The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-13
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment of Land Warrants and
Locations.


10y THE FIRST SECTION of the act of Congress,
ID entitled "An act making Land Warrants as'
signable and for other purposes" approved March
% 1852, il is provided: THAT all warrants for mill
tary bounty land, which have been or may hereafter
Issued under any law OF the United States, and all
valid locations OF the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, are hereby declared to be
assguablc, 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-
lltions as may be prescribed by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, to vest the as
sgnee 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. L.
For value received, ], A. b., to whom the within
warrant No. issued, do hereby sell and
assign unto c. D., of and to his heirs
izc him TO locate the same, and receive patent
therefor
Witness my hand and seal, this - day Of -,
Attest: A. b. [sEAL.l
Ell Ell
Form of acknowledgment trhue the uendor is kno,cn
10 the officer taking the acknowledgement
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF -.
On this ---- day of -. in the year -,
before personally came (here insert the name Of the
rcarantee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment to be his act and deed;
and certify that the said (here insert the name o.
tpaTrantse) is the identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
going assign mcnt thereof
(O6icrs signature
Form of acknowledgment trhere the vendor as not
knolcn IL the officer and his identity has to be
pr0ced
STATE Or COUNTY
On this -- day Of, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert me name q
he ,caraniee) and there insert the name and rea-
dence Of a toitnsss,) and the said (hre insert the
name Of the ,oitness) being well known TO Inc as a
credible and disntcrested person, was duly sworn
by me- and on his oath declared and said, that he
well knows the said there insert the name Of Tie
,,arrantee) and that he is The same person to whom
the within Warrant issued, and who executed the
foregoing assignment, and his testimony being
evidence to of that fact, the said
fLere fnssrf the name of the tcdrTanfee) thereupon
nc know !edg ed the said assignment to be his act
md deed (Oficer's signature
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO
CATION.-No. 2.
For value received. ], A. b., to whom the within
ertificate of location issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto c. D., and to his beirs and assigns
forever the said certificate Of location, ana the
warrant and land therein described, and authorize
him to receive the patent therefor
Witness my hand and seal, this - day OF
-, ls5
Attest A. Is lsEAL.J
E.F
G.. H.
Form Of ackno,eIedg Esent ptere the rendor rs per-
sonauy knotrn TO The officer taking the same
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
On this - day of -, in the year -,
bei me personally came (hers insert the OF The
person 10 tohom The certificate Of location issued) 10
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
ass gnment to be his act and deed; and certify
thai the said (aers mart the name of the person
ofl il he |
teal person 10 whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing as
o gnment thereof.
(Oficsr's signaturs.1
Form Of ccknospeds nsnt lcb,rs the rendor is NOT
personally snorn TO the officer. and ,ohus his
identify has TO b. prortd
STATE -, coUcTY or -
On ths - day Of -, in the year -,
before personally came (hevs inscri the name
If the person TO sohom ihs certificate Of location as
sued and (aus insert the and res.dsnes Of a |
,o.nsss and the said there inssrf fAs name Of the
Aoitasss) being we'll known a credible |
aud disintercstcd person, was duly sworn by me,
And on bls oath declared and SAID that be well
knows the said there rsscf the of the person
20 tetos Is eerfyicot~ Of location tssued and that
he .s the same person 70 whom the within crrtih-
cate Of location issued, and who executed the fDre
going assignment; and his testimony being salts
factory evidence Of that fact, the said (here
the Of the person 10 tchoD the certificate
Of location tssusd) tbereupon acknowledged the
said assignment to be has act and deed.
(ODtosrs signaiure.)
Assignment No. ] and acknowled gme mt must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac-
know ed gment upon the cert hcate Of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, ackpov ed ged
before a Register or Receiver Of a Land Otice,
Judge VI Court OF Record, Justice OF the Peace,
or a 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-
fed. except the Register Receiver Of a Land
Ofbce, II must be accompanied by certh-
cate, under zeal of the proper authority. Of the
official character Of the person before whom the
acknowledgement was made, and also Of the gen
uiueness Of bis signature.
All assignments OF bounty land warrants issucd
under the act OF September D. 1850, made be-
fore the date Of this act, are invalid and void.
The same section provides, THAT any person
entitled TO pre- emption right to any land shall be
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment
If the same, at the rate Of 8 % per for the
quantity Of land therein specified"
BY this provision all persons entitled TO pre- emp.
zion, whether on offered or unofTered lands can
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 50
claimed is at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- emptor
will have to pay for the in cash. but IL IL
should fall short, he is not entitled 10 refunding
Of the excess.
Iiis further provided by the section chat the
NhThhN hereafter pt l--ueu
an pursuance Of sad laws Of this act may be 10
Gated according 20 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. proDidtd
further That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which are subject 20 entry at a greater
minimum than dollar and twenty FIVE cents
per acre. tho locator Of said warrant shall pay to
the United States in each the difference between
the value Of such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
five cents per acre and the tract of land located
on"
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
90 private entry at one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the holder Of an eighty warrant can
take any two forty-ac Tote, forming a compact
body Of eighty acre.; and the holder Of a warrant
for one hundred aud eixty acres take two
cighty-acrc or four forty acre tracu, forming a
compact body OF one hundred and sixty acres.
Where the minimum price of the lsnds, subject
90 private entry proposed to be located IL than
al 25 per acre, the holder OF the warrant 10.
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
etvhtv-scro warrant to locate herewith forty