Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-16

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~ the Revolutionary War.
BYAUTHoRITY1
Avs OF TIVE United STATES, PASSED AT THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE TwENrY-rIRsr coNoar.s
[PUBLIc-No. 81
AN ACT Tor the relief Of certain officers and so,d;.,.
" .e srS,nia .ne and Navy. and OF the continent
Be IL enacted by the Senate and Hons, or R>,r..
senfdtives Of the United States of America in Com.
Ssss assembled mat the officers and soldiers, sailers
and marines, who were in tho service OF Virginia on
her own State establishment during the Revolutionary
war, and who were entitled to military land boupt;ss.
ny the laws and resolutions of that State. their hsi,s
and assigns, shall be. and they are hereby. autbor;-.5
70 surrender, to the Secretary OF the Treasury of the
United states, such OF their warrants for the said land
oounues as shaii remain unsatisied, in whole or In mart.
a . ~ Ieee'.e ceruhcates or scrip for the same, at any
time before the first day Of January. in the wear on
nousan eign' hundred aud ,hirty-hve, which csrti6.
cafes Tor scrip SHAH be Issued by the said Sseretarv. ana
signed by him: and countersigned bv The Com,m;:nn.-
oil the General Land Office, in the foIJow;n. ...nn-
.nat - TO say: There shall DO a separate certificate or
scrip Tor such sun. "a shall, at tis time of iss,inv an.
SANE, he equal TO the then minimum price N ..cH
quantity oil eighty acres of land due by such w,rrsns-
anu remanins u isatshed a, the time OF such surrender,
anu IKE certihcate or scrip for such sum as, AT the tins,
shall be equal to the minimum price of tn. ou,nt;tv thss
shaiis so remain unsaiisfied, Of any such warrant altar
such subdivisions of the amount into ouan,i,ia. ~ si.h-
ty acres. And where any such warrant ,hali has. re-,
lost or IN slaid, by time and accident, IL shall and NAV
DC lawful Tor the party desiring to surrender the same.
to surrender an official cory thereof, certified under Ina
seal OF the land Office Of Virginia., with the af6d,v;, n
me party endorsed upon, or accompanying the samc
s,aung that such warrent has bern lost or mislaid. and
that the original hath not been sold or transferred, IN ,hs
or her guardian. "'
SEC: 2. 'dnd be it further enacted. That It shall, be
the duty oil Commissioners Of the General Land ONE
to request the Executive Of Virsini,. 10 furni.h H.
WIN statement OF all such warrants. within IN. n..
view OF ms; act, as have already issued, showing
the number aud date OF each w arrant. and The ouar,i,S
OF acres granted by each, and also a monthly ,,atsmsnt
q - same description, showing the number, date, and
q1sn'"y; o. such warrants as shall hereafter be grant.
GU. ANU 40 warrants shall h. al. - l. ~
provisions oil this act, which shall hereafter be granted
unless the Executive Of Virginia shall cause a csr,;6.
~ oe endorsed thereon, signed by some proper Of
ncer' stating That the party 10 whom such warrant shall
be SO granted. his, her or their ancestor or devi.or 60.
enuued thereto by some law or resolution Of the said
state in force at the time of the deed of cesion' bv ths
State OF Virginia, to the United States. "'
SEC. 3. find be IL further enacted. That befors ,hs
secretary OF the Treasury shall issue the scrip required
oy me provisions oil this bill, the applicants shall nro.
duce to him the certificate of the Rsgi.tsr of ,ha ~,
oihce In Kentucky, and the certificate of the Survavo.
oi me military lands OF the Virginia line, that the war.
rants (when the original Is presented. or the NM
when the original has been lost or DESTROYED, has ~,
oeen located, surveyed, or patented, in Kentucky. NJ.
tested by the seal Of hrs office. '"
SEC. 4. .dnd be 10 futhey enacted. Tb,, N. ...,s
Gates or sc-ip to be issued by virtue OF Ibis act shall, -.
receivable III payment for any land hereafe err TO bc MIR
eaasea a. private sale, after the same shall have been
vhereu a, public sale, and sh ail remain unscid at anv NJ
me Land Offices OF the United Stats, established or 10
ne established, in the States of Ohio, Indiana. and I'M.
no's; Ana all such certificates or scrip az shall be IL.
sueu ny virtue OF this act, shall be assipnable. nv en-.
uorsemenis thereon, sttested by two witnesses PIE
v1uea' lnat all certificates Or scrip 10 be Issued, in vir-
Me OF any warrant hereafter to be granted, shall be- il.
