The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-20
Land Warrants Made AssignabIe.

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Land Warrants Made AssignabIe.
The following is copy of the act making
land warrants assignable, as it passed both
Houses of Congress, on Thursday
AN ACT making land warrants assienable and
for other purposes.
BE IL enacted By The Senate and House of
Representatives. OF the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That all land warrants
for military bounty land, which have been Or
may hereafter be issued under any law of the
U, 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 according to
such form, and pursuant to such regulations as
may be prescribed by the commissioner of the
General Land Office, so as to vest the assignee
with oil the rights Of the original owners of
the warrant or location: Provided, That anv
person entitled to presumption right to nny
land, shall be entitled to use any such land
warrant. in payment of the same, at the rate of
81 % per acre, for the quantity of land therein
specified Provided, That the warrants which
have been or may hereafter be issued in pursu.
ance of said laws, or of this act IN y be located.
according to the legal subdivisions of the public
lands, in one body, upon any lands of the Uni
ted States, subject to private entry at the time
of such location, at the minimum price: Pro
uided, further, That when said warrants shall
be Gated on lands which are subject to entry
at greater minimum than 81 IS per acre. the
locator of said warrants shall pay to the United
States in cash The difference between the value
Of such warrants at 81 25 per acre, and the
tract of land located on.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the
registers and receivers Of the land offices shall
hereafter be severally authorized to charge and
receive for their services in locating all military
bounty land warrants, issued since the tn day
of February, l847, the same compensation or
ner centage to which they are entitled by law
for sales Of the public lands for casL, at The rate
of 81 IS per acre, the said compensation to be
hereafter pad by the assignees or holders of such
warrants.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That regis
ters and receivers, whether in or out of Office at
the passage ofthis act or their legal representa-
lives in case Of death, shall be entitled 10 receive
from the treasury Of the United States, for ser.
vices heretofore performed in locating military
bounty land warrants the same rate of compen-
sation provided in the preceding section for SER
vices hereafter 10 be performed, after dedncting
the amount already received by such officers
under the act entitled An act 10 require the
holders Of military land warrants TO compensate
the land officers Of the United States for services
in relation 10 the Location Of thore warrants
approved May IL. lS48: Provided, That no reg
lister or receiver shall receive any compensation
out Of the treasury for past services who has
charged and received illegal fees for the loc iion
OF such warrants Aud provided, f1rther, That
no register or receiver shall receive for his SER
vices during any year greater compensati,
than the maximum now allowed by law.
SEC. 4 And be IL farlher enaeted. That in all
cases where the militia or volun GERS or State
troops Of any State or Territory were called in
10 military service and whose services have been
paid by the United State subseqnent 20 the
eighteenth Of June. eighteen hundred and twelve,
the officers and soldiers OF such militia, volun-
teerr, or troops shall be entitled TO all the ben.
efts Of the act entitled: @Au act granting boun-
ty land 10 certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service Of the
United States" approved September twenty
eighth. eighteen hundred and fifty, and shall re-
ceive lands for their services according 10 the
provisions Of said act, upon proof Of length
Of service "a therein required; and that
the last proviso Of the ninth section Of the act
Of eleventh Of February, eighteen hundred and
forty seven. be and the same IL hereby repealed.
Prouided That nothing herein contained shall
authorise bounty land 10 those who have hereto
fore received or become enti led 10 the same
SEC 3. And be u further enacted, That where
any company, battalion, or. regiment, 10 an or
ganized form, marched more than twenty miles
20 the place'where they we're mustered into the
service of the United States, or were discharged
more than twenty miles from the place where
such company. battalion, or regiment was or
ganized IN al such cases, In computing the
length Of service Of the officers and soldiers Of
any such company, bfttalion. or regiment with
view TO determine the quantity Of land any
officer or soldier is entitled 10 under such net,
approved 25th If September, 1850, there shall
be allowed one day for every twenty miles from
the place whore the company, battalion, or regi-
ment was organized, 10 the place where the
same was mustered into the service Of the
United States; and also one day for every
twenty miles from the place where such COM
pany, battalion,or regiment was discharged, 70
the place where Il was organized, and from
whence Il marched, TO enter the service.