Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-02
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ST PAUL, MINI
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To whom 1t may concern:
Whereas, In section TO- Of chapter 2O1, Of the
special laws OF 1877 providing for the completion of
as follows:
'section 10. The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company or any company or corporation taking the
beuets OF this act shall not in aHy manner directly
or indirectly. acquire or become seized of any right
title, interest, claim demand 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 OF assigns upon which any person or per
valuable improvements thereon, on or before the
passage of this act, (M rch l. 1877 or upon any of
said lands upon which has been filed any valid pre-
emption or homestead filing or entry-not to exceed
one hundred and sixty acres to any one actual set
tier; and the Governor of this State shall deed and
renquish to the United States all pieces or parcels
OF said lands 80 settled upon by any ard 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 as
homesteads or otherwise, and upon the acceptance
Of the provisions Of this net by said company it
shall be deemed by the Governor Of this State e q
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
persons claiming lands under the provisions of said
special act within the granted or indemnity limits of
the Saint Vincent Extension Of the said st. Paul and
Pacific railroad. as actual and bona tide settlers,
are requested to file in this office on or before the
9Th day of July, A. D. 1879, or at the following
named places and time: At the Office of Hon. A.
barto, at Sank Centre prior to July 9Th; at the Office
OF Hon. Knute Nelson, at Alexandria, prior to July
10th; at the Office of Messrs. Netteton Waterbury,
at dlyndon, prior to July 18th, and at the Office of
Hon Ruben Reynolds, at Crookston, prior to July
17th, their applications for REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States of the land settled upon and at the
above named time and places, q commission will be
present to take testimony, hear proofs, and to pass
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
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and hereby certify that entered upon and made
settlement in person ON 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 further Ger.
tfy that have not heretofore exhausted nv rights
under the Homestead and presumption laws of the
United States.
All lands within the limits of said grants and ern
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 ct the above named
places without charge.
[sEAL.] Of the State, on this seventeenth day of
June, A. d. 1879.
Attest: [signed,] u.s. PILLsBURY,
p, - Governor.
[signed,] J. IRoENs, Secretary of State
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