Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-08
ffliseellaneous advertisements.
Military Bounty Land,
PRE- ElNPIYON RIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND OrFIcE,
March 81, 1851.

I'm order that the liberal views OF
a. Congress, in passing the Act of 2slh
September, 1850, granting Bounty Land
to certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged inthe Military service OF
the United States, may be carried out,
and every expense TO the Wasrantees, be
avoided as far as possible in, obtaining
the benefits granted blythe gratitude o..
their country for faithful and patriotic
services; and at the same time 10 secure
to the hardy and enterprisiDg settlers on
the Public Lands, the freits of their in
dustry and privations; the Secretary of
The Interior has directed
That public notice be given to all SET
tiers on Public Lands subject TO private
entry, to come forward and file their
Declaratory statements, within Thirty
| days after making their settlements and
Improvements as required by tie Pre-
empfon Act of Alb September, 1871,
so as TO secure heir pre-emption 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 on the Sd of March, 1851,
without an af!idavitas TO whether sak
land is improved or not; and after having
been so located, said warrants shall re-
mali, IN the hands of the Land Officers
Iatleast forty days. II at the end OF
that time there is nointerference by lhuse
locations with presumption claims or oths
erwise. the warrants will be returned TO
this Office for patenting; hui T there is
such interference, a newelocatioa will be
made.
Warrantees can locate their warrants
on their own. presumption sights where
the land was proclaimed 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 pei. acre, can pay inleash, the diff
ference between The cos, OF The land.
and HE amount covered by The warrant.
estimating the warrant at 81 20 per acre.
No presumption rights attach to the al
ternate sections reserved TO the United
States along the routes Of Railroads or
Canals.
Where application is made in this
Office by the warraniee 10 leeate the
warrant, the applicant should designate
the Land District, section Of country, or
particular tract on which he wishes the
location made; and where the tract is
specified, it would be we'll 10 designate
several others in the order.in which they
are desired, ll,at in case the tract first Sc
lecied shall have been taken, the war
rantcan be located upon the first Of the
others which may be vacant without
further delay. lnihese eases the aiiida-
vii of the applicant, taken before an Off
Ger competent to administer oaths, thai,
he is the identical person mentioned in
the warrant, must accompany the aPplj-
cation. The same rules must be com
piled with where application by letter is
made TO the District Land Officers
Where such application is made by the
Attorney, Guardian, Executor, &C., the
evidence duly certified, of their auihori-
" 10 act, must also accompany the ap-
plicaiion.
BE- d clause in Isl Section of the Act
making appropriations Tor the support
Of the Government for the fiscal year
ending 30lh June, 1852, approved Sd
March, 1851, il is enacted that no war
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act OF 28th 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 Their suhjecs to private entry: so tina,
no land can be located under the Bounty
Land Law Of 28,h September. 1850, or
any other law granting Bounty Land, ex.
cept that which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior TO the Sd Of
March, 1851. J. BUTTERFiELD;
Commissioner
April 25,h, lS5l.--6w.