Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-11
The Bounty Land RIll-FoI1ns for Obtaining Rou.,x


The Bounty Land Bm-Form. for Obtaining Bonn,x
| Lands.
| For the purpose of cooperating with the beneH
cent policy of the President the Republic publishes
the forms necessary, under the Bounty Land Law -
These forms WILL with the military rolls, be denost.
ed in the clerks office of every county. The evidence
of service and discharge being thus accessible to-
gether with the forms necessary to verify the claims
the simplest business knowledge, says the Republic
will be sufficient to fill up and forward an application
for warrant, and to direct, if necessary the Oca-
ton by the Commissioner of the General Land Office
The following the I" Instructions and Forms to
be observed by persons applying to the Pension Office
| for Bounty Land, under the late law of Congress:
In every application for the benefit of the act a.
foresaid, whether made by the surviving officer or
soldier himself, or by his widow minor child or
children, declaration, under oath, must be made Us
nearly according to the following forms the nature
of the will admit.
| Such declaration and all affdayits must be sworn
to before justice of the peace other officer
authorized to administer oaths for general purposes,
who must certify the same.
The official character and signature of the magis-
trate who may administer the oath must be certified
by the clerk of the proper cOuro record of his
ty under the seal of the court Such certificate must
accompany ererg
In every instance where the certificate of the
tifyng officer who authenticates the paper is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit or other papers authenticated, the GER
fcate must be attached thereto by piece of tape
or narrow ribbon the ends of which must pass under
the official SEAL so as to prevent any paper from
being improperly attached to the certificate.
The Sd section in express terms, only provides for
the location of warrant under the law Thus, the
right to locate not being given to assignee the De-
partment may we'll say that no assignments made
prior to location will be recognized.
The 4th section declares all sales, &c, going to
affect the title of any land granted to be granted
prior to the ISSUE, shall be null and void and
pressly declares that the land located shall not be-
charged with SUBJ ect to any debt claim incur
red prior to the issuing of the patent 1t thus ap-
pears clear that it the intention of Congress that
the claim of the soldier or his heirs should continue
free from every kind of ncumbrance until after the
issue Of the patent and thus relieve the Department
from all the evils growing out of conflicting claims
under alleged assignment
The object of the law is to confer the right to the
land itself on the warrantee his heirs After that
purpose is effected it is of course competent for the
grantee to dispose of it as he may think proper.
Form of Declaration to be made by the SURVIVING Officer
so? SSs5: s4s?wo7-}": .,, 49,.
Peace @ P es10T
oats for general upOse within and for the county and
1 the s9ss being assog to
law; declares that he is the Identical who was =
regiment of commanded by BY -, in the war 18th nth
day Of june siS Gos Other srar embraced sad ds,
Thing 'chat ear that he enlisted Tor roneerfd Or 1Gs
vice in said the and honorably dig;
eJesr By his origaa certificate Of discharge herewith pres
ed or by the muster rolls f of said y III,
bounty land which he may be entitled under the act
have been engaged in the military service of the United
States passed Sept. 18th, 1880
Sworn subscribed the day and year above
written. And hereby certify that believe the said
be the identical who served aforesaid and that ne
| is of the above stated.
! signature of the ma gistrate other ofcer)
Form of Declaration to be made by the doc of
ed Officer or Soldier
ST c6rS OF wor-}s.
s On one ht thousand 'f 5e nuo
the Peace Cor oSfr eer d1~~t5oistd eat5s
w'9n and for 2s tide comfy the
State Of 49, who being duly sworn according to law de.
49, in the company commanded by Captain -; in the
p Ss the Sn ss
18th of June, 1872 Cor other the may be J that
her said ho sbon enlisted mi Cor or % .
term Of and continued in actual service said
on the Term of anu % as r appear BY
his original certificate discharge herc'c,t yesented+
.a5 s ht ;j msrriars by that he,
-, and that she is still widow:
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the bounty land which she be entitled under the act
passed sept 18th, 1862
subscribed before the day and above
written. (Oheers signature.)
! applications by Minor ChHdren.-If any officer or
soldier who would be entitled to bounty land under
said act, if living, has died, leaving widow who
still survives him. but leaving child children
under the age of majority at the time of the passage
of the said ac such minor child children are
titled to the quantity of land that the father
would be entitled to if living.
In such case the guardian of such minor child or
children must make a declaration as nearly CORES
ponding with the foregoing forms the nature of
case will admit He must state the time of the ia
theirs death the fact that widow survives him !;
and must state the names, and eraet age or
ages, of his surviving minor child or children.
This declaration must be accompanied by satisfae-
tory proof of the fathers DEATH that widow sur
wives him, of the ages of the minor children, and of
, his own appointments by competent authority, as
guardian. If there is any family record showing tho
ages of the children it, certified copy of the same,
should be forwarded with the affidavit of dis
interested person, proving tie genuineness of the
original and that the copy certified is true and
: correct copy of it,
If the claimant regmcntal staff officer, the dec
ton must be varied according to the facts of the
ffthe discharge has been lost destroyed the words
ac will be omitted and the facts in relation to the loss
the discharge stated in lieu thereof If the claimant
received written discharge discharged in consequence
of disability, if he in captivity with the enemy, no
vary his declaration to set forth the facts the
: case.
1.-THE notes to the preceding also applicable