The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-12
prnrloS orrIcr. MARCH ., lsl7.

In order carry into eeo, the provisions Of the sh section
of the of the ll February, lo4I, The Secretary o.
War has directed that the following regulations shan DC %
seryedi
which accompanies these regulations, that there are A
classes OF persons provided for, WIS ,,
Those commissioned officers, m'slcians ana prl
Yates OF the regular army who have served or may serve
IN Meaeo during hs prSN perod of their enlistment aud
have been honoraby discharged OF VINO may nave been
may be- honorab discharged before the expiration OF the
period of their enlistment consequence of wounds
ceved sickness incurred in the course OF such ser
The representatives of such persons mentioned
the preceding paragraph, who may die in the service or
Non-comnissioned officers musicians, and privates
months, amy volunteer company who have served OF
serve, until the end OF the war with Mexico and have
piraon OF their enlistment IN consequence OF disability
from wounds received, or sickness incurred IN SAID ser
The representatives, designated by the act Of such
aer having honorb discharged, and before the Is
suing of a warrant or certificate. .f.l
Volunteers received into the service since the COM
nenceinen the Mexican war; for less than twelve months
shall marched the OF and shall have
g. The representatives, designated inhe act OF volan-
ee, received into the service for less than three
honoraby discharged, and before the passage OF this act
The provisions Of The foregoing section of the the per-
described in the first class OF these regulations will
send to- depose with the Commissioner OF Pensions,
Washington city, evidence Of enlistment, service and hon
orble discharge, required by law The best evidence
on nes S @ IL in al all eae be- podaae if in es
stcnce, accompanied by the applicants affidavit setting
charge and in OF the loss destruction, of the
discharge the applicant will make oath to The fact and
lion OF his statement The claimant must set forth the reg
eanx dna esie s ne place Of eaV
ing the same and he must show by The testimony OF COM
In the claimant should desire scrip instead of land
be must make his request in writing according to the form
marked A, accompanying these regulations
applicable volunteers mentioned in classes No and
The representative of deceased soldiers and others, as
mentioned in classes 2 and g. must produce evidence Of
the enlistment service and death of the original claimant
lfthe soldier discharged, the discharge must be pro-
duced il in existence Tnor the same proof Will be re,
in service, the certificate of his captain, other officer
who commanded the company to which he belonged, must
The persons who may claim produce evidence of
their relationship the deceased, and show the degree OF
in conformity with the form marked b. and may be taken
before any court having probate jurisdiction In the
ceased is living and in the mother claims, she
show that neither the wife, child father Of the deceased
is living. J. L. EDWARDS
Commissioner of Pensions.
led alm act to raise for limited time additional militia
t0tst s"d for e 3S gs ,sse,d That each
stoned officer, musician, OF private enlisted or to be
es y Eaa no ss d in
Twelve months whS has served Or may serve during
honorable discharge or who shall have been killed
or died of wounds received sickness incurred in
the course of such service, or who shall have been
discharged before the expiration of his of
consequence oiwounds received sickness incurred in the
osueh service shall be entitled certificate
from the War Department for the quantity ofone
hundred and sixty acres and which may be located by the
warantee, his heirs law any land office of the
United States in body, and in conformity the legal
subdivisions Of the public lands, upon any of the public
lands in such district then subject to private eny and
upon the of such certificate warrant with evidence
Of location having been legally made to the Gen
eral Land Office patent shall be Issued therefor That in
the event the death OF such officer
Or private during service or after his dssehaIg
the said certificate shall be issued in favor, and
1he a s o. h ra am ~ se Ga "
children; second, his father; third, his mother. And
legally constituted guardian of such minor children
shall, in conjunction with such of the children, if
led by orphans having Probate ursdc-
ton, have power SELL and dispose of such certificate
for the benefit of those Interested And all sales
mortgages, powers, other instruments of writing going
affect the title claim to any such bounty right made
executed prior the issue of such certit-
cate, shall be null and void all nens and purposes what
soever nor shall such claim to bounty right be in anywise
affected by, charged WITH subject to- the payment
debt claim incurred by the soldier prior the
Ing Of such certificate or warrant. Propided That no land
warrant issued under the provisions this act shall be laid
upon lands OF the United States TO which there shall be
apre-eption right upon which there shall be actual
settlement and cultivation: Prooided further, That every
such noncommsoned officer, musicians and private who
csfcnie warrant for one hundred and sixty acres OF
land shall be allowed the option receive such certificate,
such scrip whenever il Is preferred shall be issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury to such person
would be authorized receive such certificates
for lands said scrip bear interest of six
per cent per anDum, payable seml-annuay redeemabe
at the pleasure Of the government. And that each
private, non-commissioned officer, and musician, who
shnl have been received into the service OF the United
States since the commencement of the with
Mexico for less than twelve months and shall have served
for such until honoraby discharged shall be entitled
subject private twenty-five dollars in scrip pre-
ierred and in the event Of the death OF such volunteer dur
ing his OF service, after honorable discharge, but
before the passage Of this act then the warrant for such
nr all IN the ia chi
there be and if then to the father, and if there
he father, then the mother of such deceased volunteer
Propded That nothing contained IN this section shall be so
construed to give bounty lands 10 such volunteers
accepted and discharged without being march
ed to the seat OF war.
tss1al (DArE.)
SIR u. request that claim bounty land under the
9th the the llt February, lS47 entitled
IAN raise for limited time additional military
am eitited to land wish TO relnqush, and do hereby
elinquis right thereto and IN lieu thereof to receive
treasury scrip for one hundred dollars*
ii am, respectfully, your obeden servant
TO the Commissioner Of Pensions, Washington city.
Ai3rstH4 Hoi H..
lti-iicyrby certified that satisfactory proof ha. been
hibted before the for the county Of
in the State of W. sif' by the aiLdavits of
and af who are persons entitled to credit, that
and are the only surviving I
children of who was in the
In testimony whereof have my hand and seal of
office this day of in the year
'tiie - EXPLANATORY NOTES.
= Or twenty-five dollars, the may be-
The evidence may be taken before any officer tribu
nal having probate jurisdiction.
: If there children and the father claims the
must be stated and the form will be varied suit the