Southern shield., 1851-05-17
MILITARY B0UNTY LAND,
 Pre- Eruption Rights.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
 1|urrh 3I. I.IS5I

TN order that the liberal views of Congress pass | ing the Act of 18th September, 1850, granln, Bounty Land certain officers and soldiers who hav been engaged in the Military service of the Uuue4 States may be carried out, and every expense to t@ Warrantees be avoided tar possible Tn o2talnn; the benefits granted by the gratitude of their co1nH for faithful and patriotic servces; and at the same tune to secure to the hardy and enterprsng settlers on Pub lie Lands the fruits of their industry and Prlyatons the Secretary of the Interior has directed:
 That public notice be given 10 all settlers on Puba a-"CS su4Ject to pl'a'e entiy to come turw ard and file their Declaraory statements within thirty days ac ter making their settlements and improvements as r qulred by the Pre-empton Act of 4th September lS4 so as 10 secure their preempton rights and prevent reference by the location of these warrants. And that all warrants may be located upon the land applied for if subject private entry on the Sd March 1851, without an affidavit to whether said land IS improved not; and after having been so located sad warrants shall remain in the hands of the Land Of cers at least forty days If the end fthat time th IS no interference by those locations with pre- empo clalms or otherwise the warrants will be returned this office for patenting but if there Is such iner ence new location will be made.
 Warrantees can locate their warrants on their oEn preemption rights where the land proclaimed ani offered at public sale prior to Sd March lS5I an. where the minimum price of the land is than ldoar and twenty five cents per acre, pay Cas the difference between the cost of the land, and rs amount covered by the warrant, estimating the at Sl 25 per acre. No pre-empon rights attach to the
 
 the routes of Railroads or Canals.
 Where application is made to this Office by the war. ranee to locate the warrant the applicant should des nate the Land District section of country or particular tract on which he wishes the location made and where the IS specified would be well to designate era others in the order in which they are desired that in case the tract first selected shall have been taken the warrant be located upon the first of the others which may be vacant without further delay h these cases the affidavit of the applicant taken before off cer competent to administer oaths, that he Is the dent cal person mentioned in the warrant must accompany the application. The same rules must be compiled with where application by letter Is made the District Land Officers. Where such application Is made by the Attorney, Guardian. Executor, &c., the evidence duly certified, of their authority to ac must also accompa ny the application
 By clause in the 1st Section of the Act making ap- preparations for the support of the Government for the fiscal year ending Both June 1852 approved Sd March lS51 1t is enacted that no warrant for Bounty Land s- sued under the Act of 18th September, 1850 or by y tue of any other Act of Congress shall be located on any land which had not heretofore been brough, ri' market and then subject to private entry that nc land can be located under the Bounty Land Law o 2sth September 1850, or any other law granting Boun ty Land, except that which had been proclaimed and offered for sale prior to the Sd of March, 1851.
 J. BUTTERFIELD,