The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-24

k,,o,pa to the officer, and his identity has to be
proceed
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF -
On this day of -, in the year -,
before me personally came there insert the name Of
the oarrantee) and (here insert the name and resi-
dence of q lDitness) and the said there insert the
name of the ,piiness) being we'll known to me
credible and disinterested person, was duly sworn
by me, and on his oath declared and said, that he
well knows the said (here insert the name Of the
tpaTrantee and that he is the person to whom
the within Warrant issued, and who executed the
foregoing assignment, and his testimony being
satisfactory evidence to of that fact, the said
there insert the name Of the ,oarra,tee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be h's act
and deed. (Oficer's signat,Te.)
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No. 2.
For value received, !, A. H., to whom the within
certificate of location issued. do hereby sell
and assign unto c. D., and to his heirs and assg ns
forever, the said certificate Of location and the
warrant and land therein described, and authorize
him to receive the patent therefor
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of
-,lS5.
Attest: A. b (sEAL.]
e. e. Fl:
Form of acknowledgment ,phere the uendor is per-
sonaiy kno,on TO the officer taking the same.
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day Of -, in the year -,
before personally came (here insert name rue
inc well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
ASST gnment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the said (here insert the Of the person to
,oho the certificate Of location issued) is the iden
teal person to whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing as
signment thereof.
(OGcer's sisnature.)
Form of acknowledgment ,ohere the uendor is not
personally knotDn TO the officer. and tohere hts
identity has to be proved.
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF --.
before me personally came lhere insrt The name
sued, and there insert the name and residence Of
,oitness) and the said there insert the name Of the
,oitness) being we'll known to Inc as credible
and disnterested person. was duly sworn by me.
and on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said there insert the name Of the person
to tOhom hr certificate Of location issued and that
he is the same person to whom the within certlh-
Of 10 alton issued and who executed the FORE
going assig nment; and his testimony being satis-
factory evidence to of that fact, the said there
insert the name Of the person TO ,ohom the cert fcute
Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment to be bis act and deed.
(OGicer's sisnat1e)
Assignment No. | and acknowledgment must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No and nc
knowIedg lnent upon the certificate OF location; and
must be Mtested by two witnesses, acknowledged
before a Register or Receiver of Land Office
Judge of u Court Of Record, Justice of the Peace,
or commissioner of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknowledgment is
made before either of the officers above speci-
fed. except the Register or Receiver OF a Land
Office, it must be accompanied by certih-
cate. under seal Of the proper authority, OF the
official character Of the person before whom the
ack now led gment was made, and also of the gen
uineness of his signature.
All asst gnments Of bounty land warrants issued
under the act Of September %, 1850, made be-
fore the date of this act, are invalid and void.
The same section provides, "That any person
entitled to pre- emption right to any land, shall be
entitled to use any such land warrant in payment
Of the same, at the rate of 5 rs per acre for the
quantity of land therein specified"
BY this provision, all persons entitled to e-emp-
ton whether on offered unofIered lands. can
military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empted, reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty Ave cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land so
claimed is at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- emptor
will have to pay for the excess in cash. but if it
should fall short he is not entitled to a refunding
Of the excess.
tits further provided by the same section "that the
warrants hch have been may hereafter be issued
in pursuance of said laws of this act, may DO To-
Gated according to the legal subdivisions Of the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands OF the
United States subject to private entry at the time
of such location, at the minimum price: Provided
further, That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which subject to entry at a greater
per acre. the locator of said warrant shall pay to
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
ty five cents per acre and the tract of land located
on"
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
to private entry at one dollar and twenty five cen ts
per acre, the holder of an eighty warrant can
take any two forty acre lots, forming compact
body of eighty acres; and the holder Of warrant
| for ono hundred and sixty acres can take two
eighty acre or four forty acre tracts, forming a
| compact body OF one hundred and sixty acres.
| Where the minimum price OF the lands, subject
to private entry proposed to be located is more than
ST. 25 per acre, the holder of the warrant can To-
cate, in accordance with the instructions contained
in the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified
in the warrant, by paying the difference in cash.
This act does not authorize the holder Of an
eighty acre warrant to locate Herewith a forty
acre tract of land at So so per acre in full salts.
faction thereof but he must locate, by legal subdi
visions, the compact body of eighty acres as near
as may be, and pay the difference in cash. So also
| Of l6O-acre warrants.
| Each warrant is to be distinctly and separately
located, so that it follows that body ef land ca
be located BY an assignee of various warrantees
| with a number Of Darrants; nor can a pre-emptor
in any case use more than one warrant in the loca
ton Of the land Pre-empted BY him. and the OK
| cess, if any, must be paid fer by him in cash.
The second section Of this act provides THAT the
Registers and Receivers of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be sevcrally authorized to charge and
ccive for their services In locating all military
bounty lanO warrants, lssueu slnCc tDc lltn Gay D
February, lS47, the same compensation PEI
centage to which they entitled by law for sale
of the public lands for cash, at the rate Of S. q
per acre, the said compensation to be hereafte
paid by the assignees or holders OF such war
rants
The third section of this act provides That Re
gisters and Receivers, whether in or out Of otfic
the passage Of this act or their legal representa-
tives in case OF death, shall be entitled to receiv
from the Trea Jury of the United States, for ser
vices heretofore performed In locating militar
bounty land warrants. the same rnte OF compenss
ton provided in the preceding section for service
hereafter 10 be performed, after deducting tn
amount already receitts by such officers unde
the act entitled An to require the holders
military land warrants to compensate the Ian
Officers of the United States for servicesin relatio
| N the location of thoae waYrAnta.' annIOYed Ma