Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-23
Military Bounty Land.
PRESCRIPTION NIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, }
March al. 1871

March 81, 1851.
N order that the liberal views of
Il Congress, in passing the Act OF 28tt
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 as far as possible in obtaining
the benefits granted by the gratitude o.
their country for faithful and patriotic
services; and at the same time TO secure
TO the hardy and enterprsing settlers OH
the Public Lands, the fruits of their in
dustry aud privations; the Secretary of
the Interior has directed ..u. n.
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 the Pre-
emption Act of 4lh September, 1911,
so as to secure their 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 affidavit as to whether said
land is improved or not; and after having
been SO located, said warrants shall re-
main IN the hands of the Land Officers
at least forty days. Ii at the end of
that time there is no interference by those
locations with prescription claims or 9TH
erwlse, the warrants will be returned to
his Office for patenting; but if there is
such interference, new location will be
made. ..... ...........
Warrantees can locate their warrants
on their own pre- emptioa rights where
The land was proclaimed anu offered at
public sale prior 10 Sd March, 1851; and
where the minimum price of the land
is more than one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre, can pay in cash, the diff
terence between the cost of the land,
and The amount covered by the warrant,
estimating the warrant at 1925 per acre.
No pre-empilon rights attach 10 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 warrantee to locate 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 well to designate
several others in the order in which they
are desired, that in case the tract first Sc
lected shall have been taken, the war
rant can be located upon the first of the
others which may be vacant without
further delay. In these cases the afiiIa-
VT OF The applicant, taken before an Off
Ger competent to administer oaths, that
he is the identical person mentioned in
the warrant, must accompany the appli-
cation. The same rules must be COM
piled with where application by letter is
made 10 the District Land Officers
Where such application is made by the
Attorney, Guardian, Executor, &C., the
evidence duly certified, of their authori-
ty TO act, must also accompany the APP
plication. ...
b. clause in Isl Section of the Act
making appropriations Tor the support
OF the Government for the fiscal year
ending 30'h June, 1852, approved Sd
March, 1851, 1t is enacted that no war
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act OF 2sih September, 1850, or by
virtue of any other Act of Congress,
shall be located on any land which had
not therefore been brought into market
and Their subject to private entry: so that
no land can be located under the Bounty
Land Law of 2sth September, 1850. or
any other law granting Bounty Land, ex-
cept that which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior to the 3D. of
March, 1851. J. BUTTERFIELD;
........ ......... .... ... Commissioner.
April 25th, lS5l.-6w.