Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-04-24
HILLARY BOUNTY L AND
PRE-EMPTTON RIGHTS.
GENERAL - OFrIcE,
go 81. ~.

March 81, 1881.
I'm order that the liberal views Of Congress, in
u 93-.ssIna the act OF September, 1850 granting
Bounty land 10 certain officers and soldiers 1" no
nave been engage d al The Military service OF the
United states May be CARRIED out, ard e. cry eX-
.erss IL size IS arrautees, be avoided as Ear pos
sl3le a. obtaining the benefits granted by ile gral-
,.ule 81 tae.r couutty lOE faithful ana patriotic
services, and al the same tlrae 10 secure 20 the
!.artv ara enc TrsIus settlers ca tie public lands
the fruits "a tLe-r industry and pIlsaJionsi tic
Secretary Of the interior Eas directed:
That pu5lc uoIce tie g-tea 10 al settlers on
Pual.c lands srliect 10 private entry, 10 come
forward ANA 81. their Leclaralory statements,
z.sa.a tAlI.y dts after ulaAsag their settlements
au1 Improvements rs required - the PTeeIuPjiUu
Ac, al aria >eptembCE, is4I, 50 as 10 secure Their
presumption 14Ais and p-e,en interference by
Jua location Cd these warrants.
ana thar al warrants may be located upon the
land applied FOR, ID su-3ecs 10 private entry on the
81 March, it5I, S. -t.Dat on alaaT4- as 20 w-cti-
CT SAID latd /, improved cr Eat. and after having
been - located saij warrants saal rsasalp il the
hands OF the Land Oi-cCra al least lofty days l.
at th- ead q. that time there IS no Interference by
those locations wIrh pre- enpgson q ANS or other
v Use the warrants WliI be returned 90 this once
sor p st.Gta.g bar ii there Is such Interference
ue1 e st.ou viii Je made.
Nafiaute-s can locate their warrants on their
OWL presumption rights where the land was pro
c.a.iua. and ot4esed at public sale prior TO 50
March 1851; ana W here tie minimum price of
lie a-a as more than one dollar and twenty five
cents per acre, can pay cash the difference be-
I" cen lie cost u tie aId. al.d the amoun, cover
Cd Is lhc warrant estimating tae warrant - 10
per acre. No ple-eIuPtlon rights attach 10 tlla
alternate sections reserved TO me UNITED states
along the routes o. Railroads ST Cau-ls.
v here application rs made 10 tA-s Office bY the
warran.,e 10 ioca.e the warrant, lie applicant
should isna;e tie Land District, section OF
tie location mate; and where tie tract is speci-
oa. II woUid be sell 70 designate several others in
t.ie ORDER in which They desired, hat IA case
tae r4ct Er-t selected shah have been taken, tae
warrant can be located upon the first OF the Others
pAcu may be vacant without further delay In
these cases tie affidavit 81 The applicant, taken
before an officer competent 10 administer oaths,
that he l. tAe iieHtical person mentioned IN lie
warrant, must accompany the application. The
same rules must be- comfl el with where applica-
ton IS made ty the Attorney, Guard aH Executor.
&c the evidence duly certified ct 'hclr authority
10 act, must also accompany the application.
By clause 10 Isl section OF the act making
appropriations for tie support Of the Government
for ihe fiscal year ending 5ota June. 1882 ap-
proved 3d March, 1851. i, is enacted that 10 war
september. 1850. or by virtue Of any other act Of
Congress, shall he located on any land which had
not heretofore been brought into market and hen
subject To private entry SO that 40 land can be
located under tie Bounty Land Law Of -o.h
September, 1880, or euy other law granting Pouu-
u Land. except that winch had been proclaimed
and offered for sale PRIOR TO the o. MUca, 1851.
J. BUITERFIELD,
1#-5w Commissioner.