Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-06
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ST. PAUL, MINI
To whom il may concern !:

To whom it may concern:
Whereas, In section 10, of chapter 2Ol, of the
special laws OF 1877 providing for the completion of
the St. Paul and PACING extension lines, is provided
as follows:
"secton 10. The st. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Company, or any company or corporation taking the
beuets of this act shall not in any manner directly
or indirectly acquire or become seized of any right
title, interest, claim or demand and to any piece
or parcel of land lying aud 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 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 ac, (M rch l, 1877, 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 SO settled upon by any aud 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 as
REIMBURSEMENT by said company of all such lands
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 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. ID. 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. Kuute Nelson, at Alexandria, prior to July
10th; at the Office of Messrs. Nettleton Waterbury,
At Gyndon, prior to July 18th, and at the Office Of
Hon. Ruben Reynolds, at Crookston, prior to July
18th, their applications for REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States of the land settled upon and at the
above named time and places, 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
may acquire title to the same from the United States
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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 en-
braced thereby. not claimed by settlers within the
time above designated, viii 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 Seal
sEAL.l of the State, on this seventeenth day of
Attest: [signed,] Us. PILLsBURY,
Governor.
[signed,] J. s. IRaENs, Secretary of State.
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