Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-22
ftlisrellancous ADVERTISEMENTS.
Military Bounty Land.
PRESUMPTION NIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, }
March al. 1851. {

~ OTueT mat tue lDeral views oil
Il Congress, in passing the Act of 28lh
September, 1850, granting Bounty Land
TO certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the Military service OF
the United ST es, may be carried out,
and every 'pense TO the Wa nlees, 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 of their in
duslrv aud privations; the Secretary oil
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
Declaratory Statements, within thirty
days alter making their settlements and
improvements as required by the Pre-
emption Art of 4lh September, 1871.
so as to secure heir prescription rights,
and pfevca, interference by the location
OF thee 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 prescription claims or 9th
erwise, the warrants will be returned TO
this Office for patenting; but if there is
such interference, new location will be
made.
Warrantees can locate their warrants
on their own presumption rights where
the land was proclaimed ana offered al
public sale prior to Sd March, 1851; and
w.icie the minimum price of the land
is more than one dollar and twenty five
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 al ST. ,25 per acre.
No prescription rights attach 10 the al
ternaie sections reserved to the United
States along the routes of Railroads or
Canals.
Where application is made in This
Office by the warranlee 10 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
lecled shall have been taken. the war
rant can be located upon the first Of the
others which may be v3cant without
further delay. In these cases the affida-
yitof the applicant, taken before an Off
Ger competent TO administer oaths, thai
he is the identical person mentioned in
the warrant, must accompany the applj.
cation. The same rules must be com.
piled with where application by letter is
made to the District Land Offices -
Where such application is made by The
Attorney, Guardian, Executor, &C., the
evidence duly certified, Of their authori-
~ to act, must also accompany the APP
plic;Q oil.
Be- clause in lst Section of the Act
making appropriations for the supper,
of the Government for the fiscal yea,
ending 30ih June, 1852, approved Sd
March, 1851, it is enacted thai no war.
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act of 26th September, 1850, or by
virtue of any other Act of congress,
shall be locatedson any land which had
not therefore been brought into market
and Their subject TO private entry: so thai
no land can be located under the Bounty
Land Lev of 2Sih September, 1850. OF
any other law granting Bounty Land, ex.
cept that which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior to the Sd Of
March, 1851. ]. BUTTERFIELD;
Commissioner
April 25lh, lS5l.-6w.