...any town in said county, under the provisions of this Act, shall be, that the claimant thereof, is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such, previous to the filing of his claims as herein before provided; is a citizen of such county,...

...intention to become a citizen, if above the age of twenty-one and under the age of thirty-five years, able-bodied, free from disease, of good character and temperate habits, may be enlisted. * * * These men would be content at the stations referred to, can be obtained in any number desired,...

...register or receiver that he is over the ago of twenty-one, or the head of a family ; that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such, and that the entry is made for his exclusive use and benefit, and for actual settlement and cultivation....

...of " 160 acres by paying the sum of ten dollars and the fees of the land officer, provided he be a citizen of the United States or has declared his intention to become such;" and it further provides that " no land acquired under the provisions of this act shall in any...

...applicable to ° other tract. THE HOMESTEAD LAW. WHO ARE ENTITLED TO ITS BENEFITS. Any person who is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such under the laws of the United States, and who is : 1st. The head of a family. « 2d. Who has arrived...

...the register or receiver that he is over the age of twenty-one, or the head of a family; that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such, and that the entry is made for his exclusive use and benefit, and for actual settlement and cultivation....

...the register or receiver that he is over the age of twenty-one, or the head of a family; that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such, and that the entry is made for his exclusive use and benefit, and for actual settlement and cultivation....

...owner of" 160 acres by paying the sum of ten dollars and the fees of the land officer, provided he be a citizen of the United States or has declared his intention to become such;" and it further provides that "w« land acquired under the provisions of this act shall in any...

...register or receiver that he is over the age of twenty-one, or the head of a family ; that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such, and that the entry is made for his exclusive use and benefit, and for actual settlement and cultivation....

...that to the best knowledge and belief of such mayor or selectmen, the applicant therein named, is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and is of good repute for morals and integrity. The mayor or selectmen,...