The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-29
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.

For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March %, 1852.
DY THE FIRST SECTION of the act Of Congress,
ID entitled "An act making Land Warrants as
signable and for other purposes" approved March
D. 1852, il 10 provided: That all warrants for mill
tary bounty land which have been may hereafter
be iseued 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 be
assgnable, by deed or instrument OF writing made
and executed after the taking effect of this act
cording to such form, and pursuant to such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the Commissioners
of the General Land Office, 80 to vest the
sgnee with all the rights of the original owners OF
the warrant or location"
In accordance with the provisions of this section,
the following forms are prescribed for the assign
ment of the warrants and locations referred to- 10
wit:
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE
WARRANT.-No. l.
For value received, ], A. b., to whom the within
warrant No. ---- was issued, do hereby sella
assign unto c. D., of and to his heirs
and assigns forever, the said warrant and author
ize him to locate the same, and receive patent
therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this - day Of,
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Attest: A. b. [sEAL.l
Eff.
G. III.
Form Of acknowledgment tctere the pendor is k,iopn
~ We OUIceF tuning pH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STATE OF ---, COUNTY OF --.
On this -- day of -. in the year ----,
before me personally came (here insert The name Of the
tcarrdntee) to me well known and acknowledged
and certify that the said (here insert the name of
toarTantee) is the identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
going assignment thereof
(OGc1's signattre.)
Form of acknowledgment ,chre the vendor is not
proved
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF
On this - day of --, in the year ,
before me personally came (here insert the name of
the DarTGntee) and (here insert the name and resi-
dence Of toitness,) and the said (here insert the
name Of the tcit,ess) being well known to me as
credible and dsinterested 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
,carrantee 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 me Of that fact, the said
(here insert the name of the ,Da,rantee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (Oficer's signature.)
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No. 2.
For value received, ], A. b., to whom the within
certificate OF location was issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto Z. D., and to his heirs and assigns
forever, the said certificate of location, and the
warrant and land therein described and authorize
MN 10 receive the patent tnereOr-
Witness my hand and seal, this - day Of
-, 1856.
Attest: A. b. [sEAL.1
G. Ii.
Form of Acknowledgment ,ohere the vendor IS per-
sonaiiy knocn TO the officer taking the same.
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
On this -- day of -, in the year -,
before personally came (hsre insert the name ofthe
person TO ,chom the certificate Of location issued) to
oil kpnx and ark ods tha for
assignment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the said there insert the of the person to
tchom 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.
(Oficer's sgnatufs.)
Form Of acknowledgment ,phre the verdor is NOT
personally knoion TO the officer. and tohoe his
identity has TO be prored
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF -.
On this -- day Of -, in the year -,
before me personally came there insert the
Of the person TO tDhom the certificate of location
| sued ~ and (here insert the and residence Of a
pitness,) and the said (here insert the name Of the
Difness) being well 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 there insert The Of the person
TO iohom the certificate Of location issued and that
he ID the same person TO whom the within certih-
cate Of loo alton issued and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and his testimony being salts
factory evidence 10 OF that fact, the said there
insert the name of the person 10 ,oko the certificate
| Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed.
(Oficc's signatDe.)
Assignment No. I and acknowledgement must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac-
acknowledgement upon the certificate OF location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged
before a Register or Receiver of Land Office, a
Judge Of Court of Record, Justice Of the Peace,
| or Commissioner Of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
]
made before either Of the officers above speci-
| fed, except the Register Receiver of Land
! Ofice, II must be accompanied by n certh-
cate, under seal OF the proper authority, Of the
| official character Of the person before whom the
acknowledgment was made, and also Of the gen.
uineness Of his signature.
All assignments Of bounty land warrants issued
under the act Of September D, 1850, made be-
fore the date of this act, are invalid and void.
! The same section provides, THAT any person
entitled TO pro emption right to any land, shall be
entitled to use any such land warrant in payment
Of the same, at the rate Of g Is per for the
quantity Of land therein specified"
ny this provision, all persons entitled to pre-emp
tiOn, whether offered or unofiered lands can use
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empied. reckoning the said warrant
at dollar and twenty five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land
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 20 pay for the in cash, but II IL
should fall short he lie not entitled 10 refunding
OF the excess.
Iisfurthcr provided by the same section "tbstt the
warrants which have been, or may hereafter be issued
ia pursuance Of said lave Of this act may be To-
Gated according to the legal subdivisions Of the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands of the
United States subject 20 private entry at the time
Of such location, at the minimum price: PROVIDED
further That when said warrants sball be located
on lands which are subject TO entry at a greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the locator Of said shall pay TO
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
~ five cens per acre and the tract Of land located
on"
BY thcsc provisions, where the lands are subject
To private entry at one dollar and twenty FIVE cents
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 one hundred and sixty take two
eighty-acrc or four forty acre tracts, forming a
compact body Of ono hundred and sixty acres.
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject
/ A 80. -. ~