Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands, Volume 19U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 |
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... ground of said decision was that Hicks entered the territory prior to the time the land in controversy was opened to entry ( noon of April 22 , 1889 ) , and that he was therefore disqualified to make the entry in question . The motion ...
... ground of said decision was that Hicks entered the territory prior to the time the land in controversy was opened to entry ( noon of April 22 , 1889 ) , and that he was therefore disqualified to make the entry in question . The motion ...
Page 32
... ground of the wrongful denial of his appeal , yet , if it appears that he is justly entitled to relief , it may be granted under the supervisory authority of the Sec- retary . A contract , under the deposit system of surveys ...
... ground of the wrongful denial of his appeal , yet , if it appears that he is justly entitled to relief , it may be granted under the supervisory authority of the Sec- retary . A contract , under the deposit system of surveys ...
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... ground , which being substantially stated , is as follows : That under the rules and regulations of " Circular instructions relative to deposits by indi- viduals for the survey of the public lands , " approved and adopted June 24 , 1885 ...
... ground , which being substantially stated , is as follows : That under the rules and regulations of " Circular instructions relative to deposits by indi- viduals for the survey of the public lands , " approved and adopted June 24 , 1885 ...
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... ground that the land in controversy was , at that time , included in the homestead entry of Carew , but inas- much as said homestead claim was subsequently limited so as to exclude the lot or subdivision upon which Bell resides , and ...
... ground that the land in controversy was , at that time , included in the homestead entry of Carew , but inas- much as said homestead claim was subsequently limited so as to exclude the lot or subdivision upon which Bell resides , and ...
Page 68
... ground that he " had no other information in this case except what was obtained professionally while acting ... grounds on which a deposition in perpetuam may be taken in the State of Minnesota , are set forth in the Statutes of that ...
... ground that he " had no other information in this case except what was obtained professionally while acting ... grounds on which a deposition in perpetuam may be taken in the State of Minnesota , are set forth in the Statutes of that ...
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26 Stat acres act of June act of March affidavit of contest affirmed Alexander Hanson alleged allowed appeal approved April April 16 April 22 attorney August cancellation cash entry certificate claimant Commissioner December declaratory statement definite location Department departmental decision entitled entryman evidence fact February February 23 filed final proof grant hearing held homestead entry homestead law indemnity Indian Interior issued July July 20 June 22 land district Land Office March 23 ment mineral motion for review Navajo river Northern Pacific R. R. Northern Pacific Railroad notice October J. I. H. office decision Pacific Railroad Company parties patent person plat pre-emption preference right prior protest public lands purchase record register and receiver rejected relinquishment reservation residence road rule scrip Secretary Smith selection September September 29 settlement settlement laws settlers supra survey testimony thereof tion townsite tract United witnesses
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Page 271 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States. But they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty ; and those who shall remain in the said territories after the expiration of that year, without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans, shall be considered to have...
Page 26 - State do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof...
Page 145 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent...
Page 91 - September, eighteen hundred and forty-one, granting pre-emption rights, and the acts amendatory thereof, and of the act entitled "An act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain...
Page 324 - That the Indians or other persons in said district shall not be disturbed in the possession of any lands actually in their use or occupation or now claimed by them, but the terms under which such persons may acquire title to such lands is reserved for future legislation by Congress...
Page 404 - It is not to be admitted that the titles by which so much property in this country and so many rights are held, purporting to emanate from the authoritative action of the officers of the Government, and, as in this case, under the seal and signature of the President of the United States himself, shall be dependent upon the hazard of successful resistance to the whims and caprices of every person who chooses to attack them in a court of justice ; but it should be well understood that only that class...
Page 102 - That the president of the United States shall cause the lands to be surveyed for forty miles in width on both sides of the entire line of said road, after the general route shall be fixed, and as fast as may be required by the construction of said railroad...
Page 373 - Except as otherwise provided by law, all balances of appropriations contained in the annual appropriation bills and made specifically for the service of any fiscal year, and remaining unexpended at the expiration of such fiscal year, shall only be applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred during that year, or to the fulfillment of contracts properly made within that year ; and balances not needed for such purposes shall be carried to the surplus fund.
Page 365 - ... situated, to enter at the proper land office, and at the minimum price, the land so settled and occupied in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests...
Page 586 - ... territory to compensate deficiencies for school purposes, where sections sixteen or thirty-six are fractional in quantity, or where one or both are wanting by reason of the township being fractional, or from any natural cause whatever.