SUBJECT. GENERAL GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES-Continued. Section. Page. Secretary of Interior to make lists of such lands for transmission to the governors of the Legal subdivisions, mostly wet and unfit for cultivation. Indemnity to States where lands have been sold by United States. Patents to issue for swamp lands to purchasers and locators prior to issuing of patents Selections of swamp and overflowed lands confirmed. Public lands, not mineral, granted to each State for purpose of establishing agricultural Agricultural-college scrip to be issued, when. Proceeds of sales, how applied. Assignees Moneys from sale of land and scrip to be invested, and interest applied to support of col- Conditions of grant, assent of States. Diminution of fund to be made up by State. An- Fees of land officers Governors of States to report annually to Congress. New States entitled to benefits of grant Nevada may select double-minimum lands not mineral. Selection of lands granted to California, &c. Selection of lands granted to Oregon, &c Selections by Oregon confirmed, except when legally appropriated. Locations in excess of quantity allowed, confirmed Certain excess locations in Wisconsin confirmed. Fee-simple to pass in all grants of land to States and Territories, when Certain States to be paid 10 per cent. on net proceeds of sales of public lands therein, &c.. Net proceeds of sales of public lands payable at the Treasury half-yearly, to whom Length of continuation of this grant.. Not less than $150,000 to be appropriated annually for surveys Amount due on State stocks held by United States in trust to be withheld from States in Homestead settlers allowed same time as pre-emptors to file application for lands. When rights inure to the benefit of infant children. Homestead entries of insane persons confirmed in certain cases. Persons in military or naval service, when and before whom to make affidavit Lands covered by relinquished homestead claims subject to entry at once. Party contesting homestead entry allowed thirty days after notice of cancellation to What minors may have the privileges of this chapter.. Payment before expiration of five years, rights of applicant.. No distinction on account of race, color, &c. What lands disposed of only as homesteads. Disposition of lands in certain States. Deduction of military and naval service from time, &c Widows and minor children of persons entitled to homestead, &c. Homestead right extended to Indians who sever their tribal relations Chiefs, &c., of Stockbridge Munsees, homestead rights of.. 212 80 213 81 214 82 SUBJECT. HOMESTEADS-Continued. Section. Page. Exemption of homestead of Stockbridge Munsees. Stockbridge Munsees becoming citizens 244 245 Unsold lands of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, how opened for homesteads. 246 Selections for minors under preceding section. 247 Bona-fide settlers on above lands prior to, &c 248 Certain lands to be patented to Indians making selection 249 Cultivation of trees on homestead tracts 250 Entry of 160 acres of double-minimum lands allowed after March 3, 1879. Additional entry 251 Claimants or their assignees may purchase lands at $1.25 per acre in certain cases Lands within railroad grants re-entered by claimants after abandonment. 91 93 LAND DISTRICTS AND OFFICERS. Land districts.. 124 29-55 When land office may be discontinued by Secretary of the Interior. 125 When land office may be continued by Secretary of the Interior. 126 When land office may be annexed to adjacent district by the President 127 Change of location of land office by the President 128 Discontinuance of land offices by the President. 129 Change of boundaries of land districts, and establishment of additional districts for sale of 56 56 56 56 56 MINERAL LANDS. Subjects upon which miners may make regulations. Conditions same are subject to. Patents for mineral lands, how obtained. Authority for agents to make applications and Vested rights to use of water for mining, &c.; right of way for canals 407 154 Patents, pre-emptions, and homesteads subject to vested and accrued water-rights. Additional land districts and officers, power of the President to provide. Grants of lands to States or corporations not to include mineral lands SUBJECT. MINERAL LANDS-Continued. Section. Page. Pre-emption of coal lands.. Entry of coal lands Pre-emption claims of coal lands to be presented within sixty days, &c. Only one entry allowed. Conflicting claims Rights reserved.. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LANDS. Cases of suspended entries of public lands and suspended pre-emption claims. Patents to issue for lands in the first class, and lands in the second class to revert to the Lands of United States, by whatsoever title acquired, not to be occupied, possessed, or Compensation of directors, &c., appointed by the United States. Patents for lands, when Oath of pre-emptionist, where filed; penalty. Final proof made before clerk of county court Statement to be filed by settler with intent to purchase on lands subject to private entry. 