Year: 1878

making such entry shall, before he or she
shall be entitled to such extension of time,
file with the register and the receiver of
the proper land Office an affidavit, cor
roboratcd by two witnesses, setting forth
the destruction of such trees, and that in
consequence Of such destruction he or she
is compelled to ask an extension of time,
in accordance with the provisions of this
act; and provided further, That no final
certificate shalt be given, or patent issued
for the land so entered, until the expira-
tion of eight years from the date of such
entry; and if, at the expiration of said
time, or at any time within five years
thereafter, the person making such entry,
or if he or she be dead, his or her heirs
or legal representatives, shall prove by
two credible witnesses that he or she or
they have planted, and for not less than
eight years have cultivated and protected,
such quantity and character of trees as
aforesaid; that not less than twenty. seven
hundred trees were planted on each acre,
and that at the time Of making such
proof, there shall be then growing at least
six hundred and twenty FIVE living and
thrifty trees to each acre. they shall re-
ccivc patent for such tract of land.
Sec 4. That if 1T any time after the
filing of said affidavit, and prior to the
issuing Of the patent for said land, the
claimant shall fail to comply with any
Of the requirements of this act. then in
that event, such land shall be subject to
entry under the homestead laws, or by
some other person, under the provisions
of this act; Provided, That the party
making claim to said land, either as a
homestead settler, or under this act, shall
give, at the time Of filing his application
such notice to the original claimant as
shall be prescribed by the rules establish
ed by the commissioner Of the general
land office; and the rights of the parties
shall be determined as in other contested
cases


Sec 4. That no land acquired under
the provisions of this act shall, in any
event, become liable t, the satisfaction
Of any debts contracted prioa to the issu-
ing Of the final certificate therefor


Sec 5. That the commissioner of the
general land Office is hereby required to
prepare and issue such rules and regula
tions, consistent with this act, as shall be
necessary and proper to carry its provi.
sions into effect; aud that the registers
and receivers Of the several laud Offices
shall each be entitled to receive two
dollars ut the time of entry, and the like
sum when the CLAIM is finally established
and the final certificate issued.
Sec That the fiftlA section of the
act entitled IAN act IN addition to an act
to punish crimes against the United
States. and for other purposes" approved
March Sd. 1857, shall extend to all oatbs,
afirnations and affidavits required or
authorized by this act.


Sec. T. That parties who have already
made entries under the acts approved
March Sd, 1873, and March 13, 1874, Of
which this is amendatory, shall be per.
mitted to complete the same upon full
compliance with the provisions of this
act that is, they shall, at the time Of
making their final proof, have had under
cultivation, as required by this act, an
amount Of timber sufficient to make the
number of acres required by this act.


Sec. 8. All acts and parts Of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.


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