United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 182
Chap. CLXXXII.—An Act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the “Dubuque claim” so called, in the Territory of Iowa.[1]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the lands lying in the Certain lands reserved for the Dubuque claim, declared to be public lands.county of Dubuque, in the Territory of Iowa, heretofore reserved for the Dubuque claim, so called, which have not been sold by the United States, by virtue of the acts of the fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, be, and the same are hereby, declared to be public lands, and that settlers on said land,Settlers, &c. may enter said lands.
1834, ch. 54.
1838, ch. 119.
1840, ch. 32.
1841, ch. 16. who but for said reservation would have been enabled to enter the same under the pre-emption laws of nineteenth June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, twenty-second June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, first June, one thousand eight hundred and forty, or fourth September, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, be, and they are hereby, authorized to enter the same at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, at any time within one year after the date of this act, upon complying with the provisions of either of said acts under which such person may claim; the settlers under the earlier law being entitledPreference to settlers under the earliest law.
Proviso.
Proviso. to the preference over those under a subsequent one: Provided, That this section is not to be regarded as extending the right of pre-emption to lands reserved for lead mines, salt springs, school sections, or town lots: And provided further, That should the said claim of Dubuque hereafter prove valid, compensation to the claimants shall be made by the United States in other public lands equal in quantity, subject to private entry.
Approved, August 16, 1842.
- ↑ Notes of acts relating to the territory of Iowa; act of June 12, 1838, chap. 96.