Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-31
No. los.


course, according to the general tenor
Of all laws of that class, that is, the exc
cution, Of which is directed to be ac-
corfing to g such rides and resuiafions
as tie President Of the United STATES
shat hreserite ,"--those rules became
part of the law, and are only 20 be abb
rogated. or altered, by The same line of
Authority through which they were FIRST
established; excepting, indeed, the SO.
vERIEcN authority should Interfere.
In several Instances recently present.
ed at this Office, individuals, who prcpa-
1 bly, may be entitled to the benefit of the
law above. cited, have enormously con-
founded their proceedings with those di-
rected by late res ulation proceeding
4 from The GENERAL LAND OrFIcE why're
! blank declarations ready ~ De Filed up,
have been distributed throughout the
4 United States, for other laudable purpo-
/ SEES but which are not calculated to
serve in con.pliance with the law rela.
Tive to LosT WARRAgrs * DIscRARGEs;
in the execution Of which, il is not Inc
| tended that Any innovation shall BE- SANG
] toned.
i For the information of all pers, ms in
teces,ed in such cases. ii is thought pro.
per TO reprint the following correct co.
py of the rules and regulations in oues-
ton. from which no deviation can be
permitted.
1 " Rules and regulations to govern in
application at the SECTION OF BouN4r
LANDS, WAR DEPAR fMENq. in cases
of LosT WARRANq's and Of Losr DIS.
| CHARGES.
War DEPARTMENT.
The act Of Congress Of the Goth of A.
prl. 1916, having provided that, where
any MILITANT LAND WARRAN9s shall
he lost or destroyed, upon due proof
thereof 10 the satisfaction OF the .SEcRE-
T.ihy OF H~AR, a Patent shall issue in
the same manner as if the Warrant was
produced; and, when the same proof
shall be produced, that any Soldier of
the regular army has lost his DIscHARcs
and Certificate OF faithful service, the
Secretary of War shall cause papers to
be furnished such soldier as VIII ept,,lc
him to his Land Warrant and Patent:
10 enable all persons comprehended by
the provisions of the said acl, to avail
themselves of the relief intend
granted, the Secreta'
ment of War has :
OF Military Land W
| been lost or destroye., .,.v q =, Il,
\ upon oath in writing, state the time, place,
and manner of. such loss or destruction,
the date and number of the Warrant, &
the company and regiment 10 which the
Soldier belonged at the time of his dis.
ch arge and also the state, country, and
township, in which he resides. The oath
must be mode before an officer duh
Iq0ahfed TO administer IL, and me difficult
I character and sig nature of such officer
l mast be certified By The Clerk Of The
/ County, The Mayor Of the Gig, or BY
such other officer as is required bu he
ta7vs and 3sages Of Tie state 7yAere IL 10
nadc. Every application will be adver-
tised ene month in the papers of the
state here the applicant resides. before
any decision viii be made in the case
by the Secretary ofthe Department. Evil
dence in confederation of that of the
party, will be required, where il is not
satisfactorily shewn TO DC out OF his pow
or to produce it.
| In the case of lost DISCHARG IS.
the deposition, in addition tc the time,
place, and manner, OF the loss or ocs.
Itruc,ion OF the DISCHARGE, must Set
| forth the lime and place Of enlistment,
tie comhany and regiment 10 zyhicA INC
Soldier Belonged az The lime Of his dis
charge, The date Of The discharge and
rank and name Of the c6icer sghe
|sisned il lit must also state whether
the discharge contained the certificate of
faithful service required by law, or the
words HDNORABLY DISCHARC.
Ed" or words Of that import. The de-
position of a disinterested witness, as to
the service s discourage og tie applicant,
lis required, IN confederation Of his o,Yn
Testimony. Where this is oo pra.;uced.
the reason of its non production must b..
satisiac ,oily stated. The feStimouy MAST
be au,henacafcd IN the manner aborr1
prescribed in fhe caSe u iVst Warrants,
Where the precise dates or numbers
cannot be stated, lbey may be stated to
the best Of the recollection OF the aitnes-
ses, whose crcd,blhtu the Magistrate
who takes the evidence must certify in
the usual form.
July Goth, 1916.
The papers which promulgate the
- 7. \
above once week for three successive
Merks. and inrYard th1ir .,ccol,nts ta,- ha