 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 878 pages
...land, on ihe condition of occupancy and cultivation for the period herein specified 5, 47, 70 bill to encourage agriculture, commerce, manufactures,...branches of industry, by granting to every man who is the hend of a famUy and a citizen of the United States, a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land... | |
 | 1839 - 397 pages
...Committee of the Whole on the bill "to encourage agriculture, manufactures, commerce, and other brandies of industry, by granting to every man who is the head of a family a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land out of the public domain, upon condition of occupancy... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - 1855 - 850 pages
...upon it in 1833, made improvements, and his continued residence down to his death in 1840, he being the head of a family and a citizen of the United States. It is averred, that after Samuel died, without having perfected his title by entry, his son, George... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1849 - 796 pages
...free," or provide inalienable home of one hundred and sixty acres of the public domain for every poor man who is the head of a family and a citizen of the United States, or any widow who is the mother of a minor child or children, "without money'and without price." Mr.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1851 - 628 pages
...viz: Resolved, That House bill No. 310, which bill provides for the encouragement of agriculture, and every man who is the head of a family and a citizen of the United States with a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land out of the public domain, be made the special... | |
 | 1852 - 1228 pages
...March 3d, the House of Representatives proceeded to the consideration of the special order, the bill to encourage Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures,...homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land, upon condition of occupation and cultivation of the same for a certain period Mr. Dawson expressed... | |
 | 1852 - 662 pages
...order, the bill to encourage Agriculture, Commerce, Manufacture?, and all other branches of industry, bv granting to every man who is the head of a family,...homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land, upon condition of occupation and cultivation of the came for a certain period. Mr. Dawson expressed... | |
 | 1852 - 1018 pages
...petitions of citizens of Jefferson county, Ohio, praying thai the bill now pending before Congress, granting to every man who is the head of a family and a citizen of the United States, one hunted and sixty acres of land, may become a law; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1852 - 926 pages
...encourage agriculture, commerce, ana manufactures, and other branches of industry, by granting to any man who is the head of a family and a citizen of th« United States, a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land out of the public domain, upon... | |
 | 1853 - 468 pages
...and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person who is the head of a family and a citizen of the United States, or any person who is the head of a family, and had become a citizen prior to the first day of January,... | |
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An applicant must be 21 years of age or over, or if under the age of 21 years the head of a family, and a citizen of the United States or have declared intentions of becoming a citizen. 
