That all persons who. at the date of the passage of this act. are actual settlers in good faith on any of the lands hereby forfeited and are otherwise qualified. on making due claim on said lands under the homestead law within six months after the passage of this act. shall be entitled to a preference right to enter the same tinder the provisions of the homestead law and this act. and shall be regarded as such actual settlers from the date of actual settlement or occupation. and any person who lies not heretofore had the benefit of the honmstead or preemption law. or who has failed from any cause to perfect the title to a tract of land heretofore entered by him under either of said laws. may make a second homestead entry under the provisions of this act. The Secretary of the Interior shall make such rules as will secure to such actual settlers these rights. "Sec. 3. That in all cases where persons being citizens of the United States. or who have declared their intentions to become such. in accordance with the naturalization laws of the United States. are in possession of any of the lands affected by any such grant and hereby resumed by and restored to the United States. under ieed. written contract with. or license from. the State or corporation to which suchgrantwas made. orits assignees. executed priorto Januaryl. 1888. or where persons may havesettled said lands with bona fide intent to secure title thereto by purchase from the State or corporation when earned by compliance with the conditions or requirements of the granting acts of Congress they shall be entitled to purchase the same from the United States. in quantities not exceeding 320 acres to any one such person. at the rate of $1.25 per acre. at any time within two years from the passage of this act. and on making said payment to receive patents therefor. and where any such person in actual possession of any such lands and having improved the same prior to the 1st day of January. 1890. under deed. written contract. or license as aforesaid. or his assignor. has made partial or full payments to said railroad company prior to said date. on account of the purchase price of said lands from it. on proof of the amount of such payments he shall be entitled to havethe same. to theextentand amount of $1.25 per acre. if so much has been paid. and not more. credited to him on account of and as part of the purchase price herein provided to be paid the United States for said lands or such persons may elect to abandon their purchases and make claim on said lands under the homestead law and as provided in the preceding section of this act: Provided. That in all cases where parties. persons. or corporations. with the permission of such State or corporation. or its assignees are in the possession of and have made improvements upon any of the lands hereby resumedand restored. and are not entitled to enterthesame under the provisions of this act. such partles. persons. or cur porations shall have six months in which to remove any growing crop. and within which time they shall also be entitled to remove all buildings and other movable improvements from said lands: Provided further. That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any lands situate in the Stateof Iowa on which any person in good faith has made or asserted the right to make a preemption or homestead settlement: And provided further.
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