Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-04-19

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follows:
A Act ~ WisaArsw Certain Rsbiie
L4sds frsn Privass ENTRY. And Tor
I. Other Purpssss. III 5 81. ( Il
\ Bs II ExAcrkD ly THE SENATE AHD HOUSE or
REPRESENTATIVES 81 rHx UNIrRD STATES or
.AxRRIcA IN CoxdRkss AssansLsn That nom
and altar the passage Of this ast no public lands
OF the United states except thoss In the Stats Of
Missouri shall y snbjsct 70 private entry,
L SIC. z. That any person who has not hsreto
fore perfected ttls 70 tract Of land Of which he
has made entry undsr the homestead law, may
make Z homestead entry Of not exceeding ous.
quarter section OF public land subject to such
entry. such previous fling or sntSy 70 the con.
trary notwit hstandlng but this right ahall mot
spply to persons who perfect tie 10 lands under
tho prescription or homestead laws already
initiated Provided, That all pre- smptiOn ret.
tiers upon the public lands whose 81 aims have
initiated prior . the passage fthis act may
chsusc such entries u homestead entries and
proceed 10 perfect thsie titles 70 their respective
claims under the homestead Law, notwithstand.8l
Ing they may have heretofore had the ben.,
at Of such Law. but such settlers
who perfect title 10 such claims under the
homestead law shall not thsreatter b entitled
10 enter other lat,ds under the pre- emptiou or
shomestead laws OF the United statss. II: IA III
SEC, 8. That whenever It shall b. made TO-
appear TO tho register and receiver Of any pub
hc land once, under such regulations q the
Secretary Of the Interior may prescribe: that any
settler upon tho public domain under existing
law is unable BY reason OF . total or partial
destruction or failure Of crops, sickuess, or
other unavoidable casualty. to secure & support
for himself herssli or thsse dependent upon
MIN OF her upon the lands ssttled upon. then
such register and receiver may grant 70 such ~
tier . leave Of absence from the claim uson
which he or she has fled for o period not ex.
[oeeping one year at any one tins. andrsueh set.
tier 40 granted leave Of Absence shall forfeit no
rights by reason Of such absence: Provided.
That the time Of such actual absence shall not
be deducted from the actual residence required
BY law. %,s.. ;i.s5, ,-.5&$.5. ~ I
SEC. 4, That the price Of all sections and parts
Of sections of the public lands within the limits
Ut the portions Of the several grants Of land TO
aid In the construction Of railroads which have
been heretofore and which may hereafter BE-
forfeited, which were by the act making such
grants or have since been Increased to the
double minimum price, and. Also Of all lands
within the limits Of any such railroad grant, but
10. osl5rt.ees1 n saSa ssalt lying adiacent 70
and coterminous with the portions OF the line o.
any such railroad which shall not be completed
at the date Of this act is hereby fixed at one
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. e..
SEC. s. That any homestead settler who has
~ foaa Man
ton Of laud may enter other aud additional
land lying contiguous to the original entry,
which shallnot, with the land first entered aud
occupied. exceed in the aggregate one hundred
and sixty acres without proof Of residence upon
aud cultivation Of the additional entry and ii
dnal proof Of settlement aad cultivation has
been made for the original entry. when the ad-
litional entry is made, then the patent shall
issue without further proof: Provided. Thkt
this section shall hot apply to or for the benefit
# any, person who At the date of making appli.
cation for entry hereunder does not own and
occupy the lands covered by his original entry
And provided. Thalif the original entry should
fail for any reason, prior 70 patent or should sp
pear to be illegal or fnudulent, ths additional
entry shall not be permitted, or II having been
initiated shall ~ eancslsd. i III Il Is .5S
SEC. s. Tkat eysry person sntislsd, undar ~
provisions Of the homestead laws to entsrSa
homestead, who has heretofore complied Win ~
who shall hereafter comply with the condition.
Of said laws. and who shsll have made hia 1ansl
proof hereunder for . quantity Of land less
shan one hundred aud sixty acres, and received
the receivers final receipt therefor, shall b. en-.
titled under said laws to enter % Z personal
right, and nst assignsble, by legal subdivison,
Of the public lands OF the United States subjec,
70 homestead entry, 40 much additional land a
added to the quantity previously 50 entered by
him shall not exceed one hundred and sixty
acres: Provided, That In no case shall paten,
1 issue for the land covered by such additional
entry until the person making such additional
entry shall have actually and In conformity
| with the homestead laws residsd upon and cul
tivated the lands 10 additionally sntered and
/ otherwise fully complied with such laws Pro.
vided, also, That this section shall not be con.
ssrusd a affecting any rights u to location o.
soldiers certificates heretofore issued, unde,
section two thousand three hundred and nix o
| the Revised Statutes. 5., t.G%.5, WA III
sEc.7 That tho 'act to provide additional
regulations for homestead and exemption
entries Of public lands, = approved March third
eighteen hundred and seventy nine; shall no.
be construed to forbid the taking Of testimony
for hnal proof within ten days following the do,
Advsrtised IS upon which such 6nAl proof shal
be made, In cases where accident or .unayoidabll
delays have prevented the applicant 1r witnesses
/ frous making snch proof on the date specified. 3
i SEC. s.. That nothing In this act shall be con
strued rs suspending, repeating or in any way
4 rendering imperative the provisions Of tie &C