The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-29
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND.
PRE-EMrTioN RIGHTS.

- f GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
.1 .u.i.. March 81, 1851.
order that the liberal views of Congress- in passing
the Act of 2eth September, 1850, granting Bounty
and certain officers and soldiers who have been
gagged In the Military service of the United states, may he
carried out and expense to the Warrnnees, be
wooded far possible in obtaining the benefits granted
by the gratitude fthcr country for faithful and
c services; and the time to the hardy
and enterpsing settlers the Public Lands the fruits
OF their industry aud privaons; the Secretary OF the In
terror has directed:
Lands subject to private entry to come forward and file
their Decaratory Statements within thirty days after
making their settlements and improvements as required
by the fre-eTpDn Act OF attn september, Io4 so as to
their presumption rights, and prevent interference
by the location of these warrants.
And that all may be located upon the land ap
piled for, if subject private entry on the Sd March,
ISL, without affidavit whether said lard is i'm
proved not; and utter having been located said
rants shall remain In the hands of the Land Officers at
least forty days II at the end of that time there is
interference by those locations with prescription claims
OF otherwise the warrants will be returned to this Office
for patcD but il there Is such interference To-
cation will be made.
Wsrrantees locate their warrants on their pre-
emption rights where the land proclaimed and Offer
minimum price Of the land is than dollar and
twenty five cents per acre, can pay in cash, the differ
ence between the cost OF the land and the amount
ed by the warrant estimating the warrant at ST. Is per
No presumption rights attach the alternate
tons reserved ia the United States along the routes OF
Railroads Canals.
Where application is made to this Office by the war.
rnntee locate the warrant the applicant should .esig
the Land District, section of country, particular
tract which he wishes the location made; and where
the tract specified it would be well to designate
al others in the order in which they desired that in
the tract first selected shall have been taken, the
warrant can be located upon the first of the others which
be without further delay. In these the
affidavit Of the applicant, taken before officer compe-
tent to administer oas, that he is the identical person
mentioned in the warrant, accompany the appca-
tion The same rules must be complied with where APP
plcation by letter is made to the District Land Officers
Where such application is made by the Attorney Guar
dian Executor &c. the evidence duly certified of theiI
authority TO act also accompany the application
By clause in LIST Section of the Act making appropr
atoms for the support of the Government for the fiscal
year ending 30th june 1852 approved Sd March, 1851
is enacted that no warrant for Bounty Land issued under
the Act Of 2eth September 1885, by virtue Of any 9TH
er Act Of Congress, shall be located any land which
had not heretofore been brought int market and then
subject to private entry that land be located
under the Bounty Land Law Of 2Sh September 1850
any other law granting Bounty Land except that which
had been proclaimed and offered for sale prior to the Cd
Of March, ls5l aftg9os l0fr 5afes Ivy
s.it e.. lst.ae3 III t-s J. BUTTERFIELD,
- Commissioner.
May i, 1851. @s ~ e" - ' 2-6w
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