Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-11

IN ginia LINE and Navy, IF the Continental .4imy
[BY AUTHORITY
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES, PASSED AT TAX
FIRST SESSION or THE rwENrY.riRsr coNoREss.
tPUBLIc-No. 81
AN ACT for the relief OF certain officers and soldiers
of the Virginia line and Navy, and OF the continent
tai Army, during the Revolutionary war.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtiues Of the United States Of dmericG n Con-
gress assembled, That the officers aud soldiers sailors
aud marines who were in the service of Virginia ON
her own State establishment during the Revolutionary
war, and who entitled to military land bounties,
by the laws aud resolutions Of that State, their heirs
and assigns, shall be, aud they hereby, authorized
to surrender 10 the Secretary OF the Treasury of the
United States such OF their warrants for the said land
bounes shalt remain unsatised, in whole ia part,
anu 10 receive certificates scrip Tor the same, any
time before the hrst day Of January, in the year
thousand eight hundred aud thirty five, which cert6-
Gates Tor scrip shall be Issued by the said and
signed by him. and countersgned by the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office, ia the following manner
that Ia to say: There shalt DO separate certificate or
scrip for such shall. the time of issuing tho
same, he equal to the then minimum price OF each
quantity OF eighty OF land due by such warrant
aud rem"inn i.ashed a, the time OF such surrender
and like certificate scrip for such "a, the time,
shall be equal TO the minimum price OF the quantity that
shall so remain unsaed OF any such warrant alter
such subdivisions oil The amount into quantities Of egh-
~ acres And where any such shal have been
lost said, by time and accident, il shall aud may
be lawful Tor the party desiring TO surrender the same,
to surrender an official copy thereof certified under the
seal Of the land office OF Virginia. with the affidavit Of
the party endorsed upon, accompanying the same
stating that sucb warrant has been lost or misad and
that the original hath been sold 10 the
knowledge or belief OF the party surrendering his
| or her guardian
SEC 2. find be it further enacted. That I, shall be
the duty 81 Commissioner OF the General Land Office
to request the Executive of Virs ina, to furnish him
with statement OF all such warrants within the pur-
view OF this act, as have already issued, showing
The number aud date OF each warrant and the quantity
OF acres granted by each, and also monthly state ment
OF The same description, showing The number date. and
quantity, Of such warrants as shall here be grant
no he m ben ka
provisions of this act which shall hereafter be grated
unless the Executive OF Virginia shall cause certif-
cate TO be endorsed thereon signed by some proper Of
hcer, stating that the party TO whom such shall
be 50 granted his her their ancestor devor was
entitled thereto by some law resolution of the said
State in orce at the time of the deed of ceson by the
State OF Virginia, TO the United States.
SEC D. find be IL further enacted, That before the
Secretary ct the Treasury shall issue the scrip qured
by the provisions OF this BILL the applicants shall pro-
ducs TO him the certificate OF the Register of the Land
Once in Kentucky and the certificate of the SURVEYOR
oil the military lands OF the Virginia line that the war
rants ("hen the original is presented, the copy,
when the original has been LOST desroyed has not
been surveyed, or patented in Kentucky at
'esed 10y the seal Of his office.
SEC 4. find be it Jutier enacted Tha, the csrti6-
Gates or scrip to be issued by virtue OF this act shall be
receivable in payment for any land heresf be pur
chased at private sale after the shall have been
offered at public SALE and shall remain un sod at any of
the Land Offices OF the United Stats established or N
be established in the States of Ohio, Indiana and Ii-
nois And al such certificates scrip as shall be ia
sued by virtue OF this act shall be assignabe by en-.
dorsemen,s thereon, atested by two witnesses: Pro
ctded That all tricates scrip TO be issued i'm viz
tue OF any warrant hereafter 10 be granted shall be ia
sued to the party originally entitled thereto or his heir
OF heirs; deyisee or devisses, as the case may be.
SEC. IND De 1t further enacted, That the pro-
visions oil ths act sha he deemed and taken 10 extend
TO all such officers, soldiers, sailors marines chaplars
hus'cifhs' surgeons and surgeons mates, in The land
or sea service Of the State of Virginia during the Re-
voutonary war, aud generally every person TO whom
the State had engaged pay land bounty for services
in that war, of any description, by any law or resolu
DrtOre. m .i.fa IF
deed OF cesson except only such persons as are mem
TONED in aud provided for by the reservation confirmed
In The said deed OF cesion in favor OF the officers and
soldiers OF the said Siae on continental establishment.
fIopded That no scrip issued under the provisions
oil this act shall en,e the holder enter or purchase
any settled or occupied lands, without the written CEN
sent oil such settlers occupants as NAV be actually
residing on said lands at the time the same shall be en-
tered or applied for: find provided also That the
amount OF ind thus located, shall exc ed two hun.
dred and sixty thousand acres.
SEC. q IND be 1t further enacted That the provi.
SONS OF The hrs and fourth OF his act shall en-
enu 70 ana embrace owners OF military land warrants
issued, by the United States in sstsfaction of cI,im
TO- bounty land for services during the Revolutionary
war; a"d mat The laws heretofore enacted providing for
the Issuing said warrants are hereby r. eixed AMI
iinued in fJrce for two wears
SEC 4; find be IL further enacted. Tha, the provi-
ohs Oh us act snail also be deemed and taken Ia Az
tend TO al the unsaiisied warrants Of the Virein, ar
my on continental establishments Provided That tho
lushly thereof shall not exceed fifty thousand acres.
IN addition TO the two hundred and sixty thousand acres
heretofore authorized TO be located by their State lines
a. STEVENSON,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives..
j. T.. CALHOUN
pice President Of the United States and Pre-.
sideHf IF the Senate.
APPROVED May 80, $780,
Ihe provisions OF the foregoing law poin ont % c,
~ aud di-uhcy the dOcume Dts that are TO he rrocursd
ana The measures that 10 be taken by the boIder.
oil the Virginia Military Land Warrants who wish N
surrender aud obtain scrip for the same that t. il deenad
unnecessary 10 give any other instructions in expana-
non oil the law except on the following points:
rants OF every description: "
These warrants under the law are made assipoobys.
OUT no particular mode Of assignment bayin, been d.
sghdted The practice in issuing patents bv be IJr;,.d
States Tor Virginia Military Land Warrants located in
oho has been 20 require the o.saon of one or ,no,e
witnesses az TO the assignmeDt-And tbi. ruIe will bo
applied to the warrants issued TO the Officers AMI SoI
ders IN the State Line aud Navy.
where the transfer j. made 10y the Hairs or Jevissas
regularly authenticated evidence of beir.bio mr. az
authenticated copy Of the will mus, be furnished
where the transfers have heretofore been made of The
entire warrant, aud part ouly of IN. vv,rr.,, 81.
2een sashed ceTthsd ccfy OF the transfer from the
Register OF The Land Office at Ricbmond mr. F,a.bfa,
az the case may be, will he sufficient evdeuce NJ ,;,is
IL there be no such Office ~ the "Survevor of m.
Lands OF the Virginia Mlit,ry Line as desiyns,sd IN
The 3d Section OF the Act, then the cer,fc -. ~ a.,
Register OF the Land Office at Frankfort Ksn,cSy LIN
be considered as sufficient evidence TIE nar,y 49,
rendering The warrant should make an sfJsvi, bafors
justice OF the Peace, that lac is the heir v;ssa ~
the last Assignee, AZ The may be-
NO scrip viii be granted Tor warrants issueJ altar ,
passage Of The Act except 10 the warrantee