The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-25
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.

GENERAL LAND OrricE, March %, 1852
DY THE FIRST SECTION ofthe act Of Congress,
ID entitled "An act making Land Warrants
signnble and for other purposes" approved March
% 1882 il provided: "That all warrants for mill
tary bounty land, which have been or may hereafter
be issued under 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
ASST enable, 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-
ntons may be prescribed by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office. 90 as to vest the as
sgnee with oil 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, /, 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
ize him to locate the same, and receive patent
therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of -.
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Attest: Alb. [sEAL.l
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Form Of acknowledgment ,Ohere the vendor is known
to the officer taking the acknowledgment.
On this -- day Of --. In the year -,
personally appeared (hers insert the name Of the
'oarrantee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment to be his act and deed;
and certify that the said (here insert the Of
ioaTantee) is the identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore.
going assignment thereof
(Ofiee's signot,Ve.)
Form of acknowledgment ,rhere the vendOr IL not
kno,on to the officer, and his identity has to be
pTOUed
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -.
On this -- day of -. in the year -,
the ,ua,ra,,tee) and there insert the name and resi-.
dence Of tcitnfss,) and the said there insert the
name Of the tcitness) being well known to me as a
credible and disnterested person, was duly sworn
by me, and on his oath declared and said, that he
we'll knows the said there insert the name Of the
icarrantee) 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 of that fact, the said
(here insert the name of the toa,r0ntee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (OGicer's signattue.)
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No. 9.
For value received, !, A. b., to whom the within
certificate Of location was Issued. do hereby sell
and assign unto C. D.. and to his heirs and assigns
forever, the said certificate of location, and the
warrant and land therein described, and authorize
him to receiQs the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this --- day Of
Attest est Alb. l..All
G. II.
Form Of Acknowledgment ,ohrs the pendor IS per.
sonaliy kno,on to the officer taking the same.
sT oa ,h g, = as S0o of OF IN III. vo,r
personally appeared (h<rs insert the name Of the
person to pho the csrt6 cats Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed; and ! certify,
that the sad (hers insert the name Of the person to
Dhom the certificate Of location iss,isd) is the iden
teal person to whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued, and who executed the foregoing
signment thereof.
(O6ieer's signatsus.)
Form Of acknowledgment phsrs the rendor is not
personally kno,cn to the officer and ,phere his
identity has to be proceed.
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day of -, in the year -.
personally came before me (hers insert the name
Of the puson to ,ohom the certificate Of location
susd, and (hsre insert the and residsncs of
icitnsss,) and the said (hers inssrt the Of the
rcitnsss) being well known to me as a credible
and disinterested person, was duly sworn by me,
aud on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (heYs insert the Of the person
to .ohom Tie certificate Of location i''usd and that
he is the same person to whom the within certif-
cate of loo alton issued, and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and his testimony being salts
factory evidence to me of that fact the said there
Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed
(O6ioers sigasturs.)
Assignment No. l and acknowledgment must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac-
know ledgment upon the certificate of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged
before Register or Receiver of Land Office,
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 acknow lcdgment is made
before any officer other than tho Register Re-
ceiycr Of a Land Office. it must be accompanied
by certificate under seal Of the proper authority,
OF the official character of the person before whom
the Acknowledgements was made, and also of the
genuinencss Of his signature.
All assignments OF bounty land warrants issued
under the act Of September %, 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 to use any such land warrant in payment
Of the same, at the rate Of 81 25 per acre for the
quantity Of land therein specified"
by this provision, all persons entitled to pre-emp-
ton, whether offered or unofered lands, can
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
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 excess in cash. but II il
should fall short, he is not entitled to refunding
Of the
Nis further provided by the same section chat the
warrants which have been may hereafter be issued
in pursuance IF said laws of this net, may 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 warrant shall be located
on lands which are subject 10 entry at greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the locator of said warrant shall pay to
the United States in cash the difference between
the value OF such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
ty five cents per ACRE and the tract OF land located
on" ~
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
to private entry at one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre. the holder Of an eighty warrant can
take any two forty acre Tote, forming a compact
body Of eighty acres; and the holder of a warrant