Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-02
BOUNTY LAND BILL.
BE If enacted 5y ske Ssnafs and laoass
If RemrSsentafiues Qf The United
Sfaies Of Aaerica in Congress as

That each Of the surviving, or the
widow or minor children of deceased
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians, or privates, wheth
er 81 regulars, volunteers, rangers,
or p,i'Itia, who performed military
seasiees sinany regiment, company, or
detachmentin the service of the Uni
ted States. In the war with Great
Britain, declared by the United
States on the 18th day ofJune, 1919,
or in any ofthe Indian wars since
$780, and each of the commissioned
officers who was engaged in the mil.
haryservice of the United States in
tien late war with Mexico, shall be
entitled to lands, as follows: Those
who engaged to serve twelve months,
or during the war, and actually sery-
edmne months, shall receive one hun
dred and sixty acres; and those who
engaged to serve for any. oran in
definite period, and actually served
one month, shall receive forty acres;
RTocaded, That wherever any officer
or soldier was honorably discharged
IN consequence of disability in the
service before the expiration ofhis Pc
riod of service,g he shall receive the
amount to which he would have
been entitled ifhe had served the full
period for which he had engaged to
serve; PROVIDED, the person so hav-
ing been IN service shall not receive
SAID lands, or any part thereof, il it
shall appear by the muster roll ofhis
regiment or corps that he deserted.
or was dishonorably discharged from
service, or If he has received, or is Ell
titled TO any military land bounty
under any act ofCongress heretofore
passed.
:. Sec. 2. Ind be It further enacted,
That the period during which any
officer or soldier may have remained
mcaptiyity with the enemy shall be
estimated and added to the period of
ms actual service, and the person SO
detained In captivity shall receive
land under the provision Of this act in
me same manner that he would be
entitled, IN case he had entered the
service for the whole term made up
she e'addition of the time of his captiv-
NY, and had served during such term.
!, Sec s.. Aad be it further enattsd,
Ahat each commissioned and non
commissioned officer, musician, or
private, for whom provision is made
ny the flrst section hereof, shall re-
ceive a certificate, or warrant from
me department of the Interior for
the quantity of land to which he
may be entitled, and which NAV be
located by the warrantee, or his heirs
atiaW, at any land office of the Uni
led States, in one body, and in con
iosrfni'y 10 the legal subdivisions OF
,he public lands, upon any ofthe pub
tic lands IN such district then subject
10 private entry: and upon the return
OF such certificate or warrant, with
evidence of the location thereof hay-
ing been legally made, to the Gener-
al Land Office, a patent shall be is
Sued therefor In the event of the
death OF an 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 nave received bounty land for
SAID services, a like certificate or war.
rant shall be issued in favor and enure
20 the benefit of his widow, who shall
receive one hundred and sixty acres
9i ia9d' IN case her husband was
kli'ed IN battle, but not to her heirs:
Frootded, She is unmarried at the
9ate OF her application. Provided,
JuFssher, Ihatno land warrant issued
under the provisions of this act shall
De iaid upon any land ofthe United
states to which there shall be pre-
emption right, or upon which there
sha'lbe an actual settlement and cul.
tiVatson, excep with the consent Of
siich consent, to be satisfactorily pro-
ven 10 fhe proper land officer.
-, Sec 4. ind be 1t further. enacted,
Ahat all sales, mortgages, letters of
ataorney,or other Instruments Of wri-
ing gong to affect the title or claim
20 any warrant or certificate issued,
or 20 6e issued, or any land granted,
RIO 6e granted, under the provis-
IONS OF this act, made or executed
PRIOR to the issue, shall be null and
void, TO all intents and purposes whai
sever; nor shall such certificate or
wasrant'or the land obtained there
ny, De IN anywise affected by, or
subject to, the payment of any debt
or claim incurred by suchsoffcer or
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