The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-13
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND-PRE-EMP-
TION RIGHTS.

GENIAL LAND OyrIcE. March 81. 1851
TN ORDER that the liberal views Of Congress, in
4 passing the act Of 2Sth September, 1850. grant
have been engaged in the military service of the
United States, may be carried out, and every ex-
pense to the warrantecs be avoided az far posi-
tude Of their country for faithful and patriotic
vices and at the same time, to secure to the hardy
and enterprising settlers on the public lands the
fruits Of their industry and privations, the Sccre
tary Of the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given TO all settlers
public lands subject to private entry to como for
ward and file their declaratory statements, within
thirty days after making their settlements and i'm
4th September, l64l, to secure their pre-. emp
ton rights and prevent interference by the location
Of these warrants.
And that all warrants may be located upon the
land applied for, II subject 10 private entry the
Sd March, 1851, without an affidavit as to whether
said land il improved not; and after having been
located. said warrants shall remain in the hands
of the land officers at least forty days. If at the
end of that time there is interference by those
locations with -emption claims otherwise, the
warrants will be returned to this office for patent
ing; but If there ID such interference, new loca-
ton will be made.
warrantees can locate their warrants on their
own pre- emption rights where the land was pro-
claimed and offered at public sale prior TO Sd
March, 1851; and where the minimum price of the
land il more than one dollar and twenty FIVE cents
per acre. can pay in cash the difference Between
the cost of the land and the amount covered by the
warrant, estimating the warrant at 81 rs per
acre. No pre- emption rights attach to the alter
nate sections reserved to the United States along
the routes Of railroads or canals.
Where application is made to this office by the
warrantec to locate the warrant, the applicant
should designate the land district, section OF coun
try, or particular tract 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, that in case the
tract first selected shall have been taken, the
rant can be located upon tho first Of thekothers
which may be vacant without further delay. In
these cases the affidavit of the applicant, taken
before officer competent TO administer oaths,
that he is the Identical person mentioned in the
warrant, must accompany the application. The
same rules must be complied with where applca-
ton BY letter s made to the district land officers.
Where such application 10 made by the attorney,
guardian, executor, &C., the evidence duly ccrG-
ned, Of their authority to act, must also accompany
the application.
by clause in lst section of the act making APP
preparations for the support of the Government for
the fiscal year ending both June, 1882 approved
I'd March, 1851, ii s enacted that no warrant for
bounty land issued under the act of 28tb Septem-
Der, 1850, or by virtue Of any other act of Con-
gress, shall be located on any land which had not
heretofore been brought into market and then SUBJ
ec TO private entry; that land can be located
under the Bounty Land law Of 2sth September.
1850, or any other law granting bounty land,
except that which had been proclaimed and offered
for sale prior to the I'd OF March, 1851.
]. BUTTERFIELD,
Apr ll-law6w Commissioner.