The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-07

being thus accessible, together with the forms
necessary to verify the claims, the simplest
business knowledge will be sufficient to fill up
and forward an application for warrant, and
to direct, Unnecessary, the location by the Com
missioner of the General Land Office.
INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS
TO be observed by persons applying TO the Pension
Office for Bounty Land, under the act Of Sep
tender 2s, 1850, entitled ''An act granting Bounty
Land 10 certain officers and soldiers ,cho haze
been engaged in the military service Of the United
States"
In every application for the benefit of the act
aforesaid, whether made by the surviving officer
soldier himself, by his widow or minor child or
children, declaration, under oath, must be made
as nearly according to the following forms as the
nature of theca will admit.
Such declaration, and all aiIidavits, must be
sworn to before some justice of the peace or other
officer authorized to administer oaths for general
purposes, who must certify the same.
The official character and signature of the ma
gistrate who may administer the oath must be
certified by the clerk of the proper court of record
of his county, under the seal of the court. Such
certificate must accompany every case.
In every instance where the certificate OF the GER
tifying officer who authentcatcs the paper is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit other papers authenticated, the GER
ticate must be attached thereto by piece Of tape
or narrow ribbon, the ends Of which must pass un
der the official seal, 30 as to prevent any paper
from being improperly attached to the certificate.
The Sd section, in express terms, only provides
for the location Of a warrant under the law Thus,
the right to locate not being given to assignee,
the Department may well say that no assignments
made prior to location will be recognised.
The 9TH section declares all sales, &C., going to
affect the title to any land granted or to be granted
"prior to the ISSUE" shall be null and void and
pressy declares that the land located shall not be
charged with or subject to any debt claim sim
Cured prior to the issuing of the patent" 1t thus
appears clear that it the intention of Congress
that the claim of the soldier or his heirs should
continue free from every kind Of incumbrance I'M
til after the of the patent and thus relieve the
Department from all the evils growing out of con-
flicting claims under alleged assignment.
The object of the law is to confer the right to the
land itself on the warranee or his heirs. After
that purpose is effected, it is of competent
for the grantee to dispose of it he may think
proper.
FORM OF DECLARATION TO DE MADE BY THE SUR
sT togs 9r or--}a.
On this - day of - A. d. one thousand
eight hundred and --, personally appeared be-
fore me, Justice Of the Peace (0r other officer au-
Morized TO administer oaths for general pmposes)
within and for the county and State aforesaid,
- aged - years, resident OF ----
in the State of --, who being duly sworn ac-
cording to law, declares that he is the identical
- who a - in the company COM
manded by Captain ----- in the - regi-
ment Of commanded by in the war
with Great Britain, declared by the United States
on the 18th day of June, 1912, (or other
aced in said act, describing ,chat ,oar;) that he
enlisted, Cor volunteered, or tDas drCfted) at --
on or about the - day of -, A. ID. -, for the
term of -, and continued in actual service in
said war for the term of -, and honor
ably discharged at - on the - day of -,
A. d. -, ,ciH appear by his original certificate
Of discharge hrnrih pe'entsd,t or by the muster
rolls of said company.
He makes this declara ton for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the bounty land to which he may be nth
tied under the " act granting bounty land to GER
lain officers and soldiers who have been engaged
in the military service ofthe United States,' passed
September 2Sth, 1850.
signature of the claimant)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and
year above written. And hereby certify, that
believe the said -- to be the identical man
who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age
above stated.
(signature Of the magistrate or other officer.)
FORM OF DECLARATION TO BE MADE by THE WIDOW
OF DECEASED OFFICER on SOLDIER.
e staas ol-S".
On this - day Of -, A. d. one thousand
eight hundred and --, personally appeared be-
fore me, a Justice of the Peace, Cor other officer
authorized 10 adninisier oathsfo general purposes,)
within and for the County and State aforesaid,
-aged years, resident Of --, in the
State Of --, who being duly sworn according to
law, declares that she is the widow of -- de-
ceased, who was - in the Company com
manded by Captain -- in the - Regiment Of
-- commanded by in the war with
Great Britain declared by the United States on the
18th of June, 1912, Tor Other The may
be;) that her said husband enlisted (or poun-
TERED or icds drafted at -- about the
--, and continued in actual service in said
war for the term of --- and was honorably
discharged at -- on the - day Of -, A.
ID. -, as ,oiH appear by has original certificate or
discharge her etridt pre,.nted.t
She further states that she was married TO the
said iii -on the - day OLA
ID. -, by one - and that her
name before said marriage was --; that her
said husband died Mt - on the - day Of
-A A. D., and that she is still widow
She makes this declaration for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the bounty land to which she may be ent-
tied under the "act passed September 2sth, 1850"
Claimants sgnaturc.)
Sworn TO and subscribed before me the day and
year above written.
(Ofiicor's signaturo)
APPLICATIONS ny MINOR CHILDREN.
II any officer soldier who would be entitled TO
bounty land under said act, If living. has died,
leaving no widow who still survives him. but lcav-
ing child or children under the age of majority
at the time Of the passage of said act, such minor
child or children entitled to the same quantity
of land that the father would be entitled TO if liv-
ing.
In such case the guardian of such minor child or
children must make declaration as nearly cor