Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-10
Military Bounty Land.
PRE- E.hPTfGN RIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND 0rFIcE, :
March 81. 1861 {

I'm order that the liberal views ol
4 Congress. in passing the Act of 28th
September, 1850, granting Bounty Lana
TO certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged IN the Military service of
The United States, mas br carried Out,
aud every expense 10 the Warrlniees, be
avoided a. far as possible IN obtanlng
the benefits granted by the gratitude o.
their country for faithful aud pathetic
sera ices; and a, the same time 10 secure
10 the hardy and enterprislng settlers on
the Public Lands. the frtRs III their iil-
dustry aud priyations; the Secretary of
the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given to all set
tiers an Public Lands subject 10 private
entry, to come forward and file their
Declaralory statements, within thirty
days allsr making their settlements aud
improvements a. required by the Pre-
enpiion Act Of 4lh September, l84l,
soa as TO ssesfe 'heir pre- emption rights,
and prevent interlefeuce by the location
Of these warrants.
Ard that all warrants may be located
upon the land applied for. II subject TO
private epiry on the Sd nf March, 1851,
wiliioaean afidavitas 10 whether said
land is improved or not; aud after having
been 80 located. said warrants shall re-
main IN the hands OF the Land Officers
a, least forty days. II a, the end Of
that time there is noin,erference by those
locations with presumption claims or 9th
erwise, the warrants will he returned to
this Office for paieniing; but il there is
such interference, a new location will he
made.
Warrantees can locate their warrants.
on their own pre-einptioa rights where
the land was proclaimed ana offered at
pubic sale prior TO 3d March, 1851: and
where tie mioimtin price of the land
is innre than one dolidr and twenty-five
cents per acre, can pay in cash, the dit
ference between The eos; of The land,
and The amount covered BY the warrant,
estimating the warrant al 9 20 per acre.
No presumption rights attach 10 the al
ternate sections reserved 10 the United
States along The routes OF Railroads or
Canals.
Where application - made in this
0tflee by the warrantee Ia locate The
warrant. the applicant should designate
the Hand District, section al country, or
pavIicalar traci on which he wishes the
location made; and where The tract is
specified, il would be well TO designate
several others IN The order in which they
are desired, ti.at in case the tract first Sc
lected shall have been taken. the war
rant can he located upon the frs, nf The
others which may be vacant without
further delay. In these eases Tie aliiJa-
siiof the applicant, taken before an old
Ger competent 10 administer oalhs, that
he is the IDENTICAL person mentioned ~
ME warrant, must accompany The appli.
cation. The same rules mus, be com
Piled with where application BY letter is
made 10 the Districl Land Offers
W here such application is made by the
Attorney, Guardian, Executor, &C.. The
evidence duly certified of their aulhari-
~ to act, must also accompany the ap-
pittdsifH.
b. clause in Isl Section of the Act,
making appropriations. ior the support
of the Government for the fiscal year
ending 3oih June, 1852, approved Sd
March, 1851, il is enacted that no war.
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act OF 2sih September, 1850, or BY
virtue of any other Act of ongress,
shall be located on any land which had
not therefore beea brought into market
and lheE subject to private entry: 50 thai
no land can be located under the Bounty
Land Law Of 2Sih September, 1850, or
any other law granting Bounty Land. ex.
cept That which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior TO the I'D of
March, 1861. j. BUTrERFlELD;
Commissioner.
April 18th, ls5l.-aw.