Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-14
Bounty Land bill.

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This act being one in which a grss, ma. 9
ny persons are interested, we hasten 70 ID,
sert copy as It finally passed both Houses
of Congress, and was signed BY the Presi. q
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Be itenacte d. by the Senate and HousS .
Of Reprsssntatiues Of the United Ststss :.
Of America, in Congress assembled, 1Hst
each Of the surviving, or the widow or Ssj-s
nor children Of the deceased commssioEad E
and non-commissiened officers, musicians
or privates, whether Of regulars, volunteers, 81
E angers, or militia, who performed smilli,,.
~ service in any regiment, compaay or
detachment, in the service Of tho United
States, in the war with Great Britiau, de-.
clared by the United States on The feth
day Of June, 1919. OF Il, any Of the lndi.
an wars since 1790, and each Of the CONF
,missiored officers who was engaged Ia ths d
military service Of the United States in thsic
late war with Mexico, shall be entitled to
lands, as foIlows:-Those who were enter.
ed 10 ser;e IL months, or during the var.
and actually ser we'd nine months, shall re-
ceve one hundred and sixty acres; und &
those who engaged to serve six months
and actually served four months, shall re-.
csive eighty ocres, and those who engaged
to serve for any, or an indefinite PERIOD
and actually served one month, shall rc-s-
ceive forty acr es: Prorided, that wherss-
or any officer er soldier was honorsbly
discharged in consequence Of disability ia
the service before The expiration Of his Pc
riod of service, be shall receive the Q.
mount 10 which he would have been emit. %
tied if he had served the full period for -
which he had engaged to serve; Provided,
The person 90 having been In service shall
no, receive said lands, or any par. thereof.
If it shall appear by the muster rolls Of his,
regimen, or corps that he, has deserted, or
was dishonorably discharged from service,
or if he has received, or is entitled TO any
military land bounty under any act of
Congress heretofore passed. lsss % s,n ss.,
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, &c.
That the period during which any officer
or soldier may have remained in captivity
with the enemy shall be estimated and I'D.
ded to the period of his actual service, and %
the person so detained in captivity shall re-
ceive land under the provision Of this net
in the same manner that he would be en-.
titled, in case he had entered the service fer
whole term made up by the addition Of,
the time Of his captivity, and had served
during such term. .$5sH.. T.. s.g a 81,
Sec. 8. .And be it further s,aetsd, &c.
That each commissioned and non-eommis.
stoned officer, musician and private, for 81
whom provision is made by the first seciies
hereof, shall receive certificate or war a
rant, from the Department of the Interior sf
for the quantity of land to which he may a
be entitled, and which may be located by
The wurran,ee, or his heirs at law, at anS
land office of the United States, in one
body, and in conformity to the. legsl ~pbdi.
visions of the public lands, upon my Of the
public lands in such district then subject to
private entry; and upon the return of such 5
certificate or warrant, with evidoncs ofths
location thereof having been legally made "a
ia ths4seneral Land Office, patent shall
be issued therefor. In the event Of the
death Of any commissioned officer, musi- 'a
clan or private, prior or subsequent 70 tha
passage Of the oct, who shall have served u
as aforesaid, and who shall not have rs-s
cei, cd bounty land for said services, q like E
certificate OF warrant shall be issued in fa- ls
yor and enure 10 the benefit Of his widow,
who shall receive one hundred and sixty
acres of land, in case her husband wes kill
ed in battle, but not 10 her heirs. Prori.
ded, She is unmarried at the date Of her
application. Provided further, That no II
land warrants issued under the provisions =
of this &C, shall be laid upon any land Of .
the Uuited States to which there shall b. Z.
a pro emption right, or upon which there 9
shall be an actual settlement and cultise,
ton, except With the consent Of such set- 81
tier, to be satisfactorily proven TO the prop
or land officer. 1850 u ~
Sec. 4. And Be it further sxacie1, tc.
That all sales, mortgages, lettsrs altay.
nsy, or other instruments Of wfif0es ge!nt
10 afisc, the title or claim to any warrant
or certificate issued, or 10 be issued, Or any s
land granted, or TO be granted. under The,
provisions of this act, made Or execpted
prior 10 the issue Shall b. null ,snd resS,