NEW MEXICO, notices of pre-emption claims in, when to be filed, 0. OATH, . Of pre-emption claimant presumed to be true, (No. 504,) Notices of pre-emption claims in, when to be filed, Portland city claim decided, (No. 495,) OVERFLOWED LANDS. : (See SWAMP SELECTIONS.) P. PAGE 359 645 451 719 . 331 358 464* 437 Not to be issued for swamp land in Louisiana, (No. 506,) PASTORIA DE LAS BORREGAS AND POSOLMI, as to boundaries of, in Cali- Will not issue against prior pre-emption claim, (No. 664,) Rule as to delivery of, 649 659 659 659 659*, 661* 659* 665 . 666* 456 Not to be issued for internal improvement selections, (No. 548,) 507 549 When to be issued for swamp land claimed by railroad company, (No. 593,) 562 POSTAGE, how paid by Register and Receiver, (No. 363,) Minnesota and New Mexico, New claim may be made, when, (No. 428,). Claims, sale of, will disqualify pre-emptor, (No. 435,) when purchase from prior settler, a valid settlement, (No. 466,) 358 359 359 386 390 390 411 337 339 352 360 364 368, 370 Circulars as to, (Nos. 410, 411,) Land along railroads subject to, under Act of March 27, 1854, (No. 413,). 376 In Maison Rouge grant, no declaratory statement required, (No. 429,) 386 PRE-EMPTION, continued. PAGE 339 391 391 Claimant deterred by threats, &c., not deprived of, (No. 434.) erroneously patented to private purchaser, (No. 442,). Right attaches from date of settlement, (No. 443,). 394 395 First settler entitled in preference to first resident, (No. 444,) Proof as to claimant's bona fides, admissible, (Nos. 445, 446,) 336 396, 39T 398 Improvements to be made in reasonable time, (No. 470,) Testimony as to speculative purpose, to be admitted, (No. 450,) need not erect dwelling house, (No. 458,) Lands previously sold may be acquired by, (Nos. 459, 460, 461,) 405, 406, Any resident on land subject to, may file for, (No. 474,) 417 Fear will not excuse non-filing, (No. 500,) . Conflict with railroad claim considered, (No. 571,) between six and fifteen mile limits, (No. 569,) Adverse entry must yield to valid, (No. 476,) As to right of pre-emption on alternate sections of railroads, (Nos. 502, As to claimant in California before survey, (No. 507,) Settlers along the line of Illinois Central Railroad, entitled to pre-emp- 532 457 Circular as to, in California, (No. 701,) 695 Location of State warrants, void as against, (No. 504,) 451 Previous contract to sell claim, vitiates, (No. 532,) 490 Claimant will not be confined to regular quarter sections to avoid conflic- disqualified by sale of tract previously claimed, (No. 456,) 403 403 409 inhabiting before survey does not create a forfeiture, (No. 485,) disqualified by ownership of three hundred and twenty acres, (No. 465,) need not reside on land to entitle his heirs to right, (No. 488,) Entry made before settlement confirmed, (No. 531,) Of mail contractors, (No. 508,) construction of acts, (No. 509,) must be on lateral route, (Nos. 510, 512,) will not attach before extinguishment of Indian title, (No. 511,) Settlements on Shawnee lands, when, (No. 644,) Claimant for repayment, must make affidavit of non-incumbrance, (No. 678,) 676 Conflict with swamp selection, (No. 601,) Warrant location on, not assignable, (Nos. 616, 628, 634,) 617 619 625*, 630 As to, in Lake Pepin reserve, (Nos. 647, 650,) 634, 637 Patent will not be issued to private purchasers against claim by, (No. 664,) 665 As to power of, to reverse decision of Secretary, (No. 549,) 507 680 PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS in California and Louisana. TITLE XII., (No. 652,) 640 And payment for pre-emption claims on unoffered lands, when to be made, 391 PROOF, continued. As to bona fides of pre-emption claimants, (Nos. 445, 446, 450,) PAGE 396, 397, 399 411 667, 670 688 Lands along line of, may be pre-empted under Act, 27th March, 1854, 650 509 376 Chicago and Mobile, grant for, construed, (No. 552, 553,) No withdrawal for, till after grant, (No. 554,) 514, 516 In Missouri, erroneously claimed as swamp, confirmed, (No. 555,). 520 In Illinois, when conflicting with swamp selections, construed, (No. 556,) 521 524 524 Grants to Florida and Alabama, in their respective limits, (No. 558,) 526 Terminating lines of, (No. 559,) 527 Conflicting with pre-emption claims, (No. 560,) 528. Route of, when adopted, and right to lands along, when attaches, (No. 561,) 528 Lands within six mile limits of, not subject to graduation, when restored Route of Superior and St. Croix, in Wisconsin, to be certified by Governor, 530 Land along Central, in Illinois, pre-emptible, (No. 565,) 532 532 533 534 When' lines as located are coincident, the State not entitled to indemnity, 535 Route of, must be fixed before lands enure to State, (No. 571,) 537 Mode of determining route of, (No. 571,) 537 Grants to, conflicting with pre-emption claims, considered, (No. 571,) 537 When routes of, are certified by Governor, objections by others not re- In adjusting grants to, the General Land Office deals only with State, (No. 540 541 Conflictions with, 445 Pre-emption right on alternate sections of, (Nos. 502, 503,). 