The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-23

amend the act entitled AN act to
encourage the growth of timber on
western prairies, approved March
18th, 1874, be, and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
That any person who is the head of
family, or who has arrived at the
age of twenty-one years, and is a
citizen Of the United States, or who
shall have filed his declaration of
intention to become such, as required
by the naturalization laws of the
United States, who shall plant, pro-
tect, and keep in healthy, growing
condition for eight years ten acres of
timber, the trees thereon not being
more than four feet apart each way,
on any quarter section of any of the
public lands. of the United States, or
five acres on any legal subdivision of
eight acres, or two and one-half acres.
On any legal subdivision of forty
acres, or one-eight part of any frac-
tional subdivision Of land less than
forty acres, shall be entitled to a
patent for the whole of said quarter
section, or of such legal subdivision
OF eighty or forty acres, or fractional
subdivision of less than forty acres,
as the cause may be, at the expiration
of said eight years, on making proof
Of such fact by not less than two
credible witnesses, and full COM
pliance of the further conditions as
provided in section 2: Provided
further. That not more than one
quarter of any section shall be thus
granted, and that no person shall
make more than one entry under the
provisions of this act, unless frac.
tiOnal subdivisions of less than forty
acres are entered which in the az.
gregate shall not exceed one-quarter
section.
Sec. 2. That the person applying for
benefits of this act shall, upon ap-
plication to the register of the land
district 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 authorized to administer oaths
in the district where the land is sitna-
ted; which affidavit shall be as fol-
lows:
II, --, having filed my
application, number -, for an en-
try under the provisions of an act
IAN act to amend an act entitled AN
act to encourage the growth of timber
on the western prairies, approved
--, 1877. do solemnly swear lor
affirm that am the head of family
or over twenty-one years of age1 and
citizen Of tue United States for have
declared my intention to become
such that the section of land specified
in my said application is composed ex.
clusively of prairie lands, naturally
devoid of timber; that this filing and
entry is made for the cultivation 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 di.
rectly or indirectly for the use or
benefit of any other persons whomso-
ever; that intend to hold and cult.
vate the land and to fully comply with
the provisions of this SAID act; and
that l have not heretofore made an
entry under this act or the acts OF
which this is amendatory."
And upon filing said affidavit with
said register and said receiver, and on
payment Of $40, he or she shall there.
upon be permitted to enter the
quantity Of land specified; and the
party making an entry Of a quarter
section under the provisions Of this
act shall be required to break or plow
FIVE acres covered thereby the first
year, five acres the second year, and
to cultivate to crop or otherwise the
FIVE acres broken or pl0wed the first
year he or she shall cultivate to croI
or otherwise the FIVE acres broken the
second year and to plant in timber
seeds, or cuttings, the five acres first
broken or plOwed, and to cddtivate t(
crop or otherwise the remaining five
acres; and the fourth rear to plant in
timber, seeds. or cuttings, the re.
naming five acres. A party making
an entry Of eighty acres shall break OF
plow, and plant, at the time hereinbe
fore prescribed, one-half OF thu
quantity required of a party who
enters a quarter section, and a part,
making an entry Of forty acres shall
break or plow and plant. at the time
hereinbefore prescribed, One-quartel
OF the quantity required of a party
who enters a quarter section, or !,
pr0portionate quantity for any small
ler fractional subdivision; Provided
however, That in case such trees
seeds, or cuttings shall be destreye(
by grasshoppers. or by extreme and
unusual drought for any year or tern
Of years, the time for planting sucl
timber, seeds, or cuttings shall be OK
tended ono year for every such yeal
that they are destroyed; Provided
That the person making such entry
shall, bsfofohe Or she shall be entitlei
to such extensien Of time, nle win
JtAs register and IL receiver Of IL