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An net supplemental to passed the 3lSt of March,

 1880, entitled "An for the ei, of purchasers public

 lands, and for the suppression of fraudulent practices

 the public sales of lands of the United States'

 Be it enacted by the Senate md House of Reprcscn- tatires of the United States of America m Congress assembled, That all purchasers, their heirs or as- sgnees, of such of the public lands as were sold on

 credit for less price than fourteen dollars per acre, and on which further credit has been taken under any 1.-the laws passed for the relief of purchasers of public lands, and which lands have reverted to the United States account of the balance due thereon not having been paid discharged agreeaby to said relief laws, shall De e,,,inod i..o..s- ther payment, in all instances where one dollar and twenty-five cents, or greater sum, per acre shall have been paid; or where payment to that amount shall have been heretofore made, such purchasers, their heirs or assgnees, shall have the right of pre- empton until the fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyon by paying into the pro- per land office such sum in addition to the amount heretofore paid, as will, together, amount to the minimum price of the lands of the United States, at the time of such paylnent

 SEC 2. And be 1t .ftrther enacted That all such occupants of relinquishcd land as are contemplated and described in the second section of the above cited act, to which this is n supplement- in possession of land which was sold on credit for less sum than fourteen dcars per acre, shall have the right of pre- empton of the lands according to the legal subdivision, of sections not exceeding the quantity of two quarter sectons m contiguous tracts or contiguous to other lands held by such cupants respectively, until the fourth day of July. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, upon their paying into proper office, for all land origi- nally sold for price not exceeding five dollars per acre, one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. and for all lands which originally sold for than five dollars and not exceediS fourteen dollars per acre, the amomt of the first hstalment heretofore paid such occupants first proving their possessions re- spectlveg in conformity to the provisions of the said act, to which this is supplement, in the manner which hts been prescribed by the Commissioners of the General Land Office, pursuant to the provisions thereof: Proridcd ho,cecr, That in all cases where proof of possession has been already made under said rectcd act, proof shall not again be required, unless the applicant cho1ses to take other land than that to which such proof applies.

 SEc g. And De tt titl,ther enacted, That the pro- visions of this act shall extend to all town property of which the Government has been proprietors, and not subsequently sold, when full payment has not been made: Prorided The original purchasers, or their asignees, pay into the proper land office, on or befote the fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo one half ofthe original pur- chase money without interest.

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