Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-02-11
UNDER GUARD.
Townsites Located on Government Lands

AoWuSiUcS bOc0too On government L0nos.
BE Il enacted by the Legislative assembly
OF the Territory Of Dakota.
SECTION /. Who may make entry of
Townsite. That whenever any portion
Of the public lands Of the United States
have been or shall be settled upon and
occupied AS a townsite, and therefore
not subject to private entry under the
agricultural pre- -emption laws, 1t shall be
lawful and The duty, whenever requested
by majority of the occupants or own
ers of the lots within the limits Of the
town, for the corporate authorities of
the town, if incorporated, and if not in
corporated, then for the judge Of the
probate court of the county ia which
such town may be situated, to enter at
the proper land Office the land so settled
upon and occupied, and hold the same
in trust for the several use and benefit
Of the occupants thereof, and those hold
ing by deed or otherwise, according to
their respective interests.
SEC. ., Moneys-IIow raised to pay
entry fee. If at the time the petition is
presented as provided for in the preced-
ing section, there is not in the treasury
of the town moneys sufficient to pay FOR
the land settled upon aud occupied, the
corporate authorities or the probate
judge, as the case may be, may raise by
subscrpti or otherwise, sufficient
funds to pay for said land and costs of
entering the same, and any and all
sums so advanced for such purpose shall
be repaid in the manner provided for
in section five (5.)
SEQ. 3. Disposition Of town property.
When the corporate authorities Of any
city or town, or the Judge of the probate
court of any county in this territory, i'm
which any city or town may be located.
shall have entered at the proper land
office the land or any part thereof so
settled and occupied as the site of such
city or town, pursuant to and by virtue
Of the act Of congress Of the United
States, entitled IAN act for the relief OF
the inhabitants Of cities and tows upon
the public lands approved, March >
1867, and acts amendatory thereto j,
shall be the duty Of such corporate au-
thorities or Judge Of probate court, his
or their successors, to dispose ofthe trust
30 created and conferred by said act OF
congress in the manner hereinafter spe-
Gifted.
SEC. 4. Party making entry to trans
fer TO claimants. Any such corporate
authorities or Judge of the probate court
holding the title to any such lands in
trust as declared in said act Of congress
shall, subject to the provision of this aci
by good and sufficient deed Of convey
ance, grant and convey the title to each
and every block, lot, share or parcel OF
the same to the person, persons, associa.
tions or corporations, who shall occupy
or possess or be entitled to the right OF
possession or occupancy theseof, accord
ing TO the several rights and interests OF
the respective claimants in or to the
same az they existed in law or equity
at the time Of the entry Of such lands
or to the heirs or assigns Of such claim
ants. Every such deed of conveyance
made by such corporate authorities OF
Judge of the probate court pursuant tc
the provisions Of this act, shall be &c
executed and acknowledged AS to admit
the same to be recorded.
SEC 3. Expenses Of entry and claims
How treated. Immediately upon max
ing the entry, or passage Of this act, i
the lands have already been entered
aud during the sixty days thereafter
such corporate authorities or probate
Judge shall proceed to itemize and pas,
upon the expenses Of procuring sait
entry to be made, including the money,
paid at the land Office for such entry
/. the costs Of surveying and plating the