The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-11

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Interested, We insert copy Of iiin ad-
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lows: w.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House
ef Representatives. gfthc Ua,ted States Of
America n Congress dsscm6led Thar
each oflhe surviving, or the Sid.9wor mi
nor children ot deceased commissioned
and non commissioned officers, musicians,
or privates, whether of regulars 9aiun
leei S, rangers, or militia, who performed
military service in any regiment, comPa
Nv, or detachment in the service of the
United States. in the war with Great
Britain. declared by the United States on
the 18th day of June, 1912, or in any OF
the lndian wars since $780, and each of
the commissioned officers who was en-
gagged in The military service Of the Un;'
ted States in the late war with Mexico,
shall be entitled To lands, as follows:
Thnse who engaged to serve twelve
months. or during the war, and actually
served nine mouths, shall receive one hun
dred and sixty acres; aud those WIN en-
gagged 10 serve six mpulhs, and actually
served four mouths, shall receive eighty
acres; and those who engaged 10 serve
fhr any. or an Indefinite period. and actu.
ally served one month, shall receive forty
acres: PrOUided. That wherever any ofii
Ger or soldier was houorably discharged
in consequence of disability in the seIvic
before the expiration Of his period ofser-
vice, he shall receive the amount to which
he would have been entitled if he had
served tho full period (ur which he had
eugage,l toserve: Prooidctl. the person
So having been in service sh all not receive
said lands, or any part thereof if it shall
appear by the muster rolls of has regiment
or corps that he drserted, or was dishpn.
orabIy discharged from service, or # he
has received, or is entitled IL my militia
ry laut bounty under any act Of Congress
/ heretolne passed
/ SeC. 2. And be U(1ther enacted, &c
/ hat the periodduring whicn any officer
or soldier may have remained IN captivi.
ty with the enemy shall be estimated and
added to the period of his actual service
and the person SO detained in captivity
shall receive land under the provisions ol
this ac, in the same manner that he would
be entitled. in case he had entered the
service f,rlhe who eterm made up by the
addition the time of his captivity, ant
had served during such term. 8.fl
:. SEC. 3. And be t further enacted, &c
. That e ach commissioned aud non commits
sioned officer, musician, and private. 10
/ whom provision is made by The first sec
ton hereof. shall receive "A certificate, o
warrant fiom the Department of the In
terror forlhe quantity of land to which HI
may be entitled, and which may be loca
ted by the warranlee, or his heirs at law
= al any land office Of the United States, il
one body. and in conformity to the lega
sub. divisions of the public lands, upoI
any of the public lands in such distric
then subjec, to private enIry; aud upo
the return of such certificate or warrant
with evidence of the location thereof hav
ing been legally made, to the Genera
= Land Ohiae a patent shall be issued there
for. In the event of the death of any cOm
= missoued ur non commissioned officer
, musician. or private, prior or snbsequen
To the passage OF this act, whu shall hav
served as aforesaid. aud who shall nc
have received bounty land for said sci
vices, like certihcate or warrant shall b
y issued in favor and enuie to the beDef
=, OF his widow, who shall receive me hun
= dred and sixty acres of land, in case he
: husband was killed in batlle, bu, not to he
: heirs: Prooided, She is unmarried at tn
date of her application ProcidedJarthe
u That no land warrnut issued under tn
: provisions of this act shall he laid upo
any land of the United States tn whic
> there shall be a pre.emplion ughl,or ~
IN which there shoIl be an actua settl,
. menl aud cutivatlnn, except with th
% ! consent Of such settler to he salsfacloril
e proven to the proper land Officer.
" SEC. A. And be 10 further enacted &c
y That all sales, mortgages, .letters Of alto
10 ney, or other instruments of writing 2,
. ing to affect the tile or claim to auy wa
O. rant or certificate Issued, or To be issue
or any land granted, or to DO granted, vi
/. der the provisions Of this net, made
q executed prior TO the issue. Shall he nu
\, and void, to all intents aud purposes wha
n soever; nor shall such certificate nr wa
h rant, or the land obtained thereby, be
g. anywise affected by, or charged with,
" subject 10, the payment Of any debt
claim incurred by such officer or soldi
q prior to the issuing of tine patent; Pro,
ded, That The uene6ts of this sclshalln
m crue to any person who is a member
j the present Congress: Pronided fartAt
lv That il shall be the duty Of the Comm
=. sioner ofihe General Land Office, und
10 such regulations as may be prescribed
in the Secretary of the Interior, to cause
as be located. free Of expense, any ware
a which the holder may transmit to Il
H. General Land Office for that purpose,
such State and land district as the sa
n holder or watran,ee may designate, a
Il. upon good farming land, so fat aS q
= same can be ascer,ained from the maj
a. plats, aud field notes of the surveyor,
from any other information in the posse
Il ion oft local office; and upon the loo
i ton being made, as aforesaid. the Secl
is tary shall cause patentto be transmit
a, to such warrantee: ndpoUided. fSrth
nd That no patent issued under this act sh
II. be delivered upon any powernf a,torn
or agreement dated before the passage
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