Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1893-03-24
ner, upon the same terms and conditions,
and subject to the same Limitations, for.
felt,lres and conteats N If this act had

ner, upon the same terms and conditions,
and subject to the same Limitations, for
FIXTURES and contests a. If this act had
not been passed. And provided. further,
that the following words of the last clause
of section Q of said act-namely: that
not less than 2,70O tees were planted on
each acre''--are hereby repealed. And
provided, further, that, in computing the
period of cultivation, the time shall run
from the date Of entry, if the necessary
acts of cultivation were performed within
the proper time. And provided, further,
that the prepsr alton of the land and the
planting Of the trees shall 10 construed
Us acts Of cultivation, and the time
authorized to be employed and actually
employed shall be computed Is part OF
the eight years of cultivation required BY
statue. Provided. that any person who
has made entry of any public lands Of the
United States under the timber culture
laws, and: who has for = period Of four
years iu good faith complied with the
provisions OF said laws, and who Is an
actual bona, fide resident of tho state
NJ the territory in which said land Is
located. shall be entitled to make final
proof thereto, and acquire title to the
same, by the payment of $1.25 per acre
for such tract, under such rules and regu.
lstious as shah be prescribed BY the secre.
tary of theinterior, aud registers and re.
celvcrs shaf be allowed the same fees and
scafnpensatiou for tho final proofs in
timber.culture entries Is are now allowed
by law iu homestead entries. Aud pro:
vided, further, that no land acquired un
der Ii visions of this act shall IN any
event Become liable to the satisfaction Of
any debt or debts contracted prior TO ,hv
issuing Of the final certificate therefor" /
But In addition to the sbove-and the
most important Of all is an amendmen,
that Representative P,ckler succeeded 10
lacking to the civil.appropr,a,ion bill.
which comes IL: sitter the fourth provis,s,
as given above, and is as foilows
''SeciiOn l of 40, act entitled au act TO
repeal the timber-cul,ure laws, and fol
other purposes, approved March 8, 1891,
t'e and is hereby amended by adding thy
following words to the fourth proviso
thereof: And provided. further, that, il
trees. seeds or cuttings were in good
fsith planted ~ provided by law. and the
same and the land upon which they werv
i" plauted thereafter in good faith cult.
v~s-d ss provided BY law, for at least
eight years, by n person qualified to make
rntry and who has . subs,sting entry un
Ter the timber culture laws, final proc,
may be made vithout regard to the num-
Der Of trees that may haze been arovino on
ths AaAd.'. !" ~, a-s, So. :.
THIS uew ,imber.culture legislation will
be gedseud to those who have expended
.s much money as the land Is worth. try
to raise trees, NJ they will not now br re.
quired to pay $40 for the CLAIM. The
law is broad. and it will be seen that un
der its' provisions resldents and nou'
residents who have tried to raise trees,
:.nd who have failed, may, after eight
and before thirteen years from date ot
entry, prove up the same as on a home.
stead. whether or not there are trees Oh
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