AND WHERE TO FIND ONE. 21 



of the several land-offices shall be entitled to receive the 

 same compensation for any lands entered under the pro 

 visions of this act that they are now entitled to receive 

 when the same quality of land is entered with money, one- 

 half to be paid by the person making the application at 

 the time of so doing, and the other half on the issue of the 

 certificate by the person to whom it may be issued ; but 

 this shall not be construed to enlarge the maximum of com 

 pensation now prescribed by law for any Register or Re 

 ceiver : Provided, That nothing contained in this act shall 

 be so construed as to impair or interfere in any manner 

 whatever with existing pre-emption rights : And provided, 

 further, That all persons who may have filed their ap 

 plications for a pre-emption right prior to the passage of 

 this act shall be entitled to all privileges of this act. Pro 

 vided further, That no person who has serv 7 ed, or may here 

 after serve, for a period of not less than 14 days in the 

 army or navy of the United States, either regular or vol 

 unteer, under the laws thereof, during the existence of an 

 actual war, domestic or foreign, shall be deprived of the 

 benefits of this act on account of not, having attained the 

 age of 21 years. 



SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the fifth section 

 of the act entitled &quot;An act in addition to an act more 

 effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes 

 against the United States, and for other purposes,&quot; approved 

 the 3d of March, in the year 1857, shall extend to all oaths, 

 affirmations, and affidavits, required or authorized by this 

 act. 



SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this 

 act shall be so construed as to prevent any person who has 

 availed him or herself of the benefit of the first section of 

 this act, from paying the minimum price, or the price to 

 which the same may have graduated, for the quantity of 



