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The law provides three methods of acquiring title to town property:

First. Where the President of the United States has directed the reservation provided for by section 2380, Revised Statutes.

Second. In cases where towns have already been established, or where parties desire to found a town; and

Third. Under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, the entry of land, settled and occupied as a town site, by the corporate authorities, if the town be incorporated, or, if unincorporated, by the county judge, for the use and benefit of the several occupants.

The manner in which these entries are to be made is fully prescribed by the statute, and need not be mentioned here in detail.

Under the provisions first mentioned, there is no limit prescribed by the law as to the area that shall be disposed of for the benefit of the town or its inhabitants, or of the quantity that may be purchased by any one person.

Under the second method the town is to be surveyed into lots and blocks, and a plat thereof constructed, the exterior limits of which shall not describe an area of exceeding 640 acres.

Under the third method the area that may be entered for the benefit of the town will depend upon the number of the occupants.

Where title is to be acquired under either the first or second method, the patent will issue from the United States directly to the party purchasing or to his assignee. Where an entry has been made under the third method, which is, probably, the least expensive manner of acquiring title, the patent will be issued to the mayor or trustees of the town, if incorporated, or to the judge if not incorporated, who receive the title as trustees for the benefit of the several occupants of the town. This trust is to be executed in accordance with the laws of the State or Territory in which the town is located.

The statutes referred to are the only general laws providing for the establishment and entry of town-sites upon the public domain.

The act of May 26, 1824 (sec. 2286, R. S.), provided for the pre-emption, at the minimum price, of a quarter section of land in each county or parish, respectively, for the establishment of seats of justice therein. Under these provisions several entries for county seats have been made in recent years.

The act of August 11, 1876 (19 Stats., p. 227), providing for the disposal of the Osage ceded lands in Kansas makes special provision for the disposal of lands for town sites and to town companies. But two applications have been presented under this law, namely, the towns of Parsons and Oswego, in the Independence land district.

Besides these, and prior to the enactment of the general laws, many towns upon the public lands had been established by special laws of Congress.

The act of March 3, 1863 (sec. 2380, R. S.), was for increasing the revenue by reservation and sale of town sites on public lands. The President was to reserve by proclamation town sites at points where his judgment might dictate, and the Secretary of the Interior was to cause the same to be surveyed into urban or suburban lots, be appraised, value fixed, and sold at public outcry to highest bidder; after this, to be held for private entry as Secretary should direct. Under this act, the register and receiver directed sales and made returns for the same, and the United States issued patent. ( (See Report Commissioner General Land Office, 1866.)

Under this act but one town has been established.

Under Sec. 2382 of the Revised Statutes six towns have filed the required plats, and the occupants have made entries as provided by law.

Under the act of 1867 (sec. 2387, R. S.), many of the most flourishing towns in the West have been entered.

List of town sites on the public lands, the date of entry, and area, and the act under which the entries were made, as shown by the town-site docket, General Land Office, to June 30, 1880.

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Padonia

Plymouth.

Palmyra

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November 23, 1860
July 23, 1858

September 12, 1857

August 15, 1856

June 17, 1858

August 16, 1858
September 1, 1860
November 15, 1860
May 22, 1858
October 30, 1860
May 5, 1859
November 3, 1860
January 11, 1859.
January 19, 1859.
August 11, 1859
August 27, 1858
July 2, 1859
June 25, 1858.
October 6, 1860
June 22, 1859..
May 29, 1860
August 12, 1859
August 3, 1859
May 27, 1858
December 14, 1875
January 14, 1858
September 1, 1858
June 10, 1857.
July 12, 1859
November 14, 1860
September 14, 1859
June 3, 1856
June 23, 1858
January 13, 1859
June 23, 1858.

Leroy

Georgetown

Falls City.

Saint Joseph..
Saint Cloud.
Salem
Maple Lake.
Robinson
Red Stone
Toledo
Tecumseh
Topeka

Table Rock

Wilmington

Waubaunsee

Ponca

Potosi

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Nebraska.

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Kansas

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Iowa..

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Smith Centre

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Pleasant View.

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Pawnee City.

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List of town sites on the public lands, the date of entry, and area, &c.—Continued.

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April 5, 1858.

Lehi

Kanosha

Winona

May 6, 1865...

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March 23, 1863.
June, 1859..
August 30, 1856.
October 18, 1858
June 29, 1864..
April 22, 1858
March 17, 1857
May 27, 1874.
April 11, 1873
June 29, 1869.
April 20, 1861.
April 18, 1861

September 1, 1858
December 14, 1861
April 8, 1864.

October 27, 1857

October 14, 1857
June 3, 1859.
September 27, 1862
July 17, 1865.
April 19, 1858.
October 11, 1865
March 21, 1878.
January 18, 1864.
January 18, 1869
June 10, 1870
June 16, 1863
August 16, 1855.

October 7, 1873

December 18, 1874.

October 24, 1864

November 19, 1873..

October 26, 1869

June 25, 1873.

July 1, 1865.
March 26, 1864.

July 7, 1875.

July 25, 1865.
April 29, 1873.
November 3, 1869.
April 11, 1873
February 10, 1873.
February 28, 1873..
April 8, 1876
February 5, 1869.
November 4, 1872.
February 29, 1876..
April 11, 1873...

Willow Springs..
Moneka.
Eureka
Forest City
Lexington

Areata, or Union.
Sumner

Omaha.
Central City
Black Hawk

Monticello

Moritzious

Granada

Middle Superior
Stanton
Greeley.
Twin Mounds.
Jacksonville.
Walla Walla.
Lafayette.
Red Bluff
Dalles.

Golden City.

Knight's Landing.

Guadalupe.

Salina

Unionville

Pioche.

Denver

Branciforte

Phoenix.

Clay Centre.

Green City. Jenny Lind. Republic.. Belmont. Nevada City Tularosa. Palomas Silver City..

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California.

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Iowa

240

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Kansas

320

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California

120

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Kansas

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Nebraska

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List of town sites on the public lands, the date of entry, and area, &c.—Continued.

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List of town sites on the public lands, the date of entry, area, &c.—Continued.

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May 2, 1871

Volcano

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May 30, 1871.
May 30, 1871
July 5, 1871
July 8, 1871

February 27, 1873
August 24, 1872
June 26, 1869
June 23, 1869

June 23, 1869.

June 24, 1869.

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Fountain Green.

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Spring City

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July 2, 1869

September 1, 1869

April 27, 1870

May 7, 1870

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May 7, 1870
August 22, 1870
October 22, 1870
November 1, 1870
November 4, 1870.
May 10, 1871
December 5, 1871
January 27, 1872.
September 6, 1872
September 3, 1874
June 6, 1872

Heber City
Walesburg.
Greenville
Minersville
Holden

Oak City
Smithfield

Fair View

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Ophir City.

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Lincoln Centre

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July 10, 1871

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May 11, 1871

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July 11, 1871

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May 11, 1871

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May 15, 1871

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May 25, 1871

Logan City

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June 1, 1871

Kanara

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