Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-25
Passed at the First Session of the 2Ist Congress
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AN ACT for hA eiie of certain off err AMI soldier
OF the Virginia Line and Navy, aud ~ the Continen
iA Army during the evolutionary War.
BE IL enacted ~ the Senate and House 0f Repre-
sentdtiUeS Of the United States of .Antrca ia Con
gress assembled. That the officers aud soldier ,4aor s.
maiines. who were in The service Of virginia, her
own State e-isbliehment, during the R-vou;i,nary
War, and who entitled military land boun,ies
by the laws and resolutions of that State their heirs
and assgn' shall BE-, and they hereby aut osized
II surrendcr 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury of the
Unied STATES, such Of their for the said land
houn'ies, as shal remain unsasfsd. in whole or in
part aud 20 receive certificates scrip for the same
any time before the fret day Of January in thu year
one thousand eight hundred and thirty Eve. which GER
hcates OF scrip shall be issued by the sad Secretary,
and ned by Tim, ard rsigned by the CoInnis
soner OF the General Land Office, in the following
manner, that is to say: There shall be separate Ger
tibcaie or strip for such sum, as shall at the tune of
's1ng The sans be'qnal to the then minimum price Of
zach quantity OF eighty acres Of land, due by such
warrant, and remaining un'ati'isd the time Of such
surrender, and Ike certificate scrip for such az
lhe Tine shall be equal to The minimum price oil the
qnAni'y tina, shall so remain unsai feel IF any such
warrant, alter such sub dvi,ions Of the amount into
quantities Of eighty And where any such war.
rant shall have been lost mslad ny time and acct.
dtn u 'h'T and may he lawful for The p'riv, desrnT
o surrender the sams, 10 surrender an official copy
thereof, certified unl"r the seal OF the Lsnd Office Of
Virginia with the s avit OF the party enforced upon
or accompanying The same, stating that such warrant
has been Lost or nsIaid, and thst the oigns h.ih
been sold or tranHsrre 10 tho knowledge or belief OF
the party 30 'arrsnd-ring. or his or her guardian.
sec. e una Oc ~ JuTiher enacted. That u shall be
ne duty OF the Comni~sioner of the General Lani or
ice, to request the Executive Of Virginia. firni,h
him With statement Of all such wArrsns within the
rutv=w OF ibis sct ss have already Issued, showing
The number anl da'e OF each ant and n. quantity
Of acres granted by esch. and also monthly sta'emen
OF the same description, showing te number date and
quaatiiy,o such warrants sal hereafter he grant
ed And no warrait ghall be taken 10 he within the
provisions NJ this aet (which shall hereafter be granted
unl'ss the Executive Of Virginia shall cause a cert6
cate TO be endorsed thereon signed by some proper o
hceF, stating that the party whom .Gc warrant shal
he so granted bis her. their ancestor or devisor
tS'ued thereto, by some law Ie'olu'ion of The ,ait
State, 10 force at the time Of the de ed Of cesson by tbs
STATE oil Virginia, 10 TIE u States.
Sec 3. 4td be it further enacted, That before IN,
SecfY OF the Treasury shall sue the Scrip required b,
the prot Of tiis BILL the applicants hall produce
10 him The certificate Of tie Register Of HE Land o.
nee IN Kentucky, and tie certificate Of The S0rveyo
OF the Misry Lands Of he Virgins Linz, that III
wsfrants (~hen The original is pfesencd or the copy
when the original has been lost dessyed) has 20
en- located, Surveyed, or patented in X snucky at
p e-ted by The seal Of his ofics
Sec. 4. lind be UJtTiher enacted, That the cer'ii
cao or 1crip 10 he issicdby virtue Of this act she'll b.
receivable In payment for any aDds hereafter 70 be pur
ehs'ed at private sale after the shall have b.
oied ~ pubc SALE and shall remain unsod at ary
The Land Offices Of The United States es'sbn.heI or
be established, ia Tie 81 tee Of Ohio Indiana and mi
nos. And all such certificates or sctp, a. slaI he H.
sued by virtue Of this act shall be assgnable By en-
ldorsements thereon, aNcsted by two wi'uesses PRO