Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-05-01
May l, 1851,
Military Bounty Land.
PRE.EMPTION RIGHTS.

PRE-EMPTlON RIGHTS.
N order that the liberal views of Congress,
l. in passing the act Of 2S September, 1850,
granting Bounty Land to certain officers and
soldiers, who have been engaged in the Mill
tary service of the United States, may be car
ried out, and every expense to the warran.
tees, be avoided as far as possible in obtain
ing the benefits granted by the gratitude of
their country for faithful and patriotic servi.
ces; and at the same time TO secure TO the
hardy and enterprisng settlers on the Public
Lands, the fruits of their industry and priva-
tions, the Secretary Of the Interior has d..
rected-
That Public Notice be given to all settlers
on Public londs subject to private entry, to
come forward and file their DeclaratoIy state.
ments, within thirty days after making their
settlements and Improvements as required
by the Presumption act of 4th September
le4l, soas TO secure their Presumption rights,
and prevent interference by the location Of
their Warrants.
And that all Warrants may be located up.
on the land applied for, if subject to private
entry on the 3D. of March, 1851, without an
affidavit as to whether said land is improved
or not; and after having been so located, saiG
Warrants shall remain in 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- 'emption claims or
otherwise, the Warrants will be returned for
patenting, but if there is such interference, a
new location will be made.
Warrantees can locate their Warrants on
their own presumption rights where the land
was proclaimed and offered at Puplic sale
prior to 3rd March, 1851, and where the
minimum price of the land is more than one
dollar and twenty five cents 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 81 % per acre
No pre-emphon rights attach to the alternate
sections reserved 10 the United States along
the Routes of Rail Roads or Canals.
Where application is made to this Office by
the Warrantee to locate the Warrant, the ap-
plicant should designate the Land District
section OF country, or particular tract on
which he wishes the location made; and where
the tractis specified, ii would be well to de.
signate several others in the order in which
they are desired that in case the tract first
selected shall have been aiken, the Warrant
can be located upon the first of the other.
which may be vacant without, further delay.
In these cases the affidavit of tho applicant
taken before an officer competent to admins
ter oaths, tina he is The identical person men
toned IN the Warrant, must accompany The
application. The same rules must be compli.
ed with where application by letter is made tc
the District Land Officers. When such ap.
plicatlon is made by The Attorney, Guardian
Executor, &c., tina evidence duly certified, o.
their authority to act, must also acconps ~
the application,
By clause in first section ofthe act ma kinE
appropriations for the support Of the govern.
ment for the fiscal year ending Both June
1852, approved Sd March, 1851, it is enacted
that no warrant for bounty land issued under
the acl of 2sth September, 1850, or by virtue
OF any other act of Congress. shall be located
on any land which had not heretofore beer
brought into Inorket and then subject to pri
vate entry; so that no land can be located un
der the bounty land law of 2Sth September
1850, or any other law granting bounty land
except that which had been proclaimed anC
offered for sale prior to the Sd Of March, 1851
J. BUTTERFIELD,
j May j, ls5l-Ow. Commissioner.