The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-17


before me personally came (heTe insert the name OF
the tonrantee) and there insert the name and resi-
atrice Of nitness,) and the said there insert the
n2me Of the iritness) being well known to me
credible and disintcrested 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
and that DC is the person to whom
the'wthin Warrant issued and who executed the
foregoing assignment, and his testimony being
satisfactory evidence to me OF that fact, the said
there inssrt the name of the tearrdntee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (Oficers signature
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE 10
CATION.-No. ..
For value received, ], A. H., to whom the within
certificate of location was issued. do hereby sell
and assign unto e. 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
lS5
Attest: A. b. [sEALl
e f.
Form Of Acknowledgment ,ohere the pendor is per
sonaily knOra 10 the officer taking The same.
STATE OF -, COUNTY -.
On this - day of -, in the year -,
before personally came (hers insert the of the
person TO chon The Certificate Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the sad (here insert the of the person TO
phom the certificate Of location issued) is the iden
teal person 10 whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued and who executed the foregoing
signment thereof.
(Ofieer's signat,Ve.)
Form Of acknowledgment phue the uendor is not
grsondly knoton TO the officer. and ,chere has
identity hds 10 be prored.
STATE OF 49,, COUNTY or -.
On this -- day of -, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insrrt The
Of me person 10 tohJm me certificate Of location is-
sged) and (lere insert the name and residence Of a
tritness,) and the said there insert the name of he
tcifne.s) being well known to me as credible
ans disintcrested person, duly sworn by me,
and on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (hers insert the of the person
10 trtoM the certificate Of location ISSUED and that
he is the same person 10 whom the within certifi-
cate OF location issued and who executed the fore
going assignment; and his testimony being satis-
factory evidence 10 me Of that fact the said (hos
mart uie name Of the paSOn 10 tDhOm s CERT fcate
of location iSSlaed) thcrcupon acknowledged the
said assignment 10 be his act and deed.
(0Geer's signaftue)
Assignment 40. ! and acknow led gment must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and &C
lcdgment upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attestcd by two witnesses, Acknowledged
before a Register or Receiver of Land Office,
Judge Of a Court OF Record, Justice Of the Peace,
a Commissi0ner of Deeds residcut in the State
from which nc derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknowledgment 10
made before either OF the officers above spoci-
Office, it must be accompanied by certih-
cate, under zeal Of the proper authority, Of the
official character OF the person before whom the
acknowledgment wss made, and alec Of the gen
uincness of his signature.
All assig nments Of bounty land warrants Issued
under the act Of September 2S, 1850, made be
fore the date Of this act, arc invalid and void.
The same section provides. THAT any person
entitled tO pre- cnpton right 70 any land, shall be
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment
If the same, at the rate Of % per acre for the
quantity Of land therein specified"
BY this provision, M persons entitled to pre- emp
ton. neither offered or unonercd lands can use
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empted, reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty FIVE cents per acre for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land 90
claimed il at the usual or cnhs need minimum.
Should tho area Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- cmptor
will have 10 pay for the ercess in cash, but VI IL
should fall short, he is not entitled 90 refundng
Of the excess.
isfurher provided by the same section ''tbat the
warrants which have been may hereafter be Issued
in pursuance Of said laws or Of this act may be 10
Gated according 20 the legal subdivisions OF the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands OF the
United States subject 10 private entry at the time
Of such location, at the minimum price: Provided
fWfhp, That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which are subject TO entry at a greater
minimum than one dollar aud twenty five cent?
per acre, the locator Of said warrant shall pay TO
tho United States IN cash the difference between
o.
~ five cens per and the tract Of land located
on"
BY these provisions, where the lands arc subject
t. private entry AT one dollar and twenty five cents
% acre, the holder Of an eightysc warrant can
take any two forty-acrc lots, forming a compact
body Of eighty acres and the holder Of warrant
Tor ono hundred and sixty acres can take two
eighty acre or four forty acre tracts, forming a
compact body Of one hundred aud sixty acres
Whore the mnimum price Of the lands, subject
20 private entry proposed TO be located s more than
81 25 per acre, toe holder Of the warrant can 10
cate. IN accordance with the instr 0ctions contained
in the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified
in the warrant, by paying the difference in cash.
This act docs not authorize the holder Of an
eighty acre warrant 10 locate thcreWith a forty
acre tract Of land az 81 80 per acre in foil salts
faction thereof, but nc must locate by legal subdi-
visions, the compact body II eighty sores, az near
may be, and pay the difference in cash. So slso
Of l6O-acre warrants.
Each warrant is to be distinctly and separately
located, that IL follows that body Of land car
be located by on assignee Of various usrrsntees
with number Of tcaTGnfs; nor can pro-emptOr
in any cssc more than one warrant in the loca-
ton Of the land pre- empted by him and the eS
ceps Il any, mast be paid by him in cash
The second section Of this act provides THAT the
Registers and Receivers Of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be scveraly authorized 20 charge and re-
GIVE FOR their services in locating al military
bounty land warrants, Issued since the llth day d
/ February, lsa7, The same compensation or pes
cepagc 10 which they are entitled by law for sale.
Of the public lands Tor cash. at the rate Of ! n
per acre, the said compensation 10 be hereafter
paid by the assigneos or holders Of such war
rants
Tho third secdon Of this act provides "That Re
pisters and Receivers, whether in or out Of ofiic
at the passage Of this act, their legal representa-
lives n case Of death shall be entitled to receiv
from tie Urea ury Of the United States, for Ger
vices heretofore performed ia locating militar
I bounty land warrants, the same rate 81 compcnsa
ton provided IN the preceding section for service
| hereafter to be performed, after deducting tb
I amount already received by such officers Undo
The act entitled An act 90 require the holders
| military land warrants 20 cOmpcnsate the Ian
Officer Of the United States for scrvccsin relatio
~ The locoGon Of those warrants, approved Ma