The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-28
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND-PRE-EMP-
TION RIGHTS.

GENERAL LAND OrrIcE. March 81. 1851.
TN ORDER that the liberal views Of Congress, in
i passing the act of 28th September, 1850, grant
ing bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who
have been engaged in the military service of the
United States, may be carried out, and every ex-
70 the warrantees be avoided as far as posi-
tude Of their country for faithful and patriotic
vice.; and, at the same time to to the hardy
and enterprising settlers on the public lands the
fruits of their industry and prvations, the Secrc-
tary of the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given to all settlers on
public lands subject to private entry to come for
ward and file their declaratory statements, within
thirty days after making their settlements and i'm
provements as required by the pre- emption act of
4th September, l84l 80 as 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, if subject to private entry the
Sd March, 1851, without an affidavit to whether
said land is improved not; and after 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 interference by those
locations with preemption claims or otherwise, the
warrants will be returned to this office for patent
ing; but if there is such interference, new loca
ton will be made Haa
Warranted 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 is more than dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, can pay in cast the difference between
the cost of the land and the amount covered by the
warrant, estimating the warrant at 81 25 per
acre. No pre-cmption 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
warrantee to locate the warrant, the applicant
should designate the land district section OF coun-
try, or particular tract ON which he wishes the
location made; and, where the tract is specified, it
would be we'll 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 thc}othcrs
which may be vacant without further delay. In
these cases tho affidavit of the applicant, taken
before officer competent to administer oaths,
that he il the Identical person mentioned in the
warrant, must accompany tho application. The
same rules must be complied with where applica-
ton by letter IL made to the district land officers.
Where such application is made by the attorney,
guardian, executor, &C., the evidence duly certi
lied, of their authority to act, must also accompany
the application.
BY clause in Let section of the act making ap
preparations for the support of the Government for
The fiscal year ending 30th June, 1852. approved |
3D. March, 1851 il 10 enacted that warrant for
bounty land issued under the act OF 2Sth Septem |
Der, 1850, or by virtue of any other act of Con-
gross, shall be located on any land which had not
heretofore been brought into market and then sub
ect 10 private entry; that land be located
under the Bounty Land law of 28th September, |
1850, or any other law granting bounty land, |
except that which had been proclaimed and offered
Tor salc prior to the Sd OF March, 1851.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Apr ll-1aw6w Commissioner