The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-19

Form of acknowledgment ,rs.ere the perdor is not
kno,on to The officer, and has identity has TO be
STATE OF ----, COUNTY Of
On this - day Of --, in the year --,
before ne personally came (tere insert the name Of
The todYraatee) and (here insert the and resi-
dence Of tcitness,) and the said (.sre insert The
name Of the nifneSs) being well known to me II
credible and dislnterested 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
,oarrantee and that nc 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
{,rc insert the Of the ,oarrantee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed (Oticers signattre.)
FORM FOR THE SSlGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No. ,.
For value received, ], A. b., to whom the within
certificate of location issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto G. d.. and to his heirs and assigns
forever, the said certificate Of location, and the
warrantand land therein described, and authorize
him to receive the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this --- day of
-, 1856.
Attest: A. Is. [sEAL.l
Eff.
G.. II.
Form of acknowledgment ,ohere the pendor is per-
sonaty kno,on TO The officer taking the same
STATE OF -, cousTY or -.
On this - day Of --, in the year -,
person 10 ,phom the certificate Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknow lodged the foregoin g
assignment to be his act aud deed; and certify
that the said (here insert The name Of the person to
chom the certificate Of location issued) is the iden
teal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued and who executed the foregoing :
sIgnmcnt thereof.
(OGcer's Ngnatuye.)
Form of Acknowledgement trhere the pendor is not
personally kno,cn 10 The officer. and phee his
identity has TO be proceed.
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day of -, in the year ---,
before Inc personally came (here insert the name
Of The person 10 ,chom the CERT fcate of location is
susd, and (hers insert The and residence Of u
,oi,ness,) and the said (here insert the Of the
,oitness) being well known TO me IA credible
and disnterested person, was duly sworn by me,
and on his oath declared and said that lie well
knows the said (ieve insert the name of the person
TO tohom the certificate of location issued) and that
he Is the same person to whom the within ccrtih-
cate of location issued and who executed the foro-
going assignment; and his testimony being salts
factory evidence to me of that fact the said (here
insert The Of the person 10 ,chsn the certificate
Of location isSued) tbereupon acknowledged the
said assignment 10 be his act and deed.
(OGicJ's signatpe.)
Assignment No. | md acknowledgement must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and
knowlcd gment upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attested 10y two witnesses, acknowledged
before Register Receiver of a Land Office, a
Judge Of Court OF Record, Justice of the Peace,
a Commissioner Of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknow ledginent is
made before either of the officers above spcci-
fed, except the Register or Receiver Of Land
Oilce, II must be accompanied by n certif-
cate, under seal of the proper authority, Of the
official character OF the person before whom the
Acknowledgements was made, aud also of the gen
uinencss of his signature.
All assignments of bounty land warrants Issued
under the act OF September IS 1850, made be-
ID IL an
The same section provides, "That any person
entitled 10 pre- emption right to any land shall be
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment
Of the same, at the rate OF i 20 per for the
quantity of land therein specified"
ny this provision, all persons entitled TO pre-emp.
ton, " neither offered unofIcred lands,
military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract prc-cmpted, rcckoning tho said warrant
At one dollar aud tventy five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified whether the land 30
claimed il at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the area Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for ia the warrant the pre- emptor
will have Co pny for the excess in cash, but If il
should fall short, he Is not entitled to refunding
Of tho excess.
Itis further provided by tho section "thntthc
warrants which have been or may hereafter be issued
in pursuance Of said laws Of this act may be To-
Gated according to the legal subdivisions Of the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands Of tho
United Statcs subject 10 private entry at the time
Of such location. at the minimum price: Provided
JtHthdr, That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which arc subject TO entry at n greater
minimum than dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the locator OF said warrant -ball pay 10
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants at dollar and TWEEN
~ five cents per acre and the tract of land located
on
by these provisions, where the lands arc subject
Co private entry AT dollar and twent five cents
per acre, the holder Of an oighty-acre warrant can
take any two forty acre lots, forming compact
body Of eighty acres; and the holder of n warrant
for hundred a he tWo
eigbty-acre or four forty.acrc tracts, forming a
compact body Of one hundred mud sixty acre..
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject
to private entry proposed 10 be located ia more than
4 20 per acre, the holder Of the warrant can 10.
cate, IN accordance with tho instructions contained
IN the foregoing paragraph, tho quantity specified
in the warrant, by paying the difference in cash.
This act docs not authorize the holder Of mn
eighty. acre warrant To locate herewith forty
acre tract OF land at 81 80 per in full salts
faction thereof, but he must locate, by legal subdi
visions, the compact body Of eighty acrcs, near
as may be, and pay the difference in cash. SO also
of bpsscre warrants.
Each warrant il 10 lie distinctly and separately
located, 40 that il follows hat no body Of land can
be located by assignee of various warrantecs,
with number Of warrants; nor pre-cmptor
in any case more than one warrant in tho hoca-
ton the land pre-empted by him, and the cx
ccss, II any, must be paid {, by him in cash
The second section Of this act provides "That the
RI gisters and Receivers of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be sevcrally authorized 90 charge and
ccivo for their services in locating NIL military
bounty land warrants. issued since the lth day Of
February, lSf7, the same compensation or per
centage TO which they entitled by law for sales
of the public lands for cash, at the rate Of e 20
per acre, the said compensation 20 be hereafter
paid by the nssignccs or holders Of such war
rants
The third scction Of this net provides "That Re
gistcrs and Receivers, whether IN out of Office
at the passage of this act, their legal representa-
lives in case Of death. shall be entitled TO receive
from the Trca .ury Of the United States for ser
vices heretofore performed IN locating military
bounty land warrants, the same rate Of conpeusa
ton provided in the preceding section for services
hereafter 10 be performed, after deducting the |
amount already received by such officers under !
the act entitled An act 20 require the holders Of
military land warrants to compensate the Land |
Oicers OF the United States for services in relation
to the location Of those warrants, approved May |