The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-08-12
fPuBLIc No. GIL


AN ACT for the relief of certain officers
and soldiers of the Virginia line and Ma. |
Wy, and Of the continental Army during |
the Revolutionary war.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of The Uniied States Of Il, |
mericd an Congress assembled, That the !
officers and soldiers, sailors and marines
who were in the service of Virginia on her |
own State establishment during the Rev.
olutionary war, and who were entitled Ia |
military land bounties, by the laws and
resolutions Of that State, their heirs and |
assigns, shall be, and they are hereby, au
thorIzed TO surrender. to the Secretary Of
the Treasury OF the United 5tuvvs, sum or
their warrents for the said land bounties
as shall remain unsatisfed, in whole or in
part, and TO receive certificates or scrip for
! the same, at any time before the first day
| Of January, in the year one thousand eight
/ hundred and thirty FIVE, which certificates
Of scrip shall be issued by the said Secre-
tary, and assigned by hun, and counter
signed by the Commissioner Of the Gen
eral Land Office, in the following manner,
that Is to say: There shall be a separate
certificate or scrip for such sum as shall,
at the tune of issuing the same be equal 10
the then minimum price Of each quantity OF
eighty acres Of land due by such warrant,
and remaining unsatisfed at the time Of
such surrender, and like certificate or scrip
for such sum as; OF the time, shall be equal
to the minimum price Of the quantity that
shall so remain unsstshed, Of any such
warrant after such subdivisions of the a.
mount into quantities ofeighty acres. And
where any such warrant shall have been
lost or mIsald, by time and accident IL
shall and may be lawful for the party de-
string to surrender an Official copy thereof
certified under the seal of the land Office
of Virginia, with the affidavit of the party
endorsed upon, or acco npanying the same,
stating that such warrant has been lost or
mislald, and that the Original hath not been
sold or transferred, to the knowledge or
belief of the party so surrendering, or his
or her guardian.
Sec. 9. ind be II further enacted, That
il shall be the duty Of the Commissioned of
the General Land Office. to request the
Executive of Virginia to furnish him with
: q statement Of all such warrants, within
r the purvew Of this act, as have already
issued, showing the number and date OF
! each warrant, aad the quantity of acres
u granted by each. and also n monthly state
i. ment Of the same description, showing the
number, date, and quantity, of such war.
: rants as shall hereafter be granted. And
no warrant shall be taken to be within the
;, provisions Of this act which shall hereafter
= be granted, unless the Executive of Vir
= ginia shall cause certificate 10 be en-
: = dorsed thereon, signed by some proper of
y ficer; stating that the party TO whom such
g warrant shall be so granted, his, her, oil
= their ancestor or devlsor, was entitled
thereto by some law or resolution of the
said State, in force Mt the time Of the deeC
= Of cession, by the State of Virginia, to the
, United States.
Sec. 3. find be II further enacted, Tina
J before the Secretary of the Treasury shal
y issue the scrip required by the provision
=, of this bill, the applicants shall produce L
= him the Certificate ofthe Register Of th'
Land Office in Kentucky, and the certifi
e cate of the Surveyor Of the military land
of the Virginia line, that the warrant
J. when the original is presented, or tn
copy, when the original has been lost O
u destroyed has not been loca cated, surveyed
- or patented, in Kentucky, attested by tn
:, seal of his Office.
u Sec. 4. .4nd be II further enacted, Tha
D. the certificates or scrip to be issued by vii
tue Of this act, shall be receivable in pay
,nent for any lands hereafter TO be pur
chased at private sale, after the same sha
NJ have been offered at public sale, and sha
: remain unsold at any Of the Land Office
ofths United States, establis he'd, or 10
ofl established, in the State Of Ohio, Indian
and Illinois. And all such certificates
no scrip as shall be issued by virtue of tn
Pc act, shall be assignsble, by endorsement
he thereon, attested by two witnesses: Pr
y. ylded, That all certificates or scrip to
% issued, in virtue Of any warrant heroaft
ed to be granted, shall be issued to the par
y. originally entitled thereto, or his heir
IN heirs, deyisee or deyisees, as the case m;
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N. Sec. 5. .4nd be II further snncied, Tb
H. the provisions Of this act shall be deemt
-. and taken to extend 10 all such Officer
bs soldiers, sailors, marines, chsplans m
90 slcians, surgeons and surgeons mates,
,,J the land or sea service Of the State Of VI
F., ginia during the Revolutionary War, a
- generally, TO every person whom the Sta
he had engaged to pay lsnd bounty for SC
~ vices in that war, or any desc cription, by q
~ law or resolution passed before, and
n force st the date Of the said deed OF cessiC
"a except only such persons as are mention
'"1 in, and provided for, by the reservation &C
tanned in the said deed Of cession in IA,
Of the officers and soldiers Of the said ST,
on continental establishment: Prouid
That no scrip issued under the provisens
n n this act, shall entitle the holder 10 enter
mn purchase any settled or occupied Ian
without the written consent of such settt
, nj or occupants, as may be actually residI
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