Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-17
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, PAssED At ri,r
FIRST SESSION or THE rwENrY-rIRsr CONGRESS-
[PUBLIC-No. 81
AN All Tor the relief Of certain officers and soldiers
OF the Virginia lin. and Navy, and OF the con.iuen.
tai Army, during the Revoiuiionar war
BE tt enacted 6y The Senate and House of R.pre-
senfaf'res 81 me United states IF .Aneriea in Con-
gress assembled, That the ocrrs soldiers sailors
and marines, who in the service OF Virginia on
her own State establishment during the Revolutionary
war, and who entitled to military Land bountes
ny the laws aud esolu,icns Of that State their heirs
anu assigns, shall be- and they hereby authorized
to surrender, 10 the Secretary Of e Treasury Of the
onei States such cf their warrants for the said land
oounues "a shall remain unsahed in who;s in part,
ana 10 receive certificates scrip for the same AT apv
une osio'e me nrs' day oil January. in the year
thousand eight hundred and thirty i've, which certi-
Gates or scrip shall be Issued by the said Secretary and
signed by him: and connie BY the Conri.sioner
OF ,hs General Land Once in the following manner,
mat ~ 10 say: There shall be separate certificate or
scrip Tor such sun as shall at the time Of issuing the
san''' he equal 10 the then minimum piice OF each
quantity OF eighty acres OF land due by such arrant
and rrmaininr satisfied at the time OF such sure nder
and ikescerllcae or scrip for such a. at the time
shall be equal to the minimum pce Of the quantity that
shaiI 30 remain unsa'ied OF any such warrant alter
such subdivisions Of The amount io quantities of eyh-
ty acres Aud where any such warrant .ha have been
os' or m'saio ny hme aud accident it shall and may
be lawful Tor the party desiring 10 surrender the same
to surrender official cory thereof certified under the
seal OF the land Office Of Vgnia with the affidavit of
he I'M
stating that such warrant has BEEN lost or misa and
that The original hath been sold or to the
knowledge or belief Of the party or his
or her guardian.
SEc. 2 -and be il further enacted That II shall, r.
the duty OF Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
10 request The Executive OF Virginia, to furnish him
wan statement OF all such warrants within the pur-
WV oil this act, as have already issued showing
he number and date OF each warrant and The ouan,S
o, acres gra'ed by each, and also monthly statement
OF 'he same description, showing the number date and
quantity, oil such warrants shall hereafter he grant.
cd Aud no warrants shall be taken to be within The
provisions Of th. act which .h all he
unless the Executive of Virginia shall cau.. c.r,;6
cate to be enforced thereon signed by some proper Of
hrer sa'ing that the party to whom such warrant shall
be SO granted his her their ancestor or devi.or VAS
enuuea thereto ty some law or resolution OF the sad
Sac in force at the time Of the deed of ce.on bv the
State Of Virginia, TO III. United States
SEC j. .ffid be IL further enacted That b.fare Tho
Secretary OF the Treasury -ha the scrip required
by the provisions Of this bil the applicants shall nre
dnce to him the certificate OF the Register Of Inc Land
ohce IN hentucky and the certificate Of the surveyor
oil the military lands Of the Virginia In. tina, ,L. wa,
rants ("hen the original is presented. or the capy,
when the original hes been lost or destroyeD has net
oeeh located surveyed, or patented in .niueky at
tested hy the seal Of his ofice.
SEC .a'd De it Jutier enacted, That tho es,,i6-
Gates or scrip to be surd by virtue th. act shall bs
reevahie IN payment for cd hereaf Or to pur
chased al private sal- after the same SHALL have been
oner1 a, enic 'ae and shall renas unsoid any Of
the Land Offices oil the United Stats. established or to
be e'tlhshvd, in the Suites of Ohio Indiana and hi
ms Ana all such certificates or scrip shall be is-
sheu ny VHte oil tbs act shall be a-sigDabls. nv
ms thereon, atiesed by tro witnessrs: Pro-
oided That all icatys scrip to be Issued In vr.
tue OF any warrant hereafter to he granted sha be h
sued to the party originally entitled thereto or hi, h,ir
or ners, devisee or dsvisees, as the case may be.
