Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-29
NOTICE To TIE Officers and Sotdie,s n the s's.
IN ginia Line and Macy, Of the Continental a. nss
J Me Revolutionary JYar

~ OTiCE.-te TIE O6eefs and Soldiers ~ the -,
IN gi,ia Line and Macy, of the Continental a. nv
lBY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, PASSED AT THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY FIRST coNoRIss
IPUBLic--No. 81
AN ACT for the relief of certain officers and soIdjers
of the Virginia line and Navy and OF the continen-
tai Army, during the Revolutionary war.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Repre.
scntatioes Of the United States IF dmeriea Con-
grcss assembled That the officers aud soldiers sailors
and marines, who were in the service Of Virginia ON
her own State establishment during the
war, and who were entitled to military land bounties,
by the laws and resolutions Of that State their heirs
and assigns, shall be, and they hereby, authorized
to surrender TO the Secretary Of the Treasury Of the
United States such OF their warrants for the said land
oounties as shall remain unais6ed 10 whole part,
time before the hrst day Of January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and thrty-hve which cert6.
Gates for scrip shall be Issued by the said Secretary and
signed by him: and countersigned BY the Commissouer
OF the General Land Office, In the fo,osvnv manner
that 10 TO say: There shall, be- separate ar
scrip for such sum as shall at the time Of issuing the
same, be equal to the then minimum price Of each
quantity OF eighty Of land due by such warrant
and remaining uIsatished at the time OF such
and like certificate or scrip for such az At the time
shall be equal to the minimum price OF the quantity that
shall so remain unsatised, of any such warrant after
such subdivisions Of the amount into quantities Of evb
~ acres. And where any such shall have been
lost or m said, by time and accident il shall and NAV
be lawful for the party desiring TO surreaier the same
to surrender official copy thereof certified Under tls
seal OF the land office Of Virginia. with the sdavit Of
the party endorsed upon, accompanying the same
stating that such has been Lost or msisd and
that the original hath been sod or transferred 10 he
knowledge or belief Of the party surrcnderng or his
or her guardian.
SEC. 2. find be IL further enacted That n sbalI h.
the duty OF Commissioner Of the General Land ONE
70 request the Executive OF Virginia. to furnish him.
with Estate ;nent OF alsuch warrants, within the p,,r-r
view OF this: act, as have already issued. SHOWING
the number and date OF each warrant and the quantity
OF acres granted by each and also monthly statement
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quantity, of ruch warrants shall heres be grant
ed. And warrants shall be taken to be within ab.
provisions Of this act which shall hereafter be granted
unless the Executive Of Virginia shall cause certifi-
cate TO be endorsed thereon signed by some proper Of
cer, stating that the party 10 whom such shalt
be so granted his her or their ancestor or dev.or was
entitled thereto by some law resolution of the said
State in force at the time Of the deed of bv the
State Of Virginia, TO the United States.
, SEC j. IND De 1t further enacted That before the
Secretary Of the Treasury ha issue the scrfp reouired
by the provisions OF THE BILL the applicants shall pro-
luce TO him the certificate OF the Register of the Land
olce in Kentucky and the certificate Of the Surveyor
d the military lands OF the Virginia line, that the war.
-ants (wben the original s presented, or the copv
when the original has been lost or destroye) has not
estei by the seal Of his Office.
SEC l. find be it Jiithcr enacted That the certifi-
ates or scrip to be issued by virtue OF this act shall be
eeeao,e 10 payment Tor any land hereafter to be pur-
nasee al private sale, after the shall have been
ered at public sale, and shall remain unsod al any Of
he Land Offices OF the United Stats established or n
70 es'"ohsneu I'D me states oil Ohio, Indiana and Hi.
o's And all such certificates scrip shall be is
ued oy virtue oil this act shall be assienabIe bv en-.
o,sehen's 'hereon, attested by two witnesses: Pro
,dea nat all certificates or scrip to be Issued, in vir
lie OF any warrant hereafter TO be granted shall he ia
ed TO the party originally entitled thereto or his heir
hers. devisee or devsees, as the may be-
SEC. o. find be IL further enacted That the pro.
'sions oil this act sha be deemed taken TO extend
all such officers, soldiers, sailors marines chspIsis
Musicians, surgeons and surgeons mates in the land
sea service OF the State OF Virginia during the Re-
IN -
he State had engaged TO pay land bounty for services
That war; OF any description, by any law or resoIu.
on before and in force at the date of the ssd
eco OF cession except only such persons are mem
oned n and provided for, by the
the said deed OF cession in favor OF the officers and
diers OF the said State continental estabisbmenfs
rorided, That no scrip issued under tile provisions
this act shall entitle the holder TO enter or purchase
~ settled or occupied lands wiihoutthe written GEN.
M OF s.ch settlers CO occupants, may b. actually
siding ssd lands al the time the same slaII he an
red or applied for: find provided, also, That the
nountoi land thus located shall not exceed two hun.
ed and sixty thousand acres. lsa.-.' ~
SEC. 6. .fnd be at further enacted That IN. rrox;
ons oil the hrst and fourth sections of hs act shall ex
nd to and embrace owners of military land warrants,
fued by the United States, in satisfaction Of claims
IT bounty land for services during the RevoIutiorarv
ar; and that the lave heretofore enacted providing for
he issuing said warrants, are hereby revived and con-
nued IN force Tor two years.
SEC. Z. find be ii further enacted That Tho rYox;
ons OF this act shall aso be deemed and taken to ex-
md to all tho unsaiisfed Of the Virginia ar
~ WI SohuutU'W tslaDisnfnenI PrOCided. That thu
hanty thereof shalt exceed ffty tbousand ,.res
addition TO the two hundred and sixty thousand acre.
eretoore authorized to be located by their State lines
a. STEVENSON,
Speaker of the House Of Representation
e.. CALHOUN,
pice President Of The United States and p,1.
sidenf Of The Senate.
ANDREW JACKSON.
APPROVED: May 30, 1890
The provisions OF the law point ont "a c,e,Y
ana distinctly the documents that are 10 be procured
n q ha a. h,,
the Virginia Military Land Warrants who xxisL :,
irender and obisn scrip Tor the same that II ia deemed
TO give any other nsru ctions in expana
on OF 'he law except on the following points:
FIRST As 10 assignments OF Virginia military xvsy
ints oil every description:
These warrants under the law are ado ,s.,r,.b,..
Ut no particular mode of assignment having been a.
enated me practice In issuing patents by the United
taes Tor Virginia Military Land Warrants. located in
Mo- has been TO require the sttestaon of one or more
Illnesses as TO the assigameDt-And this rule will bs
eIs in the State Line and Navy
Where the transfer IL made by the Heirs mr. devise..
'guariy authenticated evidence OF heirship or an
lihen'cated copy Of tho will, must be furnished.
where The Transfers have heretofore been made of ,ha
ntre warrant, aud part only of The warrant bs.
satisfied, certified cory of the transfer from tbs
egister Of the Land Office at Richmond or Frankfort
The case may be, will be sufficient evidence of t;tts
Ii there he no such Office as the "Suryeyor of tho
ands OF the Virginia Military Line as designsted In
ne ou Section OF The Act, then the certificate Of the
egisier OF The Land Office al Frankfort Kentckv will
g considered as sufficient evidence. The party swr.
enderng the warrant should make an affidavit efor.
Justice oil the Peace, that he IL the heir deyisee or
ne last Assignee, as the may be.
No scrip will be granted for warrants Issued after the
assage OF the Act except 10 the wsrrsntee
SECOND: AS TO the Assgnmerts of of The IJnjt.d
tates Revolutionary warrants