The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-26
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND.
Presumption Rights.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
HTnrch 81 1O61

GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
March 81, 1851.
TN order that the liberal views of Congress,
IL in passing the Act of 2sth September, 1880, /
granting Bounty Land to certain officers and sol
diers who have been engaged in the Military
service of the United States, may be carried out,
and every expense to the Warrantees, be avoided
as far as possible in obtaining the benefits gran
ted by the gratitude of their country for faithful
and patriotic services; and at the same time to
secure to the hardy and enterprising settlers on
the Public Lands, the fruits of their industry and
privations the Secretary Of the Interior has di-
rected:
That public notice be given to all settlers on
Public 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 Pre-emp-
ton Act of 4th September, 1871, so rs to secure
their presumption rights and prevent interior
ference 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 Bird March, 1851, without an affidavit as
TO whether said land is improved or not and af-
ter having been so located, said warrants shall
remain III the hands of the Land Officers least
forty days. If at the end of that time there Is
no interference by those locations with pre-emp-
tion-claims or otherwise, the warrants win be
returned TO this Office for patenting; but ifthere
| is such interference, new location will be
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HarrantceS can locate their warrants on IIlclI
own pre- emption rights where the land was pro-
claimed and offered at public sale prior TO Sd
i 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 be-
tween the cost of the land and the amount COW
cred by the warrant, estimating the warrant at
1925 per acre. No prescription rights attach
to the alternate sections reserved TO the United
States along the routes of Railroads or Canals.
Where application Is made TO this Office by
1.-The warrantee to locate the warrant, the april
cant should designate the Land District section
Of country, or particular tract on which he wish
es the location made; and where the tract is spe-
Gifted it would be well to designate several 9TH
ers in the order in which they are desird, that in
case the tract first selected shall have been taken
the warrant can be located upon the first of the
others which may be vacant without further de-
lay In these cases the affidavit of the appli-
can't taken before officer competent to adj
minister oaths, that he is the identical person
mentioned in the warrant, must accompany the
implication The same rules must be complied
with where application by letter is made to the
District Land Officers. Where such application
lis made by the Attorney, Guardian, Executor
&c the evidence duly certified of their authori-
ty to act, must also accompany the application
BY clause in 1st Section Of the Act making
appropriations for the support of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending Both June, 1872
approved Sd March, 1851, it IS enacted that nc
warrant for Bounty Land issued under the Act
/: of 2Sth September, 1850, or. by virtue of any
: other Act of Congress shall be located on any
land which had NOT Heretofore been brought in
to market and then subject to private entry; 81
, that no land can be located under the Bounty
y Land Law of 2Sih September, 1850, or any othe
law granting Bounty Land, except that which
had been proclaimed and oferedfor sale prior K
c - J. BUTTERFIELD,