The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-01
MlLITARY BOUNTY LAND-PRE-EMP-
TION RIGHTS. alis

GENERAL LAND OrrlcE. March 81. 1851. q
TN ORDER that the liberal views OF Congress, in
ing bounty land to certain officers and soldicrs who
havc been engaged in the military service of the
United States, may be carried out, and every ex-
pensc 70 tho warrsntees be avoided far Possi-
Bile in obtaining the benefits granted by the graft
tude Of their country for faithful and patriotic SER
vices and ut the Same time, TO secure to the hardy
and enterprsing settlers ON the public lands the
fruits Of their industry and pr,vasions the Secrc-
That public notice be given to all settlers on
public lands subject to private entry to- como for
ward and file their deciarstory statements, within
thirty days after making thcir settlements and inn
provemsnts az required by the presumption act OF
4th September, lS4l, az to their pre- emp
ton rights and prevent interference By the location
OF these warrants. e@tlt q
And that allwarrants may be. located upon the
land applied for. If subject TO private entry ON the
Sd March, 1851, without an affidavit to whether
said land IL improvedor not; and after having been
located said warrants shall remain in the hands
Of the land officers at least forty days. If at the
end OF that time there is interference by those
locations with presumption claims otherwise, the
warrants will be returned to this Office for patent
ing; but il there is such interference, new loca
ton will be made. n s43 -iligs4s
Warrantees can locate their warrants on their
own pre- emption rights where the land was pro-
claimed and offered At public sale prior TO Cd
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 tho
warrant, estimating the warrant at 81 25 per
acre. No pre- emption rights attach to the alter
nate sections reserved 10 the United States along
the routes of railroads or canals. s8EHI-S
Where application 10 made to this office by the
warrantcc 70 locate the warrant the applicant
should designate the land disrct section of coun-
try. or particular tract on which he wishes the
location made; and, where the tract 10 specified, il
would bc we'll to designato several others in the
order in which they are desired, that in case the
tract first selected shall have been taken the war
rant can be located upon the first OF theSothers
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 il the identical pcrson mentioned in the
warrant, must accompany the application. The
same rules must be complied with where applica-
ton by letter u made to the district land ofcers.
Where such application is made by the attorney,
guardian, executor, &C., the evidence duly certi-
fed, of their authority TO act must also accompany
the application. .,.-s ~ ~ -,
BY clause in Let scction Of the act making ap.
preparations Tor the support of the Government for
the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1862, approved
3D. March, 1851 it u enacted that no warrant for
bounty land Issued undcr the act OF 2Sth Septem-
ber, 1850, or by virtue of any other act Of Con-
grcss, shall DO located ON any land which had not
heretofore been broughtinto market and then sub
ject TO private entry; that 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 1l-1aw6w Commissioner.