Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-04-20

IniOlHldliOn OF nOIuer5 OF
Bounty Land Warrants, we publish the following
Circular of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office to Registers and Receivers Of the United States
Land Offices.
APRIL !, ls4S
GENTLEMEN: The location of Bounty Land Warrants,
issued under the 9th section of the of lh February
ls47 has become the subject Of inquiries from the
officers OF the local land Offices and from private indivd
uas that obvate the necessity of further
is deemed advisable to issue the annexed additional
cuar of Instructions in reference to the points
inquiry;
ls The Warrant Certificates issued under the 9Th section
OF the act Of 18th February, lS47 by the decision Of
Secretary OF the Treasury may be located BY the soldiers
themselves tracts Of land which they may be en
tied TO enter at the Land Offices under the general pre-
empfion idD whether the has has been offered
at public sale. This decision does embrace any
Public Lands which have been reserved for any special
pose which subject pre-empOn under special
laws, the price Of which exceeds the minimum Of
81 20 per You WILL therefore, upon the establishing
Of pIe-emption, under the act of 4h Of September lS4
by the soldier wsTranee permit the location Of
rant upon the tract If the Of the located be
greater than the amount OF the Warrant the
paid for and receipt issued by the Receiver sgreesby
the instructions contained in the Circular of lst October
lS47.
3D. An assignee Of Warrant make his location only
upon land which "susc TO private entry The provi-
sion OF the law is that Warrant shall be located upon
land 10 which there shall be presumption right or upon
which there shall be actual settlement and
The construction gwen by this Office this provision is
that It's intent was to interference with the rights OF
individual holding Warrant as assignee who might hsve
pre-emption right, settlement and cultivation which
would enie him to pfe-emption, upon Of land
sueject 10 private entry" You WILL therefore,
assignee of Warrant makes application locate the
upon tract OF land suect 10 private entry" which be
has presumption, for hich he has filed decaraory state
meni upon which he has settlement and cultivation
permit him 10 do II the tract contains an excess oveI
the Warrant, the Circular of LIST October lS47 gives you
instructions.
Sd. When the holder of Warrant shall insist upor
making location upon tract for which declaration hat
been filed by another person. will permit
The affidavit filed BY such applicant Of more weight
the bare statement Of the alleged pFesmptor evi
can possibly result from this II the declaration
should prove TO be that Of bona preempor
standing said affidavit the pre-emptor will upon duly estab
fishing bis claim, obtain his entry, and the location by th
Warrant must yield. In such papers may be
tanned IN your Office until the expiao Of the year aowe
the pfeemPlor 10 up, and the noted the alb
stTact.
4lh. Any legal subdivision may be located by warrant
either In one different sections and townships prove
the several tracts sin BODY that is, contiguous
separated BY a line.
9th. The affidavit required Of the locator OF Warrant
showing that the land vacant be made either tn
party himself by any dnteesrd credible witness
can make for him to the Of Register
Receiver; and the Affidavit when made by party who hs
redemption right, settlement and cultivation in hi
own night, may be modified TO show the fact.
6th The date OF location entered the abstracts houl
: sgiee with that OF the location made by the party.
I am, very respectfully, your obsdient servant,
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Comm