River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-17
TIMBFR CULTURE.


WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Jan. 10
The following is the text of Mr.. Straits bill.
Section ] That the first section of said act be,
and the same is, amended, to read as follows:
That the act entitled An act to amend the act
entitled an act to encourage the growth of tim
Der on the Western prairies, approved March
10, 1874, be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows, That any person who Is the
head of family or who has arrived at the age
of twenty-one years. and is a citizen of the
United States, or who shall have filed
his declaration Of intention to become
such, as is required by the naturalization laws OF
the United States, who shall plant, protect and
keep in healthy, growing condition for elght
years five acres of timber on any legal SUBDIVISION
of eighty acres or fractional subdivision of less
than eighty acres as the case may be, at the ex-
piration of said eight years, on making proof OF
such fact by not less than two credible Witness
es and full compliance with the further cond1-
tions as provided in Sec. shall receive
patent for such tract; provided, further,
that no more than one-quarter of any section
shall be granted, and that no person shall make
more than one entry under the provisions OF this
act.
Sec 2 That the third section be and the same
is amended to read as follows: That if at any
time after the fling of said affidavit or prior to
the issuing of the patent for said land the claim
ant shall fail to comply with the requirements
Of this act and his timber culture entry shall
have been Cancelled by reason of such failure or
shall have been relinquished by the entry man,
then and in thai event, such land shall be sub
lect to entry by any other person having the
qualifications enumerated in the first section OF
GulS aCb DJG no pdIb OL bHS 1auu
covered by the relinNuished or cancelled
entry shall be entered or taken by any subse-
quent applicant save under the provisions OF
this act only, except upon the order of the com
missioner of the general land OFFICE made upon
proof satisfactory to him that the same is not
adapted to the growth of timber, and no such
order shall be made until the land included in
such order shall have remained for three years,
Immediately preceding the making thereof va
cant, Incorporated public lands, subject to
have been entered under the PROFESSIONS of this
act during the meantime and provided further,
that the register and receiver of any local land
office receiving any ACCOMPLISHMENTS under any
Of the public land lava shall be entitled to fee
of 81 to be paid by the person making such re-
linquishment, such fee not to be reported.
Sec. 3. There shall be added to said act, OF
which this act is amendatory, the following
sections: Sec. 8. No person shall be entitled
TO make more than one entry under the provis-
ions of this act except upon the order of the COM
missioner of the general land offices, and in cases
only where it shall be made to appear to his sat
isfaction that the entry-man was not legally
entitled to make the first entry by reason of
prior appropriation of the land or public policy;
and Justice to the claimant require that he should
be relieved from the disability arising from his
having once exercised his rights under this act,
in which case his right to make new entry
shall be declared.