Old Crossing Treaty of 1863: US Senate Amendment
“ At the end of Article8. insert the following: - Provided that no script shall be issued under the provisions of this Article, and no assignments shall be made of any right, title, or interest at law or in equity until a patent shall issue, and no patent shall be issued until due proof of five years’ actual res=idence and cultivation, as required by the act entitled “An Act to secure homesteads on the Public Domain.” ”
