| Show LAWS haws concerning PRE EMP SEC 2272 nothing la in the provisions of this chapter shall bo be construed to preclude any perso person n who may have filed a notice of 1 intention t ct on to claim any tract of land by preemption from the light right allowed by law to others to purchase such tract by private en entry t ry after the expiration pi ration of the right of pre n SEC BEC 2273 when two or more person persons s settle on the same tract of land the right of preemption pre emption shall be in him who made the first settlement tl provided such person conforms forms to tho the other brov provisions of the law and all questions as ha to the right of preemption pre emption arising between d different I 1 settlers shall bo be determined by the register and receiver of the district within which the land is situated and appeals from the decision of district officers in cases of contest for tho the right light of preemption pre emption shall be made to the commissioner of the general land office whose decision shall be final unless appeal apical be taken to the tho secretary of the interior SEC 2274 2271 L when settlements have been made upon agricultural publia public lands lauds odthe of the united states prior ta the survey thereof and it has baedor been or shall be ascertained after aften the t surveys have been extended over such lands that two or more settlers have improvements up upon on the same legal subdivision it shall all be lawful for such settlers to of their lands at the local land boffl office ce or for either of said settlers to enter into contract with his co settler to td convey to then them their por portion lon ton of said land after a patent is issued to him and after making said raid contract cont radt to file a declaratory statement in his own name and prove up and pay fon for said land and kwof of ofa joint occupation by himself and others and of such contract with them made shall bhail be equivalent to proof of sole bole occupation and preemption pre emption by the applicant provided that in no caso behall the amount patented under this section exceed one hundred and sixty acres nor shall this section apply to lands not subject to homestead or preemption pre emption entry SEC 2275 where settlements with a view to preemption pre emption have been made before the survey of the lands in the field which are found to have been made on sections sixteen or thirty six those sections shall be subject to the preemption pre emption claim of such settler and if they or either of them have been or shall be reserved or pledged for the use of schools or colleges in the tho state or territory in which the lands lie other lands of like quantity are appropriated in lieu of such as may be 8 patented by pre and 0 ther other lands are also appropriated to compensate deficiencies for school purposes where sections sixteen or thirty six are fractional in quantity or where one or both a arm are re war var wanting t by reason of the township being I 1 ng fractional or from any natural nat ural urai cause whatever SEC 2276 the lands appropriated by the preceding section shall be selected within the same land district in accarda accordance nce with the following principles of adjustment to wit for each township or fraction al township containing a greater quantity of land than three of if an entire township one section for a fractional township containing a greater quantity of land than one half and not more than three a township sh lp three quarters of a sec section ton for a fractional township containing greater quantity of land than one quarter and not more than one half hair of a township one half section and for a fractional to township containing a greater quantity of land than one entire sect section conand and noti more than one quarter of a township one quarter section of land SEC 2277 all warrants for military bounty lands which are issued un derany under any law of tho the united states shall bo be received in payment of preemption rights at the rate of one dollar and twenty five cents per acre for tho the quantity of land therein specified but whore where the land ls is is 19 rated at ono dollar and twenty five cents per acre and does not exceed the area specified in the warrant it must be taken in full fall satisfaction atis fac thereof SEC 2278 agricultural college scrip issued to any state under the act approved july Tuly second elgh eighteen teen hundred and sixty two or acts amendatory thereof shall be received from actual settlers in payment of preemption pre emption claims in tho the sa same m e manner and to the same extent as authorized in case of military bo bounty anty land warrants by the pre prel 1 ceding section SEC 2279 no person shall have the right of preemption pre emption to more than one hundred and sixty acres along niong the line of railroads within aloff the fruits limits granted by any act of cengr congress SEC 2 2280 10 any settler on lands heretofore reserved on account of claims under french spanish or other grants ra its which have been or may be hereafter declared by the supreme court of the united states to be invalid shall be entitled to all the rights ompre of preemption pre emption granted by the preceding provisions of this chapter after the lands have been released from reservation in the same manner as if no reservation had existed SE sea SEC 2281 all settlers on public lands which have been or may be withdrawn from market in consequence quen guen co of proposed railroads and who had bad sett settled led there thereon i prior to such withdrawal shall edl edi be e entitled to preemption pre emption at the erd ord ordinary I 1 inary nary minimum to the lands settled on and cultivated by them but they shall file the proper notices of their thir c claims and mako ko proof and payment m ent as in other cases SEC 2282 nothing contained in th this chapter h 1 I ter shall delay the salo sale gale of at any 79 of of tt the public lands beyond the til time me a appointed by the proclamation of the president SEC 2283 the osage indian trust and diminished reserve lands in the state of kansas excepting the sixteenth and thirty sixth sections in each township shall be subject to disposal for cash only to actual settlers in quantities not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres or one quarter section to each in compact t form in accordance wi with t lithe the general principles of the preemption pre emption laws lawsy under the direction of the commissioner of the general liand land office but claimants shall ille file their declaratory statements as prescribed in other cases upon lands and shall pay for the tracts respectively settled upon within one year from date of settlement where the plat piat of survey is on file at that date and within one year from the filing of t the he township plat in the district office where such plat is not on file at date of settlement SEC 2284 the sale or transfer of his claim upon any portion of these landsky lands by any settler prior t to 0 the twenty sixth day of april aprill eighteen hundred and seve seventy n tyone ty one shall not 0 operate p ej rate to preclude the right of entry t r y under the provisions of the preceding sec section tiong upon another tract settled upon subsequent to suc sue such h B ale sale or tran transfer but satisfactory t ory proof of good faith mastbe must be furnished upon such subsequent settlement SEC 2285 the restrictions odthe of the preemption pre emption laws contained in section twenty two hundred and sixty and twenty two hundred and ai sixty aty one shall not mot apply to any sett settler leron on the osage indian t rust trust and diminished reserve lands in the state of kansas who was actually siding residing on his claim on the ninth day of may eighteen hundred and seventy two SEC 2286 there shall be granted to tile the several counties or parishes of each state and territory where w here there are public lands land at ry the minimum price for which public lands of the united states are sold the right of preemption pre emption to one quarter section of land in each of the counties or parishes in trust for such counties or parishes respectively for the establishment of seats of justice therein but the proceeds of the sale of each of such quarter section shall be appropriated for the purpose of erecting public buildings in the county or parish for which it is located after deducting the amount originally paid for the same and the seat of salce justice for such coun doun ties respective lyshall I 1 be fixed previously to a sale of the adjoining lands within the county or parish for which the same is loc located atod SEC 2287 any bona nido fido settler under tho the homestead or pre tion laws of the united states who i has filed the proper application to enter not to exceed one quarter section of the public ands lands in any district land of office ilee flee and who has been subsequently appointed a register or receiver may perfect the title to the land under unger the preemption laws ly furnishing the proofs and making the payments required by law to the m satisfaction of tho commissioner of the general geneal land office SE SEC a 2288 any person penson ao who haa haq already settled settled bottled or liere hereafter ilter may settle on the public lands eithel elthel by preemption or by virtue oath of tho the a homestead law or any amendment thereto shall have the tha right to transfer by warran warranty fy against his hia own anon any portion of his big preemption or h homestead ad for church cemetery or school purposes or for the right of way of railroads across such preemption pre emption or homestead and the t transfer ra us fer fen for such public pur purposes po ses shall in no way vitiate the rig right lit t to D complete and perfect the title to their pre emotions or homesteads united states revised statutes |
