Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-10-07
RO,undy Land Eill.

! This act being one in which great many
persons are interested, we hasten to insert
copy as it finally passed both Houses of Congress
and was signed by the President:
4 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
yesentatipes of the United States of America an
/ CONGRESS Assembled That each OF the surviving,
or The widow or miuor children OF deceased COM
missioned and commissioned officers,
GERS. musicians or privates, whether of regulars,
volunteers. rangers or militia, who performed
military service III any regiment, company, or
:. dptachment in the service OF the United States,
in the war with Great Britain, declared by the
United States on the 18th Of June 1912, Or in any
of the Indian wars since 1890, and each OF the
commissioned officers " no were engaged IN the
military service of the United States in the late
war with Mexico, shall be entitled to lands as
follows: Those WHO engaged to serve twelve
months. or during the war, and actually served
nine months. shall receive one hundred and SIX
tv acres and those who engaged to serve slA
months. and actually served four months, shall
receive EIGHTY acres and those who engaged to
serve for any. or an indefinite period and actu-
ally served one month"; shall receive forty acres:
prorided. that Nherever any officer OF soldier
was ho orably discharged III consequence OF dis
ability in the service before the expiration OF his
perio1 of service he shall receive the amount
TO W tllt ne NOult US'it - a.. nav
served the full period for " hieh he had Engaged
10 serve: Prorided, the person so having been
in service shall rot receive said alds, or any
part thereof, if it shall appear by The muster
rolls of his regiment or cops that he deserted, or
Was dshonorably discharged from service. or if
he, has received. or is entitled to any military
land bounty under any act OF Congress hereto
f5r.. passed. ~
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, &c. That
thu. pario during which any officer or soldier
may have remained i'll captivity with the enemy
shall be, estimated aud added to the period OF
h.. actual service. and the person so detained III
captivity shall receive land under the provisions
If this act in the same manner that he would be
autltd il, ease h. had entered the service for
hr W hole term made up by the addition OF The
n. OF his captivity, and had served during
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.sc g. and be it further enacted, &c. That
passl co 4. ssilssiourd and uen-conn'lssloned Of
t,t..r. Musician and private. for W HON provision
il rn..!,' te III FIRST cini hereof, shall receive
i cs.riiiittp ar warrant, from the Department OF
h- Interior for thu quantity OF land TO hIeh h
nay be- el,ied and which may be located b,
h.. arranlst, or his heirs at law. at any land
,tficr OF the Usite.i States. in one body, aud in
conformity to he eoa! subdivisions Of The pub.
lc ands. upou any d the public DIS in such
district then subject To private Entry: and urof
lh. return ct such certificate or Warrant, with
evidence of ihq ldcatiom thereof having been le-
.aIls ,n;s lie, to the General Land Office patent
| shall b, issued tn r.for. In the event of the
death of amy commissioned or lon-c commission
I'd officer, nanslcian or private; prior or suhse-
gnt.nt to the passage OF this act. who shall have
served as afore said, and who shall not have re-
ceved bounty land for said services, like GER
tifieate or warrant shall be issued in favor and
t.llure to the benefit of his widow, who shall re-
| ctiye one hundred and sixty acres Of land, in
casp her husband wac killed in bate, but not
to her heirs. Provided. She is unmarried at the
late of her application. Provided further, That
no land warrant issued under the pnvisions of
this act shall be laid upon any land oithe United
States to hich there shall be redemption
right, or upon Which there shall be an actua
settlement and cultivation, except with the con-
sent OF such settler, 20 be satisfactorily proven
to the proper land officer.
Sec. j. And be 1t further enacted, &c. That all
sales mortgages, letters Of attorney, or other i'll
s;rulnents OF writing, going to affect the title or
claim to any warrant or certificate issued or to
BIZ ssNed, Or any land granted, or to be granted,
under the provisions of this act, made execut-
ed p,ior to the issue, shall be null and void, to
all inegts and purposes whatsoever; nor shall
such certificate warrant, OF the land obtained
thereby, be in anywise af ctei by, or charged
VIII, OF suDJtCt u, tt pay IueHt VI any uept VI
claim incurred by such officer or soldier pior to
the issuing of the patent, Provided, That the
benefits of this act shall not accrue to any person
who is member of the present Congress:
Proridcd further, That it shall be the duty of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office, under
such regulations as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior, to cause to be located
free of expense any warrant which the holder
may transmit to the General Land Office for that
purpose, in such State and land district as said
holder or warrantee may designate, and upon
good farming land, so far as the same can be as
certaued from the maps, plats, and field notes
of the surveyor. or from any other information
in the possession of the local office; and upon
the location being made, as aforesaid the Score
tarv shall cause patent to be transmitted to
such warrantee: and provided further, That no
patent issued under this act shall be delivered
upon any power ofattorney or agreement dated
before the passage of this act ; and that all such
powers of attorney or agreements be considered
aud treated as null and void.
u The Va. Free Press makes the following
summary of requisites to be conf lied 18th, be-
fore making rIlica'ion to secure The provisions
Of the nIty Land Bill;
The claimant will make affidavit. stating the
company and regiment to which he Belonged
h. date az period of his service-and prov
in. his t. .ity. TO this must be- attached the
County Seal, proving that tn. person certifying