Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-06
WAR DEPARTMENT.
SECTION OF BOUNTY LANDS.


SECTION OF BOUNTY LANDS.
Whereas,b documents exhibited al this Office Il,
support Of applications for Land Warrants, it an
pears that many persons Disregard or Irniscons.rae
the Information heretofore publ shed, relative to
the proceedings requisite in all Cas-s where the
O;3 Siai CiaimGntd not berssnaliv annlv at this
Department it IS therefore deemed expedient to
eiucidate the several points alluded to above by
the following observations
L In regard to the Power of Attorney d;rec,ed
tobe executed in the cases above mentioned. il
Is deemed o. primary importance, that it be far
malty acknowledged before Magistrate. and hat
this acknowledgment be subscribed hy the Person
VINO thus delegates his authority to another. as
wen az confirmed by oath or aGrmatio5; in pre-
sence of the said Magistrate, who then attests the
execution Of this Formally.
= Every deposition or .ftf,l1rit ought to be
subscribed by the Deboaent or Person, ,aoE5i, !, -
as Well as confirmed By his oath or aE,,natio,,
ana should then be attested in due form by the
Magistrate before whom il IS made. Il is parti.
cularly required that those individuals who n.
Pose to tile identity of another should subscribe
ther deposition to render the identification valid
8: s"ostifnfton ola Power of Attorney NAV
De made authentic in very few words, and NAV be
incribed on the original Power, a sufficient
space Tor the purpose be there found fexecu.
teu on separate paper, 1T is to be Sttached to the
original instrument in the usual manner. and Sc
cured by the .Nota,7ai Seal In ann, cations for
Land Warrants, The following simple form viii
be admitted, VIZ: T "i-'
Know all men by theses Presents. that i a
Attorney of G ID, by the annexed Power du,v CON,
stituted and appointed, do, BY virtue of the DOW.
er OF substltuuom with which nm there,y ex.
Pressly invested, make constitute Ind ann3,nt "a
+ of---&c.my lawful Substitute and &tto.nev
TOT purposes therein mentioned and do hereby
authorize mm to do and perform all acts and
things necessary in and about the premises. "a
largely and amply as 1 might or could do i'll
were personally pr sent.
Ia witness whereof have bere,,rto co. ,,,.
(Slgned) n rsa,11
j, e II, Notary Public &c.
90 hereby declare and make known. that the n
coVe SUBSTITUTION was duly executed by the a.
ioresaid Is, before ME. In Testimony Whereof
nave hnase hereunt" affixed my Oiic al Seal and Sig
nature, at-th s-day Of, a d. 1871.
N. b. AS there are many Sections of the II
states ga where Notary Public does not commonly
ohciate-the aforesaid substitution shall be there
iegaiized by the Official attestatIon of the Clerk
OF the County Court
4. In the Information heretofore published re.
atIve TO aacer tainlng a "IsplttSaits Lrtr y, 90
who may apply for Mill airy BOUNTY I.and n
hight OF deceased Soldier, the expression
Certncaies from competent authori,v, ), b.s
oeeh Thought by some, not sufficiently EVIL; r;tl
Ito remove, therefore, all doubt on this nom, n
future, ee 1t known tina this insertion of the Term
Competent author y" arose from represenra
mons ions -Hiing 1t this oics, confirmat,ve If
TIC lact mat IN diff Estate, component parts of
OF the American Union, the legal mode of provIncr
HelrShip Tor the purposes of inherit,ng Rea1
sstate' IS q fterent from that practised in other
ga Is II ~ oovio us, therefore, that the meaning
ana intention OF the Secretary of War in sanct,.
inns uie term " colnpstent authority" is, that
tne ferson so pretending to be a Ies,t;n,.t.
ielF at Law" should be required first 10 exi;,;t
ms PROOF OF IT to that Tribunal or Ciy,l Officer
that IS authorised by the Cons, tuition and Isg1S
Oh the olate wherein he resides 10 take cooo;zopce
oi the point N Question, for local or otbe1 purn6
s seS: \ duly authenticated Cert ficate from that
Tribunal, or Pubic Officer, has eyer besn III
WIZ continue 10 be deemed at TINS Office conc n
slVe Evidence IN such Case Thus AN Ofic,al
OeFlihc"te uec'afatiye of th6 fact that such an
one Is Legitimate Heir at Law of such an one
issued oy CoUBr Of REcoRD, An ORp1s1ny
1cD6k OF FRO DkrE-according to the Laws and
u'H6SS Oh diierent State, have been deemed
equally admissible at this Office
Il should be Observed however that in cooas IS
Posthumeus CLAIMS to The Military Bounty Land
authorised by AN Act of Congress of the ion IF
DeCenOer, 1914, II IS essential that the CLAIMANT
should estnbnsh, not only that he is ga legitimate
helr at Law, but also the particular degree of
ulliiV he pore 10 the deceased Soldier in
Whose Right he CLAIMS.
D Although The Rules will be adbe cd 70 No.
TO ISSUE Land Warrant to an Executors. nor IN
an Administrator, yet in all cases where {" the
leg innate Hers at Law" are Minors. a C,uard,an
constituted and appointed IN conformity with the
Laws OF the State where the seid Minors reside.
may obtain a LaDd Warrant ~ Trust for tbern on
his exhibiting at this Office Official Credeni'aIs
proving his sand quality.
.No0em6sr %, 1915
O,Ihe Printer authorised 10 publish the
Laws Of the U. ates are requested TO insert the
Dec. 6-3t.