The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-26
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.


For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March %, 1852.
QY THE FIRST SECTION of the act of Congress,
- entitled IAN act making Land Warrants as
slgnaple and Tor other purposes" approved March
y. 1852, 1t Ia provided: Tha all warrants for mill
tary bounty land, which have been or may hereafter
be Issued under any law ofhe United States and all
valid locations of the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, are hereby declared to be
assignable 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
lation5 as may be prescribed by the Commission
OF the General Land Office, 80 as to vest the as
signee with all the rights of the original owners Of
the warrant or location"
In accordance with the provisions of this section,
the following forms prescribed for the assign.
ment Of the warrants and locations referred to- to
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 sell and
assign unto G. 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 -,
1855
Attest: ABB TsEAL.l
f. F..
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FoW ~ acknowledgement tohere me De,ld0r rs k,0iDn
to the officer taking the acknowledgment.
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF
On this ---- day of --. in the year ---,
before me personally (here insert the name of the
ioarrantee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment to be his act and deed;
and certify that the said (hee insert the name OF
acarrantee) is the identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
gong assignment thereof.
(Ofic9's signatme)
Enrn of cIon JeJr a.
kno,ona to the officer, and his identity has to be
proved
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
before n ms personally in the year s
te toarrantee) and (here insert the and resi-
derce Of ,oitness,) and the said (here insert the
name Of the ioitness) 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 (tere insert the name of the
ion,rantee) 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 tcarrantee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (OGcer'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 cell
and assign unto G. 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
-, 1855
Attest: A. b. GsEALl
Eff.
G.. Fl.
Form Of acknowledgment ,ohere the vendor is per-
sondty knoUn to the officer taking the same.
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
On this --- day of ----, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert name of the
person TO tcho the certificate Of location issed) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed; and certify |
that the said (here insert the name of the person to
'ohom the certificate of location issued) ia the den-
teal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing as.
signment thereof.
(O6icer's signoturs.) |
Form Of acknowledgment ichere the uendor is not |
personally kno,Dn 10 the officer and ,ohre his |
identity has to be proued
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
On this day of --, in the year
before me personally came (here insert the name
Of the person 10 tchom the Chi cale Of location is
sued and (tere insert the and residence of /
'citness) and the said there insert the name of The
lcitnsss) being well known TO me credible
and disnterested person, duly sworn by me,
and on his oath declared and said that he well |
knows the said (here insert the name Of the person
10 ,ohom he certificate Of location issued and that
he il the same person TO whom the within certif.
cate Of location issued, and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and his testimony being salts
factory evidence to me OF that fact, the said there
nserf the name Of the person 10 ,chom the certificate
IF location issued) thereupon acknowledged the |
'aid assignment TO be his act and deed
(OfIce's signafre.)
Assignment No and acknowled gment must
De endorsed upon the warrant, aud No. and ac-
upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged
before a Register Receiver of a Land Office a
Judge Of Court OF Record, Justice of the Peace,
mia nfn 4
rom which he derives his appointment; and in |
,very instance where the acknowledgement is
made before either of the officers above speci-
led, except the Register or Receiver of a Land
Dffce, II must be accompanied by certf-
ate, under seal Of the proper authority, of the
'fiicial character OF the person before whom the
was made, and also Of the gen.
iincncss Of his signature.
All assignments of bounty land warrants issued !
lnder the act of September IS, 1850, made be-
ore the date OF this act, are invalid and void.
The same section provides, "That any person
untitled to pre- cmpton right to any land, shall be
untitled TO use any such land warrant in payment
II the same at the rate of s 25 per acre for the
quantity of land therein specified"
By this provision, all persons entitled TO pre- emp.
ion whether offered or unofIered lands can use
military bounty land warrant in payment for
he tract pre- emptcd. reckoning the said warrant
4 one dollar and twenty five cents per acre, for
he quantity therein specified, whether the land so
lained Is at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the area Of the tract claimed exceed the
mount called for in the warrant, the pre- cmptor |
will have to pay for the excess in cash, but If il
houd fall short, he is not entitled to refunding
4 the excess.
Itis further provided by the same section 'thatt
warrants which have been, may hereafter issued
pursuance Of sad laws or Of this act, may be To-
ated according to the legal subdivisions Of the
ublic lands, in one body, upon any lands Of the
United States, subject to private entry at the time
4 such location at the minimum price: Propided
wther, That when said warrants shall be located
n lands which subject to entry at greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
cr acre, the locator Of said warrant shall pay to
he United States in cash the difference between
he value OF such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
live cents per acre and the tract OF land located
n" =
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
private entry at one dollar and TWEEN ~. FIVE cents
er acre, the holder Of an eighty warrant can
axe any two forty acre lots, forming a compact
ody Of eighty acres; and the holder Of warrant