The republic., 1851-04-17

GEsEnAL LAND OrFIcr. March 81. 1851.
| TN ORDER that the liberal views Of Congress, in
y passng the act of 2sth September, 1850, grant
ing 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
pense to the warrantecs be avoided as far poss-
bic in obtaining the benefits granted by the graft
tude of their country for faithful and patriotic
vices and at the same time, TO secure to the hardy
and enterprising settlers the public lands the
fruits Of their industry and privatons, the Secre-
tary Of the Interior has directed: s. "a sit
That public notice be given to all settlers on
public lands subject to private entry to come for
ward and file their declaratory statements, within
thirty days after making their settlements and i'm
provements required by the pre- emption act of
lth September, 1S41, as to secure their pre- emp
tion rights and prevent interference by the location
of these warrants. @ge
And that all warrants may be located upon the
land applied for, If subject to private entry the
Sd March, 1851, without an affidavit as to whether
said land is improved or not; and after having been
30 located, said warrants shall remain in the hands
of the land officers at least forty days. If at the
end of that time there is interference by those
locations with pre- emption claims otherwise, the
warrants will bc returned to this Office for patent
ing; but If there is such interference, now loca
ton will be made.
Warrantees can locate their warrants on their
own prc-emption rights where the land was pro-
claimed and offered at public sale prior to I'd
March, 1851; and where the minimum price of the
land is more than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre. can pay in cask the difference between
tho cost of the land nnd the amount covered by the
warrant, estimating tho warrant at 81 25 per
acre. No prc-cmption rights attach to the alter
nate sections reserved to the United States along
the routes Of railroads canals.
Where application is made to this Office by the
warrantec to locate the warrant, the applicant
should designate the land district, section OF coun
try. or particular tract on which he wishes the
location mAdc and where the tract IL specified, it
would be we'll to designate several others in the
order in which they are desired, that In case the
tract frat selected shall have been taken the war
rant can be located upon tho first of thc1others
which may be vacant without further delay. In
these cases the affidavit of the applicant, taken
before an officer competent to administer oaths,
that he ID the Identical person mentioned in the
warrant, must accompany the application. The
same rules must be complied with where applica-
ton by letter is made to the district land officers
Where such application Is made by the attorney,
guardian, executor, &C., the evidence duly certi-
fed, Of their authority TO act must also accompany
the application.
By clause in LIST section Of the act making APP
preparations for the support OF the Government for
the fiscal year ending s0th June, 1851, approved
Sd March, 1851, il IL enacted that warrant for
bounty land issued under the act OF 25th Septcm-
bsr, 1850, or by virtue OF any other act OF Con-
grcss shah be located on any land which had not
thcretofore been brought into market and then cub
iect TO private entry; 30 that land be located
under tho Bounty Land law Of 2Sth September,
1850, or any other law granting bounty land,
except that which had been proclaimed and offered
for sslo prior TO the Sd OF March, 1851
J. BUTTERFIELD, 2
Anr1t-faw6w Commissioner.
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