The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-28
Wednesday, Jan. IS. 1880
TOWN SITES.

Since the publication by us VI the
decision Of Secretary Schurz. refusing
the application Of oil persons who
have 80 far attempted to obtain title
to the east half of the Maynard dons-
ton claim. within the city limits. the
question has been very generally asked
by what proceeding or process can
title be secured to that portion lying
within the corporate limits Of the city
In order to throw as much light upon
this subject as possible, We will qsots
from the Revised Statutes Of the United
States sections 1887. 1883, 1889 and
1894. which read % follows:
Section 1887. Whenever any portion
Of the public lands have been or may
be settled upon or occupied - town
site, not subject TO entry under the
agricultural pre- emption laws. u 10
lawful, in case such town be incorpo-
rated, for the corporate authorities
thereof, end. II not incorporated, tor
the judge Of the county court for the
county in which such town IL situated,
to enter at the proper land Office and at
the minimum price the land 20 settled
and occupied in trust for the several
use and benefit Of the occupants there.
OF. according to their respective inter-
ests, tho execution Of which trust. a. to
the disposal of the lots in such town.
and the proceeds Of the sales thereof. 70
be conducted under such regulations %
may be prescribed by the Legislative
authority Of the State or Territory in
which the same may DO situated.
Section 1883. The entry Ut the land
provided for in the preceding section
shall be made. or q declara,ory state
ment Of the purpose OF the inha0itants
70 enter it - towntite shall be filed
with the register Of tho proper land
Office prior to the commencement Of the
public sale OF the body OF land in which
it 10 included, aud the entry or declass-
tory statement shall ioclude only such
land ~ is actually occupied by the
town, and the title to which is in the
United States; but in any Territory
where land office may not have been
established, such declaratory statements
may be fled with tho surveyor-gencral
Of the surveying district in which the
lands are situated. VINO shalt transmit
the same to the general land Office.
Section 1880. II npon surveyed lands.
the entry shall in its exterior limit be
made in conformity to the legal subdi-
visions OF the public lands authorized
by law; and wherc the ibha bitants are
in number one hundred and loss than
two hundred. shall embrace not OK.
ceeding three hundred aud twenty acres
and in cases where the inhabitants oil
such town arc more than two hundred
and less than one thousand, shall e,n.
brace not exceeding six hundred acres
etc.
Section 1891. The inhabitants Of any
town located upon the public lands may
avail themselves. If the town authori.
ties choose to do 81. of the provision.
Of SECTIONS 1887, 1883 and 1850; aud in
addition to the minimum price Of the
lands embracing any townsite so en-.
tered there shall be paid by the partie,
availing themselves Of snch prov isione
oil costs of surveying and plating any
such townsite. and expenses incident
thereto incurred by the United States
before any patent issue therefor.