The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND.
PRE-EarTIoN R.GHrs.

GENERAL LAND OFFIcE
March 81, 1851
order that the liberal views of Congress in passing
n the Act of 18th September, ls5O, granting Bounty
Land certain officers and soldiers who have
gagged in the Military service OF the United States be
carried ou aedevery expense 10 the "arrantees be
voide far possible in obtaining the beefts granted
by the gratitude Oithcr country for faithful and patriot
h services; and at the time the hardy
ana tnterprsins setucrs 81 Tue fnhIc Lands ule fruits
Of their industry AID priyatons; the Secretary Of the In
terror has directed -......t
That public notice be given all settlers Public
Lands sui to private entry to come forward and file
their Declaratory statements within thirty days after
making their settlements and provemets required
by the Presumption Act of 4th September le4l, to
their prescription rights, and prey interference
by the location of these warrants. ,ttss
And thar all warrants may be located upon the land ap
piled for, subject to private entry the 81 Mnrch,
1851, without affidavit to whether said land is i'm
proved not; and after having been located said
rants shall remain in the hands of the Land Officers III
least forty days If at the end of that time there is
interference by those locations with presumption claims
OTHERWISE the warrants viii be returned to this Office
for paientnc; but IL there Is such interference 10
cation VIII be made
Wsrrautecs locate their their pre-
emption rights where the land proclaimed and offer
ed M public sale PRIOR 81 March, IS5l and where the
minimum price Of the land is than oar and
twentyiv CENTS PER acre, pay in cash. the differ
between the of the land, and the
ed BY the warrant estimating the warrant ut rs per
No presumption rights attach the alternate
TONS reserved to the United States along the 81
Railroads or Canals. -
ran.ee 10 locate the warrant the applicant should dess
the Land District section OF country, particular
tract which he wishes the location made; and where
the tract speced it woaId be well to designate
al others in the order in which they desired that in
the first selected shall have been taken the
warrsn can be heated upon the FIRST OF the others which
may BE- without further delay. In these the
affidavit of the applicant, taken before officer compe-
tent to adnniser oHs that he is the identical person
mentioned in the accompany the applica-
ton. The rules NUT be complied with where APP
piieation by letter is made to The District Land Officers
Where such application is made by the Attorney Guar
dian Executor &c the evidence duly certified OF their
authority 10 act, must also accompany the application
BY clause in Isl Section Of The Act making appropr-
aticns for the support of the Government Tor the fiscal
year ending Seth June, 1852 approved Sd March, 1851
Is enacted that no warrant for Bounty Land issued under
The Act Of 2eta September 1885, by virtue OF any 9th.
er Art of Congress- shsll be located any land which
had mol heretofore been brought nts market and theH
subject to private entry that lard be located
under the Bsaaty Land Law Of eS.h September 1885,
any Other law grnEting Bounty an except tlnst wbicl
had been proclaimed and offered for sale prior te Sd
Of March, 1851. Fi e fesD't ip-fest raF
fast p $3.50 J. BUTTERFIELD,
s'i = ~ ere h tffs Commissioner.
May j, 1851. f tt7.f4 2---6w