Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-12
bounty Land NH.

We insert below the first and f,,,,t,
sections Of Tile Bounty Land bill recently
tras sed by Congress, which will liz IT N.
tetest to thousands
Be enattea IN tin seaate ana tfouss
" Representatives Wthe Unusa Sta,e,
" dmetitn In C0agtess assentbinf That
eaei ut the surviving, N the widow u,
minor children Of deceased commissioned
aid 'ioirconmissioiie1 officers, npsifiaus.
ot p%tivates. whether IT regulars. volunteers.
ta''eaefs, or inllltia, who performed military
service IN any regiment, company. on do.
taehtilent, in the service Of the TINTED
states, IN tie war with Great Britain. ia.
elHfed Ivy The United States OH The isth
'lay OF June. 1912, Or in the Indian wars
s'iiee 1870, and each If the commissioned
officers WHO was engaged in The military
Service Of the United States III tt,a la,aa
war with Mexico, shall he eftitisato lands
as follows Those who engaged to setys
twelve months. or during the war, md
actually served nine months, shall r..
eeive tine hundred and sixty aofes, and
those who Engaged TO serve six months.
and actually served fonr ni6uths, shall 70.
deive eighty aefes, and those who engaged
TO serve f1f any or All indefinite period, ana
ACTUALLY served otie month, shall receive
foftg Htfes Pf0phia1, That wherever
any officer OF soldier was henoratiy dis.
charged in consequence If disability in the
services before the expiration Of his period
Of services, he shall feoeive the amount 10
which he would have been entitled if t,e
had served the fall period fgr which lie
engaged to serve PropiaAd, the perssf,
so having been in service shall not receive
said lafids, or any part thereof, If IL shall
appear BY the muster rolls Of his regiment
Or corps that he deserted, or was dishoaer.
ably discharged from service. or il liz lIas
received, OF Is entitled to any military land
bounty under any oct u Congress hereto.
fore passed.
SEo. A. AMI M II further ruaetea, IN,
That all sales, mortgages, letters Of att0r.
Dey or other instruments Of writing going
10 aHeet the tito er elairn 10 any warrant
Or certificate issned, or to be- issued, on ANY
land granted, or to be granted, undsr tho
provisions of this not, made on executed
prior to the issue, shall be mil and void.
to oil lntents and purposes whatsoever, d
shall sticll certificates or warrant. ar the
land obtained thereby, bH iii any wise nj.
feeted by, or charged with, On subject to,
the payment Of any debt or claim incnrrsd
by such officer or solder prior TO the isst.
ing Of the patent: pyopuksQ, That tie
benefits Of this act shall not accrue 10 any
person WHO'S b fiemvef Of the present
Congress proutaeH further, That il
10 the duty Of the Commissioner II
General IAnd Office, undsr snet, q
latioils as may be prescribed by the Score
fary {. the Interior, TO cause 10 be located
free OF expense, any warrant which tho
holder may transmit 70 the General Lend
Dtflce for that purpose, in such State and
land district, IS the said holder or warrant
may Designate, and upon good farming
land, so far as the same can be asoertafned
rom the maps, plates, and field notes of
Els surveyor, Or from any other information
II the possession Of the local office, and
apon the location being made as Aforesaid,
Inc Secretary shall cnnse a patent TO be
transmitted TO such warrentee /: AMI 1ye
't1eN FURTHER, That no patent Issued
ander this act shall be delivered upon any
OF attorney Or agreements dated
'efofe the passage Of this act and that
such powers Of attorney or agreements
% considered and treated az null and void.