Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-25
rnE SLATER F0xfEirCRE BILL.

The following is the bill introduced
in the Senate, April i+sh, by Mr.. Slater.
which the telegraph now informs rs il
to be reported favorably by the Public
Lands Committe:
A bill TO forfeit the dnearned lands
granted 10 tue Northern Pacific Rail-
road CompPny to aid IN the coastrue-
lion of u railroad from Lake Superior
t. Palet Sound. and to restore the same
u settlement. aud Tar other purp ,ses.
BE- a eRacttd by The Senate and Hsnsc
Of Representatives. gf the United States u
.ia,srica IN Co.gress assembled, That All
rns lands her-tofore granted 10 the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company by
al act entitled IAN act gtanting lauds
to aid IN the construction of a railroad
aad telegraph liae from Lake Superior
10 Puget Sound, on the Pac flo CO ,st, by
the norshsEn route" approved July 81,
1864. aud subsequent acts and JOINT re-
solutions of Congress, viii b are ada
cent To and coterminous with the un
completed portions of the main line or
brancn of said road, a. contem plated to
be COO tractsd under and by the provis-
ions of said act of July %, 1864. aud
aots and iJint resolutions subsequent
thereto and felatIng to the construction
of said road AMI telegraph. be, and the
Same are hereby, declared forfeited and
restored to the public domain, and made
subject to settlement.
Sec. =. That In all cases where persons
have settled upon any Of the lands at
fe,ted by said grant and herein forfeit
ed. or have made improvements thereon
wilh bona fide Intention of purch asin2
the same OF tue said Northern Pacific
X .ilroad Company, and such person -
not entitled 20 enter she ssnsc under the
pre-empsion or homestead laws OF the
United States, such psrson. upon prov
ing the same 10 the satisfaction of the
Commissioner of the General Land Of
doe, snail bs eztitisd TO enter not more
than 100 asres Of said lands, intending
sach person's settlement or Improve
nent, at the rate of 81 - psr acre; Pro
rided, That IN all Gases where parties,
persons. or corporations, With the per-
mission OF said Northern Pacific kail-
road Company, are IN possession Of and
have IA sde improvements upou any OF
tile lands herein declared forfeited, and
are nos easiticd TO enter the same IN
der tae Provisions of this act, snch par
lies, persons, or corporations shall have
months in wnion to remove any
eroxing crop, and within which time
they shall also be entItl ID 10 remove all
movable improvements from said lands
Sec. 8 fnas IN all cases whsre the
said Northern Pac,fis Il Rsilrosd Con
pany bavs selected or snaii hersaft-r
selsct aay lands Ia place Of lands witnin
the limits of said graaf, bu: exempted
| from the operation thereof, watch wers
or sh all os osca lied by boaa fde set
urr at the time Of such selcotion. s0ch
sss,l-r shall be entltlsd to porchass l6sl
acres Of land, 10 be BY him scl-csod, OF
the said Northern Psslnc Rsiiroad
Compaav. by paying therefor the suGl
of Sis pr acre. aud shalt have seivs
| moutas Ia which 70 make pSmeEt
therefor after nsttce OF she sslectlon ol
his land hy said comp xny; the said l6l
acres 90 inalnEae sae settlement and I'm
provemsnts of tn sesiisr clsimins toe
osaens Of tina sscsaon.