Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-06-05
Military Bounty Eamd.
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS.


IN order that the liberal views of Congress,
A in passing the act of IS 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
ricJ out, and every expense to the yarran-
tees, be avoided as far as possible in obtain
ing the benefits granted by the gratitude Of
their country for faithful and patriotic scrvi-
ces; and at the same time to secure to the
hardy and enterprising settlers on the Public
Lands, the fruits of their industry and prva-
tons, the Secretary Of the Interior has di.
recled--
That Public Notice be given to all settlers
on Public lands subject to private entry, to
come forward and file their DccIaratoIy state
ments, within thirty days after making their
settlements and improvements as required
| by the Pre- Emytion act Of 4lh 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 I'd of March, ISjl, 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- 'emptOu claims OF
otherwise, the Warrants will be returned fOr
patenting, but if there is such Interference, Il
new location will be made.
Warrantces can locate their Warrants on
their own presumption rights where the land
was proclaimed aud offered at Public sale
prior to Ord March, l9jl, and where the
minimum price Of the land is more than one
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, can pay
in cash, the difference between the cost of the
land, and the amount covered by the Warrant
estimating the Warrant at 81 % per acre
No pre-cmpuon rights attach to the alternate
sections reserved TO the United States along
the Routes Of Rail Roads or Canals.
Where application is made 10 this Office by
the WARRANTED TO locate the Warrant, the APP.
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 well to dc.
signate several others in the order in which
they are desired; that in case the tract frs
selected shall have been taken, the Warran
can be located upon the first of the other
, which may be vacant without, further delay.
; In these cases the affidavit Of the applicant
taken before IN officer competent to admins
ter oaths, thu he is The identical person men
toned in the Warrant, must accompany tn
application. The same rules must be compIi
ed with where application by letter is made t
the District Land Officers. When such up
plicaton is made by the Attorney, Guardian
Executor, &c., the evidence duly certified, c
their authority to act, must also accOmpsn
the application.
D By clause in first section ofthc act maxim
appropriations for the support Of the govern
! mcnt for the fiscal year ending 3Oth Jun,
1852, approved Sd March, 1851, i, is cnacte
that no warrant for bounty land issued undo
: the act Of 2Sth September, 1850, or by virtr
; Of any other act Of Congress, shall be locate
e on any land which had not heretofore bee
e brought into mOrket and then subject to pr
vate entry; so that no land can be located u
der the bounty land law of 2sth Septembe
> 1850, or any other law granting bounty Ian
except that which had been proclaimed al
offered for sale prior to the Sd of March, 1c5
]. BUTTERFIELD,
It May l, l-5l--6w. Commissioner