The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-19
NATH. f. GOODWIN,
s. b. MALONE, Medical Eraminer.
February 1851. 24-1y.
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND.
Prescription Rights.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,


March 81, 1851.
IN order that the liberal views of Congress, !
in passing the Act of 2Sth September. 1850,
granting Bounty Land to certain officers and sol
djers who have been engaged in the Military
service of the United States, may be carried out,
and every expense to the Warrantees be avoided
as far as possible in obtaining the benefits gran
ted by the gratitude of their country for faithful
and patriotic services; and at the same time TO
secure to the hardy and entefprising settlers on
the Public Lands, the fruits of their industry and
priyations the Secretary of the Interior has di-
rectcd
That public notice be given 10 all settlers on
Public Lands subject to private entry TO come
forward and file their declaratory statements,
within thirty days after making their settlements
and improvements as required by the Prc-emp-
ton Act of 4th September. 1871, so as to secure
their presumption rights. and prevent interior
ference by the location of these waTrants.
And that all warrants may be located upon
the land applied for. if subject TO private entry
on the Bird March, 1851 without an affidavit as
to whether said land is improved or not; and at-
ter having been so located. said warrants shall
remain ia the hands of the Land Officers at least
forty days. If at the end of that time there is
no interference by those locations with pre-emp-
ton claims or otherwise, the warrants viii lie
returned to this Once for patenting; but ifthere
is such interference, new location will be
made.
Warrantees can locate their warrants on their
own presumption rights where the land was pro-
claimed and offered at public sale prior to Sd
! March, 1851; and where the minimum price OF
the land is more than one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre. can pay III cash. the difference be-
tween the cost of the land and the amount COW
cred by the warrant. estimating the warrant AZ
Isl. 25s per acre. No prescription rights attach
to the alternate sections reserved to the United
States along the routes OF Railroads or Canals
Where application Is made TO this Office by
| the warrantee to locate the warrant, the april.
cant should designate the Land District section
of country, or particular tract on which he wish
es the location made and where the tract is spe-
Gifted. it would be we'll to designate several 9th.
ers in the order in which they desird, that il
lease 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 de
Law In these cas- es the affidavit OF the applI
4 cant taken before an officer competent TO adj
minister oaths, that he is the identical person
mentioned in the warrant. must accompany the
application. The same rules must be compiled
with where application by letter is made TO til,
District Land Officers. Where such application
is made by the Attorney, Guardian, Executor
&c. the evidence duly certified, OF their authori
lty to act, must also accompany the application
}, By clause in 1st Section of the Act maxim.
/ appropriations for the support OF the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending seth June, 1852
lapproved Sd March. 1851, it IS enacted thet nI
warrant for Bounty Land issued under the Ac
of 2Sth September, 1880, or by virtue of an.
lother Act of Congress shalt be located on an
land which had not heretofore been brought in
to market and then subject to private entry: 5,
that no land can be located under the Bount
Land Law of 2Sth September, 1885, or any o'he
law granting Bounty Land, except that whicl
had been proclaimed aud offered for sale priort
the Sd of March, 1851.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
May sth, 1851 CIV. COMMISSIONS.