The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21
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SECTION OF BOUNTY LANDS. :

"'s' nouco OF the above CAPTION or IT,
TIE, in order to distinguish between the
Information that Issues from THIS OFyIcr
and the instruction given by the Commits.
Honer OF THE GHsRRAL LAND OFFICE.
attached to the TREAsuRr DEPARTnRxr,
from whence the PATENTS, or prpIxITIyx
TITLES to the land here spoken of, as we'll
as OF all other iands sold and csdsd BY the
United States, must issue.
The present notice appears to be ne.
cessary, from errors that have frequently oc.
Cured OF late in the proceedings of persona
who have lost, or pretended TO have Lost, an
HONORABLE DIseHARaE," or the evidence
OF MILITARY LAND WARRANT which has
peen issued upon such Discharge.
special law was made by Congress
for the relief Of persons who have bona.
.fde sustained such loss a. was conte mplased
by this law. The executive rules and regu.
iations applicabIct to il were duly promulgated
so long ago rs July, 1916; of course, accor.
ding TO the general tenor Of all laws Of thas
class, that Is, the execution of which Is di-
reetcd to be according to sucA rules and
regulations - Me Presidens of sAe United
States shall prescribe, ,"-those rules became
part of the law, and are only to be abrogat-
ed, or altered by tho same line Of au,hori,y
through which ,hey were frat established;
excepting, indeed, tho SovERxIos authority
should interfere.
: In several instances recently presented q
thfs ofiicc, individuals who probably, may be-
entitled to the benefit of the law above cited,
have crroneousIy confounded their proceed,
ings with those directed BY lAts regulation
proceeding from IRn GES1AAL LAID Or.
yIcx, whore bisnk declarations, ready to be fil-,
led up, have been distributed throughout the
United States, for other laudable purPosesS
but which are not calculated 70 serve in .
compliance with the law relative to LOST
WARRANTs and Disclaimers; in the exeeu.
tion OF which II 10 not intended tho any limo,
vasion shall be sanctioned.
For the Information of all persons Interest,"
ed 10 such cases, il 10 thought proper 70 ras.
print the following correct copy of the rules
aud regulations in question, from which no
deviation can be permitted.
Rules and regulations to govern in appIi~
catido at the S1cTroN OF BovNrv LANDS,
WAR DEPARTMENT, in cases of LOST WAR.
RAHTs ard Of Losr DiscHAROEs.
War Department.
The acts Of Congress of the 26th Of April,
1916. having provided that, where any MIL,
IrARY LAND WARRANTs shall be lost or
destroyed, upon due proof thereof to tho sss-
isfaction Of the SEcRErAAY of WAR, Pa.
tent shall issue in the same manner 40 il tho
Warrant was produced: and when the same
proof >shali be produced, that any Soldier q
the Regular army has lost his DiscnARok
and Certificate Of faithful service, the Sec.
retary Of War shall cause papers TO be fur
nished such soldier as will snti,le him 70 HE
Land Warrant and Patents To enable all
persons c6mprehended by tho provisions OF
tho said act, to avail themselves Of Me relief
intended ts be granted, tho Secrs.ay for the
Department Of War has directed that, in case
OF Military Land Warrsnts, whish have bsen
lost or destroyed, the party shall, upon oath
10 writing, state tho time, place and manner
Of such loss or destruction, tho date and
number Of the Warrant, and the company
and regiment to which tho Soldier belonged
1t the time Of his discharge = and also the
Stats, country and township In whish hs 70.
sides. TIE cath musf be made before an Of
yersr duly qualified 10 administer is, ond she
c6fctGi character and signature Of such Officer
musr Be certified by rae Clerk Of tie County,
she Mayor Of fhe City or 6y sGch other OFFICER
as is required by the Iosv and ssGges Of fAe
STATE wAere il 10 made. Every sppSscation
will be advertised one month in the papers OF
the State whore the applicant resides, before
any decision will be made in the case By tho
Secretary Of the departments. Evidence IN
corroborstion Of that of the party will be re-
required, where il 10 not satisfactorily shevq
70 be out Of his power to prodseo it.
In the easc OF lost DISCHARGES, the
deposition, in addition TO the time place sod
manner Of the loss or destruction Of the Dis
CHARGE, must set forth she fime and place
Of esissnsenr, the company anf resimenf 70
which fhe Soldier Belonged ~ me sime Of Ais
diseharse, che dare Of rae discharge, and rank
aud same Of the officer ~Ao siyned ff :-s-It
must also state whether the discharge cea-
ssincds the cerifcs,e Of fsithfOl service roe
quired By law, or the words [" "HOEORABLY
DISCHARGED" or words Of that import.
The deposi,ion Of distinguished sitBess, ~
to the service end discharge Of the applicsat,
is required in corroborstion Of his own sesti.
mony. WhsD this Is not produced, me
reason OF It's non production must bc satis-