Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
Military Bounty Land.
REDEMPTION RIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND OfFIcE, }
March 81, 1851. {

IN order that the liberal views OF
A Congress, in passing the Act of 2Sth
| September, 1850, granting Bounty Land
| 10 certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the Military service oil
| the United States, NAV be carried out,
and every expense TO the Warrantees, be
avoided as far as possible in obtaining
| The benefits granted hv the gratitude Of
/ their country for faithful and patriotic
services; and al the same time TO secure
! 10 the hardy and enterprising settlers Oh
! the Public Lands, the freits of their in
dnsiry and privatlons; 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 THEN
| Declaratory statements, within thirty
/ DAYS after making their settlements and
improvements as required By the Pre-.
femption Act of 4th September, lS4l,
SOFAS 10 secure heir pre-emp,ion rights
and prevent interference by the location
! Of these warrants.
And that all warrants may be located
upon The land applied for, if subject ,c
| private entry on the Sd of March, 1851
without an affidavitas TO whether said
! land is improved or moi; and after having
been so located, said warrants shall re.
main IN the hands of the Land Officers
al least forty days. II at, the end Of
that time there is nointerference by those
locations with presumption claims or 9th
erwise, the warrants win be returned to
this Office for paienting; but if there is
such interference, a new location will be
made.
Warrantees can locate their warrants
! on their own presumption rights where
the land was proclaimed ana offered a
/ public sale prior to Sd March. 1851; and
I where the minimum price Of The land
1 is more than one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre, can pay in cash. the diff
iereBce between The cost of the land
aud the amount covered BY the warrant,
estimating the warrant at 8 20 per acre.
4 No prescription rights attach 10 the. al
lernate sections reserved TO the United
States along The routes of Railroads or
! Canafs.
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, i, would be well to designate
( several others in The order in which they
are desired, that in case the tract first se-
lected shall have been taken, the war
r..nt can be located upon The frs, Of the
others " hich may be vacant withoul
4 further delay. In these eases the aihda.
4 yitol The applicant, taken before an Off.
Ger competent 10 administer oaths, thai
he is lhe 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
/ pilcation.
b. clause IN lst Section of the Act
making appropriations Tor the support
Of The Government for the fiscal year
ending 30ih June. 1852. approved Sd
March. 1851, il is enacted that no war.
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act of 2sth September, 1850, or by
virtue of any other Ac. of ongress,
shall be located on any land which had
not therefore been brought into market
and Their subject topriyate 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 Sd OF
March, 1851. J. BUTTERFIELD;
Commissioner.
APRIL 25lh, ls5l.-6w.