Proceedings on,

ABANDONMENT.

Of homestead, effect of,

Of mining claims, what shall be deemed,.

ABANDONED HOMESTEAD LAND.

To revert to the Government, when,
ADMINISTRATORS.

May sell homestead for benefit of infant children,
when,

ADVERSE CLAIM.

For mineral land, fee for filing application, etc.,

When to be made,

AFFIDAVITS.

Of settlers on land subject to private entry,

2264 418 17

Of homestead applicant in military, etc., service, how
made,

2268 419 18

Of homestead applicant, how made,

Of widow or heirs of homestead settler,

Of person in military service desiring to secure a home-
stead, before whom may be made,

2290 422 23

2291 422 23

2293 423 23

Of purchaser of public land, to correct mistake in
entry,

Of homestead settler may be made before clerk of
county court, when,

By whom made, in proof of citizenship under mining
laws, .

2321 427 29

Of two persons to be filed by applicant for patent to
mining claim, of notice having been posted,"
To be filed by claimant of mineral land, after publica-
tion of notice,

2325 428 31

2325 429 31

Under mining laws, by whom may be verified,

By applicant to enter land for cultivation of timber,
AGENT.

May enter homesteads for soldiers and sailors, when,
AGREEMENT.

To prevent bidding for public land, penalty for making,. 2373 437 42
To pay premium to purchaser of public land over price

Limit of land which may be entered within one town-

*The first number indicates the section, the black figures the page of the Revised
Statutes, and the right-hand number the page of this book.

AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Adverse claims of pre-emptors on same sub-division of,
how decided, (See Pre-emptions,)

In lands reserved as mineral may be separated and
opened to pre-emption, when,

ALLOWANCES.

To surveyors-general for inspection of surveys in the
field,

For clerk-hire,

For office-rent, fuel, books, stationery, etc.,

To soldiers for distance from home to place of muster
or discharge, (See Bounty-Land,) .

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APPEAL.

Of pre-emptor from decision of register and receiver to
Commissioner of General Land-Office,
From Commissioner to Secretary of Interior,
APPLICATIONS FOR HOMESTEADS.
How to be recorded and kept,

APPROPRIATIONS.

To refund payments for land sold erroneously,
Money deposited by settlers for surveys to be deemed
appropriated for that purpose,

ARCHIVES.

Of surveyor-general's office in California, how kept,
ARIZONA.

Appointment of surveyor-general for, authorized,
Salary of,

Fifty per cent. addition to certain fees of registers and
receivers in,

ARKANSAS.

Public lands in, to be disposed of only under homestead
laws, .

ARMY.

Officers, soldiers, etc., of, entitled to bounty-land, when,
(See Bounty-Land),

Allowance to soldier for distance from home to place of
muster or discharge,

ASSIGNMENTS.

Of pre-emption rights prior to issue of patent void, 2263
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

With Secretary of Treasury and Commissioner of Gen-
eral Land-Office, to form rules for settling suspended
entry cases,

To approve adjudication of suspended entries, etc., by
Commissioner,

BOARD OF ADJUDICATION.

B.

Of suspended entries and suspended pre-emption land-
claims, how constituted,

Certain decisions of Commissioner of General Land-
Office to be approved by,

Patents to issue on claims approved by,

Re-issue of patents on claims confirmed by, in certain

cases,

BOISE CITY, IDAHO.

Office of surveyor-general for Idaho to be located at,
BOUNTY-LANDS.

May be located with military-bounty-land warrants,
how,.

Entry of, by warrants granted under certain acts,. 2416, 2417 445 53-54

BOUNTY-LANDS, Continued.

For soldiers of certain wars, or their widows, &c.,

Forty acres for certain soldiers,

For militia and volunteers serving between 1812 and
1852, .

Exceptions from foregoing,

Time soldiers held as prisoners of war counted as time
of service,

Warrant and patent for, to issue, when,

Warrant to issue to widow, when,

Marriage of widow subsequent to application not to
impair her right,

Additional bounty to certain officers, soldiers, &c.,

Classes embraced in preceding section,

Classes embraced without regard to length of service,
Widows and children, when entitled,

Subsequent marriage of widow not to impair her
rights,

Who considered minors,

Proof of service, how made,

Former evidence of right to, to be received when,
Additional evidence may be required when,

Allowance of time for distance from home to place of
muster or discharge,

Indians to have,

Evidence of right to a pension to be received as evi-
dence of right to, when,

2435 448 58

Additional evidence may be required,

Sales, powers of attorney, mortgages, &c., prior to issue
of warrant, void,

Not subject to prior debts of soldiers, &c.,

Warrants for, to be located by Commissioner of Gen-

eral Land-Office, when,

Patent to be transmitted to warrantee, &c.,

Deserters not entitled to,

Patent to soldier of Regular Army, when warrant lost,
Omissions in discharge provided for,

New warrants to issue in place of lost, when,
Regulations for issue of new warrants,

Laws to punish frauds extended to frauds under sec-
tion 2441,

Patent to issue in name of heirs of revolutionary and
war of 1812 soldiers, when,

Where claimant dies after proof, but before issue of
warrant, title to vest how,

Proofs may be filed by legal representatives, when,
Relocation by settler in case of error,

Appointment of surveyor-general for, authorized,
Salary of,

To be paid quarterly; to commence when,

Books, records, &c., in office of, to be safely kept there,
Authenticated copies under seal to be evidence,

Seal of, continued,

Transcript from record of, under, to be evidence,

Fifty per cent. addition to certain fees of registers and
receivers in,

2238 395 10

Public lands in, withdrawn from private entry, how
opened to entry,

2367 436 41

Augumented rates allowed for survey of certain public

lands in,

CALIFORNIA, Continued.

