Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-02
ELL GRANTING BOUNTY LANDS TO
SOLDIERS Of the VAR Of 1912, &c.

SOLDiEhS 81 He bsIIe " 1919 90
Passed 5y the House Of Reps June IS, 1851
b. II enacted, &C.. That each Of the
surviving commissioned and non-commls-
stoned officers, musicians, or prlvates,
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 Indian wars since
1890, and each of The commissioned off
GERS who was engaged in the military SER
vice Of the United States in The late war
with Mexico, shall be entitled, for twelve
months service, 10 one hundred and sixty
acres of land, for six months service to
eighty acres of lard, and for three months
service to forty acres of land Prorlfed,
the person so having been in service shall
not receive said land or any part thereof,
jfit shall appear by the mus'er'rolls OF his
regiment or corps that he deserted or was
dishonorably discharged from service, or
if he has received or is entitled TO any
land bounty under any act Of Congr's SIS
heretofore passed.
SEC. 2. Ind be II further enacted,
That each commissioned and non-com-
missioned officer, musician, or private,
for whom provision is made by the first
section hereof, shall receive certificate
or warrant from the Department of the
Interior for the quantity of land 10 which
he may be entitled. and which may be To-
Gated by the warranree or his heirs atlaw
AT any land office of the United States, III
one body, and in conformity to the legal
subdivisions of the public lands, upon
any of the public lands in such district
then subject to private entry; and upon
the return OF such certificate or warrant,
with evidence of the location thereof hav-
ing been legally made, to the General
Land Office, patent shall be issued there
for. In the event of the death Of any com
missioned or non-commissioned officer,
musician, or private, prior or subsequent
10 the passage of this act, who shall have
served as aforesaid, and who shall not
have received bounty land for said servi
ces, like certificate or warrant shall be
ISSUED in favor and ensure TO the benefit Of
his widow: Provided she was married 10
such officer or soldier before the concu-
sion of his service, ana is unmarried al
The date ofherapplication PrOrided FIR
her, that no land warrant issued under
the provisions Of this act shall be laid up
on any land the United States to which
there shall be a presumption right, or up
on which there shall be an actual settle
menl and cultivation, except with the con.
sent of such settler, to be satisfactorily
proven to the proper land officer.
Sec. 8. find be ii further enacted.
That all sales, mortgages, letters of atlor-
ney, or other instruments ofwriling, going
tn affect the title or claim to any warrant
or certificate hereinbefore provided for,
made or executed prior 10 The Issue Of
such warrant or certificate. SEalI be nuA
anu void 10 2llinents and purposes what
SoeVeri no- shall such certificate or wnr-
rani' or the land Obtained thereby. b. in
any wise effected by, or charged with, or
sHIlect 10 the payment Of any d,ht OF
calm incurred b. such ficer 10. the issv-
mg orihe Patent: Prcirded. that he ZEN.
e'n'' OF 'hlS ac; shall lot ae.rue TO any
Congress. '''' 'SeA'