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1887, February 8 - 24 Stat. 388, Act For Allotment Of Lands To Indians
1887, February 8 - 24 Stat. 388, Act For Allotment Of Lands To Indians
US Government Legislation and Statutes
The Act provided that the President, based on his opinion that any reservation or any part thereof was advantageous for agricultural and grazing purposes, could cause the reservation to be surveyed or resurveyed to allot the lands in severalty to any Indian (head of a family, single person over 18 years of age, each orphan child under 18 years of age, and any single person under 18 or who was born prior to the date of the President's order directing an allotment, one-sixteenth of a section) located there on in one-quarter sections. If there was insufficient land on reservation to …
1862, May 20 - 12 Stat. 392, Homestead Act
1862, May 20 - 12 Stat. 392, Homestead Act
US Government Legislation and Statutes
Act provided that certain qualifying persons could be entitled to enter one quarter section or a less quantity of unappropriated public lands upon filing a preemption claim. Any person owning and residing on land may, under the provisions of this act, enter other land lying contiguous to his or her land which shall not, with the land so already owned and occupied, exceed in the aggregate of 160 acres. Sets forth requirements to be met in order to receive certificates and patents. No individual could acquire title to more than one quarter section under the provisions of this act; existing …
1851, March 3 - 09 Stat. 631, Act To Settle Private Land Claims In California
1851, March 3 - 09 Stat. 631, Act To Settle Private Land Claims In California
US Government Legislation and Statutes
This Act enacted to ascertain and settle private land claims for land in the newly formed State of California, which land had been acquired by means of Spanish-Mexican land grants. The Act established a land commission consisting of three commissioners and an agent appointed by the President of the United States. The act set for procedures for claimants to present their claims. Patents were to be issued for lands when claims were confirmed. All claims confirmed were to be accurately surveyed. All lands for which claims were not established were to be taken as public lands. The commissioners were to …
1842, July 27 - 05 Stat. 497, Bounty Land Claims For Military Service In War With Great Britain
1842, July 27 - 05 Stat. 497, Bounty Land Claims For Military Service In War With Great Britain
US Government Legislation and Statutes
An Act to provide for satisfying claims for bounty lands for military service in the War of 1812. The terms prescribed for the warrants by the Secretary of the Department of war in "an act to allow further time to complete the issue and locating of military land warrants during the late war, " and "an act to extend the time of issuing military land warrants to officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary army, both approved January 27, 1835, were renewed and continued in force for five years; patent would issue in the name of personal originally entitled to the …