Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-04-22
RATES OF ADyERTIslNG.
Land warrants made Assign
able.

Land Warrants made Assign
| able.
The following is a copy of the act max.
ing land warrants assignable, as it passed
both Houses of Congress-:
AN ACT MAKING LAND WAR
RANTS ASSIGNABLE AND FOR
| OTHER PURPOSES.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
States of .4mericd, in Congress assem-
bied, That all warrants for military boun-
ny land, which have been, or may here
after be made, are hereby declared to be
assignable, by deed or instrument of
writing, made and executed after the TAX
ing effect of this act, according to such
form, and pursuant to such regulations
as may be prescribed by The Commits
sioner of the General Land Office. so as
to vest the assignee with all the rights of
The original owners of the warrant or To-
cation. Provided. Tha, any person en-.
titled to pre- emption righ: to any land.
shall be entitled to use any such land
warrant in payment for the same, at the
rate of s 25 per acre, for the quantity of
land therein specified: Provided, That
the warrants which have been or may
hereafter be issued IN pursuance Of said
laws, or of this act, may be located. ac-
cording TO the legal subdivisions of the
public lands. in one body, upon any lands
of,he United States subject 10 private en-
try at the time o! such location, at the
minimum price: Procided further, That
when said warrants shall be located ON
lands which are subject TO entry al a
greater minimum than 8 25 per acre, the
locator of said warrants shall pay TO the
United States in cash the difference be.
tween the value of such warrants at ST.
25 per acre, and the tract of land located
! on.
! SEC. 2. find be IL further enacted.
That the Registers and Receivers of the
land offices shall hereafter be severally
authorized to charge and receive for their
service in locating all military bounty
land warrants, issued since the | lth day
OF Feb. lS47, the same compensation or
per cen,age to which they are entitled by
law for sales of the public la.Gs
| for cash. at the rate of 8 % per acre, the
said compensation to be hereafter paid
by the assignees or holders of such war.
rants.
SEC. 3. find be it further enacted.
That Registers and Receivers, whether
in or out of Office at the passage of
this act, or their legal representatives in
case of death, shall be entitled to receive
from the Treasury of the United States.
for services heretofore performed in To-
eating military bounty land warrants the
same rate OF compensation provided in the
preceding section for service hereafter
to be performed, after deducing the a-
noun, already received by such officers
under the act entitled San act to require
the holders of military land warrants to
compensate the land officers of the Uni
ted States for services in relation to the To-
cation of those warrants" approved May
II, 1913: ProCided, That no Register or
Receiver shall receive any compensation
out of the treasury for past services who
has charged and received illegal fees for
the location of such warrants; find Pro
rided further. that no Register or recei-
er shall receive for his service during
any year greater compensation than the
maximum now allowed by law.
Sec. 4. find belt further enacted. that
in all cases whereUhe militia or volun-
teers or State troops Of any State or
Territory were called into military SER
vice, and whose services have been paid
by the United States subsequent to the
18th of June, 1912, the officers and SOL
d,ers of such militia, volunteers, or troops
shall be entitled to all the benefits Of the
act entitled "An act granting bounty land
to certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service Of
the United States approved Sept. %.
1850, and shall receive lands for their
services according to the provisions Of
SAID act, upon proof Of length of service
as therein required; and tina, the last pro-
viso of the ninth section of act eleventh
of Feb. lS47, be and the same is hereby
repealed: Provided, That nothing here
in contained shall authorize bounty land
to those who have heretofore received or
become entitled to the sams.
| SEC. 5. find be IL further enacted,
That where any company. battalion. or
regiment, in an organized form, marched
more than 20 miles to the place where
they were mustered into III service of
the United States, or were discharged
more than 90 miles from the place where
such company, battalion, or regiment was
organized;in all such cases, in computing
the length of service of the officers, and
soldiers of any such company, battalion.
or regiment, with view to determine the
quantity of land any officer or soldier is
entitled 70 under said act, approved 28th
of September, 1850, there shall be allow
ed one dav for every twenty miles from
the place when the company, battalion,
or regiment was organized, TO the place
where the same was mustered into the
service of the United States; and also one
day for every 90 miles from the place