The Davenport gazette., 1852-04-08
avn wApRANTs MADE AsslGNABLE.

king nd warrants assignable, as passed
both Houses Of Congress. March 18th.
AN ACT making Land Warrants assign
able and for other purposes.
Be n enacted by Tie Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the Unitea States o.
America in Congress assembled. lhat al
warrants for military bounty land, Which,
have been or may hereafter be issued un
der any law OF the United States, and al
valid locations Of the same, which have
been, or may hereafter be made, are here
|by declared to DO assigaable, by deed q
instrument Of writing made and executed
after the taking effect of this act accord
ing to such form, and pursuant TO such re-
pulations as may be prescribed by the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office, 50 rs
TO YES, the assignee with all the rights o'
The original owners Of the warrant Or ioca.
|,ion: Provided, That any person entitled
to pre-emplion right TO any land, shall DC
entitled to use any such land warrants, ~
payment of the same, at the rate OF SI.s1
per acre, for the quantity therein specifl'
ed: Prorided, That the warrants which
have been or may hereafter be issued N
pursuance Of said laws, or Of this act. may
be located, according TO the legal subdiyis
ions Of tho public lands, in one body, upon
auy lands Of the United States, subject to
private entry at the time Of such location
al tho minimum price: Prorided further
That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which are suhjec, TO entry at q
greater minimum than 1875 per acre, the
locator Of said warrants shall pay to the
United States in cash the difference be
tween the value Of such warrants at Sl,2J
per acre, and the tract Of land located on.
I SEc. 9. And be afurther enacted, That
the registers and receivers OF the land Of.
fees shall hereafter be severa!ly authorized
to charge and receive for their services IN
locating all military bounty land warrants,
issued since the llth day Of Feb, 1917.
the same compensation or per centage 10
which they are entitled by law for sales Of
the public lands for cash, nj the rate ot
Sl,25 per acre the same compensation to
be hereafter paid BY the assigaees or hold,
ers Of such warrants.
SEC. ). And be iJurther enacted, That
registers and receivers whether in or out
OF office a, the passage of this act, or their
legal representatives III case OF death, shall
be entitled to receive from the Treasury OF
the United States, for services heretofore
performed 10 locating military bounty
land warrants, the same rate OF compensa.
ton provided in the preceding section Tor
services hereafter to be performed, after de-
ductDg the amount already received by
such officers under the net entitled, "An
act TO require the holders Of military land
warrants 10 compensate the land officers oi
the United States for services in relation
10 the location OF those warrants" approx
ed May II, lsiS: Prorided, That no re
pis,er or receiver shall receive any com
peasaiion out Of the Treasury for past ser
vices who has charged and received illega
fees for the location ofsuch warrants: And
prorided further, That no register or re
ceiyer shall receive for his services dur
ing any year a greaier compensation that
The maximum now allowed by law.
Sec. 4. And be II further enacted, Tha
in all cases where the militia or volunteer
Or State troops Of my State or Terrl,or.
we're called into military service, aud who's
services have been paid by the unlie'
States subsequent to the eighteenth G
juno, eighteen hundred md twelve, tn
officers aud soldiers Of such militia, vonn
ieers or troops, shall be entitled to all th
benefits Of the act entitled, San act grant
ing bounty lands 10 certain officers ant
soldiers who have been engaged in th'
military service Of the United States" ap
proved September twenty eight, eightee
hundred and fifty, and shall receive land
for their services according 10 the proyis
ions Of SAID act, upon proof Of length 9
service as herein required; aud that th
last proyiso of the ninth section Of the ac
of eleventh Of February, eighteen handre
and forty seven, he and the same is hereb,
repeated: Propided, That nothing herei
contained shall authorize Bounty land t
those who have heretofore received or be
come entitled to the same.
SEC. 5. find be it further enacted, Tha
whore any company, battalion or regiment
in an organized form, marched more tha
Twenty miles to the place where they wer
mustered into the service OF the Unite
States, or were discharged more than TWEEN
lty miles from the place where such con
Ipany, battalion, or regiment was organic
ed; in all such cases, in computing th
length of service ofthe officers and soldiers
of any such company, battalion, or regi
ment, with view to determine the guam
t.y of land any officer er soldier is enti
tied to under saidact, approved 2Slh ofSep
tember, 1850, there shall be allowed on
lday for every twenty miles from the pac
where the company, battalion or regimen
was organized, to tho place where tn
same was mustered into the service Of th
United States; aud also one day for ever,
twenty miles from the place where sue
company. battalion, or regiment was di,
charged, to the place where /, was organ
ized, and from whence it marched, to ente
the service.
STEAMER GOLDEN ERA.