Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-11
Authorized Agents


JAMES NJ. REDMOND, Tarboro Edgecombe county, N. c.
JOSIAH JOHNSON, Clinton, Sampson county.
JOSEPH R. KEMP, Baden county
DIR. SnERwooo, Strickland's Depot, Dupln county
B. s. KooxcE, Riehland, Onslow county.
B. BARNES, Black Creek, Wayne county
ToLNEY B. PALMER authorzedto receive advertisements
aud subscriptions Journal in New York. Philadelphia
and Boston, and receipt for payment for the same
bounty Land BIZ.
This act being one in which great many persons
are interested insert copy in advance Of the Of
ficial publication, as follows-Nat Intel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tires of the United States Of America an Congress
ssmblcd That each of the surviving, the widow
minor children of deceased commissioned or non
commissioned officers musicians, prlvates, wheth-
er Of regulars volunteers, rangers, or militia, who
performed military service In any regiment, compa-
ny, or detachment in the service of the u States in
tho war with Great Britain, declared by the United
States on the 18th day of June, 1912, in any Of
the Indian wars since l790 and each of the commits
stoned officers who engaged in the military SER
vice of the United State in the war with Mexico
shall be entitled to lands, follows: Those who
gagged to serve twelve months or during the war
and actually served nine months, shall receive one
hundred and sixty acres; and those who engaged to
serve six months, and actually served four months
shall receive eighty acres and those who engaged
to for any, or an indefinite period, and actual
vfded, That wherever any officer soldier hon
orably discharged in consequence of disability in the
service before the expiration of his period of service
he shall receive the amount to which he would have
been entitled if he had served the full period for
which he had engaged to serve: Provided, The per-
having been in service shall not receive said
lands any part thereof if it shall appear by the
mnster-rOlS of his regiment or corps that he deser-
ted or dishonorably discharged from SERVICE or
if he has received or is entitled to any military land
bounty under any act of Congress therefore, passed
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, &c., That the
period during which any officer soldier may
have remained in captivity with the enemy shall be
estimated and added tc the period of his actual
vice; and the person detained in captivity shall
receive land under the provisions of this act in the
that he would be entitled, in case he had
entered the service for the whole term made up by
the addition of the time of his captivity and had ser
we'd during such term
SEC. 3. Ind be 1T further enacted, &C., That each
commissioned and non-c commissioned officer, musician
and private. for whom provision is made by the first
section hereof shall receive certificate warrant
from the Department Of the Interior for the quantity
of land to which may be located by the warrantee
his heirs at law, at any land Office of the United
States, in body, and in conformity to the legal
subdivisions of the public lands, upon any of the
public lands in such district then subject to private
entry; and upon the return of such certificate or
warrant with evidence of the location thereof hav
ing been legally made to the General Land Office,
patent shall be issued therefor In the event of the
cer musician, private, prior subsequent to the
passage of this act, who shall have served afore
said, and who shall not have received bounty land
for said services, like certificate warrant shall
be issued in favor and nure to the benefit of his wild
ew who shall receive one hundred and sixty acres
of land in case her husband killed in battle but
not to her heirs provided she is unmarried at the
date of her application Provided, further, That no
land warrant issued under the provisions of this act
shall be laid upon any land Of the United States to
which there shall be presumption right or upon
which there shall be an actual settlement and Guilt
vaton except with the consent of such settler to be
satisfactorily proven to the proper land officer.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, &C., That all
sales mortgages letters of attorney, other nstru
ments of writing going to effect the title or claim to
any land granted to be granted, under the provi
sons of this act made executed prior to the ISSUE
shall be null and void to all ntents and purposes
whatsoever shall such certificate warrant, or
the land obtained thereby, be in anywse affected BY
or charged with, or subject to- the payment of any
debt or claim incurred by such officer or soldier pr-
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: Provided,
further, That it shall be the duty of the Commission
er of the General Land Office, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interi
or to cause be located, free of expense, any
rant which the holder may transmit to the General
Land Office for that purpose, in such State and land
district as the said holder warrantee may desig
nate and upon good farming land, far the same
can be ascertained from the maps plats, and feld
notes of the surveyor from any other information
in the possession of the local Office and upon the 10
cation being made as aforesaid the Secretary shall
cause patent to be transmitted to such warrantee
Ind provided, further, that patent issued unde
this act shall be delivered upon any power of attor
ney OF agreement dated before the passage of thi
act, and that all such powers of attorney agree
ments be considered and treated null and void.
ggounfv Tnnd RiU.
The passage of the bill granting bounty land t
officers and soldiers of the last with Great Br
tain and the several Indian wars is giving rise
an unprecedented number Of applications to th
Third Auditors Office for information. 1t is deeme
advisable to state that copies Of the army rolls cannC
be furnished from this Office for various reasons
of which is suffcient-namely, the utter impractc;
bility Of doing so.
If agent has right to copies of the rolls.
would twenty thousand; and all the clerks in til
employ of the government could not furnish sue
copies Besides, there is authority for doing so
All applications must come through the Pensic
Office (under the direction of the Secretary of tt
Interor) and regular certificates of service will
furnished to the Commissioner of Pensions by Il
Third Auditor, as is the practice in regard
all claims for pension bounty land
This course is necessary to prevent frauds and i
termnable difficulties.
JOHN S. GALLAHER Third Auditor.
THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE,
October l, 1850.