SEC. g. ind be it further enacted, That tn. p.o.
V'''ons oi ms act shall be deemed and taken extend
10 all surh officers soldiers aiiors marines
musicians, surgeon ard geons mates in the lad
or sea eeTveo OF the State OF Virginia uri,s tho Re-
ouonary war AMI generally to every person TO whou
me oae had engaged TO land bounty for services
in That war, Of any descriptions by any law or r.solu
hon passed b'fofe, end in force ,as dato of the said
deed Of ces.on; except only such persons a are .n
toned TO- and provided for by the reservation contain.s
In the said deed OF crs.on in favor OF the officers aai
soldiers OF the said Sac continental establishment:
ISTooid'd, That no scrip ssusd under the provsious
al this act 'ba! enti'Ie The holder TO enter or
any settled or occupied iands, whou, the written CEN
sen, OF sn'h setuefs or occupants may be actually
re'irng on sdid lands az the time tho same shall ba an.
tsrod or applied for: find provided, also, That ths
amount OF land thus located, shall not two hun
drei and sixty thousaei acres.
SEC ind be it further enacted That IN. nrov;
SONS oil the hrsi and fourth of this act shall
,ena TO and embrace owners of military land warrants
-'u,"' oy the United States in satisfaction of claims
Tor bounty land for services during the Rsvo,,;on
war; and that The iaws heretofore enacted providing fr
iinued in force for wears
SEC. T. IND De IL further enacted Tha, tho provi
IONS o' ,s act shall also be deemed AMI taken to sx-
.en' 70 al IN" unsaised warrants Of the Virginia ar
my, on continental establishments: Pr0uided That tba
quantity thereof shall exceed 6fy thousand acr..
IN addition 10 The two hundred AID sixty ,honssnd acre
Authorized TO be located by their State lines
A STEVENSON,
Speaker of he House Of Representatives.
{. CALHOUN.
Pjcc President Of he United States and Pre-.
Sident Of The Senate.
ANDREW JACKSON.
The prov'OnS OF the foregoing law Point out IN elias
~ ahh di-iincuy the documents that are 10 be
AM he measures that TO be taken by Tie holJc rs
81 'ne virginia Military Land Warrants who wish to
surrender ard obtain scrip for the sams II deemed
unnecessary 10 i've any other instruction. in xolana
lion oil the law except on the f8ilowing points:
FIRST As 10 a'signments OF Virginia military war
rants o! every descriptions:
lhese warfants undsr the law are made a,signabIs.
OUT no n"ftcniir mode Of assignment having been de
s2naed, the practice ia issuing mai, Ma he ia. Hated
States for Virginia Military Land warrspt. located in
O" has hefn 20 require the aitestacn of one or mora
witnesses as TO The assignmenAnd this rule will he
aPeu 10 'he warrants issued TO the Officers and Sol.
dies IN the State Line and Navy.
WhaIe the transfer il made by the Hsiry or Bevis,s
regularly authenticated evidence OF heir.hip or an
authenticated cory CT the will, must be furnished
where 'h@ ran.ers have heretofore been made Of the
been sa-f'd, certified ny Of the transfer from ths
Register Of the Land Office Richmond or Frankfort
as me case may be- Mill be sufficient whence of I'LL.
III tbefe be 10 such Once The "Suryeyor of IN.
Lands Of The Virginia Milt,ry Line :" az deens,cd in
ne 81 section OF the Act then tho reriifica,s of Tie
Register Of the Lind Office at Frankfort Kentekv y,
be eonsdered "a suffcieut evidence TIE uarty ,n,
$ justice Of the Peace, that he il the heir deyi,ss or
ne iast AS Lnte, as The Gaze may be.
NO scrip vii he granted for warrants i.sued after he
pa. 'dee Of ih- Act except 10 The warrsntee
SEc ND: As 10 the Assignm.rt, Of of The Un;,.d
St3es Revolutionary warrants.