" 10 ."e party originally entitled thereto, or his hair
or heirs, deyisee or de visees, as ths case m hs
SEC D IND be IL further eaacfeI. That the r.
!" VI ms act snail be deemed and taken 10 extend
" AT such omcers, soldiers, sailors, marines, chaplain,-
musicians, surgeons and surgeons mates, in the Land
OF sea service OF The State OF Virginia during the Re-
~. war; and generally, to every person TO whom
me STATE mad engaged TO pay a land bounty for service,
IN mat war, OF any description, by any law or resoIn1
non passed before, and in force at the date of the said
ueec Oh cession; except only such persons n a r
TONED in, and provided for, by the reservation con,,;n.s
In me said deed of cession in favor OF the oIicers AMI
Io.a,eis d ms SAID State on continental establishments:
TFOo"ed, mat no scrip issued under the provi.ion.
OF this act, shall entitie the holder 10 en,er or nurcb.s.
any settled or occupied lands, without the written GEN.
se.idi y, 'ueh settiers or occupants, as may be actually
iesiu,ng on said lands at the time the same sbajI ba an,
.ereu or applied for: .and provided, also, That the
amount OF land thus located, shall not exceed two hun.
dred and sixty thousand acres ~"
SEC. 6. lind be it further enoetsJ IT,, 49,
sonsoi me hrst and fourth sections of his aet sbaIl .r,
u 20 anu embrace owners of military land warrants
for So, ~ u onited States, in satisfaction Of claims
% o'"",y 'Anu ior services during the Revolutionary
war; and that the laws heretofore enacted. providina g.,
~ Hs,uus sa'u warrants, are hereby revived and con.
unued IN force for two years.
SEC. Z. .dnd be IL further enacted. Thu, ,h.n..
siohs oil mis- act shall aso be deemed and taken 49,,
'ehd u all IN" unsalistied warrants OF the Virgini, a.
my on continental establi shmeni: Propided TIT 81.
quantity thereof shall no, exceed 6nv ,hon. a. u
IN addition to The two hundred and sixty ,honssnd acrss
heretofore authorized TO be located by their Staia Iin.s
a.. STEVENSON, ~
Speaker Of the House of Yepres.,,ot,.. -
j. G. CALHOUN, .
pice President Of the United STATE, and Dr..
Ssdent f the Senate.
Anp ANDREW JACKSON.
The provisions Of the foregoing law. poin, mi, . ,,..,,
y ana "is'incty the documents that are 10 be rrocu,.d
ana me measures that are TO be taken bv IA. La,"ss.
u me virginia Military Land Warrants who ,.;sh 20
surrender aud obtain scrip for the same. ,ha, il 4, da.mnT
unnecessary 10 give any other instructions in sxnIana
'op 0 u 'he law except on the following points:
rants oil every description; ""'"'y war;
Ihese warrants under the law are made assa,.h.,
out M particular mode of Assignment having hesn az
Ishatea' me practice in issuing patents bv iba TTn;,sI
o,a'eS 'or virginia Military Land Warrants. loca,sd ~
nv uo, nas oeeh 70 require the stteststion of one or more
"NncsseS as 10 Inc assignment.-And his, rnIe y,ii he
a,Ppheu todhe warrants issued to the OGissrs AMI Gil
diers IN the State Line.and NAVY. w
"neTe IN transfer IL made by the Heirs mr. dev;...s
,esuIar,y authenticated evidence of heir.bip. or an
authenticated copy of Tho will, mus, he fn,pp;.t"n ."
where the transfers have he re,ofor. boao
eh.re warrant, aud 4 part Only of The warrant ha.
Deen sausne15a certified Gerry of The transfer from a..
Register oil the Land Office at Ricbmond mr. FranIto",
d case may be, will be sufficient evidence Of ftis
L mere ne no such Office "a the "Survovoro If an.
Lands Of the Virginia Military Line A. ds.isn. !. no :,
me OIL section OF the Act, then the rsrii6cs,a ~ an.
nrgIS'srOi The Land Office al Frankfott. Ken,cL. ii,
De conrdered az suficient evidence. The nar,y sur.
ehuetl1g me warrant should make an affidavit beforr
a justice OF the Peace, that he is the heir dsyis.a -.
me last Assignee, az the ca., may be.
No soup VIII be graDted for warrants i.sued .ns, an.
passage OF The Act except 10 The warrantee
SECOND; As to the Assignments of of the Uo;tsd
STATES Revolutionary warrants.
The same rules and re suIatioos ,vb,ch u
la1on TO the Assignments Of the VIRGINIA hfil;,...TIo,
arrants VIII be observed in the Assignment ~ ~ ~