Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands, Band 22U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896 |
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acres act of June act of March action adverse claim affidavit of contest affirmed alleging allowed approved April April 21 Arroyo Hondo attorney August boundary cancellation cash entry certificate Cherokee Outlet claimant Commissioner company's court cultivation December December 13 December 20 declaratory statement defendant definite location Department departmental decision dismissed entitled entryman evidence fact February 21 filed final proof grant hearing heirs held homestead entry improvements indemnity Indian issued January January 14 January 23 July July 26 land district Land Office lode March 12 ment motion for review Northern Pacific R. R. Northern Pacific Railroad notice November occupancy October office decision Oklahoma parties patent pre-emption preference right prior protest public lands purchase Ratts record register and receiver rejected relinquishment reservation residence rule Secretary Smith selection September 29 settlement settlement laws settler shows statute survey Territory testimony thereon tion townsite tract witnesses
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Seite 17 - It shall be the duty of the adverse claimant, within thirty days after filing his claim, to commence proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, to determine the question of the right of possession, and prosecute the same with reasonable diligence to final judgment; and a failure so to do shall be a waiver of his adverse claim.
Seite 388 - An act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the ' swamp lands
Seite 507 - ... in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests ; the execution of which trust, as to the disposal of the lots in such town, and the proceeds of the sales thereof, to be conducted under such regulations as may be prescribed by the legislative authority of the State or Territory in which the same may be situated.
Seite 17 - Where an adverse claim is filed during the period of publication, it shall be upon oath of the person or persons making the same, and shall show the nature, boundaries, and extent of such adverse claim, and all proceedings, except the publication of notice and making and filing of the affidavit thereof, shall be stayed until the controversy shall have been settled or decided by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or the adverse claim waived. It shall be the duty of the adverse claimant, within thirty...
Seite 237 - ... he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself...
Seite 260 - That any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years, and is a citizen of the United States, or who shall have filed his declaration of intention to become such, as required by the naturalization laws...
Seite 405 - ... the person making such entry; or if he be dead, his widow; or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee; or in case of a widow making such entry, her heirs or devisee, in case of her death...
Seite 452 - That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States by any act of Congress, or in any other manner by competent authority, for the purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement, or for any other purpose whatsoever, be, and the same are hereby, reserved to the United States, from the operation of this act...
Seite 516 - The Secretary is the guardian of the people of the United States over the public lands. The obligations of his oath of office oblige him to see that the law is carried out, and that none of the public domain is wasted or is disposed of. to a party not entitled to it.
Seite 623 - Receiver of the proper land office at the expiration of the sixty days of publication, it shall be assumed that the applicant is entitled to a patent, upon the payment to the proper officer of five dollars per acre, and that no adverse claim exists...