The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-24
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment Of Land Warrants and
Locations.

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- entitled "An act making Land Warrants IA
signable and for other PURPOSES" approved March
% 1852, it 10 providcd THAT all warrants for mill
tary bounty land, which have been may hereafter
be Issued under any law ofthc United States and all
valid locations OF the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, are hereby declared to be
assgnabe, by deed or instrument Of writing made
and executed after the taking effect of this act
cording to such form, and pursuant to such regu-
lations may be prescribed by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, ms to ycst the
sgnee with all the rights Of the original owners VI
the warrant or locption."
In accordance with the provisions vi this section
the following forms are prescribed for the assign
ment VI the warrants and locations referred to- to
wit:
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE
WARRANT.--No. T..
For value received ], a. B., to whom the within
warrant No. --- was issued, do hereby sell and
assigu unto T.. d., of and 10 his heirs
and assigns forever the said warrant, and author
izc him to locate the same, and receive patent
therefor
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of -,
1856
Attest: A.. b. [sEAL.l
Ell:
Form Of Acknowledgment ,chere he rendw is knODn
TO the o6ice taking he acknowledgment.
STATE OF -----, COUNTY OF --.
On this ------ day Of ----. in the year --,
before personally (here inseyt name Of HE
,oa,Tantee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment to be his act and decd;
and certify that the said (here insert The name Of
,oarrdntee) is the Identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
going assignment thereof.
(OEc1's signaturc.)
Form Of Acknowledgment irhee the pen,dor is mol
kno,cn To The officer, and his identity has TO be
nOped.
STATE OF ---, COUNTY OF
On this --- day of ----, in the year ----,
hrIl lluf If
Tie aDarrantee) and (here insert u!e name and resi-
dence Of toifness,) and the said there insert the
name Of the ioifneSs) being well known to me as
credible and disinterested person, was duly sworn
by me, and on his oath declared and said, that he
well knows the said (here insert the name Of the
soarrantee and that he is the same person to whom
the within Warrant issued, and who executed the
foregoing assignment, and his testimony being
satisfactory evidence TO me OF that fact, the said
(iere insert the name Of the toayrantes) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed (Oticer's Signat,1e)
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No. 2.
For value received, /, A. b., to whom the within
certificate of location issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto e. d., and to his heirs and assigns
forever, the said certificate of location, and the
warrant and land therein described, and authorize
him to receive the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this --- day of
Attest: A. B. IsEAL.l
Ell G.H
Form of acknowledgment ,ohere the uendor is per-
sonaAy knoWn 10 the officer taking the same.
STATE OF --, COUNTY or ---.
On this - day Of --, in the year -,
before personally came (here insert the of the
person TO ,chom the certificate of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the fotegoing
assignment 10 be his act aud deed; and certify
that the said there insert the name of the person to
fbe of ia tho
teal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing as-
slgnment thereof
(Ofesr's signature.)
Form Of acknowledgment tchsre the pendor is not
personally knotcn 10 the officer. and where his
identity has 10 be proved.
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day of ---, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert The name
If The person 10 iohom the certificate Of location is
sued } and (here insert the and residence Of
,oi,ness,) and the said there insert the Of The
toitness) being well known TO me n credible
and disintercsed person, was duly sworn by Inc,
and on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (here insert The name of the person
10 tohoh the certificate Of location issued,) and that
he IL the same person to whom the within certih-
cate Of location issued, and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and bis testimony being satis
factory evidence 10 me Of that fact the said (here
insert The Of te person 10 ohom the cerfif eate
IF location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
(01iea's signaitve.)
Assignment No. | and acknow led ginent must
he endorsed upon the warrant, and No. 2 and nc.
upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attcsted by two witnesses, acknowledged
before Register or Receiver OF a Land Office, a
Judge of Court of Record, Justice Of the Peace
Dr Commissioner of Deeds resident in the State |
from which he derives hs appointment; and in |
every instance where the acknowledgment is
made before either ol the officers above speci- |
he'd, except the Register Receiver of Land |
Office, II must be accompanied by ceriifi- |
cate, under seal Of the proper authority of the |
official character Of the person before whom the |
hex nUwl edgmcnt was made, and also Of the gen |
uincncss OF his signature.
All assignments Of bounty land warrants issued |
under the act vi September -, 1850 made be.
lore the date Of this act, arc invalid aud void
Tho same section provides, "That any person |
entitled 10 pre- cmption right 10 any land, shall bc
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment |
II the same, at the rate Of D % per acre for the
quantity vi land therein specified"
ny this provision, all persons entitled 20 prc-enp.
lion, whether on offered or unoifcrcd lands,
4 military bounty land warrant in payment for |
Inc tract pro-euptcd, reckoning the said warrant |
At dollar aud twenty five cents per acre, for
hc quantity therein specified, whether the land b
claimed Is at the usual OF enhanced minimum.
Should the area of the tract claimed exceed the |
amount called for IN the warrant, the pre- .oDptor
will have 10 pay for the excess in cash. but IL il |
bould fall short, be is not entitled to rclunding
Jf the excess.
Iis fUrthcr provided by the section "thatt tho
which have been, may hereafter be issued
pursuance Of said laws Of this act, may be TO-
'atcd according 10 the legal subdivisions Of the |
public laDdB, ia one body, upon any lands OF the
United States, subject TO private entry at the time
If such location. ri the minimum price: PROVIDED |
further, That when said warrants shall be located
~ lands which arc subject 90 entry at greater |
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents |
acre, the locator Of said warrant shall pay To
he United States in cash the difference between |
he value Of such warrants at one dollar aud TWEEN
y five cents per and the tract of land located
IN"
BY these provisions where the lands are subject |
10 private entry at dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the holder Of an eighty warrant |
IKE any two forty acre lots, forming a compact |
Jody Of eighty acres; and the holder of warrant
or one hundred and sixty acres can take two |
,ighty acre four forty acre tracts, forming |
compact body Of ono hundred and sixty acres.
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject |
10 private entry proposed TO be located IL than
8 25 per acre, the holder Of the warrant can To-
ate, IN accordance with the instructions contained
IN the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified
IA the warrant, Ivy paying the difference in cash.
This act docs not authorize the holder Of an |
,Igbty- acre warrant 10 locate herewith forty |
'cre tract Of land at 81 so per in full salts
action thereof but he must locate by legal subdi-
visions, the compact body Of eighty ncrcs, az near