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Homestead Act [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Homestead Act
1, record 1, English, Homestead%20Act
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Free Land Homestead Act 2, record 1, English, Free%20Land%20Homestead%20Act
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Homestead Act: An act of Parliament passed in 1872, in full called the Free Land Homestead Act, governing the conditions under which government land was to be settled, especially in the Canadian West. 2, record 1, English, - Homestead%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Homestead Law: One of the several pieces of legislation governing settlement on government land in Canada prior to the passing of the Homestead Act of 1872. 2, record 1, English, - Homestead%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
No longer in force. 3, record 1, English, - Homestead%20Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Homestead Act
1, record 1, French, Homestead%20Act
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Free Land Homestead Act 2, record 1, French, Free%20Land%20Homestead%20Act
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi de 1872 du Gouvernement du Canada concédant 160 acres de terre aux colons de l'Ouest canadien, sous certaines conditions. Ce bien de famille devenait incessible, indivisible et insaisissable. 2, record 1, French, - Homestead%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À ce moment-là, les lois n'étaient pas traduites. Cette loi n'est plus en vigueur. 2, record 1, French, - Homestead%20Act
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Legal Codes
- Titles of International Laws and Regulations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Homestead Act
1, record 2, English, Homestead%20Act
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms. 2, record 2, English, - Homestead%20Act
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
No longer in force. 3, record 2, English, - Homestead%20Act
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de codes juridiques
- Titres de lois et de règlements internationaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Homestead Act
1, record 2, French, Homestead%20Act
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans l'histoire américaine, loi votée en 1862 accordant 65 hectares (160 acres) de terre libre à tout colon pouvant prouver 5 ans de séjour ininterrompu au même endroit. La terre ainsi obtenue s'appelle «homestead». 1, record 2, French, - Homestead%20Act
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Loi qui n'est plus en vigueur. 2, record 2, French, - Homestead%20Act
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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