The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-07-18

f1&fA - tne new n0Upty tSnR HHs
whioh has passed tho House Of RePfess
sentativeai
Be Il enacted by As Senas md Has6e
Of Representatives. Of The United Stctes O.
.anersca IN Congrsss nssembIsd. That
each of tue surviving commissioned and
non-ccmmissioned officers, musicians,
or priyates. whether Of regufars. so!uhr
teers, rangers. or militia, whe performed
military service in any regiment, COM
pany, or detachment In the seIvicn of tho
United States in the war with Great
Britain, declared by the United States
on the 18th day Of June, T942, or in any
of the Indian wars since 1890, and each
OF the commissioned officers who wero
engaged in the military service of tho
United States in the late war with Mex
leo, shall be entitled, for twelve months
service, to one hundred and sixty acres
Of land, for six months service to eighty
acres Of land. and for three monfhss
service to forty acres Of land: Prorided,.
The person 30 having been IL service
shall not receive said land, or any part
thereof. if it shall appear by the mustep-
rolls Of his regiment or corps, that hn;
deserted or was dishonorsbly discharged
from service. or If he has received, or
is entitled to. uny land bounty under
any act Of Congress heretofore passed.
Sec. 2. That each commissioned and
non-commissioned officer, musician. or
private, for whom provision is made by
the first section hereof, shall receive
certificate Of warrant from the Depart
ment Of the Interior for the quantity OF
land 10 which he may be entitled, and
which may be located by the warrantee.
or his heirs-at-Iaw at any land Office Of
the United States in 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 pri-
vate entry; and upon the return Of such
certificate or warrant, with evidence Of
the location thereof having been legally
made, to the General Land Office, q
patent shall be issued therefor. In tho
event Of the death Of such Commissioned
or non-commissioned officer, musician
or private, prior or subsequent to the
passage Of this act, who shall have
served as aforesaid, and who shall not
have received bounty land for said SER
vices, a like certificate or warrant shall
be issued in favor and inure TO the ben
eft of his widow, provided she was
married to such officer before the con-
clusion Of his service, and is unmarried
at the date of her application: Provided,
further, That no land warrant, issued
under the provisions Of this act, shall
be laid upon any land Of the United
States to which there shall be pre-
emption right, or upon which there shall
be an actual settlement and cultiv vation,
except with the consent Of such settler.
to be satisfactorily proven to the proper
land office.
Sec. 3. That all sales, mortgages,
letters of attorney, or other Instruments
Of writing, going to affect the title or
claim to any warrant Of certificate
herein provided for, made or executed
prior to the issue Of such warrant or
certificate, shall be null and void TO all
intents and purposes whatsoever; nor
shall such certificate or warrant. or the
land obtained thereby, be in any wise
affected by or charged with or subject
to the payment Of any debt or claim in-.
CURED by such officer or soldier prior to
the issuing of the patent: Prorided.
That the benefits of this act shall not
accrue to any person who is member
of the present Congress.