Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-05-01

Bounty LanI LaW-Instrneliaas.
d PARTNENT OF TuE iNTEBI0F-l
Pension OFce, Mar %, 81.


and some ct the rulcs and regulations hereto
fore prescribed either m.sinlerp-etea or d.sre-
gardea, tie following distinctions, approved
by the Secretary Of The Interior, ore issued
for the benefit Il al persons Interested:
/. The act Of the IIlh February, 1917.
having restricted land bounty for services in
t3e AleXicau war 10 the u0u-co-uu4issiaucd Of
hcors ia THAI service, are, for the lrst time,
recognized 5y taa act Of the 23lb September,
1880 Il YVES aot She Intention 81 taat act to-,
1e4t3'F 6asaty land on the S hole army 4. The
United States wherever located; bat0u.v On
those whose services were connected Witb,
. or bad 8 direct reference g. that war. Nor
can tae aet be properly construed II embrace
the officers and employees attached 90 tha }4 ar
Department II " ashiEgton, tAair zartiaa-. rot
being ot that kind which was Contemplated.
/ Ii Is not necessary that officers should have
been actually within the lit4its If Mexico, or
on the borders thereof, provided they were
actively engaged in The war, and directly con
necied Wl5a lis operations.
.. In tae war Il 1912, troops were feqaent-
ly called cUt 5r Stale authority. and NOT in-
mediately mustered iu the service of The
United >ta,es. Il the Federal Government
paid such troops fraH. the tne OF their enrol
lnaet, ani before they were actually mustered
. III the service ct the United >tates-taat pay
meut Is an equivalent 10 recognition or tlei.
The uae ~ which they were paid hv the
United Salas furnishes . caureideGt aud
practical standard for estimating :he Ia7ied Of
service.
/ 3. The conflicts Of the Creek Indians,
which commenced about the 9th f May. 1886,
and ended h 30.h September, 81. are con-
sidered embraced By th, act OF $3.50; fargo
bodies # troops har.Eg been mustered III the
. tHttfa states service, and several engage
moat5 haylag occurred attended 5y tie loss
ot many ]lyes in barile, within that period
+ Zine disturbances on tAa Southwestern. frontier
iu ISa5-in the Cherokee country III ISa6and
'5I-aH3 the i. orS disturbances III l-3-
and -, are not considered as eiA35acel by
the let ci September, 1850
Z. i has been settled tha1 the Indians who.
4 Were rguu.a-.y mustered iu -le sert.ce 9f tr.
United States, and formed a component pax,
Of the li.e % the army wire entitled % tie
benefit q the act. In the case # the Cher
okees, VINO have an org4si49d government
aad jadlcia, System Ia operation. sha alida-
"a; ln support % an application terIaud 5auu-
e. must b alcae aci57e one ,f thlir iJJ ye,.
whose a4,:+. character >h-jj be certified bt
their ITI4. 5.ai chief I'.r .'-reEs ..ar5r,r Dr..
j4d.c;4i officers, the United States agent ia
THAI nation IS a4thorizcd 10 administer lie
necessary ealAs.
5- Il a-~ been heretofore e.ah.d HAT .teaa-
sters aaa alIl-e-s' We're l,t rIt.3i.d a. land
hauatF but this is NOS to De SIS understood.
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I'd sold -. il ,acy v,re u.5owe II ,Fe nas-
cage it tie at # 2-th >.atsn.is4. I7-s-
This IS the l-H in ats 3 .1e.al a77Ii..fs. p,
Lut tie nIf f1,v cf an e.-.-a- a- sri.iie- t.ff..f
H. ba..ei- et.tIel % tie rrsx--. ~. ,.c,s..r
ot one hundred and zix.v acres. .eifaa,.t re-
E r.res = the period af hsraus!laa.F-s s.r.fce-
ard although q uarirj ~oraau =; tIse passage
cf tie act, If unmarried at BE 5a.s IF ber-r.
n.ira.fea. her calm Is ts'..
10. TIE death 81 zu ct., Grand ld.er nav
be proved hy sati-fac.a-y evidence: and +.
such e.5ce1 = saltier should die af.er lie de-
c.sat5oa IS f.fd si Tie Pension 0Hre-hrt
before the issai.E e t.e sa-.as Z, il shall be
competent for ths via.,r. ~ s There Dc 60.