Western Land Owner, Volume 1H. N. Copp, 1884 |
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Page 70
. An , may purchase land and hold it until office found under the act of July 23 , 1865 , unless expressly prohibited . V. 5 , p . 82 A purchaser from an , may re - locate the claim and thereby acquire a possessory title . V. 3. p . 18 ...
. An , may purchase land and hold it until office found under the act of July 23 , 1865 , unless expressly prohibited . V. 5 , p . 82 A purchaser from an , may re - locate the claim and thereby acquire a possessory title . V. 3. p . 18 ...
Page 72
... land , on file in the local land office . V. 2. p . 117 The affidavit and , in timber culture cases are considered as one paper , and if the affi- davit is sworn to before the township plat is on file the application fails . . . V. 9 ...
... land , on file in the local land office . V. 2. p . 117 The affidavit and , in timber culture cases are considered as one paper , and if the affi- davit is sworn to before the township plat is on file the application fails . . . V. 9 ...
Page 73
... land office before the plat and notice have been posted on the claim , such application is void . Should be received at the order of time -- not according approved ... V. 9 , p . 114 local office in as surveys are . . V. 9 , p . 521 ...
... land office before the plat and notice have been posted on the claim , such application is void . Should be received at the order of time -- not according approved ... V. 9 , p . 114 local office in as surveys are . . V. 9 , p . 521 ...
Page 74
... lands in , cannot be sold as agricul- tural . V. 7 , p . 23 Review of an alleged private entry at Little Rock land office in , in 1861. . . V. 7 , p . 71 History of Cherokee Lands in . V. 8 , p . 110 Pre - emptions and private entries ...
... lands in , cannot be sold as agricul- tural . V. 7 , p . 23 Review of an alleged private entry at Little Rock land office in , in 1861. . . V. 7 , p . 71 History of Cherokee Lands in . V. 8 , p . 110 Pre - emptions and private entries ...
Page 75
... Land Office has a right to correct an erroneous decision without first giving notice to V. 4 , p . 42 Service of ... land under the soldiers ' homestead law may substitute a third person . V. 6 , p . 93 The law does not provide any fees ...
... Land Office has a right to correct an erroneous decision without first giving notice to V. 4 , p . 42 Service of ... land under the soldiers ' homestead law may substitute a third person . V. 6 , p . 93 The law does not provide any fees ...
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Page 13 - Motions for rehearing and review must be accompanied by an affidavit of the party, or his attorney, that the motion is made in good faith, and not for the purpose of delay.
Page 17 - Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day, which day falls upon a holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed.
Page 23 - When damages are claimed for withholding the property recovered, upon which permanent improvements have been made by a defendant, or those under whom he claims, holding under color of title adversely to the claim of the plaintiff, in good faith, the value of such improvements must be allowed as a set-off against such damages.
Page 30 - An Act to Provide for the Adjustment of Land Grants Made by Congress To Aid in the Construction of Railroads, and for the Forfeiture of Unearned Lands, and for Other Purposes.
Page 20 - States, or persons who have declared their intention to become citizens, which homesteads have been made, improved, and used for agricultural purposes, and upon which there have been no valuable mines of gold, silver...
Page 27 - A certificate of purchase issued in due form, in favor of a pre-emptor, for land subject to entry under the pre-emption law, cannot be canceled or set aside by the Land Department for alleged fraud in obtaining it; but in such case, the government must seek redress in the courts, where the matter may be heard and determined according to the law applicable to the rights of individuals in like circumstances V.
Page 23 - But we do not attach any importance to the exception, for the officers of the Land Department, being merely agents of the government, have no authority to insert in a patent any other terms than those of conveyance, with recitals showing compliance with the conditions which the law prescribes.
Page 21 - There is no relation of trust or confidence between mining partners which is violated by the sale and assignment by one partner to a stranger, or to one of the associates, of his share in the property and business of the association.
Page 122 - States governing their possessory title, shall have the exclusive right of possession and enjoyment of all the surface included within the lines of their locations, and of all veins, lodes, and ledges throughout their entire depth, the top or apex of which lies inside of such surface lines extended downward vertically...
Page 13 - To constitute the exemption contemplated by the preemption act under the head of 'known mines,' there should be upon the land ascertained coal deposits of such an extent and value as to make the land more valuable to be worked as a coal mine, under the conditions existing at the time, than for merely agricultural purposes. The circumstance that there are surface indications of the existence of veins...