
d. legal representatives. shall prove by tv
he credible witnesses th.t he or she or tn
n. have planted, and, for not less than eig
n years. have cultivated and protected su
Us quantity and character OF trees as afol
d. said; that not less than twenty-seven hil
rt dred trees were planted to each asic al
i'd that at the time OF making such proof til
he there shall be then growing at le;ist s
he hundred and seventy-five living and thrii
ut trees TO each acre, they shall receive a p
SIS ent tor such tract of land.
n SEC. 3. That at any time after the fill
OF said affidavit, and prior to the Issuing
ss the patent for said land, the claimant sii