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 §  TITLE 43.-————Pl shall be subject to entry to actual settlers only, under the provisionstof the homestead law. (Jah. 18, 1897; c. _62, 5 2, 29 Stat. 490.) _ “ ‘K. _ _ 1133. Town-site cntricsr-—The_inhabita11ts of any town locstcd in said county shall he cntitlcd to cuter the same as a town site under the provisions of sections-718 to 720, inclusive, of chapter 17 of this title: Provided, That all persons who have ~ made. or own improvements on- any town lots In _§{1.i(i county made prior to March 16, 1896, shall have the preference right to cuter said lots uxidcr the prouislous of this `division of this chapter and of the general town site laws. (Jan. 18, 1897; c.62,§3,29Stnt. 490.); * »  _  '€;:.· · . 1134. Application restricted to Greer ·C0untY$_ repcsl; commutation ~hf·-· h0ngcstends.—-The provisions of this division of this chapter shall apply only to Gnlcér County, Oklahoma, and all laws, existing prior to January 18, 1897, inconsistent `with the provisions ot said division applying to   said territory iu said county, are repcolcd; and all laws authorizing commumtions ot hcmcstcads in Oklahoma- shall apply to Greer County. (Im:. 18, 1897] c. 62, 5 7, 29 Stat. 491.) · Y ‘ ‘ Chapter '28.;RHSCELLANEOUS' PROVISIONS RELAT- ` ISG T0 THE PUBLIC LANDS.  » ·· . PATENTS FOR" PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS 1151. Patents for comlrmcd claims. _ t 1152. Patents to persons dcad before issue; effect of. I 1153. Titles to lands in Missouri contirmcdl .' __1154; Existing rights 1i0t alfcctcd, - E 1155. (Jcrtiiicatcs of locction of private land claims; issua and ` location. Q _ ” _ ‘ A · t 1156. I’ato·r1ts for locations under 'ccrtlticates made pi·i0r to January . 28, 1879. . · ° _ Y — . DISl‘0§I'l`I.QN   SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; INVALID ARD L»EI·`I·}CTl\’E CLAIMS AND PATENTS TIIERIGFOR . JK . _ I · · . · 1161. “Suspended entries o_i p}u‘hIIc lands " and " suspended prccgnption ‘- _ land C]&iI£lS." _ _ __‘· · ‘ V 116:1 Adjuaiicstions ssto suspended entries; approval. 31133. Patents surrendered and new oucs issucd. 1I_4$4. Extent of foregoing provisions. . _ RUSS, Suspcusioxy of entries for ss. corréctiou of clc1*ical_crr0rs; patents. 1166. Liuaitaz·ti0us` of suits to snnul patents. -. · _ _ 1167. l·2nta·i<*s and final proofs, uiqdc out of pmpcr` district, conilrincd. SALES DF ISOLATEIJ TRAC"I‘S_ ~ · A 117I. Sz1l<·_0f·iscl:3tcd cr disconnected tracts not cxccéding oinc quarter I iiectiull. ~ _ r · N ‘ “ h . UIQ. S:1lc.0f_ceded Chippexm Indiaxylauds. . · _ ,;_ _ 1172%, Sallcot isolated tracts i!1'foI;ll1E'l'f Fort Bcrtlmld Indian Reser- · vution. . A _ - ` » " 1.l?4. Solo of isolated tracts formerly in Oregon and Culifornlg rallro.sd·;;r—auts. _ _ ~ _ · ·“ _ ‘ 1175.5:1lc of isolated tracts in sbsmdoncd Forf Buford Military · Rcservstion. . l _ ‘ ` ‘ - _ . ‘ "1‘IM·BI€R· CULTURE 1181, kt"’p{‘{.1l of [HWS. · . _ ‘ ‘ EXVIIIENCES OF TITLE _— _ ‘ ~ . 9 . · _'r12)1, False making or altering of Instrumcht concerning lands, mihes, or minerals in California. . ·. ‘ . 1192. Fslsoly dstipg evide¤cs'ot_ titIc_ umler Mexican authority to lands in California. . _ ‘ 119:%. P:-séqontiug false or ccuxntcrfcitml evidences ot tltlg to Ih.udn_l¤ · Cnllforzaiag · _ ·, IQEFOBCELIENT QF PROVISIONS IEOI. l’ow-cr of (`0tnm4issloucr of Land Omcc. ‘l’ATEN'I'S‘ FOR. PRIVATE3 LAND CLAIMS `_ s Section 1151. Patents for cou§rmcd,¢lgIum¤.——Iu  of my claim ‘to limd in fuzzy State or Territory which `had, prior to Ijcccmborz 22,_.185-1, been cchhrmcdiby law, sud lu which no provision lst made hy the conurmstory statute lot the issue of an patent, it · may be lawful, ‘ where surveys for the land have been- made, $0 Issue patents for the claims so coxmrmcd, upon the prosecution to the (Jcmmlssioncr ot the .G cnc1·•,l Land

