Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-24
TREE CLAIM LAW.
Text of the Former Amendatory statute,
and the Recent Amendments Thereto.

TREE CLAIM LAW
Text of the Former A.nentlatory Statute,
and the Recent Amendments Thereto.
Pierre Capital: Much has been
said about the timber culture bills
that have been introduced by Picker
and Pettigrew, and that there may
be clear understanding of the law
and it's provisions we give the law
and Picklers amendment thereto.
The following are the provisions of
the timber culture law, under act of !
March 3, 1891:
';l5e it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that an act entitled. Gan act to
amend an act entitled an act to en-
courage the growth of timber on the
western prairies," approved July IA,
1873, and all laws supplementary
thereto or amcndatory thereof, be,
and the same are thereby repealed:
Provided, that this repeal shall not
affect any valid rights heretofore
accruing under said laws, but all
bonatide 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 ii this act
had not been passed: And provided
further, that the following words of
the last clause of section , 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 culti-
vation 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 preparation of the
land and the planting OF trees shall
be construed as acts OF cultivation:
and the tilnc 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 amy 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 Tide
resident of the state or territory in
which said land is located shall be
entitled to final proof thereto, and
acquire title tu same by the payment
of Sl.25 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 homestead
entries: And provided further, that
no land acquired under the pro-
visions of this act shall in any event
OCOOlLO lldOlO 1OI SoUlSltlOClOA Va Ouy
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 in
after the fourth proviso above.
''Tllat section one of an act entitled
an act to repeal timber culture laws
and for other purposes" approved
March 3, 1881. be and is hereby
amended by adding the following
words to the fourth proviso thereof:
AND provided further. That if trees.
seeds or cuttings were in good faith
planted as provided by law. and the
same and the land upon which so
planted were hereafter in good faith
cultivated as provided by law. for at
least eight years by IL person quail
lied t. make entry and who has a
subsis1ing entry under the timber
culture laws, iinal proof may be
made without regard to the number
of trees that may have been growing
on the land"
1t will be seen that it makes the
law broad, applies to residents and
non-rcsidcnts alike. all of whom
make proof regardless o: the number
of trees growing. and regardless of
time when eight years expire. and
with no cost except land office fees.
Mrs. Ellsworth Miller. who holds
the worlds fair record in the a-attev
of multiple child-bearjng, has just
presented her husband with triplets-
two boys and girl. This brings her
record for triplcts up to three sets
and her total up to 10. She was
married Oct. III. 1859, nine years and
five months ago. and is now 81 years
old. She resides ut Cold Springs,
N. Y.