Provisions for the benefit of soldiers and sailors of the late war....

332

Preliminary to filing, it must be shown by witnesses that the land is
desert land......

466

Where the land is situated on the borders of streams or lakes...... 467
Desert lands, how purchased; declaration; right to use of water;
water of public land free; contents of declaration; perfection of
title; limitation upon quantity.

468

If lands granted for right of way, etc., are not used, revert to govern-

ment......

489

Mineral locator's rights of possession and enjoyment.
Right of way in intersecting veins in mines....

490

491

What conditions of sale may be made by local legislature.

492

Vested rights to use of water..

493

Right of way of materials, etc., granted to railroads.

495

Rights of several railroads through one canyon or pass.

496

Private lands and possessory claims, how condemned for railroads.. 497

Profile of road claiming benefit of grant, when to be filed...

498

508

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Timber lands to be patented subject to rights of way and water
rights..

FORMS.

Two complete sets of forms will be found in the Appendix, the first
for agricultural and other lands, commencing on page 463, and
the other, applications for mineral lands, commencing on page

489.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

Importance and functions of general land office..
Registers and receivers...

Board of equitable adjudication.

Indian lands and reservations..

Rights between states and settlers..

The Secretary of the Interior..
The land department..........
Pre-emption and sale..
Patents to individuals.

Indemnity to states..

Recorder and secretary.

Effect of listing to states.

Duties of the president and secretary.

Public lands inclosed...

GRANTS TO STATES.

Act of July 23, 1866..

******

391

therein......

Certain states to be paid a percentage on the amount of sales of land

Decisions of secretary final as to swamp lands...

429

385

GRANTS TO STATES-Continued.

Locations in excess of quantity.....

Length of time in continuation of certain grants..
Money, when paid by state to the United States..
New states entitled to benefit of grant...

SECTION.

423

433

432

418

Secretary of Interior to make lists of swamp lands and send same to

Assignability of homestead rights..

Attorney's want of knowledge no excuse for non-compliance with the

85

Actual service in army or navy equivalent to actual residence..

122

151

Change from pre-emption to homestead entries....

Cultivation of trees on homestead tracts....

Confirmation of homestead entries within railroad limits..

Effect of homestead entry..

162

165

73

79

General rule as to the jurisdiction and powers of courts.

tion for lands......

Homestead entries of insane persons.

Homestead settlers allowed same time as pre-emptors to file applica-

Homestead lands not subject to prior debts.

127

130

134