ocr: 2 3 ence in becoming the purchaser from the United States, ofa 4 tract of land at private sale, according to the provisions of 5 this act, who is settled on a fraction of a section, or fractional 6 quarter section, containing less than one hundred and sixty 7 acres, shall have the privilege of purchasing one or more ad- 8 joining fractional quarter sections, or the adjoining quarter 9 section, including their improvements, or the fraction improv- 10 I ed by them, at their option. 1 SEc. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in cases where 2 twoor more persons, entitled to the rightofpre-emption, ...
