The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-02
AN ACT to make Land Warrants assignablc and
for other purp poses


BE IL enacted by the Senate and House IF Repre-
nntaives Of the United States Of America IN Con
greece a.sem6fea, That all warrants for military
bounty land, which have been or may hereaftcr be
issued under any law of the United States and all
valid locations OF the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, arc hereby declared to be
assignablc, by deed or instrument of writing made
and executed alter the taking effect Of this act
cording to such form, and pursuant to such regu-
ations may be prescribed by tho Commissioner
Of the General Land Office SO as to vest the as
sgnee with all the rights of the original owner of
the warrant or location: PTortded, That any per-
son entitled to presumption right TO any land shall
be entitled to use any such land warrant, in pay
ment for the same, at the rate Of one dollar aud
twenty five cents per acre, for the quantY of land
therein specifcd: Propided, Thai the warrants
which have been, or may hereafter be issued in
pursuance OF said laws or 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 Statcs subject to private entry at the time
OF such location, at the minimum price: Provided
(rfhr, That when said warrant shall be located
on lands which are subject to entry at greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the locator of said warrants shall pay to
the United States in cash the difference between
the value OF such warrants at one dollar and twcn-
ty live cents per acre and the tract of land located
on.
SIC Ind be IL further enacted, That the re-
gisers and receivers OF the land offices shall here
after be severally authorized 10 charge and receive
for their services in locating all military bounty
land warrants issued sincc the eleventh day of
February, eighteen hundred and forty seven, the
semc compensation or per ccntagc TO which they
are entitled by law for sales Of the public lands for
cash. at the rate of dollar nd twenty five cent.
per acre. the said compensation " be hereafter paid
by the assignccs or holders Of such warrants.
SEC. 3. Ind be IL further enacted, That registers
and receivers, in or out Of office at the pas
sage OF this act, their legal representatives in
Of death, shall be entitled to receive from the
treasury Of the I'm ted States, for services hereto
fore performed in locating military bounty land
warrants, the same rate ol compensation provided
in the preceding section for services hereafter to
be performed, after dcducting the amount already
received by such officers under the act entitled
IAN net To require the holders Of military land
warrants 10 compensate the land officers Of the
United states for services in relation TO the loca
ton OF those warrants, approved May seventeenth,
eighteen hundred and forty eight: I'ropided Tnat
register OF receiver shall receive any compensa
charged and received illegal fccs for the loo ,tion
Of such warrants; And provided, further That no
register or receiver shall receive for bis services
curing any year greater compensation than tho
maximum now allowed by law.
sso. q Ind be IL furttr enact,d That in all
cases ~htrc the militia or volunteers, State |
troops q any State or Territory called into |
military service, and whose services have boon |
paid by the United States subsequent to the cich-
tenth Of June, eighteen hundred and twelve, the
officers and soldiers Of such militia volunteers,
90 ocps shall bc entitled 10 all the benefits Of tho
act entitled IAN act granting bounty land to GER |
In the military service Of the United States" ap
proscd September twenty. eighth, eighteen hun |
dred and hity, and shall receive lands for their |
services according 10 the provisions Of said net |
upon proof oficngih u service asthcrcin required
and ths, the lss provso of the ninth section Of the
act ofthc eleventh 81 February, eighteen hundred
and forty seven, be, and the sarnc is hereby re-
pcaicd; PSoc'dsd, That nothing herein contained |
shall authorize bounty land 10 those who have here
iv'ore received or become entitled Ia the same.
Sac. 5. dnd b. fwfhsr enacted, That where any |
battalion. or regiment, In organized |
ioru, marched more than twenty miles 10 the place
~bsre they mustered into the service Of the |
United States. were discharged more thar TWEEN
~ niles from the place where such company, bot |
Ison regiment was org snizcd; in all such cases.
In computing the length Of service II tho officers
md soldiers ri any such company. battalion or |
gincnt, with yicy 10 determine the quantity of
and any officer or colder is entitled To- under said
ic,. approved twenty eighth OF September, eigh.
len hundred and fifty, there shall be allowed one |
Say for every tvcnty rbi'cs from the place where |
he company. battalion regiment was orgnn. |
xtd, % the place where the same was mustered in
10 the service q the United S,ates; and olso one |
iey fGr every twenty niles from the ploce whore |
such company, battalion or regiment was dis |
charged, 50 the plsc. where II was organized, and
rofn whence !, marched, to enter the service.
Approved, March ~, 1852.
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