Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-01
miscellaneous advertisements.
Military Bounty Land.
PRE-EiIPITON RIGHTS.
GENERAL LAND OfrIcE, D
March Al IR5I

March 81, 1851.
TN order that the liberal views Of
IL Congress, in passing the Act of 18th
September, 1850, granting Bounty Land
TO certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the Military service Of
the United States, may be carried out,
and every expense TO the Warrantces, be
avoided as far as possible in Obtaining
the benefits granted by the gratitude o:
their country for faithful and patriotic
services; and at the same time 10 secure
10 the hardy and enterprisiDg settlers Oh
the Public Lands, the frtits Of their in
duslry and priya,ions; The Secretary OF
the Interior has directed:
That public notice be given to all set
tiers on Public Lands subject 10 private
entry, to come forward and file their
Declaratory statements, within thirty
days after making their settlements and
Improvements as required by the Pre-
emption Act of 4lh September, 1871,
SO as 10 secure their pre-emption 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 Of March, 1851,
without an affidavit as TO. whether said
land is improved or not; and after having
been so located, said warrants shall re-
main IN the hands Of the Land Officers
al least forty days. II at the end Of
that time there is nointerference by those
locations with presumption claims or 9th
erwise, the warrants will be returned to
this Office for paienting; but if there is
such interference, a new location will be
made.
WaTantees can locate their warrants
on their own pre-emption rights where
the land was proclaimed 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 i've
cents per acre, can pay in cash, The DIFF
ference between the cost Of the land.
and the amount covered by the warrant,
estimating the warrant at 81 % per acre.
No prescription rights attach 10 the al
ternate sections reserved to the United
States along the routes Of Railroads or
Canals. -
Where application is made in this
Office by the warrantee 10 locate the
warrant, The applicant should. designate
the Land District, section Of country, or
particular tract on which he wishes the
location made; and where The tract is
specified, il would be well TO designate
several others in the order in which they
are desired, that in case the tract first se-
iected 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 affida-
vi, of the applicant, taken before an oil
Ger compeien. to administer oaths, that
he is the identical person mentioned in
the warrant, must accompany the appli-
cation. The same rules must be COM
Piled with where application by letter is
made to the District Land Officers
Where such application is made by the
Attorney, Guardian, Executor, &c., the
evidence duly certified, Of their au,hori-
ty 10 act, must also accompany the ap-
plication.
b. clause in Isl Section of the Act
making appropriations Tor the support
of the Government for the fiscal year
ending 30lh June, 1852, approved Sd
March, 1851, it is enacted that no war
rant for Bounty Land issued under the
Act Of 2Sth September, 1850, or by
virtue of any other Act of ongress.
shall be located on any land which had
not therefore been brought into market
and Their subject TO private entry: SO that
no land can be located under she Bounty
Land Law of 2Sth September, 1850. or
any other law granting Bounty Land, ex-
cept that which had been proclaimed
and offered for sale prior 10 the Sd Of
March, 1851. ]. BUTTERFIEI.D;
Commissioner.
April 25th, ls5l.--6w.