Geodetic surveys in, may be continued,

Departure from rectangular mode of surveying in,
when allowed,

Surveying in, may be paid for by the day, when,
Limitation upon grant of swamp lands to State of,
Certain lands selected by, confirmed to,

Restriction upon grants to, for school, &c., purposes,
Certain selections of surveyed lands to be certified to,
On land surveyed by State only to be certified to,
Certain swamp-lands to be certified to,

Examination of surveys of, by surveyor-general of
United States,

Approval and construction of township plats from such
surveys, when,

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2411 444 52

2479 456 68

2485 457 70

2485 457 70

2486 457 70

2487 458 70

2488 458 71

2488 458 71

2488 458 71

Segregation of swamp-lands,

2488 458 71

Where state survey of swamp-lands found incorrect,
surveys how made,

2488 458 71

Character of land claimed as swamp, how determined

in certain cases,

Lists of all selections of lands made by, to be for-
warded to the General Land-Office,
CALIFORNIA LAND-TITLES.

Penalty for altering, forging, counterfeiting, &c., any
instrument of writing concerning,

For falsely dating any instrument in writing to obtain,
under pretended Mexican authority, &c.,

For presenting any false or counterfeit instrument as
evidence, &c.,

Rights of way for, for agricultural, mining, and manu-
facturing purposes, confirmed,

2339 432 35

Remedies to settlers injured by construction of,
CERTIFICATION.

2339 432 35

By Commissioner of General Land-Office of copies, &c.,
CERTIFICATE, (LANDS,)

2469 454 66

For homestead, when given,

2291 422 23

CLEARANCE OF VESSELS.

From certain ports, laden with live-oak timber, condi-
tions of,

2463 453 65

CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MICHIGAN.

Unoccupied lands of, opened to homestead entry by
certain,

Time, place, and manner of making entry,

Selection of homesteads for minor children of, how
made,

Bona-fide settlers on lands of, prior to, &c., may enter,
Selections of land heretofore made by, to be patented'
when,

Sales heretofore made of lands of, confirmed, when,
CITIES.

Adjustment of boundaries of, when established on un-
surveyed public lands, (See Town-sites),

CITY SITES.

Public lands selected for, not subject to pre-emption,
CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES.

May pre-empt public lands when,

May acquire homesteads on public lands when,

CITIZENSHIP.

Rights of, may be granted to Stockbridge-Munsee In-

CLERKS.

In General Land-Office, prohibited from purchasing
or being interested in purchase of public lands,

CLERKS, (NAVY.)

When entitled to bounty-land,

COAL-LANDS.

Who may make entry of,

idual

Price, how regulated,

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2347 433 37

2347 433 37

Limit of amount which individual may enter,

Persons who have opened, &c., mines to have preference

right of entry,

Certain associations may enter 640 acres when,

Limit of time for presenting claims for,

Only one entry allowed to same person or association,
Limit of time for proof and payment,

Conflicting claims for, how determined where im-
provements commenced after March 3, 1873,

Where improvements made before March 3, 1873, claim
may be divided,

Commissioner of General Land-Office to make rules, &c.,
No rights prior to March 3, 1873, impaired,

No sale of lands valuable for gold, silver, or copper
authorized, .

COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS.

To select homestead-lands for certain minor children
of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,

Duties of, at certain ports respecting clearance of ves-
sels laden with live-oak timber,

COLORADO.

Appointment of surveyor-general for, authorized,
Salary of,

Fifty per cent. addition to certain fees of registers and
receivers in,

Boundaries of land-districts in, established,

COMMISSIONS, (See Fees.)

Of registers and receivers,

COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL LAND-OFFICE.
Appointment and salary of,

In case of vacancy, or absence, how duties of to be

formed,

2351 433 38
2351 434 38
2351 434 38

2352 434 38

General duties of,

To have custody of seal of office,

453 76 ខ
454

76

To furnish information to President, &c.,

455 76

All returns of surveys to be made to,

456

76

To audit and settle public land accounts, and transmit
to First Comptroller,

456

76

3

To perform duties of surveyor-general, when,
Copies of general and particular plats surveyed to be
transmitted to, by surveyors-general,

Receivers of public moneys to make monthly returns
to,

2245 395 12

To transmit quarterly accounts-current to,

2245 395 12

To establish maximum charges for survey and publica-
tion of mining-claims, &c.,

2334 431 34

To make needful rules, &c., for sale, &c., of coal-lands,

2351 434 38

To fix minimum price for reservations when brought
into market,

2364 435 40

To direct conduct of sale of town-lots, when,

2381 438 44

To approve and order contracts for survey of public
lands,

2398 442 49

To fix price per mile for public surveys,

2400 443 50

To direct manner of keeping accounts of cost of sur-
veys, &c., of private land-claims,

2400 443 50