Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-14
The Dounty Land Bill,

United States.
| BE IT ENACTED SC. That each Of the
surviving, or the widow or minor children
of deceased commissioned and non-com-
missioned officers, musicians, or privates,
whether Of regulars, volunteers, rangers,
or militia, who performed military service
in any regiment company or detachment
in the service Of the United States, in the
war with Great Britain, declared by the
United States on the 18th day of June,
1912, or in any of the wars since 1890,
and each Of the commission officers who
was engaged in the military service of
the United State. in the late war with
Mexico, shall be entitled TO lands, as fol-
lows:
Those who engaged q serve twelve
months, or during the war, and actually
served nine months, shall receive one hun
dred and Sir,y .7cres, and those who en-
gagged to serve six months, and actually
served four months, shall receive Eighty
.4cres and those who engaged TO serve
for any, or an indefinite period, and ac-
tually served one month, shall receive
Forty .7cres: Provided. That wherever
an officer or soldier was honorably dis
charged in consequence OF disability in
the service before the expiration of his
period of service, he shall receive the
amount to which he would have been en-
titled had he served the full period for
which he had engaged TO serve. Pro-
rided, the person having been in service
shall not receive said lands, or any part
thereof, if it shall appear by the muster
rolls of his regiment or corps that he de-
serted, or was dishonorsbly discharged
from service, or if he has received, or is
entitled to any military land bounty under
any act of Congress heretofore passed.
Sec. 2. That the period during which
any officer or soldier may have remained
ir captivity with the enemy shall be esti-
mated and added to the period of his ac-
tual service, and the person so detained
in captivity shall receive land under the
provisions of this act in the same manner
that he would be entitled. in case he had
entered the service for the whole term
made up by the addition Of the time of his
captivity and had served during such term
See 8. That each commissioned and
non commissioned officer, musician, and
. private for whom provisions is made by
the first section hereof, shall receive 4
acertfcate, or warrant, from the depart.
Anaent of the interior for the quantity o
land to which he may be entitled, ant
which may be located by the warranty, oil
his heirs at law, at any land office in ths
United States, in one body, and in con
, formiiy 10 the legal subdivisions Of th'
public lands, upoE any cfFhe public bad
in such district, then subject TO pfivst,
: entry and upon the return of such Ger
tiiicate or warrant, with evidence of thu
location thereof having been legally made
to the general land office, a patent shall
be issued therefor. In the event Of tn,
death OF any commissioned or non-com
missioned officer, musician, or private
| prior or subsequent to the passage Of thi
r act, who shall have served as aforesaid
] and shall not have received bounty Ian,
: for said services, like certificate or war
0 rant shall be issued in favor and enure I,
the benefit of his widow, who shall re
= ceive one hundred and sixty acres Of LAM
r in case her husband was killed in battle
: but not her heirs: Provided, She is un
e married, at the date Of her application -
: Provided further, that no land warrant is
sued under the provisions Of this act shal
1 be laid upon any land of the United States
: to which there shall be apreemPtion right
IA or upon which there shall be an actua
n settlement and cultivation, except wit
: the consent of such settler, 10 be satisfac
: torily proved to the proper land officer.
: Sec. 4. That all sales, mortgages, let
d ters of attorney, or other instruments G
writing going on to effect the title or I
e any warrant or certificate issued, or an
l land granted or to be granted, under tn
IS provisions Of this act, made or execute
it prior to the issue, shall be null and void
r to all intense and purposes whatsoever
nor shall such certificate or warrant, o
+: the land obtained thereby, be in anywis
T affected by, or charged with, or subject t
the payment of any debt or claim incurre
k by such debt or claim incurred by sue
re officer, or soldier prior to the issuing {
d the patent: Provided, That the benefits {
this act shall not accrue TO any person VIII
: is member of the present Congress =
t Provided further, Thai it shall be the dut
Of of the commissioner Of the general Ian
5 office under such regulations as may /
y prescribed by the secretary Of the 1nterio
: to cause to be located, free of expens
- any warrant which the holder may trans
of nit to the general land office for that pu
l. pose, in such state and land district as Il
st said holder or warrentee may designat
it and upon good farming land, so far as II
4, same can be ascertained from the map
IN plats, and field notes of the surveyor,
h. from any other information in the posse
E. sion of the local office; and upon the loc
d. ton being made, as aforesaid, the secret
;e ry shall cause patent TO be submitted
r, such warrantee: And, provided furthe
as That no patent issued under this act shs
is be delivered upon any power of attcrn.
st or agreement dated before the passage
OF this act and that all such powers of a
la torney or agreements be considered a,
ds treated as null and void.
ry Approved, September 2e, 1850.
The following aneodo,e of Lamb, thou
old, is good enough 10 be told again :
n "The President of the English Ro,
h. Academy, Sir Martin Arthur Sh,