Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-24

Of the Revolutionary War.
IBY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED Stairs, PASSED AT IN
FIRST SESSION OF THE rwExrx-rrRsr coNoaEss.
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Of the Virginia line and Navy. and Of the contuen.
tai Army, during the Revolutionary war.
Be it enaeted by The Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentafives Of the United States of fneyca in Con-
gress assembled, That the officers aud soldiers sailors
and 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 and resolutions Of that State, their heirs
and assigns, shall be, and they hereby authorized
United States such of their warrants for the said land
bounties as shall remain unsas6ed in whole part
anu 70 receive certificates scrip for the same, any
time before the hrst day Of January, in the year
thousand eight hundred and thirty i've which cert6-
Gates Tor scrip shall be issued by the said Secsarv and
signed by MN; ana counersgned by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office. in the following manner,
that |. TO ssy There shall be separate certificate or
scrip for such SHALL at the time of issups the
same, he equal to the then minimum price OF each
quantity OF eighty Of land due by such warrant
and remaining uIsatshed at the time OF such surrender
aud kescertcate scrip for such as, at the me
shall be equal to the minimum price of the quantity that
shall so remain unsaished OF any such warrant after
such subdivisions Of the into quantities of eieh.
~ acres And where any such warrant shall have been
os or mislad, by time aud accident il shall and NAV
be lawful for the party desiring surrender the same
TO surrender 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 such has been lost or misad and
that the original hath not been sold or 10 the
knowledge or belief Of the party surrenderng his
or her guardian.
Sec 2. find be it further enacted That Il shan be
the duty OF Commissioner of the General Land ONCE
to request the Executive Of Virginia, to furnish him.
with statement OF all such warrants within the pur-
view OF this act, as have already issued, showing
The number and date Of each warrant, aud the quantity
OF acres granted by each and also monthly statement
oil the came description showing the number, date and
quantity Of such warrants shall hereafter be grant
ed. And no warrants shall be taken to be withinI the
provisions oil this act which shall hereafter be granted
unless the Executive Of Virginia shall cause ce riff
cate to be endorsed thereon signed by some proper of
ncer stating that the party to whom such shall
De so granted his her or their devor was
entitled thereto by law resolution Of the said
State in force at the time of the deed of cesson by the
State oil Virginia, TO the United States
SEC. 3. find be IL further enacted That before the
Secretary OF the Treasury sha issue the scrip required
by the provisions OF this bill the applicants shall pro-
20 MN 'he eerihcate OF the Register Of the Land
once In Kentucky and the certificate of the Surveyor
OF the military lands OF the Virginia line, that the war
rants (when the original is presented, the copy,
when the original has been or destroyed has NOT
been located, surveyed, patented in Kentucky at
tested by the seal of his Office
SEC H. find DC IL Juther enacted, That the certih-
Gates or scrip to be Issued by virtue of this act shall be
receivable In payment for any land herea er be pur-
cnasee at private sale, after the shall have been
onered at public saie and shall remain unsold any Of
the Land Offices OF the United Stats established or 10,
be established in the States of Ohio, Indiana and ILL.,
Dos And all such certificates scrip as shall be is.
sued by virtue of this act shall be assignabe by en-
dorsements thereon, atested by two witnesses: Pro
uided, That all certificates scrip be Issued in vr-
tue OF any warrant hereafter to be granted shall be is
sued to the party originally entitled thereto or his heir
or heirs, devisee or devisees, as the case may be-
SEC. o. find be it further enacted, That the pro-
visions OF this act shall be deemed and taken to extend
70 all such oihcers soldiers sailors, Marines chapairs
musicians, surgeons and surgeons mates in the land,
or sea service OF the State Of Virginia during the Re-
yoluonary war; and generally, to person whom
the State had engaged TO pay land bounty for services
in that war, OF any description, by any law or resou
ton passed before and in force the date of the said
deed OF cesson except only such persons are men,
TONED ms and provided for by the reservation contained
in the said deed of cession in favor the officers and
soldiers OF the said State continental establishments.
PTopided That no scrip Issued under the provisions
OF this act, shall ente the holder enter or
any settled or occupied lands without the written CEN
sent oil such settlers or occupants, may be actually
residing on said lands at the time the shall be
tered or applied for find provided also, That the
amount of land thus located, shall not exceed two hum
dred and sixty thousand acres
SEC. g. lind be it further enacted That the nrov;
SONS oil the hrs and fourth sections of this shall ex
.ehd 20 and embrace owners OF military land Warrants
issued by the United States in satisfaction of claims
Tor bounty land for services during the Revolutionary
war; and that the laws heretofore enacted providing for
The Issuing said warrants, hereby revived and con-
unued in force for two years.
SEC. z. find be it further enacted That the prov;
sons Of this act shall also be deemed and taken to ex
tend to all the dissatisfied OF the Virginia ar.
my on continental establishment: PrOpided That the
quantity thereof shall exceed fifty thousand acres
in addition TO the two hundred and sixty thousand acre
heretofore authorized TO be located by their State lines
Speaker of The House Of Representatives.
j. &. CALHOUN,
Dfce President of the United States and Pre-.
sident Of the Senate.
ANDREW JACKSON.
APPROVED: May 80, 1880.
The provisions of the going law point out so clear
~ and distinctly the documents that to be
and the measures that 10 be taken by the holders
OF the Virginia Military Land Warrants who wish TO
surrender and obtain scrip for the same that deemed
unnecessary TO give any other instructions in expana-
uOn oil the law except on the following ponfs.
FIRST AS 10 assignments Of Virginia military war
rants OF every description:
These warrants under the law are made assignabe.
put no particular mode OF assignment having been de-
signated The practice in Issuing patents by the United
States Tor Virginia Military Land Warrants located in
ONO, has been 10 require the sesaion Of one or more
witnesses as to the assgnment-And this rule will be
applied to the warrants issued TO the Officers and Sol
diets in the State Line and Navy
Where the transfer Is made by the Heirs or 6eyjsees
regularly authenticated evidence of heirship, or an
authenticated copy OF the will must be furnished.
Where the transfers have heretofore been made of the
entire warrant and part only Of the warrant has
been satisfied certified copy OF the transfer from the
Register OF the Land Office at Richmond or Frankfort
as the case may be, will be sufficient evidence of title
IL there be such Office as the "Surveyor of the
Land. OF the Virginia Military Line, designsted in
the 3d Section OF the Act, then the certificate OF The
Register of the Land Office al Frankfort Kentcky will
be considered az sufficient evidence. The party sur
rendering the warrant should make an affidavit before
Justice OF the Peace, that he Is the heir deyisee or
the last Assignee, as the may be.
No scrip will be granted for warrants Issued after the
passage OF the Act except 10 the warrantee
SECOND: AS TO the Assignms rts of OF the United
Sites Revolutionary warrants
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