184 Pre-emption claimants; time of making proof and payment. 185 Lands relinquished by pre-emptors subject to entry at once Publication of notice of contest in pre-emption cases Party contesting pre-emption entry to be allowed thirty days after notice of cancellation 187 188 189 Extension of time in certain cases to persons in military and naval service 190 191 Entries of insane persons confirmed in certain cases. 192 Non-compliance with laws caused by vacancy in office of register or receiver not to 193 No pre-emption of lands sold but not confirmed by General Land Office 194 195 When more than one settler; rights of appeal to Commissioner and Secretary of the Interior 196 : Settlements of two or more persons on same subdivision before survey Settlements before survey on sections 16 or 36; deficiencies thereof. 197 Selections to supply deficiencies of school lands 199 Military bounty-land warrants receivable for pre-emption payments Right of additional location by pre-emptors within limits of forfeited railroad grants 205 Right of transfer of settlers under homestead and pre-emption laws for certain public SUBJECT. PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. Patents to issue for claims heretofore confirmed Price of surveys; how fixed.. Certificates of location or scrip to issue in satisfaction of confirmed private land claims Issuance and location of judicial scrip in lieu of confirmed private land claims PUBLIC SALES AND PRIVATE ENTRIES. Public sale of lands in half quarter-sections Advertisement of sales Price of lands, $1.25 per acre No credit on sales of public lands Lands raised to $2.50 per acre prior to January, 1861, reduced to $1.25 per acre. Public lands may be offered for sale in such proportions as the President chooses Several certificates issued to two or more purchasers of same section Private sales; in what bodies. Private sales; proceedings in.. Highest bidder; when preferred in private sales. Minimum price; how fixed when reservations are sold.. What coins receivable in payment for public lands Lands in California subject to private entry and withdrawn; how to be opened to entry.. Mistakes in entry of lands; provisions for. Mistakes in patents for lands Mistakes in location of warrants. Error in entry by mistake of numbers; proceedings upon Sale of saline lands 173 67 REPAYMENT OF PURCHASE MONEY. Purchase money, fees, and commissions on erroneous entries, or where sales cannot be con- Sale of military sites under general laws prohibited; proviso as to Florida.. SUBJECT. Section. Page. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR-Continued. To designate and set apart agricultural from mineral lands Shall prescribe regulations for subdivision of fractional sections.. Designation of newspapers for publication of proclamations of sales of lands SPECIAL AGENTS. Surveyor-general may appoint agents to examine surveys in the field Surveyors-general, how and where appointed. SURVEYS AND SURVEYORS. Salary of, in Louisiana, Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Dakota Salary of, in Colorado, New Mexico, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Salaries of. in Florida, Oregon, and California, how and from what time payable Variance in shape of surveys on rivers, &c Variance from rectangular subdivisions in Nevada. Geodetic method of sur ey in Oregon and California. Extension of public surveys over mineral lands. Transfer of papers and discontinuance of office in case of completed surveys. Free access to public records delivered to States, and conditions of such delivery. Penalty for default of deputy surveyor. Duties of register and receiver performed by surveyor-general, when. Rules of survey Boundaries and contents of public lands, how ascertained Residence of surveyor-general Bond of surveyor-general. Duration of office Continuance of duties and bond after expiration of commission.. Devolution of powers of surveyors-general upon Commissioner in case of discontinuance of office 16 16 17 17 17 88 90 91 92 93 94 Transcripts from records and seals of surveyors-general of California, Oregon, and Lou- 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 What instructions to be deemed part of contract 107 108 Deputies to survey mining claims and power of Commissioner to fix prices 109 Surveyor-general to make plat and field notes of mining surveys, and to give certificate 110 Contracts for surveys of public lands, when binding. 111 Price of surveys, how established. Cost of surveying private land claims and railroad 112 Augmented rates for surveys in Oregon, California, and Washington Territory. Settler's deposits for surveys to go in part payment for lands, and are assignable . 117 1 118 Surveyors-general in New Mexico, &c., to report to Congress on private land claims Protection of surveyor by marshal of district Surveyors to explore and select timber lands to reserve for use of the Navy TIMBER AND TIMBER CULTURE. Timber on mineral lands may be taken for certain purposes. Permission to take, not ex- Publication of application. Facts to be proved. Objections to patent 99 |