The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-08


On this - day of -, in the year -,
before personally (hers insertth name of the
person to ,phOm the certificate Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed; and | certify
that the said (hers insert the of the person to
,ohom the certificate Of location issued) is the dcn-
teal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing as
signment thereof.
(Oficers signature)
Form Of acknowledgment ,ohere the pendor is not
personally kno,on to the officer. and ,ohere his
identity has 10 be proceed.
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF -.
On this -- day Of -, in the year
before me personally came there Insert the name
of the person TO tohom the cert fcate Of location is
sued ) and (.rs insert the and residence of a
tctness) and the said there insert the name of the
,citness) being well known 10 me a credible
and disinterested person, was duly sworn by me,
aud on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said there insert the name of The person
10 tohom the certificate of location issued and that
he Is the same person 10 whom the within certifi-
cate of location issued and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and his testimony being salts
factory evidence TO of that fact, the said there
insert The Of the per,on 10 'chon Tho certificate
Of location issaed) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed
(OGeer's signatuys.)
Assignment No. ! and Acknowledgement must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac-
acknowledgement upon the certificate of LOCATION; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged
before Register or Receiver of Land Office, a
Judge OF Court of Record Justice of the Peace,
Commissioner of Deeds resident in the State
from which be derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknowledgment is
made before either of the officers above speci-
ned, except the Register Receiver of Land
Ofhcc il must be accompanied by ceruf-
cate, under seal of the proper authority, of the
official character Of the person before whom the
acknowledgment was made, and alec of the gen
uineness of his signature.
All assignments of bounty land warrants issued
under the act Of September 2S, 1850, made be-
fore the date of this act, are invalid and void.
The same section provides, THAT any person
entitled TO pre- cmption right to any land, shall be
entitled TO use any such land warrant in payment
OF the same, at the rate Of s. 25 per acre for the
quantity Of land therein specified
BY this provision all persons entitled TO pre-emp-
tion, whether offered unoffered lands can use
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empted. reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land so
claimed IL at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the area Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- cmptor
will have 20 pay for the excess in cash. but If il
should fall short, he is not entitled to refundinp
of the e1cess
Iisfurther provided by the same section "tbat the
warrants which have been may hereafter be Issued
In pursuance Of said laws of this act NAV be To-
Gated according TO the legal subdivisions of the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands Of the
United States, subject TO private entry at the time
OF such location, at the minimum price: Provided
further, That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which are subject to entry Mt n greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the locator Of said warrant shall paw to
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
~ five cents per acre and the tract Of land located
on Il"
BY these provisions, where the lands arc subject
to private entry at dollar and twenty five nts
per acre. the holder Of an eighty acre warrant can
take any two forty acre lots, forming a compact
body Of eighty acres; and the holder Of warrant
for one hundred and sixty acres can take two
eighty acre or four forty-scre tracta, forming a
compact body Of one hundred and sixty acres
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject
to private entry proposed 20 be located lie than
81 rs per acre, the holder Of the warrant can To-
cate, in accordance with the instructions contained
in the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified
in the warrant, by paying the difference in cash.
This act docs not authorize the holder of an
eighty warrant 60 locate herewith fortv-
acre tract Of land at 81 so per in full satis.
faction thereof, but he must locate, by legal subd-
visions, the compact body Of eighty acres AZ near
as may be, and pay the difference in each So also
OF b0-acre warrants.
Each warrant lie TO be distinctly and separately
located, so that il follows that body of land can
be located by an assignee Of various warrantees,
with number Of toarrants; nor can pre-emptor
I'm any case use more than one warrant In the hcs-
ton OF the land pre- empted by him, and the CT
cess, any, must be paid for by bin in cash.
The second section OF this act provides "Thnt the
heglsters ana RECEIVERS oil the Land Off1ccs shall
hereafter be sevcraly authorized to charge and re-
ceiye for their services in locating all military
bounty land warrants Issued since the tn day of
February, ls47, the same compensation or per
centage to which they entitled by law for sales
OF the public lands for cash, at the rate Of & %
per acre, the soid compensation to be hereafter !
paid by the assgnees or holders Of such war |
rants"
The third section Of this act provides "That Re. |
gsters and Receivers, whether in or out of Office
ar oir Icn
tives in case Of death, shall be entitled 70 receive
from the Treasury Of the United States for ser
vices heretofore performed in locating military |
bounty land warrants, the same rate Of compcnsn
ton provided in the preceding section for services
hereafter to be performed, after deductinr the
amount already received by such officers under
inc act entitled IAN act to require the holders of |
military land warrants 10 compensate the Land
Ocers OF the United States for services In relation
70 the location OF those vsrrants,' approved May