The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-05
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND
RIGHTS

GENERAL LAND OFFicE,
-fa1 aHi .i'r'ais tH' ii. a March 81, 1851 q
order thai the liberal views of Congress in passing
Il the Act of esth sepember, 1850, granting Bounty
Land 10 certain officers and soldiers who have been en-
gagged in the Military service of the United States be
carried out and every expense to the Warranees be
voidcd far as possible in obtaining the benefits granted
by the gratitude fther country for ithn and patriot
10 services; and AT the time the hardy
and enterprsg settlers on the Public Lands The fruits
Of their industry and pvaticns; the Secretary Of The H.
terror has directed !: IOI iu aDu9aItb 8hi T9h
That public notice be given all settlers Publc
Lands subject 10 private entry TO come forward ard Die
their Dccisratory statements within thirty days alta
making their Settlements and improvements a. required
BY the Prescription Act of 4h September, ls4l as TO
secore their presumption rights and prevent Interference
by the location OF these warrants ~ ~ Nv3ta Won
l. And that all may be located upon the land sp
piled for If subject TO private entry tile Sd March,
ISL without an affidavit as to whether land ~ mi
proved and after having been located said war
rants shall remain in the hands Of the Land ocers At
least forty days II at the end Of that time there Is
interference by those locations with rrcesnpfeu cais
or otherwise, the viii be returrsd to this Office
for pa,enimg but there is such interference new 10
w locate their warrants their pre-
emron rights where the land proclaimed and Offer
ed at public sale prior TO Sd March, 1857 and where The
minimum price Of the land is more than dollar aud
twenty five cents per acre. pay in cash. the differ
between the of the land and the amountcoyer
ed by the warrant estimating the at SIPS per
Nc presumption rights attach 20 the alternate
lions reserved to the United states along the routes Of
Railroads or Canals tf -
Where application is made TO this Office bv the war
rantee TO locate the warrant the applicant should dess
nate the Land District, section OF country parcuar
tract which he wishes the location made; and where
the tract is specified, it would be well TO desghate
al others in the order in which they desired that in
case the tract first selected shall have been taken the
warrant can be located upon the first of the others ,v
may oe vacant without further delay In these
affidavit Of applicant, taken before officer cope-
tent 10 administer 0ats that he is the Identical person
mentioned in the warrant must accompany the apIlIca-
tion The same res must be complied with where ap-
plication by letter made to the District Land Officers
here such application Is made by the Attorney, Guar
DIAN, Executors &c. the evidence duly certified Of their
authority TO act, must also accompany the application
By clause in LIST Section of the Act making appropr
ations for the support Of tie Government for the fiscal
year ending 30th June, lS52 approved 3D. MaTsh, 1851 IL
Is enacted that for Bounty Lard issued under
the Act of 2St September 1885, by viriue Of 9TH
er Act OF Congress, shall be located land which
had not heretofore been brought into market and then
subject to private entry; that land be located
under the Bounty Land Law Of 2sth September 1850
any ether law granting Bounty Land except that which
had been proclaimed and offered for sale prior 70 the Sd
Of March, 1851 e'
- NlWcfs fHa.i ~ suJ ,. BrTrERFlELD,s
Ar rfrt-g..faarlttts- T., Commissioner.
Nay ], 1851. tfs "a tf.. 2--sw