The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-12
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND.
Pre-emptIOn Rights.
GENERAL LAND OFFIcl

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March 81, 1851.
TN order that the liberal views of Congress,
i in passing The Act of 2Sth September, 1850,
granting Boanty Land to certain officers and SOL
diers 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 enterprisiHg settlers on
the Public Lands, the fruits Of theft industry and
privations the Secretary of the Interior has di-
rected
That public notice be given to 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 Pre-eTnp1
ton Act of 4th September 1871, so as TO secure
their pre- emption rights. and prevent interfer-
ference by the location of these warrants
And that all warrants may be located upon
the land applied for, if subject to private entry
on the 3rd March, 1851, without affidavit as
to whether said land is improved or not; and af-
ter having been so located. said warrants shall
remain in the hands of the Land Officers at least
f0rry days. II dr tneefid OF mat time there Is
no interference by those locations with pre-emp-
ton claims or otherwise, the warrants will be
returned to this Ofice for pntenting but ifthere
is such interierenee,ga new location will be
made.
w affdnLeeS can locate their warrants on tnell
own presumption rights where the land was pro-
claimed and offered at public sale prior to Sd
March, 1851; and where the minimum price bt
the land is more than one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre. can pay in cash, the difference be-
tween the cost of the land and the amount COW
cred by the warrafit, estimating the warrant al
! 81, 25 per acre. No presumption rights attach
to the alternate sections reserved to the United
States along the routes of Railroads or Canals
Where application is made 10 this Office by
the warranted to locate the WARRANT, the april
cant should designate the Land District sectibt
of country, or particular tract on which he wish
es the location made; and where the tract is spe
Gifted, it would be well to designate several 9TH
ers in the order inwhich they are desird, that il
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 de
Hay In these cases the affidavit of the appli
cant, taken before an officer competent to adj
minister oaths, that he is the Identical persoI
mentioned in the warrant must accompany this
duplication. The same rules must be complied
with where application by letter is made to the
District Land Officers. Where such application
is made by the Attorney, Guardian; Executor
&C., the evidence duly certified, OF tlier authors
lty to act, must also accompany the application
By a clause in LIST Section of the Act making
appropriations for the support of the Govern
rnent for the fiscal year ending 30th JunS; 1852
Iaptroyed Sd March, 1851, it is enacted that nc
warrant for Bounty Land issued under the Act
Of 2sth September, 1880, or by virtue of any
other Act of Congress shall be located On any
land which had not heretofore been brought IN
to market and then sabiecrto private entry; sc
that no land can be located under the Bounty
Land Law of 2sth September; 1850, or any Other
law granting Bounty Land, except that which
had been proclaimed and offered for sale prior tC
the Sd of March, 1851.
J. BUTTERFIEED,
Nav Sth. 1851 -6-6w. Commissioner