Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-07-07
PUBLIc-No. IS,

PUBLIc-No. IS,
AN ACT to extend the time for locating Vir-
ginia Military Land Warrants, and return
ing surveys thereon to the General Land
Office.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives ofthe United States
OF america IN Congress assembled, That
the officers and soldiers oil The Virginia
line, on the continental establishment,
their heirs or assigns, entitled 10 bounty
lands within The tract OF country reserv-
ed by the Stale of Virginia, between the
Little Miami and Sclota Rivers, shall be
allowed until the FIRST day OF June, elgh-
Teen hundred and twenty nine, to obtain
warrants, and until the frs, day of June,
eighteen hundred and thrty-two, 10 com
plete their locations, and until the first
day Of June, eighteen hundred and thlr-
ty-'hree, TO return their surveys and war;
rants, or certified copies thereof, TO The
Commissioner of the General Land o.
tce, and 10 obtain patents: PROVIDED,
That no location sh9ll be MADE by viz
tue of any warrant obtuined after the
first day OF June, eighteen hundred and
twenty nine, and no patent shall issue In
consequence Of any location made after
the fast day OF June, eighteen hundred
aud tbirly-two: Ind hyoptded also, That
no patent shall be obtained, on any such
warrant, unless there be produced, to The
Secretary OF War, satisfactory evidence
that such warrant was granted TOR servi-
ces which, by the laws OF Virginia, pass
ed prior TO the cession 81 the Northwest
ern Territory, would have entitled such
officer, or soldier, his heir, or assigns, to
bounty lands; and also certificate OF
the Register of the Land 0fice OF Viz
gina, that no warrant has issued from
the said Land Office for the same SER
wees.
Sec. 2. md belt further enacted, That
no patent shall be issued, BY virtue OF
the preceding section, tor greater guam
tily of land than the rank, or lerm OF SER
vice, OF The officer or soldier to whom or
10 whose heirs and assigns such warrant
has been granted, would have entitled
ginia; and whenever it appears, to the
Secretary OF War, that the survey made
by virtue of any OF the aforesaid war
rants, is tor greater quantity OF land
than the officer or soldier is entitled 10
tor his services, the Secretary OF War
snail certify, on each survey, the amount
OF such surplus quantity, and the officer
, or sodief, his heir or assigns, shall have
leave to withdraw bis survey from the OF.
flee of the Secretary Of War, and re.
survey his location, excluding such sur
plus quantity, in one body, from any part
of his re survey, and patent shall issue
upon such re-survey as IN other cases.
Sec. 8. and be it farther enacted, That
30 holder OF any warrant, which has
been, or may be located, shall be per-
| mItted to withdraw or remove the same,
! and locate 1t on any other land, except
IN cases OF eviction, in consequence of a
legal judgment first obtained, from the
whole or par, Of the located land, or un.
less 1t be found to interfere with prior
location and survey: nor shall any lands
heretofore sold by the United States,
within the boundaries of said reservation,
be subject to location, by the holder OF
any such INDICATED warrant: Provided,
That no location shall, after The passage
OF this act, be made on lands for which
patents had previously issued, or which
had been previously surveyed, nor shall
any location be made on lands lying west
of Ludlow's line, and any patent which,
nevertheless, may be obtained, contrary
to the provisions OF this section, shall be
null and void.
pproved-May 90, 1896.