Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-15

Military Bounty Land.
Presumption RIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND OFFIcE, 2
March 81, 1851.

70.
March 81, 1851.
In order that the liberal views of
Il Congress, in passing the Act of 2Sth
September, 1850, granting Bounty Land
TO 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 War 2niees, 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 enterprising settlers on
the Public Lands, the fruits 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 ard file their
Declaratory statements, within thirty
days after making their settlements and
improvements as required by the Pre-
emption Act of 4ih September, 1871,
so as 10 secure their presumption 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
al least forty days. II at the end of
that time there is no interference by those
locations with pre-emption claims or 9TH
erwise, the warrants will be returned 10
this Office for patenting; but if there is
such interference, a new location will be
made.
Warantees can locate their warrants
on their own pre-empiioa rights 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 i've
cents per acre, can Ply in cash, the diff
ference 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 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, il 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 frs, of the
others which may be vacant without
fuilhcr delay. In these cases the aflido-
tof 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 TO the District Land Officers
Where such application is made by The
Attorney, Guardian, Executor, &C., the
evidence duly certified, of their au,hori-
ty TO act, must also accompany the APP
plication.
b. clause in Isl Section of the Act
making appropriations for the supper,
of the Government for the fiscal wear
ending Both 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 been brought into marke,
and then subject to private entry: so thai
no land can be located under the Bounty
Land Law of 2Sh September, 1850, OF
any other law granting Bounty Land. ex.
cept that which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior to the Sd oil
March, 1851. J. BUTTERFlELD;
Commissioner
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