The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-08
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment or Land Warrants and
Locations.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March %, 1852.
DY THE FIRST SECTION OF the act of Con gress,

/ Locations.
| GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March %, 1852.
| DY THE FIRST SECTION of the act of Congress,
- entitled "An act making Land Warrants as
signablc and for other purposes" approved March
-. 1882, it is provided THAT all warrants for mill
tary bounty land, which have been may hereafter
be ssued under any law ,fthe United 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
cording to such form, and pursuant to such regu-
ations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner
| OF the General Land Office, 80 as to vest the as
signee with all the rights of the original owners OF
| the warrant or location.
In accordance with the provisions Of this section,
the following forms are prescribed for the assign
ment Of the warrants and locations referred to to
wit.
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE
WARRANT.-No. 1.
For value received, j, A. b., to whom the within
warrant No. - was Issued, do hereby sell and
assign unto G.. d., of and To his heirs
and assigns forever the said warrant, and author
ise him to locate the same, and receive patent
| therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this ~ day of -,
1856
Attest: A. b. [sEAL.]
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Form Of acknowledgment trherc the pendor is knoucn
10 the officer taking the acknowledgement.
STATE OF ----, COUNTY OF --,
On this ---- day of ----. In The year - -,
before me personally came hcre insert the name Of the
ioarrdntee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment to be his act and decd
and certify that The said (tere insert he Of
tcdrrantee) ia the Identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
going assignment thereof
(O6icn's signat,ve)
Form of acknowledgment iph1e the uendor is not
k,o,cn to The officer, and his identity has 10 be
prOoed. n
STATE OF ---, COUNTY ---.
On this -- day of ---, in the year --,
before me personally came (here insert the name Of
the ,rurantce) and (lcre insert the name aud resi-
dence Of Witness,) and the said there insert The
name Of the icitnessD being well known to ire
credible and disnterested 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
,oarrantee) 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 10 me OF that fact, The said
(berc insirt the name Of u.e tcdrrdntee) thetcupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (OGc9' signature
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE Lo- |
CATION.-No. ,.
For value received, ], "A. b., to whom the within
certificate OF location was issued. do hereby sell
and assign unto Z. d., and to his heirs and assigns
forever, the said certificate 81 location and the
warrant and land therein described, and horizc
him to receive the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and zeal, this -- day OF
-, 1856.
Attest: A. Is. tsEAL. /
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c.. ii.
Form of acknowledgment ,ohre the vendor is per- |
sonaAy snopn 10 The officer taking the same.
STATE OF ---, COUNTY OF ----.
On this --- day Of --, in the year --,
before me personally came (here insert Of The
person 10 iohom The certificate Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing |
a:signmentto be his act and deed; and certify |
that the said (tere insert ne name Of The person 10
lc.orn the certificate Of location issued) is the den-
teal person to whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing
signment thereof.
(O6icer's agnaiwe.)
Form IF acknowledgment ,chere The rendor is not
personally knotrn 10 he officer, and ,ohere his
identity has 10 be proceed.
STATE OF - COUNTY OF -
On this - day of ---, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert the name
IF the person 10 tchom the certificate of location is
sued, and (here insert he name and residence eta
witness,) and the said (heye insert the Of The
irifnsss) being well known to me as credible |
and dsinterestcd person, duly sworn by inc, |
and on HE oath declared and said that he well |
knows the said (here insert the name Of the person
10 tchom The eertf cafs Of location issued) and that
nc is the same person TO whom the within certif- |
Of location issued, and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and his testimony being fatis-
factory evidence To- Of that fact the said there
insert The name 81 The person 10 icdom The certificate
Of location issutd) tbereupon Acknowledged the |
said assignment to be his act and deed.
(OGcer's signatue.)
Assignment No. ! and acknowledgment must |
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac- i
knowicdg ment upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged |
before n Register or Receiver of a Land Office, n
Judge Of Court Of Record, Justice Of the Peace |
or Commissioner Of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in |
every instance where the acknowledgment is /
made before either Of the officers above spcci. |
Sol nTat fha laral Mn and
Office, il must be accompanied by ccrtii- |
cate, under zeal Of the proper authority, OF the |
official character OF The person before whom the |
acknowledgement was made, and alec OF the gen. |
uincness OF hs signature.
All assignments Of bounty land warrants issucd |
under the act OF September %, 1850, made be- |
fore the date OF this act, invalid and void.
Tho same sccti1n provides, That any pcrson /
entitled TO pre- cmpton right 70 any land, shall be
entitled to use any such land warrant in payment I
Of the same, at the rate Of 20 per acre for the
quantity of land therein specified"
By this provision all pcrsons entitled TO pre-omp.
ton, whether offered or unoticred lands l
a military bounty land warrant in payment for 4
the tract pre- empicd, reckoning the said wsrrant
Of ono dollar aud twenty five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land
claimed is At the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should tho Of the tract claimed exceed tho 4
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- cmptor /
will have 10 pay for the excess in cash. but II il 4
should fall short he is not entitled 10 reunding
Of the excess.
It's iurtnCr pFONsf'f iile same
warrants which ba been, may her CATER be Issued i
Ia pursuance Of SAID laws Of this act, may be To-
Gated according 60 the legal subdivisions Of tho |
public lands in ono body, upon any lands OF The /
United Statcs, subject 10 private entry at the time
Of such location, at the minimum price: Provided
further, That when said warrants sball be located /
on lands which arc subject 90 entry at n greater i
minimum than dollar and twenty five cents /
per acre, the locator 81 said warrant shall pay 10
The United States in cash the difference between |
the value Of such warrants ut one dollar and TWEEN
" five cents per acre and the tract Of land located
on"
by these provisions, where the lands subject |
10 private entry dollar aud twenty five ccnts
per acre, The holder Of eighty-acrc warrant can
take any two forty-acre lois, forming compact |
body OF eighty acres; and the holder Of n warrant
for one hundred and sixty acres can take two
cighty-ner or four forty-ncre tracts, forming
compact body Of ono hundred and sixty acres.
Where the minimum price Of the ands, sUbjcci
10 private entry proposed 10 be- located is than
81 25 per acre, the holder Of the warrant can To- /
cate, in accordance with the nstructons contained
in the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified 4
in the warrant, ny paying the difference in cash.
This act docs not authorize the holder Of on
c1nhfy-gcrc warrant locate herewith n foTty.