450 Land between six and fifteen mile limits claimed as swamp, (No. 591,) 561 562 Opinion of Attorney-General as to swamp and railroad conflictions, (No. 564 As to conflict between swamp grant and, (Nos. 596, 599, 602,) 565, 569, 570 Instructions of May 17, 1845, as to mileage, transportation, &c., (No. 362,) 315 328 of July, 18, 1854, as to depositing, (No. 377,) 329 of August 31, 1854, as to drafts drawn on, by United States Treasurer, 329 Fees for land warrant locations to be accounted for by, (No. 386,) 335 336 336 RECEIVER, DUTIES OF, continued, PAGE Must return Treasury drafts when they cannot be used at par, (No. 388,). 336 Cannot become agents to sell land warrants, &c., (No. 366,) Clerks of, not to act as agents for locating warrants, &c., (No. 371,) 324 325 To make returns at close of each month and quarter, (No. 373,) To account for surplus fees on warrant locations under Act of 1855, (No. 331 332 Fee statement, form of, (No. 383,) 333 Not to absent themselves from their offices without leave of absence, (No. 334 Returns to be made three days after close of each month and quarter, (No. 334 Fees for locating land warrants, how to be credited, (No. 386,) 335 337 May purchase lands at private entry, (No. 389,) 337 Law requiring removal of, for charging illegal fees, imperative, (No. 391,) 338 339 Must account for fees received for warrant locations, (No. 393,) 340 340 Compensation for sale of Indian lands, to be adjusted as in ordinary sales, Instructions as to public sale, (No. 397,) As to receipt of Treasury notes for land, (No. 398,) Decision of, when not final in pre-emption cases, (No. 439,) Foregoing instructions explained, (No. 409,) Instructions as to confirmation of entries, (No. 410,) 350 355*, 357*, 392 Instructions relative to pre-emption rights, under Act of 1841, (No. 408,) 360 367 368 Duties of. TITLE I., . Instructions under Act of 3d March, 1843, (No. 411,) as to returns in pre-emption cases, (No. 414,) · Fees of, in pre-emption cases, (No. 415,) Jurisdiction of, over date and fact of settlement, (No. 443,) Fees of, under Acts of 1850 and 1852, for locating warrants, Must pay over excess fees on warrant locations, (No. 630,) REGISTER, Required to obtain subdivisional plats from Surveyor-General, (No. 361,) Clerks of, not authorized to sign certificates, (No. 390.) 338 339 Wrong act of, will not prejudice the right of a party, (Nos. 402, 471,) 351, 415 REHEARING OF ADJUDICATED CASES. TITLE XV., Rule as to, (Nos. 681, 682, 683,) New testimony required for, (Nos. 685, 687,) REPAYMENT OF PURCHASE-MONEY. 673, 675, 677 Not made to a party who failed to file legal application to purchase, (No. Claimed by assignee, after made to purchaser. (No. 670,). 671, 675 672 REPAYMENT OF PURCHASE-MONEY, continued. For patented lands, deeds required of patentee, (Nos. 672, 675, 676,) PAGE 673, 675 In pre-emption cases, affidavit of non-incumbrance required, (No. 678,). 676 RESIDENT, 690 728 On lands subject to pre-emption, may file for same, (No. 474,) 417 421, 422 Continued, may make proof of pre-emption, (No. 486,) 426 Not allowed twelve months to commence residence on a pre-emption claim, 430 Town site claimant must be, (No. 493,) 432 RINCON DE LA MUSALACON RANCHO, in California, (No. 657,) 647 ROCK ISLAND, as to military reservation of, (No. 698,) Contract for, of pre-emption claim vitiates the entry, (No. 532,) how made, (No. 403,) Lands once brought into market must remain subject to, (No. 404,) 313 342 Of tract formerly claimed, disqualifies pre-emption claimant, (No. 407,) 354 Of former claim no bar to another, (Nos. 459, 460, 461,) . 405, 406, 407 Lands once entered not subject to private, (No. 462,) 408 Private and pre-emption settlement on same day, (No. 421,) 382 Of pre-emption claim before entry, disqualifies claimant, (No. 435,) 390 423 SCRIP, VIRGINIA MILITARY. TITLE XVI., 682 683, 686, 687 Opinions of Attorney-General as to, (Nos. 690, 691, 692,) Revolutionary bounty land, may be located on graduated lands, (No. 523,). 480 Sioux half breed, where locatable, (No. 543,) Circular as to, (No. 639,) SCHOOL LANDS. TITLE VI., Settler must consent to location, (Nos. 647, 648,) Circulars in regard to, (Nos. 534, 536,) Granted to Michigan absolutely, (No. 537,) In Minnesota, a settler in part on, entitled to relief, (No. 539,) To sustain pre-emption right on, in Minnesota, settlement must precede In Kansas not granted, but reserved, (No. 541,) In Lake Pepin reserve, not pre-emptible, (No. 543,) SELECTIONS, (See SCHOOL LANDS, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND SWAMP. may be located with Sioux scrip, (No. 543,) When abandoned cannot be entered until advertised, (No. 401,) SETTLEMENT, PRE EMPTION, May be made at any time prior to adverse claim, (No. 428,) In Minnesota, prior to survey, (No. 449,) By minor, (No. 453,) May be dated, how, (No. 475,) When may be made anew, (No. 447,) Made during pendency of adverse entry, confers no right, (No. 461,) Purchase of prior claim, when a, (No. 466,) Dating filing before, will not vitiate claim, (No. 467,) |