The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1850-10-18
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copy Of it. as it has nov become the law oi
the land, as follows:
Be ii enacted By tie Senate and House Of
Representatives eftbe United States gfA-
n,erica in Congress assembled, That each
of the surviving, or widow or minor child
rem of deceased commissioned and non
commissioned officers, musicians, or prr-
Yates, whether Of regulars, volunteers,
rangers or militia, who performed militia
ry service in any regiment, company or
detachment in the service of the United
States, in the war with Great Britain de-
clared by The United States of the 18th day
OF July 1912, or in any ofthe Indian wars
since 1890, and each Of the commissioned
officers who was engaged in the military
service of the United States in the late war
with with Mexico, shall identified to lnads
as fellows: those who engaged to serve for
twelve months orduring the war, and ac-
tually served nine months, shall receive
one hundred and sixty acres; and those
who engaged to serve six months and ac-
tually served four months, shall receive
eighty acres, and those who engaged to
serve for any, or an indefinite period, and
actually served one month Shall receive
forty acres Provided, That wherever
any officer or soldier was honorably dis
charged in consequence Of disability in
the service before che expiration of his pc
Rod of service he shall receive the amount
TO which he wolld have been entitled had
deserved the full period which he cnga
sed to serve: Provided, The person SO
having been in service shall not receive
said lands, or any part thereof if it APP
pears by the muster rolls of his regiment
or crops that he deserted, or was dishon-E
orably discharged from service or ifhe has
received, or is entitled to any military land
bounty under any act Of Congress hereto
fore passed.
See. 9. And be it further enacted DC,
The he period during which any officer or
soldier may have sremained in captivity
with the enemy shall be estimated and ad
ded to the period ofls actual service, and
the perison so detained in captivity shall
receive land underthe provisions ofthis act
in the manner that be wonld be entitled, in
case he had entered the service for the
whole term made up by The addition o. tae
time Of his captivity, aad had served du.-
ing such term.
Sec. 8. And bc it further enacted, &c. |
That each commissioned and non com
missioned officer, musician and private, for
whom provision is made by the first sec
ton hereof shall receive a certificate, or
warrant from the Department Of the lnte-
rior for the quantity of land to which he /
may be entitled ana which may be located
'y ;be warrmtee, or his heirs at law, at .
an ilo ohoe N ,he United States in one
body, and il conformity 70 the legal sub
divisions OF public lands in such district
then subjectto private entry; and upon the
return of snch certificate or warrant, with
evidence of the location thereof having
been legally made, to the General Land
Office, patent shall be issued therefor.
In the event of the death of any commits
stoned; non commissioned, officer, musi
ian or private, prior or subsequent to the
passage of this act, who shall have served
is aforesaid, and who shall not have re-
,eived bounty land for said services a like
certificate or warrant shall be issued in ia
,or and enure to the benefit of his widow,
Who shall receive one hundred and sixty 4
Icres of land, in case her husband was
killed. in battle but not TO her heirs provi-
led She il unmarried at the date of her
,pplcation. Provided further, That no
and warrant issued under the provisions of
hi- ac shall be laid on any of the United
5ases, to which there shall be a pre- emp
ion right, or upon which there shall be an
,crual settlement and cultivation, except
sj.b he consent Cf such settler, to be sat
stac,ortly proven TO the proper land officer,
Sec L. And be it further enancted &C.,
That all sale, mortgages, letters of attor-
icy or other instruments Of writing going
o affect the title or claim to any warrant
II certificate issued .or TO be issued, or any
and granted, or to be granted, under the
,rovision of. Ibis act, made or executed pri
n to The issue, shall be null and void, to !
ll in,ents and purposes whatsoever; nor {
hall such csrica-e or warrant, or land OBJ
aimed thereby p. m my way effected by I
n charged win or ublee. to The payment
# any debt or eitla Incurred by uciloii- Z
er or soldier prior 10 vhe issuing oi fhe
,atent, Provided, That the benefits OF ,his
Ict shall not accrue to any person who is