The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-24
BY AL TIL o RIT Y +.
Public Acts
Passed during the FIRST Session Of the Thirty second
Congress.

lPuBLIc AcTANo.
AN ACT to make Land Warrants assgnable and
tor other purposes
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes Of the United States Of Amerca IN Con
Rress assembled, That all warrants Ter military
bounty land which have been may hereafter be
issued under any law OF the United States, and all
valid locations of the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, are hereby declared to be
assignabie. by deed or instrument OF writing made
and executed after the taking effect of this oct
cording to such form, and pursuant to such regu-
lations may be prescribed by the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office, as to vest the as
sgnee with all the rights OF the original owner OF
the warrant location: PROVIDED, That any per
entitled to e-emption 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 and
twenty FIVE cents per acre, for the quantity OF land
therein specified: PROVIDED, That the warrants
which have BEEN 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 oil the
United States, subject to private entry at the time
of such location. at the minimum price: Providfd
further, That when said warrant shall be located
on lands which subject TO entry at a greater
minimum than 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 euch warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
ty five per and the tract OF land located
on
SEC. p And be II further enacted, That the re
gisers and receivers of the land offices shall here
after be severay authorized to charge and receive
for their services in locating all military bounty
land warrants issued since the eleventh day OF Feb
ruary, eighteen hundred and forty seven, the same
compensation or per ceatage to which they are en-
titled by law for sales Of the public lands for cash.
at the rate of one dollar and twenty hve cents per
acre, the said compensation to be hereafter paid
by the assgnees or holders Of such warrants.
Sac. 3. Ind be 1t further enacted, That registers
and receivers neither in vi office at the pas
sage Of this act, their legal representatives in
Of DEATH shall be entitled to receive from the
treasury Of the United States, for services hereto
fore performed in locating military bounty land
warrants, the same rate OF compensation provided
in the preceding section for services hereafter to
be performed, after deducting the amount already
received by such officers under the act entitled
Gan act to require the holders OF military land
warrants to 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: Prorided, That
register receiver shall receive any compensa-
ton Of the treasury for past services, who has
charged and received illegal fees for the location
OF such warrants; And preceded further, That
register receiver shall receive for his services
during any year greater compensation than the
maximum now allowed by law.
SEC 4. A,ld be It further enacted, That in all
where the militia volunteers, State
troops OF any State or Territory were called into
military service, and whose services have been
paid by the United States subsequent to the eigh-
teenth of June, eighteen hundred and twelve, the
officers and soldiers Of such militia, volunteers,
or troops shall be entitled to all the benefits of the
act entitled ''An act granting bounty land 10
tain officers and soldiers who have been engaged
in the military service Of the United Staes," APP
proved September twenty eighth, eighteen hun
dred and fifty, and shall receive lands for their
services according 10 the provisions of said act,
upon proof Of length OF service therein required,
and that the last provso OF the ninth section of the
net OF the eleventh Of February, eighteen hundred
and forty seven, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained
shall authorize bounty land to those who have here
tofore received or become entitled to the same.
SEC. 3. And be II further enacted, That where any
company, battalion or regiment. in organized
form. mar he'd more than twenty miles to the place
where they were mustered into the service Of the
United States, or were discharged more than TWEEN
ty miles from the place where such company, bat
talon or regiment was organized; in all such cases,
in computing the length OF service of the officers
and soldiers Of such company, battalion or regi-
ment. with view to determine the quantity of
land any officer soldier ia entitled TO under said
act, approved twenty eighth Of September, eigh
teen hundred and fifty, there shall be allowed one
day for every twenty miles from the place where
the company, battalion or regiment or ganized,
10 the place where the same mustered into the
service Of the United States; and also one day for
every twenty miles from the place where such com
psny. battalion or regiment was discharged, TO the
place where II vss organized, and from whence it
marched, 10 enter the service.
(Signcd) LINN BOYD,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Sigued) WILLIAM X. KING,
President Of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved March %, 1854.
(signed) WILLARD FILLMORE