Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
Land warrants made Assignable,


The following is copy Of the Act making
Land Warrants assignable, as it passed both
houses of Congress:
AN ACT making Land Warrants assignab'e and
fer OF her purposes
Be it en- acted by the Senate and House Of Re-
representatives. of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That all Warrants for
Military Bounty Land, which havs'0seaor may
hereafter be issued under any law Of the Uni,l
ted States and all valid locations Of the same,
which have been, or may hereafter be made,
are hereby declared to be assignabe 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 Commissioners Of the Cen
sral Land Office, SO as to vest the assignee with
all the rights Of the original owners of the war
rant or location:
Provided, That any person entitled to pre-
emption right to any land. shall be entitled to
use any such land warrant, in payment Of the
same, at the rate of 81 Is per for the guam
tity of land therein .peci6ed: Prorided, That
the warrants which have been or may hereafter
: be issued in pursuance of said laws, or OF this
act. may be located, according to the legal sub
divisions of the public lands. in one body.upor
any lands of the United States. subject to pri
e vate entry at the TIME Of such locatic.. at Y
: .asgpsmus. prfss..S f,01sRsSj u14hf,, That ns'
\ said warrants shall be located on lands whicl
. are subject to entry at greater minimum tha
81 IS per acre, the locator OF said warrants shal
paw to the United States i, cash the dfferenc
between the value of such warrants at 81 25 pc
acre, and the tract Of land located on.
SEC g And be i, further enacted. That tn
Registers and Receivers Of the Land Office
shall hereafter be severaly authorized to charQ
he and receive for their services in locating a
'" Military Bounty Land Warrants. issued slnt
n. the It'll day of February. ls47. the same con
n. pensation or per centage to which they are Ell
I'd titled by law for sales of the public lands f
cash. at the rate of 81 25 per acre, the said con
IS, pensation to be hereafter paid by the assignee
IS or holders of such warrants
SEQ g. And be it further enacted, That :
Sc gsters and receivers whether in or out Of off,
tie at the passage of this act or their legal repr
IT; sentatives in case Of death, shall be entitled
g receive from the Treasury of the United State
81 for services heretofore performed in locatr
Of military bounty land warrants, the same rate
of compensation provided in the preceding sectio
u. for services hereafter to be performed, after
Quoting the amount already received by sue
officers under the act entitled IAN act to requi
or the officers of the United States for services
ks relation to the location of those warrants al
ct proved May ". le4s: Prooided. That no regi
st ter or receiver shall receive any compensate
is out of the Treasury for past services, who HI
$. charged and received illegal fees for the loo
10 tion Of such warrants: And prorided turtle
tv That no register or receiver shall receive for
r. services during any year greater compens
10 ton than the maximum now allowed by law.
o Sec a. And be it further enacted, That
y. all cases where the militia or volunteers or Sta
20 troops of.Rny State or Territory were Gale
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