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1873, March 3 - 17 Stat. 605 - Amend Homestead Act To Allow Less Than 160 Acres Jun 2016

1873, March 3 - 17 Stat. 605 - Amend Homestead Act To Allow Less Than 160 Acres

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The Act amended section two of the June 8, 1872 Homestead Act to provide that persons entitled to a homestead, who had previously entered under the homestead laws a quantity less than 160 acres, would be permitted to make up the difference not to exceed 160 acres.