Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-12
misrelancous ADVERTISEMENTS.
Military Bounty Land.
PRE.EMP7YON NIGHTS.
GENERAL I.AsD OFFICE, }
March 81. 1851. {


TN order that the liberal views Of
Il Congress. in passing the Act of 2Srh
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 10 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 enierprising settlers on
the Public Lands, the fruits nf their in
duslry and priva,ons; the Secretary of
the Interior has directed ...
That public notice be given to all sell
Tiers on Public Lands subject to private
entry, to come forward and file their
Declara;ury statements, within thaty
days after making their settlements and
Improvements As required by The Pre-
emption Act Of 4!h September, 1911,
so as 10 secure heir presumption rights.
and proven, interference by the location
Of these warrants.
And that all warrants NAV be located
upon the land applied for. if subject to
private entry on the 3D. 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 presumption claims or 9TH
erwise, the warrants will be returned to
This Office Tor palenling; but il there is
such interference, a new location will be
made. .......
Warran'ees can locate their warrants
on their own pre.emptiuh rights where
the land was proclaimed ana offered at
public sale prior to Sd March, 1851; and
where the minimum price of the land
is mere than one dollar and twenty Fl ge
cents per acre, can pay in cash, the diff
ference between the cost OF The land,
and The amount covered by the warrant.
estimating the warrant al ST. 20 per acre.
No pre-empiion rights attach TO The ul-
terilate sections reserved 10 the United
States along The routes of Railroads. or
Canals.
Where application Is made in this
Office by The warran,ee to loraie 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, il would be well 10 designate
several others in the order in which they
are desired, that in case the tract fist Sc
lected shall have been taken, the war
rant can he located upon the first Of the
others which may be vacant without
further delay. In these eases Tie atiiio-
,itof the applicant, tnken before an off
Ger competent To administer oalhs, thai
he is the identical person mentioned in
the warrant, iGust 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 daily certified. of their au;hori
~ TO act. must also accompany the az
plicatlon. ...a.
b. n clause in Isl Section of the Act
making appropriations inr the Support
of the Government for the fiscal year
Guiding 30ih June, 1852, approved Sd
March. 1851, il is enacted iha, no W II
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act OF 28th September, 1850, or by
virtue Of any other Act OF orgrcss.
shall be located on any land which had
not therefore been brought into market
and Their subject 10 privaie entry: so that
no land can be located under tie Bounty
Land Law OF 2S'h September, 1850. or
any other law granting Bounty Land, ex
cepi that which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior to the 3D. of
March. 1851. J. BUTTERFIELD;
Commissioner.
Il