Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-05-22
Military Bounty Land.
PRE.EMPTION RIGHTS.

llOLN lO'
IN order that the liberal views of Congress,
l. in passing the act of % September, 1850,
granting Bounty Land to certain officers and
soldiers, who have been engaged in the Mill
tary service of the United States, may be car
ried out, and every expense to the warran.
tees, be avoided as far as possible in obtain
ing the benefits granted by the gratitude Of
their country for faithful and patriotic servi-
ces; and at the same time to secure TO the
hardy and enterprising settlers on the Public
Lands, the fruits of their industry and priva-
tons, the Secretary of the Interior has d.
rected-
That Public Notice be given to oil settlers
on Public lOnds subject to private entry, tO
come forward and file their DeclaratoIy state
ments, within thirty days after making their
settlements and improvements as required
by the Pre- Emption act Of 4th September
lS4l, SO as to secure their Pre- Emption rights,
and prevent interference by the location Of
their Warrants.
And that all Warrants may be located up.
on 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 remain in the hands of the
Land Officers ut least forty days. If at the
end of that time there is no interference by
those locations with pre- emptiou claims or
otherwise, the Warrants will be returned for
patenting, 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 and offered at Public sale
prior to Bird March, 1851, and where the
minimum price Of the land is more than one
doll I'M md t,rop fty- Et,ap
in cash, the difference between the cost of the
land, and the amount covered by the Warrant,
estimating the Warrant at 81 25 per acre.
No presumption rights attach to the alternate
sections reserved 10 the United States along
the Routes Of Rail Roads or Canals.
Where application is made to this office by
the Warrantee 10 locate the Warrant, the ap-
plicant 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 to de-.
signate several others in the order in which
they are desired; that in case the tract first
selected shall have been taken, the Warrant
can be located upon the first of the others
which may be vacant without, further delay.
In these cases the affidavit of the applicant
taken before an officer competent to admins.
ter oaths, tina he is The identical person men.
toned in the Warrant, must accompany the
application. The same rules must be compli.
ed with where application by letter is made tc
the District Land Officers. When such ap
plication is made by the Attorney, Guardian
Executor, &c., the evidence duly certified, o.
their authority to act, must also accompany
the application.
By clause in first section ofth act kins
appropriations for the support of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending Both June
1852, approved Sd March, 1851, it is enacted
that no warrant for bounty land issued unde
the act of 2Sth September, 1850, or by vrtu
of any other act of Congress, shall be locate
on any land which had not heretofore bee
brought into market and then subject to pri
vate entry; so that no land can be located un
der the bounty land law of 2Sth September
1850, or any other law granting bounty land
except that which had been proclaimed an
offered for sale prior to the Sd of March, 1851
J. BUTTERFIELD
May l , ls5l-6w. Commissioner.