The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-07-25
Try AUTHORITY.l
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES,
,,s.rp AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
TwgNrY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
IfupLlc.-No. SOL

IfupLIc.-No. SOL
ANACT 10 extend the time for locating Virgins
military land warrants, and returning Surveys
thereon to tho General Land Office.
Be 4 enacted Ly the Senate and House Of hePresen
tatipes of the Unfed States of America IN COrgres as
senlbsd That the officers and soldiers Of the VDgin-
ia line on continental establishment their ihens or
assigns entitled bounty lands within the tract re-
served by Virginia. between the Little Miami and
Scioi9 rivers northwest Of the river Ohlo or satsiy
Ing the legal bountes to her officers and soldiers up
on contine ntal establishment, shall be allowed until
the tenth day Of August, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty to complete their locations
and surveys and return their surveys and warrants
or certified copies thereof, to the General Land Of'
fee ard all entries and surveys which may have
heretofore been made within the said reservation IN
satisGction OF any such warrans, on lands not pre-
yiously entered or surveyed, on lands not prohb-
tied frsm entry and survey, shall be held to be good
and valid, any omission heretofore to extend the
time for the making OF such entries and surveys TO
the contrary Notwithstanding Propided, That no
locations az aforesaid within the above mentioned
tract shall after the passage Of this act, be made on
tracts ofland which may have been previously pa
tented. or which may have been surveyed in salts
faction of warrants granted for tho legal bonntles oi
said officers and soldiers And Prouided, also,
That no locations as aforesaid shall be made on any
and, lyi ng upon the west side Of Ludlow's line
and any patent which may nevertheless bo ob'ained
for land located contrary TO the provisions Of this act
shall be held and considered as null and void.
ssc. 2. And be II further enacted, That no pa
tent shall be issued by virtde Of the preceding sec
non, for gretcr quantity Of land than the rank or
term Of service Of the officer soldier to whom, or
to whose heirs or assigns, such warrant has been
pranted, would have entitled him to under the laws
Virginia and of ths United States regulating the
issuing Of such warrants and whenever It appears
10 tive iSccretary of War that the survey mede by
ans OF the aforesaid warrants is for greater guam
uty Of land than the officer soldier Is entitled TO
for his services the Secretary of War shall certify,
on each survey the amonnt Of such surplus quantity.
aud the officer or soldier. his heirs or assigns shall
have leave TO Withdraw bis survey from the office OF
the Secretary Of War, and rcsuryey his locatien
excluding sueh surplus quantity, in one body, from
any paa ofhis resurvcy aud palent shall issue upon
such resurvey AZ in other cases; PropNsd hooercr,
That no patent shall be obtaed on any warrant un-
der this act unsss there be produced To tho Secre-
tary of War satisfactory evidence that such warrants
was granrd for services which, by the laws OF VT
gina passed prior to the cesson Of the Northwes
fern Territory would have ienied such officer or
soldier his heirs or assigus, 10 bonnty lands and
also certificate of the register Of the land Office OF
Virginia that no other warrant has issued from the
sad land office for tho same services.
APPROVED, July 9Th, 1888