The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-02

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BE enacted By the Senate and House Of Of
the United States Of america ~ Congress assembled, That
each of the surviving, the widow or minor children Of
deceased commissioned and non-commissoned officers.
musicians, privates, whether OF regulars, volunteers
rangers, militia who performed military service in any
United States IN the war with Great Britain declared BY
the United States on the 18th day Of June 1872 Or IN any
of the Indian since 1919, and each of the commits
stoned officers WHO was engaged IN the military service Of
sd % aSd oows Those who 10
twelve months during the and actually served nine
months shall receive one hundred and sixty acres and
four months shall receive eighty acres and those who en-
gagged to serve for any Or an indefinite as'a Th
wherever any officer soldier was honoraby discharged
in consequences Of disability in the service before the exp.
which he would have been entitled If he had served the
full period for which ne had engaged 70 serve povasa
ands part thereof II il shall appear by the muster
rolls Of his corps tina. he de;efsd q
is entitled to any military land bounty under any act Of
SEC Had Be Il Farther enacted, &c That the period
dining which any officer soldier may have remained in
captivity with the enemy shall be estimated and added to
period of his actual service and the person detained
in captivity shall receive land under the provisions OF This
in the same manner that he would be enned In case
had entered the service for the whole term made up by
the addition Of the time OF his captivity and had served
sso And BE- il further enacted, &c, That each com.
mssioned and issioned officer, musician, and
private for whom provision Is made by the rst section
pament of the Interior for the quantity Of land to which
he may be entitled and which may be located by the war
his heirs law, at any land office OF the United
States body, and in conformity to the legal subd-
of the public lands upon any OF the public lands
in such district then subject private entry and upon the
return OF such certificate warrant, with evidence Of the
location thereof wing been legally made the General
Land Office patent shall be issued therefor In the
OF the death any noncommissioned Of
ace musician Or PrSas prior .. saSsslasa, % tns pas n
who sha have received bounty land for said services
like shall be issued in favor and inue
kaua o(
and sixty Of land in her husband was killed in
bste but her heirs, provided she amared at the
date OF her application fsovidsd, fHiha, That land
upon any land oil the United States which there shall be
presumption right upon which there shall be an &C.
tua settlement and cultivation, except with the consent oil
such settler TO be satisfactorily proven 70 the proper land
officer. ~ a
SIC a. Amd bea further ENACTED. &C., That all sales
mortgages letters Of attorney, other instruments OF writ
tfcae issued 70 issued any land granted be
granted under the provisions OF this act made executed
prior issue shall be null and void 10 all ntens and
whasoeverj shall such certificate or warrant
land obtained thereby, be " anywsc affected by, OF
charged subject the payment oil any debt OF
claim incurred by such officer soldier prior 70 the issuing Of
the patents Popded That the benefits Of this act shall not
who Is member OF the present Con.
gress Provided further, That IL shall be the duty oil the
Commissioner oil the General Land Office, under such cgu
laons may be prescribed by the Secretary OF the lnte
rior 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 a. the said
holder or may designate and upon good farming
land, far the be asceraned from the maps
pats and field of The surveyor, from other In
formation in the possession Of the local Office and npo
pa<nt be transmitted TO such warrantee drd
provided further That patent issued under this act shall
be delivered upon any power OF attorney OF dated
attorney agreements be cousdered and treated as null
and void, a.s-