Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-08-21
rh. free f.l.,- Act

BE II e00CIeQ 6cuotS 4uV uOUDS Ol ISpHGs
sentaiives Of the United states ofAmerica in cos-
gress assembled: That the act entitled IAN Get
to amend the act entitled act to encourage the
proved March thirteenth, eight t.en hundred ahd
| seventy four, be and the same u hereby amended
to read ss followe: That any person Who Il the
| twenty. one years, and IL citizen Of the United
States, or who shall have dlea his declaration Of
intention TO become such, as required by the M,
| plant, protect and keep in q healthy, growing
condition. for eight yeare. ten acres Vi timber, ON
any quarter section u any ol The public lsnds q
division Of eighty acres Or two ahd one half acres
on any legal subdivision Of forty scres or less.
quarter section, or oi such legal subdivision u
eighty, or forty acres. OF fractional subdivtsions
ofless than forty as the case maJ be, st the
Of such fact by not less inan two creditsGIc W.T.
neetes, and 4 lull compliance Oi the luther coz
ditiUns as provided In section two: Provided
further, That not more than One quarter Of any
section shall be thus granted, aud that NO perhOn
shall make more than one entry under the plo-
Sec. :. That the person applying for tho ben
edt Of this act SHALL upon sppiieaiion 10 the reg
lister of the land district i'll which he or Shc Is
about to make such entry, make AMOUNT m before
Of record, or officer authorized 10 aumini,l,r
oaths in the district where the land !: SITUATED;
which affidavit will be a. ioliowe. t.,wit:
number, for entry under the tIovisloIs
of an act entitled act 10 amend an act entitled
scI to 'ss o. on
do solemny swear Tor anrm) that am the Lead
OF family (or tweniy-one years oi syr), and
my intention to become suchJ: that the section
oi land specified in my said application is
posed exclusively OF prairic isnus, or other LANDS
devoid Of timber; that this Ll;ng ana entry 10
made for the cultivation Uf timber, and for my
own exclusive use and benefit: Tint have made
tho said application in sood Iait and not for the
lodi
for the use or benefit Of any orbcr person whom.
soever: that intend to lioid nnd cultivate tho
land, and to fully comply with the provisions of
said act; mud that have not heretofore made an
entry under this uct, the acts Of which this In
.''And upon iling tuch affidavit with
said regis!er and said receiver, " aud on on payment
acres and five dollars il II s eighty ucres or less,
he or she shall, thereupon, be permitted to enter
making an entry Of quarter section under the
provisions Of this act, shall be required TO break
or plow five acres covered thereby the first year,
i've acres the second, and to cultivate to- crop or
the fvc acres brosen or plowed the irst
rear; the third year he or she sha cultivate to
:rop otherwise the five acres broken the sec
,ings, th. remaining hve ue:es- All entries Of
ess quantity than one quarter section shall be
planted, powed, cultivated, and planted to trees,
rec seed, or cuttings in the same manner OF in
he same proportion as hercinbcfOre provided for -
quarter section; provided, however, that in case
,uch trees, seeds, or cuttings shall be destroyed
lronrh for any year, or terms OF years, the time
or planting such trees, seeds, or cuttings, shall
extended for such that
person making such entry shall, before be or she
hall be entitled to such extension Of time, nle
with the register and the receiver Of tt the proper
leBses, setting forth the destruction OF suchtrceH
md that in consequence of such destruction he
,r she Is compelled to ask an eHtcnSion h, i tm
md provided further, That no hnnl certificate
shali be given patent issued for the LAID 40
entered until the expiration Of eight years FROM
,f said time. or at any time within five years
Hereafter. the person making such entry, ori
'entatives, shall prove by two credible Witnesses
hat he or she or they have planted, aud for not
css than eight years have cultivated and protect
d. such quantity and character OF trees afore-
,aid ;thut not less than twcnty-sevcn hundred
rees were planted Oh each acre, and that ut the
ime Of making such proof. there shall be then
ng and thrifty trees to each acre. they shall re-
:cive patent to.s such tract OF land.
Sec. .. That II at any time after the filing Of
mt of said land, the claimant shall fall TO COM
by with any Of the requirements offhis act, then
n that event, such land will be subject to entry
ION, under the provisions OF this Eft: Provided,
That the party making claim to snid land, either
iSe t%e Of hs sneh
,otice to the original claimant as shall bo pre-
cribed bv the rules established by tbs eSas1is-
TONER OF the general land Office; and the rights Of
he parties shall be determined as in other con-
ested cascs.
Sec. L. Tint no land acquired under tho pro-
,;s;ons of this act shall, in any event bscome
;ahle to the satisfaction of any dcbts contracted
,rior to tho issuing Of the tinal certificate there
or.
Sec. &. That the commissioner of the general
and office is hereby required TO prepare end r.
me such rules and regulations. consistent with
his net az shall he necessary and proper to car
g it's provisions into effect; and that the regis
era nd receivers Of the several land offices shall
.nch he entitled to receive two dollars at tho
inc Of cntry and the like sum when. the claim
finally established aud the final certificate is-'
ucd.
Sec That the fifth section of the act enti--
led ian act in addition 10 act to punish crimes
loainst the United States, and for other purpo:.
~ approved March Sd. 1851, shall extend TO aili
,aths aftirmaticns and affidavits required or au-
horizcd by this act
Sec, Z. That parties whss save already made
ntrics under The ucts approved March I'd, 1875.
nd March 13. 1875, Of which this IL amendatory.
hall be permitted to complete the same upon
nil corrplaucc with the provisionsof OF this act;
hat is they shall. .-at the tims OF making their
mi proof have had under cultivation, as requir
d by this aci an amount of timber sufficient TO-
make the number Of acres required by this act
Sec. g. All acts and parts Of acts In connict
rIth this act are hereby repealed.