Washington telegraph., 1851-06-25
MILITARY Bounty Land--Pre.emptlouRight.


GENERAL LAND OFrIcR, March 81, 1851.
In order That sIe liberal views Of Congress, in
passing the act of 26th September, 1850, granting
Bounty Land 10 certain officers and soldiers who
have been engaged in the military service of the
United States, may be carried out, and every
expense TO the warrantees be avoided far
possible ia obi aiming the benefits granted by the
gratitude Of their country for faithful and patriotic
services; and at the same time TO secure TO the
hardy and enterprising settlers the public lands
the fruits Of their induatry and privaticns; the
Secretary of the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given to all settlers on
public lands subject to private entry, TO for
thirty days after making their settlements and
improvements required by tie pre-empiion act
of 4th September, lS4l SO as 10 secure their pre-
empton rights. and prevent interference by the
location Of these warrants.
And that all warrants may be located upon tho
land applied for. il subject TO private entry the
Sd March, 1851, without an affidavit 10 whether
said land is improved or not; and attire having
been 30 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 no iptererence by
those locations with pre-emption claims or other.
wise, the warrants will be returned 10 this offics
for patentug: but IL there is such interference, Q
new location will be made.
Warrantees eaa locate their warrants on their
claimed and offered at public sale prior TO Sd
March, 1851; and where the minimum price Of
the land is more than one dollar and twenty five
cents per acre, can pay ia cash, the difference
between- the cost Of the land, and the amount
covered by ,he warrant estimating the warrant
at s 25 per acre. No pre-emption rights attach
TO the alternate sections reserved to tina United
States along the routes of railroads or canals.
Where application is made to this Office by the
warraptee TO locate the Warrant, the applicant
should designate the land diftfct section OF coun-
try, particular tract on which he wishes the
location made; aud where the tractis specified. il
would be yell TO designate several akers in the
order in which they are desired, that in case fhe
tract first selected shall have been taken. the
warrant be peaied upon the first Of the others
which may be vacant wi;hcnt further delay. In
these cases the affidavit OF the applicant taken
before officer competent 10 administer oafhs.
that he ia the Identical terson mentioned in the
warrant, must accompany the application. The
same rules must be complied with where appli
cation hv letter is made 10 he district land officers
Where such application is made by the attorney.
guardian, executor. &c, the evidence duly cerei-
fed of their authority to act, must also accompany
the application.
BY clause an ist section Of the act making
appropriations for the support Of the Government
for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1859, ap-
proved Sd March. 1851, it is enacted that no
warrant for bounty land issued under the &C, Of
2oth September, 1850, or by virtue Of tiny other
act of Congress, shall be located on any land
which had not Heretofore been brought into mar
ket and then subject to private entry; that no
land can be located under the bounty laud law
oil 26lh September, 1850, or any other law grant,
ing bounty land, except that which had been pro-
claimed aud offered for sale prior TO the Sd OF
March, 1851.
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