UBLIC LAND8 1410 Otllce of plats ofeurvey thereof, duly approved by the voyor general ot any.Stato or Territory if the same be found 'correct by the commissioner. But such patents shall only operateas a relinquishment of [title ongthe part of-the United Staten; and shall ln no manner interfere with any, valid gdverse right to the same laml. nor be construed to preclude a legal lnvestigationland decision by the proper judicial tribunal in between adverse claimants to the same lend,. (R."-.S. § 2447.) 1152. Patents to persons dead before issue; eEecf of.+—- Where patents for public lands have beenor may belissued, in pursixancelot any lawof the United States, to a person who has died before the date of such `patent, the title to the land designated therein shall inure to and become vested in the heirs, ‘ devisees, or assiguees oi such deceaséd D8tentee as it the patent had ls$ued_to'the_decensed person during life. (R. S. 5 2448.) r `I153. Titles to lands in. Miwouri cwirmed.—-All lot the right, title; and interest of the United States in and to all of the lands in the State__of Missouri which, prior to June 8, 1874, had been confirmed to any penson or persons by any Act ofCongre$s, or by any officer or officers, or- board or boards of commissioners, acting under and by antlxority of any Act · of. Congress, shall be granted, releaéecyandwrellnqnished by the United States, in fee simple, to the- respective owners of the equitable titlee thereto, and to their respective helréj and assigns Torever, as fnlly and as completely, ln every respect · wllatevcr, as could `bedone by patentk issued therefor according to law. (June 6, 1874,.cL 223,} 1, 18 Stat. 62.) " _ ·_ _’ 1154; ExiZsting' rights not aEe¢ted.—4Nothlng contained. in section J1153 shall, in auypnxanuér, abridge, divest, impair, ~ injure, or prejudice any valid right, title or interest, of any ` person. or `persons in `or to any portion or nart of the lands mentioned in saidscction; and. thlls nnrléthe preceding- section shall in-nowise affect :1-ny` lands or lots relinquished to the United»Stute‘S prior to June 6, 18'Z4. (Junef6, 1874, o, 223,. _§2;18Stat.62.) _· I " _ · , “_ -1155.·Certificates of location of private land claiznsyissne and location.--Wh•>never, in cases prosecuted nnglerrthe »Aets= nt r Congressot June;22,_1860, March 2, 1867, and the first section of the Act of June 10, 1872, providing for the adjustment of private land claims in. the-Stutes ‘ot Florida, Louisiana, and Missouri, the vulidity'.of_ the claim hawbeen, or shnll··be reé0g· nized by the Supreme Court ot the United States, and tlxeeonrt n haé decrcedithat theplnintiff or plnintms is or are entitled to. enter a certain number of aéres—_¢.1pon_ the public lands of the United States, subject to private entry at $1.25 per acre, or to receive certincatc ot location for as mach of the land the title to whiclrl1as_ been established as has been disposed of by _ therUnited States, certlflcnte of location. shall-—be issued by tlre ‘ Commissioner oi the General.Lund Otllce attested by the seal of said omce, to. belocatedas provided for in the sixth section · ot the aro¤-anno Act; of _C£'ngress ot_Jnne 22, 1860,;*or applied according to the proylsions of this section; 'and said certincate of location or scrlp shall .be subdivided accordinz to the re~ quest of the conflrmee or conflrxneee, andy as nearly ns`—prac·· ticable; in conformity with the legalqdirlsionsnnd subdivisions _ ot the-public lands of the United States; and shall be assignable by =dced_ or instrument of writing, according to the » form`__und pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Comgmlssioner ot the General -Lnnd Omce, °so as to vent the assignee with all the rights of the original owners of the scrlp, inclvdlng the right to locate the scrlp in l1is_ own name. Sncn scrlp shall the received from aetnnl settlers only ln payment. of preemption claims or in commutation of honxestendl claims,. ln the mma manner. and to the samofextent as on January 28, 1879, wan anthorizm by law in the case of military bounty-- land warrants. The register ofgthe proper land onlce, npoinany auch certiiléate being located; shall issue, in the name of the mrty making the location, a4 certidwte oofnentry, upon which, _