The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-07
BOUNTY LAND LAW.
AN ACT granting bounty land to


AN ACT granting bounty land to Ger.
tain officers and soldiers. who have
been engaged i" The military service
Of the United States.
he t enactei by the Senate and
Honse of Representatives Of u. United
States cf 1merica ~ Compress Assem-.
Aed, Iha, each of the surviving, or the
widow or minor children OF deceased
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians or prisatcs, whether
OF regulars, volunteers. ranger', or mill
tia, who performed military service in
any regiment, company or detachment
IN the service ofthe United States. in
the war with Great Britain, declared
by the United States ON the eighteenth
day Of June, 1912, or in any Of the
Indian wars since 1890, and each OF
the commissioned officers who was en-
gagged in the military service Of the
United States in the late war with
Mexico, shall be entitled to land, A. fol-
lows: Those who engaged 10 serve
twelve months, or during the war. and
actually served nine months, shall re-
ceive lG0 acres and those who enyag-
cd 10 serve six months, and actually
served four months, shall receive 80
acres and those who engaged TO serv.
for any, or an indefinite period, and ac-
tually served month, shall receive
forty acres: Proridsi. That wherever
any officer or soldier was houorably
discharged in consequence Of disability
in the service before The expiration of
his period Of service, he shall receive
the amount to which lie would have
been entitled, If he had served the full
period he had engaged to serve. Pro.
rided, The person 50 having been in
service shall not receive said lands or
any part thereof, If it shall appear by
the muster rolls OF hi. regiment or corps
that Lc deserted, or Mas dislonorabiy
discharged from service, or if he ha,
received, Or j. entitled 20 any military
land bounty under any act Of Congress
heretofore passed.
SIC 2. Aad be II further enaeitd
That the period during which any Off
Ger or soldier may have remained in
captivity with the enemy shall be c,ii-
mated and added to the period Of his
actual service, and the person 80 detain-
cd in captivity shall receive land under
the provisions Of this act in the same
manner that he would be entitled, in
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whole term made up by the addition of
the time OF his captivity, and had served
during such term.
SIC. 8. And be IL further enacted
That each commissioned and non-com
mlssoned officer, musician or private
for whom provision is made by The first
section hereof, shall receive a cerli
cate, or warrant from the Department
of the Interior for the quantity of land
to which he may be entitled, and whici
may be located by the WARRANTED. oil
| his heirs at law, at any land Office %
the United States, in one body. and il
conformity to the legnl subdivisions o
the puplic lands, upon any OF the pub
lie lands in such district then suhlect Il
private entry and upon The return %
such certificate or warrant, with evi
dencc of the location thereof ha, in,
been legally made, TO The General Ian,
Office, patent shall be issued therefor
{ In the event Of the death of commis
stoned or non CO nmissioncd officer
/ musician or private, PRIOR or subsequcn
10 the passage Of tins act. who shal
have served As aforesaid, and who shaI
no, have received bounty land for sat
services, like certificate or warrnn
shall be issued in fayorl and ensure t
TO the benefit OF his widow, who sha
receive one hundred and sixty acres o
land, in case her husband was liIlle
in battle, but no, TO her heirs: j'rori
drd, She Is unmarried at the date {
her application. I'rorided, Jurhs.
That no land warran, issued under H.
. provisions of this ac, shall bc laid npo
any land 81 the United States 10 whic
there shalt be pre-cmption right, {
upon which there shall be actual settl'
. mcnt and cultivation, except with III
consen, oe such settler 10 be satisfactoril
proven TO the proper land officer
Src. 4. lind b. Il further e"acte'
, That all sales, mortgages, letters OF 4
: torn-y, OF other instruments Of writlr
going TO aacc, the title or claim TO AT
, warrant or certificate issued, or 10 |
D Issued. or any land granted or to be cra
ted, under tho provisions Of this a(
r made or executed rr,or 10 the issn
hall be null and void 20 all intenis al
= ( purpose. Whatsoever nor shall su'
r certificate or Warrant or the land o
4, tanned thereby, be il any Fnys Affect
r by, or charged with. OF rublect 10. Il
B psymem oi any dets or claim incurr'
= by such officer or soldier prior 10 q
!. issuing of the paie"t; P'"rided, Ia
n tho bsusii,s Of This aci shaii not acrr
u TO any person who - member Of q
4 prcsen, Congress i'rorided fs'fh'
/, | THAI !, .hall 10 the duty Of tie 'oInm
.ioner Of the General Land OiIcet I