Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-09
SiTiTE OF MINNESOTA,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
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NTATE OF MINNESOTA.
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
To whom it may concern:
Whereas, In Section 10, Of chapter DOL of The
special laws of 1877 providing for the completion OF
the st. Paul and Pacific extension lines it provided
as follows:
'secton 10. The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company, or any company corporation taking the
benefits Of this act, shall lot in any manner directly
or indirectly acquire or become seized of any right,
title, interest, claim demand and to any piece
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 III
said St Paul and Pacific Railroad company or their
successors OF assigns, upon which any person or
persons have Ill good faith settled, and made or ac-
CURED valuable improvements thereon on CT before
the passage of this act, March l, 1870 upon any
OF said lands upon which has been filed any valid
presumption or homestead filing or entry-uot to e.-
coed one hundred and sixty to any one actual
settler; and the Governor of this State shall decd and
rehnqulsh to the United States all pieces pIrees
or SAID lands SO settled upon by any and all actual
settlers as aforesaid, to the end that all such actual
settlers may acquire title to the lands upon which
they actually reside, from the United States home
steads or otherwise, and upon the acceptance of the
provisions OF this act by said company, it shall be
deemed by the Governor of this State re!inauBf-
lnent by said company of all such lands 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
pertaining thereto, may be complied with, all per
sons claiming lands under the provisions of said
special act within the granted indemnity limits of
the Brainerd branch, OF the ST. Paul and Pacific.
railroad, as actual and bona fde setftsjs are re-.
quested to file in this office, within forty 4Oy days
after the date hereof, their applications for re-
linquishment to the Uuted States of the lands 20
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
relinqulshed to the United States to the end that
may acquire title to the same from the United
States, viz:
t1nsert description
And hereby certify that entered upon and made
settlement III person said land on or about
IL and have made valuable improvements thereon,
consisting of
and have continued to reside upon and cultivate said
land until the present time. And do furter certify
that have not heretofore exhausted my rights
under the Homestead and presumption laws of the
United States.
In all cases, in which the bona fides of the appi-
cation Is disputed or contested by those having an
adverse interest," notice will be given, after the ex-
piraton of the time named herein within which APP
pcations may be filed designating time and place
for the taking of testimony III such contested cases
All lands within the limits of said grants and
braced thereby, not claimed by settlers within the
time above designated viii remain subject TO said
grants-unless for good shown further time
shall be given hereafter.
Given under my hand and the Great
lSEAL. Seal Of the State this sixth day OF
April, A. D., 1878.
Attest Signedl is. Pill sEUR9
Governor.
Signed
j. S. IRGENs,
Secretary of State.