The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-21

GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March 81. 1851
TN ORDER that the liberal views Of Congress- in
i passing 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 warrantees be avoided as far posi-
Bile in obtaining the benefits granted by the graft
tude of ther'country for faithful and patriotic
vices; and at the same tme to secure to the hardy
and enterprising settlers on the public lands the
fruits of their industry and prvatons, the Secrc-
tary of the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given to all settlers on
public landp 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- empton act of
4th September, 1s4l so as to secure their pre- emp
ton rights and prevent interference by the location
of these warrants.
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
80 located, said warrants shall remain in the hands
of the land officers at least forty days. If at the
end of that time there s interference by those
locations with -emption claims or otherwise the
warrants will be returned to this office for patent
ing; but if there is such interference, new loca-
ton will be made.
Warra ntees 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 il moro than one dollar and twenty-five ccnts
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. 25 per
acre. No presumption rights attach to the alter
nate sections reserved to the United States along
the routes of railroads or canals.
Where application is made TO this office by the
warrantce to locate the warrant, the applicant
should designate the land district, section OF coun
try, or particular tract which he wishes the
location made; and, where The tract is specified it
would be well to designate several others in the
order in which they are desired, that in case the
tract first selccted shall have been taecn the
rant can be located upon tho FIRST of thelothere
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 is the identical person mentioned in the
warrant, must accompany the application. The
same rules must be complied with where applica-
ton by letter ia made to the disrict land officers
Where such application is made by the attorney,
guardian, executor Sc, 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 Both June, 1852. approved
Sd March, 1851, il 10 enacted that no warrant for
bounty land issued under the act Of 2sh Septem-
Der, 1850, or by virtue Of any other act Of Con-
gress, shall be located on any land which bad not
heretofore been brought into market and then sub
ect to private entry; 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 bad been proclaimed and offered
for sale prior to the Sd of March, 1851.
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Apr ll-1aw6w Commissioner.