The southern press., 1850-10-09

very, from imaginary perils. shall still seek to
perpeua'e it by rendering the exercise Of It's power
equal, impartial and benefcent to AL classes and
conditions Of mankind.
The Bounty Land Bill
FORMS FOR OBTAINING BOUNTY LANDS.
The Republic publishes the forms necessary,
under the Bounty Land law. These forms will
with the military rolls, be deposited in the clerk :
office Of every county. The evidence of service
d discharge being thus accessible, together with
the forms necessary to verify the claims, the sim
pills, business knowledge, says the Republic, will
be sufficient to fill up and forward an application
for warrant, and TO direct, il necessary, the To-
cation by the Commissioners OF the General Land
Office. The following are the g Instructions and
Forms" to be observed by persons applying to
The Pension Office for bounty land, under the
late law Of Congress-:
In every application for the benefit Of the act
aforesaid, whether made by the surviving officer
or soldier himself, or by his widow or minor child
or children, Il declaration, under outh, must be
made as nearly according to the following form as
the nature Of the case will admit.
Such declaration, aud all athdavits, must be
sworn to befnre justice Of the peace or other
officer authorized TO administer oaths for general
purposes, who must certify the same.
The official character and signature OF the ma
g;sirate who may administer the oath must be cer-
tilted by the clerk of the proper court OF record OF
his county, under the seal oI lhe court cucH ceT-
tiGcate must accompany everH case
In every instance where the certihcate OF the
certifying officer who authenticates the paper,
is not written on the same sheet OF paper which
contains the affidavit or other papers authent'ca-
ted, the certificate must he attached thereto by
piece Of tape or narrow ribbOr, the ends OF which
must pass under the official seal, so as to prevent
any paper from being improperly attached 10 the
certificate.
The Sd section, in express terms, only provides
for the location Of warrant under the law. Thus,
the right to locate not being given to an assignee,
the Department my well say that no assignments
made prior to location will be recognized
The 4th section declares all sales, &C., gong to
affect the title Of any land, granted or 10 be
granted "pror to the issue, shall ne null and
void, and expressly declares that the land located
shall not be charged with or subject tn any debt
Or claim " incurred prior to the issuing Of the
patent" II thus appears clear that It was the IN
tention Of Congress that the claim Of the soldier
his heirs should continue free from every kind Of
incumbrance until after the issue af the patent, and
thus relieve the Department from all the evils
growing out OF conflicting claims under alleged
assignment.
The object Of the law is to confer the right the
land itself on the warantee or his heirs. After
that purpose is effected, it il Of course competent
for the grantee to dispose Of it as he may think
proper
Form of Declaration to be made by the SURVIVING
Officer OF Soldier.
STATE Off, IS,
On this - day Of --, A. D., one thousand
eight hundred and --, personally appeared
before me, a Justice Of the Peace Cor other officer
authorized to administer oashs for general purposes)
within and for the county and State aforesaid,
--- aged ---- years, resident of ------- IN
the State of ---, who being duly sworn accord
ing to law, declares that he is the identical -----
~, i,,t tIa rnmpnnvs commanded
by Captain ------ in the --- regiment or ---
commanded by ---- in the war with Great Bri-
tain, declared by the United States on the. 18th
day Of June, 1912, Cor other mar embraced in said
act, describing ,chd ,car> that he enlisted, tor ro
,,n.eertd, drafted,) ut --- on or about the
---- day Of --, A. ID ---, for the term of
--, and continued in actual service in said war
| for the term of ---, and was honorab'y dis
charged at --- on the - day OF ----- "A. ID
- as ,riu appear by his original certificate Of dis
charge here,ciM presented,t or by the erros OF
| SAID company.
He makes this declaration for the purpose Of
obtaining the bounty land to which he may be en-
titled under the act granting bounty land to GER
tain officers aud soldiers who have been engaged
IN the military service Of the United States, !"
passed Sept. 2Sth, 1850.
signature Of the claimant.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and
wear above written. And hereby certify, that |
believe the said ----- TO be the identical man who
served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age
above stated.
(Signature Of the magistrate or other of1icer.)
Form, Of a Declaration TO be made by The Wiao,r of a
deceased Officer or Soldier.
STAaE na,snr or-r{ o. {s.
On this -- day o., a. D. one thousand
eight hundred and ----, personally appeared
before me, justice of the peace, Cor other officer
authorized to administer oaths for general purposes)
within and for the county and State aforesaid,
-- aged - wears, a resident of --, IN the
State of --, who being duly sworn according
to law, declares that she is the widow of -----, ----,
deceased, who was ----- in the company COM
manded by Captain ----, in the ---- regiment
Of -- commanded by in the wsr with
Great Britain declared by the United States on
the 18th Of June, 1872 Tor other ,rar as the case
,nau be,) that her said husband enlisted (or roiun-
feersd or ras drafted) at -- on or about the
- day of --, A: y. --, for the term Of
, and continued in actual service in said
war for the term Of -- and was honorably dis
charged at ---- on the -- day Of ---, ID.
-, as ,ciH appear by his original certificate dis
charge he, erith presenfed.t
She further states that she was married to the
said --- in --- on the --- Of ---, A. d.
-, by one -- a --, and that her name
before said marriage was ---; that her said
husband died at ---, on the - day Of,
A. ID. -, and that she is still n widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose Of
obtaining the bounty land to which she NAV be
entitled under the q act passed September 2sth,
1850"
Claimants signature.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and
year above written.
(Officer's signature.)
duplication by Minor Chiidren.-lfa any officer or
soldier who would be entitled to bounty land un-
"A kos Jat loo rtpnY M lyd
who still survives him, but leaving child or chill
dren under the age Of majority at the time of The
passage Of said act, such minor child or children
are entitled to the quantity OF land that the
father would be entitled to if living.
In such case the guardian OF such minor child or
children must make declaration as nearly cor
responding with the foregoing forms as the nature
Of the case will admit. He must state the time of
the fathers death; the fact that no widow
wives him; and must state the name or names, and
ernct age or ages Of his surviving minor child OF
children.
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