Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-04-29
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tae hoider OF an eighty acre warrant can take
any TWO forty acre lots, forming a compact
body Of eighty sores; and the holder Of a war
rant for one hundred and sixty acres. con take
two eighty acre. or four forty acre tracts.
forming compact body Of enc hundred and
sixty acres.
Where the minimum price of the lands
SUBJECT 70 private entry proposed 10 be located
Is more than 81 25-I00 per acre, the holde
ct the warrant can locate. IN accordance with
the instructions contained in the foregoing
paragraph. the quantity specified IN the war
rant, by paying the difference In cash
This act does not authorize the holder Of an
eighty acre warrant to locate therewIih . for
~ acre tract of land al > 5O-lO0 per acre In
fall satisfaction thereof. bur he m lst locate,
by legal subdivisions, the compact body Of
eighty acres. as near as may be, aud pay the
difference in cash So also OF leo acre war
rants. except IN presumption cases as herein
before stated.
Zach warrant is 70 be distinctly and sepa-
rateiy located, so that Il follows that no bof,
Of land can be located by an assignee Of yarI-
Gus warranlees, with "A nuDjsr nf gg1rr -ssts
nor can a Pre-vGptor in any case use more
than one warrant IN the Ioca.ion of the land
pre-emVied by him. and the excess, If any,
must be paid tor by him In cash.
The 21 section of this act provides. .llat
the Registers and Receivers of the Land OH
ces shall hereafter be severaliy authorized &,
charge and receive for their services in Ioca-
ting all military bounty land warrants. issued
since the Ilth day Of February. 1877. the
same compensation of per ceutage to which
they are entitled by law for sales Of the pub
lie lands for cash, ~ the rate of 81 - per
acre, the SAID compensation "a be hereafter
paid by the assiguees OF holders Of such ulr-
rants"
The Cd section of this act provides. ";la,
Registers and Receivers, whether in or out Of
Office at the passage of the act, or taeir legal
lepre sentatIves j.. ease Of death. shall be tu-
titled to receive from the Treasury et the Uni
Ted States, for services heretofore perf0raled
in loca ing military bounty land warrants.
the same rate Of compensation provided in
the preceding section for services hereafter L.
be performed, after deductjng the amount al
ready received by such officers under the act
entitled IAN act TO require The holders ni
military land warrants 70 compensate the
Land Offices Of the United States for services
IN relation 10 the location Of those warrants,
approved May l1th, 1918: Pr0uidet. That
no Register or Receiver shall receive auv
compensation out of the Treasury for past
services who has charged and received illegal
fees for the location Of such warrants f,fd
proCjdef, further, Fhat no Register or Re
ceiver shall receive for his services during
any year a greater compensation than tac
maximum now allowed by law"
Where the parties may desire toavail them
selve of the prIviledge Of having their war
rants located through this Office. was provid,d d
for by the act Of the est September, Is50. .thry
must take the necessary steps 20 pay 70 the
Register and Receiver the fees TO which they
are entitled. The same course must be OBJ
served by persons remote from the District
Land Offices in making applications by letter
to those officers. ~ Wlthout the pavmen, oi
those fees the warrants cannot be located.
BY the terms Of iIis law the fees are Is fol
lows:
For a 20 acre warrant, fifty cents each
TO Register and Recc.ger-t1ta.. 81 0n
For au 80 one dollar , 90
For q 100 two dollars 90
J. BUTTENFIELD,
Commissioner