Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-23
TREE A LAW.
Text OF the Former ~Amendstory Statute,
and the Recent Amendments Therein.

Saiu dpoub the TIMBER culture bills
That have been introduced by Picker
and Pettigrew, and that there NAV
be a clear understanding of the law
and its provisions we give the law
and Pickler's amendment thereto.
The following are the provisions Of
The timber culture law, under act of
March 3, 1891:
b it enacted by the senate and
mouse OF representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that an act entitled, San act to
amend an act entitled an act to en-
courage the growth of timber on the
western prairies," approved July IA.
1878, and all laws supplementary
thereto or amendatory thereof, be,
ana the same are thereby repealed:
Provided, that this repeal shall not
affect any valid rights Heretofore
accruing under said laws, but all
bonafde claims lawfully initiated be-
fore the passage Of this act may be
perfected upon due compliance with
the law, in the same manner, upon
the same terms and conditions, and
subject to the same limitations, for
FIXTURES, and contests as if this act
had not been passed: And provided
further, that the following words Of
the last clause of section 2 Of said
act, namely: ''That not less than
tWenty-seven hundred trees were
planted on each acre." are hereby re-
pealed: And provided further, that
In computing the period of Guilt
walton the time shall Fun from the
date OF entry, If the necessary acSs of
cultivation were performed within
the proper time: And provided
further, that the preparation of the
land and the planting Of trees shall
be construed as acts of cultivation:
and the time authorized to be so
employed and actually employed
shall be computed as a part of the
eight years of cultivation required by
statute: 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
a period Of four years in good faith
complied with the provisions Of said
laws and who is an actual bona ide
resident of the state or territory in
which said land Is located shall be
entitled TO final proof thereto, and
acquire title to same by the payment
Of 81 % per acre for such tract, under
such rules and regulations as shall be
prescribed by the secretary OF the
interior, and registers and receivers
shall be allowed the same fees and
compensation for the final proofs in
timber culture entries as is now
allowed by the law in HON estead
entries: And provided further, that
no land acquired under the pro-
visions Of this act shall in any event
become liable for satisfaction of any
debt or debts contracted prior TO the
issuing Of the final certificate
thereof"
To this is added Pickler's amend
ment passed on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which comes ia
after the fourth proviso above,
THAT section one Of an act entitled
an act to repeal timber culture laws
B and for other purposes" approved
March B., 1891, be and is hereby
amended by adding the following
words TO the fourth proviso thereof:
D And provided further, That if trees,
) seeds or cuttings were in good faith
planted as provided by law, and the
5 same and the land upon which so
= planted were hereafter in good faith
, cultivated as provided by law, for at
least eight years by person quail
| fled to make entry and who has a
subsisting entry under the timber
culture laws, final proof may be
} made without regard to the number
Of trees that may have been growing
D on the land"
1t will be seen that it makes the
r law broad, applies to residents and
. non-residents alike, all OF whom
make proof regardless OF the number
5 of trees growing, and regardless OF
/ time when eight years expire, and
! with no cost except land office fees.
i, Mrs. Ellsworth Miller, who holds
the worlds fair record in the matter
of multiple collaborating, has JUST
presented her husband with triplets-
two boys and a girl. This brings her
record for triplets up to three sets
and her total up to Is. She was
] married Oct. 10, 1888, nine years and
| five months ago, and is nov 81 years
old. She resides at Cold Springs,
n. Y.
Melville d. Landon, better known