Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-10-10
bounty Land B;ls.


This sct being one in which great many persons
are interested, se hasten to insert copy il finally
passed both Houses Of Congress, and was signed by
The President:
Bsit enacted ~ the Ssnc,s and House o. Reprssenfa
tires of the United Slater of america Congress
blel That each of the surviving, the widow minor
children of deceased commissioned and
officers musicians prvates, whether OF regulars, vol
untecrs, rangers, or militia who performed military SER
vice in any regiment company, detachment in the
vre of the United States, in the with Great Britain,
declared by the United States the 18th day of June,
1872 in any of the Indian wars since $780, and each
of the commissioned officers who engaged in the
military service Of the United States in the late with
Mexico shall be entitled to lands. follows Those
who engaged to twelve months, during the
and actually served nine months shall receive one hun
bred and sixty acres and those who engaged to
six months and actually served four months, shall
ceve eighty acres and those who engaged 10 serve for
any, or an indefinite period, and actually served
month"; shall receive forty Prorided that wherev
err any officer or soldier was honoray discharged in con-
sequence disability in the service before the expiration
of his period of service he shall receive the
which he would have been entitled II he had served the
full period for which he had engaged Prorided
the person having been in service shall
said lands any part thereof il it shall appear by the
rolls OF his regiment corps that he deserted
dshonoraby discharged from service or he has
received or is entitled to any military land bounty under
any act of Congress heretofore passed.
Sec g. And be il further enacted SC. That the period
during which any officer soldier may have remained
in captivity with the enemy shall be estimated and added
TO the period of his actual service and the person de-
tanned in captivity shall receive land under the provs
ions of this act in the manner that he would be
titled in he had catered the service for the whole
made up bv the addition OF the time of his capfiy
", and had served during such term.
Sec. g. ind be 1t further enacted, sc. That each
missioned and commissioned officer, musician
private, for whom provision made by the first section
hereof shall receive certificate, or warrant from the
/ of he for he of n
which he be entitled and which may be located by
the warranee, his heirs at law, al any land Office
the United States in body and in conformity the
legal subdivisions of the public lands upon any of the
public lands in such district then subject private entry
and upon the of such certificate warrant will
evidence OF the location hereohaving been legally made
to the General Land Office, patent shall be ISSUED
therefor In the of the death of commissioned
or noncommissoncd officer, musician, private, prio
subsequent to the passage Of this act who shall have
served aforesaid. and who shall not have received
bounty land for said services, like certificate war
shall be issued in favor and the benefit o
his widow who shall receive hundred and sixty
of land in her husband killed in battle but
to her heirs. Prorided, She is unmarried the date
her application. Prorided further, That land war
rant issued under the provisions of this act shall be a
upon any land Of the United States which there shall
be presumption right, upon which there shall be
actual settlement and cultivation exceptwith the
of such settler be satisfactorily proven tn
proper land officer.
SEC. a. And be IL further enated &C. That all sales
mortgages letters of attorney other instruments
writing, going effect the title claim any
certificate issued to be issued any land granted
be granted under the provisions of this act, mad
executed prior to the issue, shall be null and void
all ntents and purposes whatsoever shall such
t6cate warrant the land obtained thereby, be
anywise affected by charged with, subject to- tn
payment of any debt claim incurred by such officer
soldier prior the issuing of the patent: Prorided
That the benefits of this shall any per
who is member of the present Congress: Provide
further That il shall be the duty Of the commissions
of the General Land office, under such regulations
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior
TO be located free Of expense any warrant whc
the holder may transmit the general Land Office fo
that purpose such State and land District the
holder or warantee may designate and upon good farm
ing land so far as the be accerained from tn
maps, pats. and field notes of the surveyor from
other information in the possession Of the local office
and upon the location being made aforesaid the Sec
rotary shall patent to be transmitted to such wal
rantee: and prorided further, That patent issued
der this shall he delivered upon any power of
ney or agreement dated before the passage Of thi
act and that all such powers Of attorney agree
ments be considered and treated as null and void.