New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-01
Esounty Land Bill.

This act being one in which great many
persons are Interested we insert q copy OF
it in advance of the official publication, as
follows:
Be u enacted blythe Senate and House of Repre-
segtataUeS Of ne United States Of AmeTlcd ~ Con.
greSs assembled, That each of the surviving or tbs
widow or minor children OF deceased commissioned
and non conmissioned officers, musicians, or pri.
Yates, whether of regulars, volunteers, rangera OF
militia, who performed military service in any reg
iment, company, or detachment in the service OF
the United StAteT, in the with Great Britain,
declared by ihe United States ON the 18th day OF
june 1912 or IN any Of The ndiSn snce 1880 and
each OF The commits ioned officers who engaged 10 the
military service Of HE United States Ia the late Win
Mexico sha DO euuIed 10 lands as tolows: those Wh1
engaged Twelve months during the war 5nd
actually served niue months shall receive one handred sad
sixty and ihote be engaged elk months
and actually served -four months, shSll receive eighty
acres aud hose 10 engaged TO AeVe for any or an Ia
definite period and scluAiy served one month shS
ceve tory actes roViGed Ths wherever any officer or
soldier WIS honora0y discharged In consequence OF dss
bay In The service before The expiration Of his period OF
service, he shall receive the amount to which would
have Teen SETTLED II he had served tae dil peod foe
which no had engaged 10 serve Pyoridsd TINS
having bsen in sesvie shsu rot sceye sad Ands s1y
part thereof II II shsi sppeAr by Tbs muste rel Of he
regiment corps that he desarted disaouorably
dcharhed from aervce, II he has received Or Ia en-
tled 10 any military iend bouLy 1Ede! any ct OF Congress
heretofore passed.
Ssc ? and be Il further enacted sc Tast lhe por1d
during which any ohcer soldier may have remained IL
cAp,vy with me enemy sh&ll be esIlmaled an6 sd1rd
Tho period OF HE sexual service and the peson destined
In captivity snail receive lana under he provisions OF Il
10 The manner thai no would No entitled, IN
be had entered 1he service for The whole hv
the sddinon.o The time Of his captivity, snd hSi served
d1riog such term.
sEcS, aud Be q further enacted S. Yhat each CON,
mlssoued and non commissioned officer, mysticism, AMI
private, Tor whom provision 10 mas by he h,s SSc.,Sn
hereof ShN receive certificate or yTSrraai from .he s
pArsaeni OF Ihe Interior for he quantity Of and which
he may be entitled aud which nay be located by lhs va
rsntee HE htlrE alsw aay office of The United
States IN ore body, and In conformity abs leSa SUD
Of yIs ha
In such district hen tuoect 10 STlvAe ea7y ana upoo
IN, Of such cernbcsie warrant with evlie3ce
of the oesop thereof having tesn legally tnSde 10 his
General Land oace pA9eh! shAll BIS iaued tse-eSoE
Ia OF he oesih OF shy commsIioaea or non.
commissioned ofh.eT, maaiclan or private prior or
subsequent 10 The passage OF hla act who shal hsve
served a. aforesaid who sbS have h)lD.
ty land FOR said services nae certificate shall
be sJut 10 favor and enue 10 he bepehI OF his widow
who shsl receive hundred and Sixs, land Ia
case husband KILLED iu bAte has her hers
Ppoided She s unmari ed 81 ae dsae OF Der application.
yosiGd trse, That 10 land warrant lssRel under toe
provisions of his gct sea be laid upon sny land OF
United SStoS which ihsTe shall be- pTe6cmDdoo right
or upon which shae 30 all be actual seeneuI and
sivsou except With The content of such set be sSs
Ssclorlly proven 10 Ihe proper isOd officer,
Gee 4 -iad be u fartAsr egSctfd, 90. Rhs al saes,
mortgage, letters OF attorney, Other Instruments 81
writing going to attest the lille ciai 10 any wsrrsnI
certificate Ssued, or TO be lssued any snd granted
10 be ssrisd, under the provision OF his est msde
executed prior 10 the itue, 5ha be- pu aud void 10 al
iutens and purposes whatsoever shs such certificate
warrant tho land o6sined thereby be 10 any way
affected by charged with or subject 10 iae payment OF
any dtht cam incurred by such otcer or soldier prior
the isulpg OF The pSen PforfdeS That ias benshIs OF
this get 81 sill nos accrue TO any person who IL nen
Der OF The preseat Congreas Preceded further T1st
ahsll be The duty OF the Commissioned of the Gar
raj Land Ohiee urdsr such regulations az may BE-
prescribed by the Secresry OF the Interior 10 cause TO 30
located free OF expspse warrant which The holder may
rsns@ TO The General land Oco that purpose such
State az land ds1es tbs said holdsr wsrsstse may
aesguate and good farming iand far the
the surveyor or from Auy Other reformation 10 TBS posss
s,eo % bo eeal eeee and upon The location belag made