Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-10-04
THE BoUNrx LasD BILL.

We copy from he Material Enkelligeneer lhesfol1
oTing bill. which has passed boih branches al en-
gFess and i now the lac Of tie land Ii i cf con
adorable interest 70 the great body ii cur readers
ahosEe either diEecIly or iadfsesiIy conserved ID
sslle bosaEirs PsoPosed 10 be Distributed
e eHaezsd ~ tAe Ssaats sd Hass< If Rsp1ssen-
SsSs y ~ t@tfed Stxtss 81 Aasefsca - CsngfsSs
asss.6<d ThatsaeA Of the SURVIVING 81 the xissoE,
Or nlAEoE ShiltfeD Nef deceased commissioned and
non-eosnlAs eyed Officers musicians, o. pEivales
WhetAer gsgNfaTs, Volunteers, rangers or militia
xho peri .rrned fnilifary sersire in any regiment
conr1ny or desachnens IN Me service ii The fifed
. .ates IN the waf$Wflh GreaN Britain declared NJ
the nled States ohthe 18th day Of June, 1874, oE
sin any Of he I1ndian wars since 1890 and each of
DE Commissioned oiiceEs who was engaged in 1he
MILITARY services OF the United States Ia fhe1A3e war
with Mexico, shall be snIsstalo iandSNas folF0ws.
Those Sho engaged tp ssfgs @fWeIyeN months N OF
during the war, and actually ssFFed nine mo1ths
shall receive one hundred Il and sSxsy acres ana
those engaged 70 serve sixN mOntAs and actually
served 4oaE mdnths shall receive eigAty acres and
those who engaged OstrTe Tor an Sofan indefinite
period and actually served one month shall reeeiTe
lore acres; Psorzde9. That y hereyer any oSeer Or
soldier was h6noTably discharged ia eonsed0snee
OF disabihyi ID tile service he shall receive She q
NmDant 10 whleh he would have been entitled ii he
ad served The full period foT which be had engaged
talserTe Prdrided, the person having been ia
sefFfce shall not receiys said lands, or any part
thefeof II il shall appear by the muster rolls oi his
regfmen q corps thathe deserted or was dishonora-
bly, Discharged from service or it be has received Or
is entitled fe any military land bounty under any
act of Congress be Fetofare passed.
See. 2. AID be ~ ftrtRef eHRetcds d.c, That the
period during which any officer or soldier may ha ge
remained in captivity with the enemy shall be es-
mated and added TO the peyod bf his actual service
and the person detained ptiyity shall receive
land under the provisions OK this ACT in the same
manner that he would be entitled, in he had
entered the service for the whole term made mp by
the addition of the time Of his eaptirity, and had
served during such term.
Sec. 4. Aid be Il further enacted Dc, That all
sales mortgages letters OIL attorney, brother ihsf-
ments OF writing going 10 Affect the title claim 10
any warrant certieateziSsued, or 10 be issued or
any land granted, or 70 be granted, under the pro
vision OF this act made or executed prior 10 the is
sue shall be null and void, 10 all intent and pur-
poses Whatsoever; shall such certificate or war
rant, or the land obtained thereby, be in anywise
affected by or charged with, or subject TO- the pay
ment OF any debt or claim incurred by such officer
or soldier prior "a the issuing Of the patent Pf0ri-
dod That the benefits ofthis act shall not accrue 10
any person who is member of the present Con-
gress Pfpridef further; That it shall be the duty
of the Commissioner of the General Eand Office
under such regulations as may be prescribed by the
Secretary ~ the Interior, cause be located free
OF expense any warrant which the holder may
transmit to the General Land Office for that pur-
pose; in such State and land district as the said
holder or WARRANTED may designate, and upon good
farming land SO far as The same can be ascertained
from the maps plats and field notes of the survey
or or from any other information in the possession
OF the LOCAL office and upon the location being
made as aforesaid the Secretary shall cause pa
tent 10 be transmitted 10 such warra&Nee: AID Bro-
rlded fHrtFrI That no patent issued under this act
shall be delivered upon any power Of attorney or
agreement dated before the passage Of this act and
that all such powers of attorney or agreements be
considered and treated as null and void II