The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-18


 serve during the present war win Mexico, and who shall receive an honorable dis charge or who shall have been killed or d'ed of wounds received or sickness incur red m the course of such service, or who shall have been discharged before the expi. ration of his term oi service iu consequence of wounds received or sickness iacnrred in the course of such service, shall be entitled to receive certificate of warrant from the War Departmensfor the quantity of one hun- dred and sixty acres, and which may be To- caied by the warrantee, or his heirs at law, ai any land office of the United States, in one body, and in conformity io the legal subdi- vislons of the public lands, upon any of the public lands in such district then subject to private entry; and upon the return of such certificate or warrant, wish evidence of the location thereof having been legally made, to the General Land Office, a pairnt shall be issued therefor. That in the event of the death of any such non-commissioned officer, musician or private, during service, or after his discharge, and before the iseuing of a certificate or warrant as aforesaid, the said certificate or warrant shall be issued in favor and inure to the benefit of his family or relatives, according to the following rales {: first, to the widow and to his children; sec- ond, his father; third, his mother. And in the event of his children being minors, then the legally constituted guardian of such minor children shall, in conjunction with such of the children, if an- as my be of full age, upon being duly [. .or.zed by the orphans or other court siDy p.obate juris- diction, have power 10 sell, aud dispose of such certificate or warrant for the bcneiii of those interested. And all sales, mortgages, powers, or other instruments of writing, going to affect the title or claim to any such bounty right, made or executed prior to the issue of such warrant or certificate, shall be null and void to sll intenis and purposes whatsoever, nor shall such claim to bounty righ. be in anywise affected by, or charged with, or subject to, the payment of any debt or claim incurred by ne soldier ? or to the issuing of such certificate or warrant: Pro rided, That no land warrant issued under the provisions of this act shall be laid upon any lands of the United States 10 which there shall be pre-emption right, or on which there shall be an actual settlemer. and culti- vation: PrOridtd, further, That every such non-commssioned officer, musician, and private who may be entitled, under the pro- visions of this act. to receive a certificate or warrant for one hundred and sixty acres of land, shall be allowed the option to receive such certificate, or warrant, ar Treasury scrip for one hundred dollars, and such, scrip, whenever it is preferred, shall be is- sued by the Secretary of the Treasury 10 such person or persons as would be author ized to receive such certificates or warrants for lands; said scrip to bear an interest of six per cent per annum, payable scmi-an- nually, redeemahle at the pleasure of the Government. And that each private, non- commissioned officer, and musician, who shall have been received into the service of the United States since the commencement of the war with Mexico, for less than twelve months, and shall have served for such term, or until honorably discharged, shall be en- titled to receive a warrant for forty acres of land, which may be subject to private entry. or twenty-five dollars in scrip if preferred :; and in the event ol the death of such vOlun- teer during his term of service, or after an honorable discharge, but before the passage of this act, then the warrant for such land, or scrip, shall issue to the wife, child, or children, if there be any, and if none, then to the father, and if there be no father, then to the mother of such deceased volunteer |: Pronided, That nothing contained in this section shall be so construed us to give bounty lands to such volunteers as were &C., cep,ed into service, and discharged without being marched to the seat of war.