Daily globe., 1879-06-21
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
EXECUTIVE vEDEpARTDiENT,
ST. PAUL, MINI

To whom it may concern:
Whereas, In section 10, of chapter 2o1, Of the
special laws of 1877 providing for the completion of
the st. Paul and Pacific extension lines, it is provided
- asecHonI1o. I The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company, or any company or corporation taking the
benefits of this act shall not in any manner directly
or indirectly acquire or become seized OF any right
title, interest, claim or demand on and to any piece
or 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 in
said St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company or their
successors or assigns upon which any person or per-
sons have In good faith settled, and made acquired
valuable improvements thereon, on or before the
passage of this act CMarch 1, 1s77, or upon any of
said lands upon which has been fled any valid pre-
emption or homestead fling or entry-not to exceed
one hundred and sixty acres to any one actual set
relinquish to the United States all pieces or parcels
of said lands so settled upon by any and all actual
settlers aforesaid, to the end that all such actual
settlers may acquire title to the lands upon which
they actually reside, from the United States, as
homesteads or otherwise, and upon the acceptance
Of the provisions Of this net by said company, it
REIMBURSEMENT by said company of all such lands SO
occupied by such actual settler" Now, therefore,
in order that the provisions of the foregoing section,
and the instructions of the Department of the In
terror pertaining thereto, may be complied with, all
persons claiming lands under the provisions of said
special act within the granted Indemnity limits of
the Saint Vincent Extension Of the said st. Paul and
Pacific railroad, as actual and bona fde settlers,
are requested to file in this office, before the
5th day of July A. D. 1879, or at the following
named places and time: At tho Office of Hon. A.
Barto, at Sauk Centre prior to July 8th at the Office
Of Hon. Knute Nelson, at Alexandria, prior to July
10th; at the Office of Messrs Nettleton Waterbury,
at Glyndon, prior to July 18th, and at the Office Of
Hon. Ruben Reynolds, ct Crookston, prior to July
18th, their applications for relnquishment to the
United States of the land settled upon; and at the
above naroed time and places, commission will be
present to take testimony hear proofs, and to
upon said applications.
Such applications may be in the following form,
viz:
In accordance with the terms Of the proclamation
of the Governor of Minnesota, dated
hereby make application to have the following land
relinqushed to the United States, to the end that
Insert description.)
And hereby certify that entered upon and made
settlement in person on said land on or about
18 and have made valuable improvements thereon
consisting of
And have continued TO reside upon and cultivate said
land until the present time. And do further Ger
tffy that have not heretofore exhausted my rights
under the homestead and pre-emption laws of the
United States.
All lands within the limits Of said grants and EN-.
braced thereby not claimed by settlers within the
time above designated, will remain subject to said
grants-unless for good cause shown further time
shall be given hereafter.
Blank applications can be had at the above named
places without charge.
Given under my hand and the Great Sea
[sEAL. OF the State, ON this seventeenth day OF
Attest: [signed,] Us PILLsBURY,
Governor.
[signed,1 j. s. IRaENs, Secretary of state.
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