Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-19


the delay OF two years from the date
OF said entry before the issuing of q
patent therefor.
Sec. 8. That suits by the United
States to vacate and annul any pat.
ent heretofore issued shall only be
brought within five years from the
passage OF this act, and suits to vacate
and annul patents hereafter issued
shall only be brought within six years
after the date OF the issuance of such
patents. And in the States of Colo.
rado, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota
and South Dakota, Wyoming, and In
the district OF Alaska and thesold and
silver regions OF Nevada, and the Tor
ritory OF Utah, in any criminal prose
cution or civil action by the United
States for a trespass on such public
timber lands or to recover timber or
lumber cut thereon, it shall be de-
Tense if the defendant shall show that
the said timber was so cut or removed
from the timber lands for use in such
state or territory by a resident there
OF for agricultural, mining, manufae-
turing or domestic purposes, and has
not been transported out oil the same;
coS hothiiE bCiCAii 1OitaiitCl cbhi
ply to operate to enlarge the rights OF
any railway company to cut timber
on the public domain: PROVIDED, That
the secretary of the interior may make
suitable rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 8. That hereafter no public
lands OF the United States, except
abandoned military or other reserva-
tions, isolated and disconnected frac-
tlonal tracts authorized to be sold by
section 2455 OF the Revised Statutes,
and mineral ana other lands the sale
OF which at public auction has been
authorized by acts OF congress of a
special nature having local applica-
tior, shall be sold ut public sale.
Sec. 10. That nothing in this act
shall change, repeal or modify any
agreements or treaties made with any
Indian tribes for the disposal OF their
lands, or OF land ceded TO the United
States to be disposed OF for the benefit
of such tribes, and the proceeds there
OF to be placed in the treasury OF the
United States; and the disposition OF
such lands shall continue in accord
ance with the provisions OF such treat
les or agreements, except as provided
in section of this act.
Sec. IL. That until otherwise Or
dered by congress lands in Alaska may
be entered for townsite purposes, for
the several use and benefit OF the occu-
pants OF such townsites, by such trus-
tee or trustees as may be named by
the secretary OF the interior for that
purpose, such entries to be made un-
der the provisions of section 1887 OF
the Revised Statutes as near as may
be; and when such entries shall have
been made the secretary of the in
terror shall provide by regulation for
the proper execution of the trust in
favor of the inhabitants OF the town
site, including the survey OF the lands
into lots, according to the spirit and
intent OF said section 23S7 of the Re
vised Statutes, whereby the same re-
suits would be reached as though the
entry had been made by a county judge
and the disposal of the lots into such
townsite, and the proceeds OF the sale
thereof had been prescribed by the
legislative authority OF a state or ter
ritory: Provided, that no more than
$40 acres shall be embraced in one
townsite entry.
Sec. 12. That any citizen OF the
United States twenty-one years of age,
. aLt any ttE.OCEtLion Oh SittIl CIT
and any corporation Incorporated un-
der the laws of the United States or of
any state or territory of the United
States now authorized by law to hold
lands i'll the territories now or here
after in possession OF and occupying
public lands in Alaska for the purpose
of trade or manufactures, may pur-
chase not exceeding 16O acres to be
taken as near as practicable IN
square form, OF such land at S2.oOper
acre: Provided, That in case more
than one person, association or cor
poration shall claim the same tract OF
land the person, association or cor
poratioD having the prior claim by
reason of possession and continued
occupation shall be entitled to pur-
chase the same; but the entry OF no
person, association or corporation
shall include improvements made by
| or in possession OF another prior to
| the passage OF this act.
Sec 13 That it shall be the duty
of any person, association or corpo-
ration entitled to purchase land under
this act to make an application to the
| United States marshal, eX-otiiclo sur
veyor generol OF Alaska, for an estl
mate of the cost OF making a survey
OF the lands occupied by such person
association or corporation, and the
cost OF the clerical work necessary to
be done in the office OF the said United
States marshal, eX-otficio surveyor
| general; and OH the receipt of such es
innate from the United States mar
shall, ex-0llicio surveyor general, th'
said person, association or corpo
ration shall deposit the amount in 6
United States depository, as he Is re
quired by section numbered 24O1, Re
vised Statutes, relating to deposits foI
surveys.
That on the receipt by the United
States marshal, ex-ofiicio surveyor
general, OF the said certificates of de
post, shall employ n competent per
son to make such survey, under sucl
rules and regulations as may b.
adopted by the s cretary of the in
terror, who shall make his return o
his field notes and maps to the otfic
of the said United States marshal, ex
officio surveyor general; and the SAT-
United States marshal, ex-otficio sur
veyor general, shall cause the said tiel'
notes and plats OF such survey to b
examined, and, if correct, approve th
same, and shall transmit certified COP
} les of such maps and plats to the offic
of the commissioner OF the general Ian
2 Office.
!, That when the said field notes an
plats of said survey shall have bee
: approved by the said commissioner {
E the general land Office, he shall motif
such person, association or corpora
| ton, who shall then, within six month
q after such notice, pay to the Unite
D States marshal, ex-officio surveyo
: general, for such land, and paten
b shall issue for the same.
D Sec. Ia. That none of the provision
r of the last two preceding sections
r this act shall be SO construed as