Show officials OFFICIAL OF 1 alie I bullit i c t e PASSED AT TIM rc oil session or of the he fl I 1 cong depoi GF IN na 39 A AN N ACT to enable bot y di discharged charged soldiers ors and sailors sailor their widows m and orphan children to acquire homesteads on tile the public lands of tile the united santes bo be it enacted cd by tho senate and house of representatives of till th 3 united states of in congress cone rass assembled tit TI it every private soldier and officer diw be lias has served in the army of the united states dair during in g the tha recent rebellion tor ninety days day 5 or I 1 nore inure and who ads was honorably dia discharged Charged and lias has remained loyal to tile government including the troops mustered into the service seti seri i ice of the tha united states by girtue of tile third section of ur ar net act entitled an act making appropriations for I 1 nr completing tho tha defenses of washington find and for fer other purposes appi ored ed february l 13 nd and every sea seaman anian amine mil ine and officer NO who has served in the navy of tile the united or in tho the marine corp during tho the rebellion for ninety drys day find and who ito aias vi as lionor honorably ably discharged anti and lat tda icil loyal joyal to the ilia government shall on compliance with the provisions ut of nil an jet act entitled an oct act to secure homesteads to actu actual 11 F on oll the public domain and tile the ne acts amendatory thereof us as hereinafter modified be d to enter upon ind and receive for a quantity of public lands not mineral lai not one hundred and sixty acres or one til ta be taken li in coin compact pact form according to legal subdivision including tho alter nata reserved sections ol 01 public lands binds along the ilia line of any railroad or other public work not otherwise otherN lc reserved or ap and other linds lands stil jact to entry under alliy ill labs of the united status estate 1 pro idel said homestead settler thail khall be allowed six months month s after locatis lia bis within bich to com lement nna n nil Z nejl 1 settler shall hall five in tile hie army navy or mirina corps aid shall b froin ito tune time rc to perfect title or if th di ch on account of coundi li received or disability incurred in tile line imo of duty llian eilf tinn of A h ill 1 front I 1 ram the limo requited to p irl ret title it hout to ti ilia length of ott little iric lie inay bine baie sered provided hu duever liotte vrr ever that no nopal pat cut shall irstle ansue to illy any sewel olo io has iiii riot not rc ailed imp improved rosed anil cultivated liia said sal I 1 fir a period of at least one 1 3 car after lie diall ou his improvements ns as bee 2 that any perron entitled under tinder the provisions of 0 tha ilia fore foregoing guing fellion to enter a hoina tend who may have heretofore entered under the homestead laws a quantity of land less than ono one hi hundred andred and rind sixty sity acres eliell bo be permitted to enter under linder tho the provisions pro oathia act so much land its a aulien added to tho quantity previously enter entered cd shall hall rot exceed cic e ono hundred and sixty acres see sec 3 that in case of tile death of any person aho vho ito would bo be entitled to a homestead under the hie first section of thil ilik act his widow if unmarried or in case of her death or marriage then his hii minor orphan child children rent by a guardian duly appointed and officially accredited at the department part pirt ment of the interior Interi ur shall be ba entitled to all tho the benefits entime rated in this act ab subject to all the provi ioni lons as to settlement and improvements therein contained provided that if such person died during lik torm term of enli enlistment Ament the v hole arm of his enlistment shall be a deducted from I 1 rom tho the timo time heretofore required to perfect the title sec 4 that when a party at tile date data of his entry of a tract of land under the tha home blead laws or subsequently thereto was actually cri enlisted listed and employed in tile army or navy of the united states bli hi services therein shall in tho the administration of obeaid said home blead law bo be construed to be equivalent to all intents arid purposes to a residence for the same camis length of time limo upon tho the tract pa entered pro provided aided that if his entry has hai been cance canceled leI by reason of hia from said tract whilo in the military or naval service of the united states slates find and such buch tract has not been disposed of hit his entry shall be restored and confirmed nod and provided further t tint at il if such tract lias been disposed of oil 1 said party may enter another tract subject to t entry it under said laws and his right to a shall be ba determined by ilia proofs touching h his n residence and cultivation ol of the first tract and his hia absence thor efrom in tuch such service see 5 that thai any soldier Bol dior tailor sailor marine officer or other parson coming within tho the provisions of this act may m well by an agent as in person enter upon said homestead provided that said eaid claimant in per eon on shall within tile tho time lima proscribed prescribed com menco mence improvements improve monti on the some and anu thereafter fulfill fulfil all the ibe requirements of this thi net see sec 6 that tho the commissioner of thi the general land office shall have hava authority to t mako make all needful rules and regulations to t carry into effect the iho provisions of this net act approved april 4 1372 |