The republic., 1851-04-11
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND-PRE-EMP-
TIOH RIGHTS.
GrrraAL LAND Orrrcs. Marc

| GENERAL LAND OFFICE. March 81. 1851.
| In ORDER that the liberal views Of Congress, il
Il passing the act Of 2sth September, 1850, grant
| have been engaged in the military service of tn,
| United States, may be carried out and every ex
| pense 10 the warrantecs be avoided far poss
bic in obtaining the benefits granted by the graft
tude Of their country for faithful and patriotic
vices; and, at the time, to the hardy
and enterprising settlero on the public lands the
fruits Of their industry and privatons, the Sccre-
tary Of the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given to all settlers on
public lands subject 10 private entry to for
ward and file their declaratory statements within
thirty days after making their settlements and i'm
provcments az required by the pre-emption act of
ah September. lS4, 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 on the
Sd March, 1851, without an affidavit as to whether
said land is improved or not and after having been
so located said warrants shall remain in the hands
Of the land officers at least forty days. II at the
end Of that time there is no interference by those
locations with pre- cmpton claims otherwise, the
warrants will be returned to this office for patent
ing; but if there is such interference, new loca.
ton will be made.
WarraLtees can locate their warrants ON their
own pre-. empton 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 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 25 per
acre. No presumption rights attach to the alter
nate sections reserved 10 the United States along
the routes of railroads canals.
Where application is made to this Office by the
warrantee to locate the warrant, the applicant
should designate the land district section OF coun-
try, particular tract which he wishes the
location made; and, where the tract s specified Il
would be we'll to designate several others in the
order in which they desired, that in case the
tract first selected shall have been TAKEN the war
rant can be located upon the first of the others
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 ia 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 district land officers
Where such application is made by the attorney,
guardian, executor, &C., the evidence duly certi-
fcd Of their authority to act, must also accompany
the application.
BY clause in lst section of the act making ap
preparations for the support of the Government for
the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1852, approved
Sd March, 1851, it ia enacted that warrant for
bounty land issued under the act Of 2Sth Scptem
Der, 1850, or by virtue Of any other act of Con-
gress, shall be located on any land which had not
heretofore been brought into market and then sub
ect to private entry; that no land 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 to the Sd of March, 1851.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Apr ll-law6w Commissioner.