The republic., 1852-06-29
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment OF Land Warrants ana
Locations.

For the Assignment OF Land warrants "n"
Locations.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March 23 1852
DY THE FIRST SECTION Of the act OF Congress,
ID entitled San act making Land Warrants as
ii enable and for other purposes" approved March
% 1882 it ia provided: THAT all warrants for mn
tary bounty land, which have been or may hereafter
be issued under any law ofthe United States and all
valid locations Of the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, are hereby declared TO DC
assgnablc, by deed or instrument OF writing made
and executed ofter the taking effect OF this act &C
cordng to such form, and pursuant to such regu'
lations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, SO as to vest the as
ignec with all the rights OF the original owners oil
the warrant or location"
In accordance with the provisions Of his section,
the following forms are prescribed Tor the assign
ment of the warrants and locations rcicri cd to, to
wit:
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE
WARRANT.-No. /.
For value received, !, A. B., to whom the within
warrant No. issued, do hereby sell and
assign unto &. d., OF and to ms heirs
and assigns forever the said warrant, and author
izc him to locate the same and receive patent
therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this - day Of,
Attest A. b. tsEAL.l
GH Ell
Form of acknowledgment ,ohere the ve,dor is kroDn
to the officer taking the acknowledgment.
STATE -, coUsrY OF -.
On this --- day of ---. in the year --,
before personally there insert the name Of The
todrrantee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment TO be his act and deed;
and certify that the said there insert the name Of
tpanantee) is the identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the FORE
going assignment thereof
(OGcn's signature
Form of acknowledgment lchere The rerdor is not
knoon to the officer, and his identity has to be
poUed
STATE OF -, COUNTY
| On this -- day Of ---, In the year -,
before me personally came (tere insert The name Of
the ,oorrasee) and (here insert the name and res1-
dence of tUtness) and the said (here insert the
name Of the ioitsess) being we'll known TO me as a
credible and disnterested person, was duly sworn
| by me, and on his oath declared and sad that he
| well knows the said (here insert the of the
Darrantee, and that he is the same person to whom
| the within Warrant issued, and who executed the
| foregoing assignment, and his testimony being
satisfactory evidence to me OF that Tact, the said
| (here insert the name Of the tcdrr1ntee) thereupon
| acknowledged the sad assignment to be his act
| and deed. (ONcer's signature
| FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION-No. 2.
For value received, i, A. b., to whom the within
certificate of location issued, do hereby sell
and assig unto c. D., and to his heirs and assigns
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
=, 1856
Attest: A. b. [sEAL.l
q. III.
Form of acknowledgment ,ch1e the pendor is per-
sonatiy knouDn TO The officer taking The same.
STATE or -, COUNTY OF -
| On this - day Of -, in the year -,
before personally (here insert the name Of the
person 10 tchoD the certificate Of location isSued) to
me well known, and acknow lodged the foregoing
| assignment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the said (here insert The name Of The person to
phom the certificate Of location ssued) is the idcn
| tical person to whom the within certificate OF To-
| cation issued, and who executed the foregoing as
signment thereof
| (OHcsr's signaturs.)
| Form Of acknowledgment tchere the pendor is not
| personally knoton 10 he officer. and tohere his
identity mas 10 be prored.
STATE OF --, COUNTY or -.
On this - day Of -, in the year -,
| before me personally came (here insert the name
IF he person 10 lohom The certificate Of location is
sud- and (hors insert The aud residence Of
citness,) aud the said (here insert The Of The
| loifnsss) being well known TO me a credible
aud disinterested person. was duly sworn by me,
| and on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (hsrs insert the name Of tho person
10 sohona the Certificate Of location tss.sd and that
| he IL the same person TO whom the within certih-
Of loo ation ssued. and who executed the fore
| going signment; and his testimony being satis-
factory evidence 90 me OF that fact, the SAID (here
insert the Of Die person 10 ,ohOm The certificate
of location issued) thercupon acknowledged the
said assignment 10 be his act and deed.
(Ofsou's SIGNATURE
Assignment No. l and acknow led gmcnt must
/ be endorsed upon the warrant, and No and
acknowledgement upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attcsted by two Witnesses, acknowledged
| before Register Receiver Of a Land Ofhcc,
Judge Of Court Of Record, Justice Of the Peace,
or a Commissioner VI Deeds resident IN the State
| from which he derives his appointment; and in
| every instance where the acknowledgement is
made before either Of the officers above spcci-
/ fed, except the Register or Receiver Of a Land
| Ofhcc IL must be accompanied by a certih-
cate, under seal Of the proper authority, OF the
| official character Of the person before whom the
/ Acknowledgements was made, and also Of the gen.
/ uinencss OF his signature.
| All assignments Of bounty land warrants issucd
under the act Of September D, 1850 made be-
/ fore the date of this act, arc invalid and void.
| The same section provides, "That any person
entitled pre- cmptiOn right % any land, shall be
! entitled 10 use any such land warrant In payment
u the same, at the rate Of 3 25 per for the
! quantity Of land therein specified"
By this provision all pcrsons entitled to pro-cnp
ton, whether Offered or unOficred lands. can
| a military bounty land warrant la payment for
/ the tract pre- emptcd. reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty hive cents per acre, Tor
the quantity therein specified, whether the land
! claimed IL al the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should The area Of the tract claimed exceed the
] amount called for ia the warrant, the pre- cmptor
will have 10 pay for the orcess ia cash, but II IL
should fall short, be s not entitled 10 rciunding
/ of the excess.
Its further provided by the same section "ihatth
warrants which have been, may hereafter be Issued
In pursuance Of said laws Of this act may be o-
| Gated according 10 the legal subdivisions Of the
| public lands, in ono body, upon any lands OF The
United States, suhect 10 private entry Of the time
of such location. at the minimum price: Provided
f,nthcr. That when said warrants shall be located
/ on lands which are subject 10 entry at a greater
| minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre. The locator Of said warrant shall pay TO
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants at dollar and tvcn-
tyfye cents per acre and the tract Of land located
| ou."
/ BY these provisions where the lands subject
90 private entry AZ one dollar and twcnty five cents
per acre the holder Of an eighty acre warrant can
take any two forty acre lOts, forming n compact
body Of eighty acres; md the holder Of a warrant
| for one hundred and sixty acres can take two
| cighty-acre or four foriy-acre trhcts, forming a
/ compact body oi ono hundred and sixty acres.
Where The minimum price Of the lands, subject
10 private entry proposed 10 be located B more than
81 25 per acre, the holder Of the warrant can To-