Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-05-29
Military Bounty Land.
PRESENTATION RIGHTS


4 N order that the liberal views of Congress-,
i 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
ricd out, and every expense to the wOrran-
tees, be avoided as far as possible in obtain
ing the benefits granted by the gratitude of
their country for faithful and patriotic sCrvi-
ccs; 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 d.
rcctcd-
That Public Notice be given to all settlers
on Public lands subject to private entry, to
come forward and file their Declaratory state
ments, within thirty days after making their
settlements and improvements as required
by the e-Emption act Of 4th September
lS4l, so us to secure their Pre- Eruption 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 3D. 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
those locations with pre- 'cmpton claims or
otherwise, the Warrants will be returned for
patcnting, but if there is such interference, q
new location will be made.
Warrantocs can locate their Warrants on
their own presumption rights where the land
was proclaimed and offered at Puplic sale
prior to Bird March, 1851, 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 ST. % per acre.
No presumption rights attach to the alternate
sections reserved TO the United States along
the Routes of Rail Roads or Canals.
Where application is made to this Office by
the Warrantee to locate the Warrant, the APP
plicont 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 de-.
signato 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 oa,hs, that he is The identical person men.
toned lii the Warrant, must accompany tho
application. The same rules must be compli
cd with where application by letter is made Il
the District Land Officers. When such up
plicaton is made by the Attorney, Guardian
Executor, &C., the evidence duly certified, o
their authority to act, must also accompan,
the application.
By clause in first section ofthc act maxim,
appropriations for the support of the govern
mcnt for the fiscal year ending Both juno
1852, approved Sd March, 1851, il is enactc
that no warrant for bounty land issued undo
the act of 2Sth September, 1850, or by virtu
of any other act Of Congress, shall be locate
on any land which had not heretofore bee
brought into market and then subject to pr
vatc entry; so that no land can he located I'll
der the bounty land law of 2Sth September
1850, or any other law granting bounty Ian,
except that which had been proclaimed an
offered for sale prior to the Sd of March, lS5l
J. BUTTERFIELD,
May |, lS5l-6w. Commissioner.