Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands, Volume 6U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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United States. Department of the Interior. RAILROAD GRANT - LANDS EARNED BY CONSTRUCTION ... made necessary in order to comply with statutory requirements as to course ... land in said O'Brien county , claimed by the Sioux City and St. Paul ...
United States. Department of the Interior. RAILROAD GRANT - LANDS EARNED BY CONSTRUCTION ... made necessary in order to comply with statutory requirements as to course ... land in said O'Brien county , claimed by the Sioux City and St. Paul ...
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... Congress , approved May 12 , 1864. " He further certified " that the whole ... adjustment of the grant is made must be made according to the line of ... construction from the located line , and that the State was en- titled to patents for ...
... Congress , approved May 12 , 1864. " He further certified " that the whole ... adjustment of the grant is made must be made according to the line of ... construction from the located line , and that the State was en- titled to patents for ...
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United States. Department of the Interior. RAILROAD GRANT - ACT OF MARCH 3 , 1887 - RULE OF MAY 23 , 1887 . The act of March 3 , 1887 , is mandatory , and requires that there shall be no unnec essary delay in the matter of adjusting ...
United States. Department of the Interior. RAILROAD GRANT - ACT OF MARCH 3 , 1887 - RULE OF MAY 23 , 1887 . The act of March 3 , 1887 , is mandatory , and requires that there shall be no unnec essary delay in the matter of adjusting ...
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... land along its line , but yet claims patents for lands within both granted ... adjustment of the grant to aid in the construction of said road should be ... grants made by the acts of Congress herein before recited , and both of which ...
... land along its line , but yet claims patents for lands within both granted ... adjustment of the grant to aid in the construction of said road should be ... grants made by the acts of Congress herein before recited , and both of which ...
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United States. Department of the Interior. RAILROAD GRANT — INDEMNITY ADJUSTMENT ... land “ sold or otherwise appropriated ” by the United States , and under the ... Congress for the purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement or ...
United States. Department of the Interior. RAILROAD GRANT — INDEMNITY ADJUSTMENT ... land “ sold or otherwise appropriated ” by the United States , and under the ... Congress for the purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement or ...
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acres act of June Acting Commissioner Stockslager Acting Secretary Muldrow affidavit alleging settlement allowed appeal application approved April attorney August 13 authority claimant Commissioner Sparks Congress court cultivation December December 15 declaratory statement definite location Department entitled entryman evidence fact faith February February 13 filed final proof hearing held holding for cancellation homestead entry homestead law indemnity limits issued July July 17 June 15 June 22 Lake Maurepas land district Land Office letter miles Muldrow to Commissioner Northern Pacific Northern Pacific Railroad notice November November 12 O'Brien county office decision Pacific R. R. Pacific Railroad Company parties patent prior public lands purchase record register and receiver rejected relinquishment reservation residence road rule Secretary Vilas selection September September 28 settlement laws settler Sioux City Stat survey testimony thereof timber culture entry tion township tract United Vilas to Commissioner Washington Territory withdrawal
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Page 400 - ... every alternate section of public land, not mineral, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of twenty alternate sections per mile, on each side of said railroad line, as said Company may adopt, through the Territories of the United States...
Page 142 - ... no certificate, however, shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry ; or if he be dead, his widow ; or in case of her death...
Page 135 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry : and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry — or if he be dead, his widow : or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee...
Page 749 - ... that he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract in any way or manner with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the Government of the United States should inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any person except himself...
Page 752 - ... not sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of by the United States, and to which a preemption or homestead claim may not have attached at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed...
Page 281 - States or given aid and comfort to its enemies, and that such application is made for his or her exclusive use and benefit, and that said entry is made for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not either directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person...
Page 371 - Every person above the age of twenty-one years, who is a citizen of the United States...
Page 73 - That when the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed under the direction of the government of the United States, preparatory to bringing the same into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each township in said Territory shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purpose of being applied to schools in said Territory, and in the States and Territories hereafter to be erected out of the same.
Page 647 - States surveyor-general, showing accurately the boundaries of the claim or claims, which shall be distinctly marked by monuments on the ground, and shall post a copy of such plat, together with a notice of such application for a patent, in a conspicuous place on the land embraced in such plat previous to the filing of the application for a patent, and shall file an affidavit of at least two persons that such notice has been duly posted...
Page 279 - ... to citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such...