Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-04-10
BOUNTY LANDLAW W-INSTRUC.
TION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, March 20, 1851.

cd in the execution Of the bounty land
act Of September %. 1850, and some of
the rules and regulations heretofore
prescribed either misnterpretcd or dis
regarded, the following instructions, ap.
proved by the Secretary of the Inlcri.
or, are issued for the benefit Of all per.
sons interested.
l. The act Of llth February, 1917.
having restricted land bounty for servi.
ces in the Mexican war to the non com.
missioned officers, musicians and pri.
Yates of the regular army, the claims of
commissioned officers iui that service
arc, for the first time recognized by the
act Of 2Sth September, 1851. Ii was
not the intention Of that act to bestow
bounty land on the whole army Of the
United States, wherever located, but
only on those whose service was con.
ncCtCd with or had direct reference 10
that war. Nor can the act be proper
Iy construed TO embrace the officers and
employers attached to the War Depart.
mcnl in Washington, lAeir service moi
being Of that kind which was con'cm-
plated. Ii is not necessary that officers
should have been actually within the
limits of Mexico or on the borders
thereof, provided they were actively
engaged in the war aud directly con.
nected with its operations.
.. In the war of 1872, troops were
frequently called out bv State au,hori
tv. and not ;m,ocdiate,v mustered in
the service Of the United States. IrLc
Federal Government, paid such ,roon.
from the time Of their eorolmen, and
before thew were actually mustered in
the service of the United States tba,
payment is equivalent to rccornjtjon
of their service from the date Of The en-.
ro!ment The time for which they
were paid bv the United States furnish.
es a convenient and practical standard
, for estimating the period of service.
8. The conflicts with the Creek In.
dians which commenced about 5rh
Nav, and ended 3o,b S,n, Is2-
are considered as embraced by the ac,
Of 1850; large bodies Of tronos boyc
been mustered in the United &,a,es.,r.
vice. and several epr,cemcn,s bayjno Q
occurred. attended bI tEe loss of r,orv
. lives in battle, within ,5o, ncyioa vb,
Disturbances On the south western from.
, tier in ls3G--in the Cherokee country
in 1886 and IS37--and the New Yor.,
disturbance in lS3s and 1889, arc not
considered as embraced by the provis
, ions Of The act Of September. 1850
4. 1t has been settled that Indian:
who were regularly mustered in the ser
vice Of the Uniled States, and formed
, component part Of the line Of III,
army. were entitled to the ben, fit Of The
act In the case Of the Cherokces. VIII,
r have regular organized government
h and judicial system in operation, I'll,
affidavit in support of an application
;. for land, must be made before on
!, of their judges, whose official charac
}. ter shall be certified by their principe
), chief The Greeks, having no judicia
= officers. the United States aocnt in ,ha
nation is authorized to administer III
). necessary oaths.
If 5. 1t has been heretofore stated ,ba
e reamsters and arl6cers were no, or
# titled to land boun,y;' but this is not
he so understood ifsprb ,na,rstors an