The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-10
AN ACT to make Land Warrants assignable and
for other purposes.

AN ACT to make Land Warrants assignablc and
for other purposes.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House IF Repre-
stntaipes Of the United States Of Ansrica in Con-
gress assembled That all warrants for military
bounty land, which have been may hereafter be
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
assignable, by deed or instrument of writing made
and executed after the taking effect of this act
cording 10 such form, and pursuant to such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office, 10 west the
sgnce with all the rights of the original of
the warrant or location: I'rorided That any per-
son entitled TO redemption right to any land shall
be entitled to use any such land warrant, in pay
ment for the same, at the rate Of one dollar and
twenty hive cents per acre, for the quantity of land
therein specified: Proctded, That the warrants
which have been, or may hereafter be issued in
pursuance OF said laws OF this act, may be To-
Gated according 10 the legal subdivisions of the
public lands in one body, upon any lands of the
United States, subject TO private entry the time
OF such location, at the minimum price: Provided,
further, That when said warrant shall be located
on lands which subject 10 entry at n greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty. five cents
per acre, the locator OF said shall pay to
The United States in cash the difference between
the value OF such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
tyhye cents per acre and the tract OF land located
on.
Ssc. 2. lind be 70 further enacisd, That the re-
gigtcrB and receivers OF The land Offices shall here
after be severalIy authorized 10 charge and receive
for their services in locating all military bounty
land warrants ssued siuce the eleventh day of
February, eighteen hundred and forty-scven the
entitled by law Tor sales Of the public lands for
cash, at the rate Of dollar nd twenty FIVE cents
per acre, the said compensation 10 be hereafter paid
by the assignoes or holders Of such warrants.
Src. 3. 4nd be IL further enacted, That registers
and receivers, whether in of Office the pas
sage OF this act, their legal representatives in
Of death, shall be entitled 90 receive from the
treasury Of the Tn ted States for services hereto.
fore performed in locating military bounty land
warrants, the same rate of compensation provided
in the preceding section for services hereafter 10
be performed after deducting the amount, already
received by such officers under the act entitled
Gan act 10 require the holders Of military land
warrants 10 compensate the land officers of the
United States for services in relation TO the loca
ton Of those warrants, +" approved May seventeenth
eighteen hundred and forty eight: Provided, That
no register or receiver shall receive any compensa
ton out of the treasury for past services who has
charged and received illegal fees for the location
of such warrants: Ind propided, further, That no
register receiver shall receive for his services
curing any year n greater compensation than the
maximum now allowed by law.
SIC. 4. Ind be IL futhp enacted, That in all
cases where the militia or volunteers. or State
troops u any State or Territory were called into
military service, and whose services have been
paid by the United States subsequent to the cirh-
teenth Of June, eighteen hundred and twelve, the
Oihcers and soldiers OF such militia, volunteers
or troops shall be entitled TO all the benefits Of the
act entitled "An act granting bounty land TO GER
tain officers and soldiers who have been engaged
in the military service of the United Ststes," ap
proved September twenty. eighth, eighteen hun
drcd and hty, and shall receive lands for their
tervices according TO the provisions Of said act
upon proof OF length OF service therein required
ond that the last provisO Of the ninth section Of the
act OF the eleventh of February, eighteen hundred
and lorty seven, be, and the came il hereby re-
pealed: Providsd, That nothing herein contained
shall authorize bounty land 20 those who have here
toiore received or become entitled to the same
SEC. B. hrd be IL further enacted, That where any
company, battalion, or regiment, in an organized
form, marched more than twenty miles 20 the place
where they we're mustered into the service of the
United States, or were discharged more than TWEEN.
ty miles from the place where such company bat
TALON regiment was nized; in III such cases
in computing the length Of service Of the officers
and soldiers Of any ouch company, battSlion or
regiment, with view 70 determine the quantity of
land any officer soldier is entitled 20 under said
act, approved twenty eighth Of September, egh
teen hundred and fifty, there sholl he allowed one
day for every twenty miles from the place where
the company, battalion or regiment was organ
lied, 90 the place where the same mustered in
10 the service Of the United States; and also one
day for every twenty miles from the place where
such company, battalion or regiment was dis
charged 10 the place where Il was organized, and
from whence il marched, to enter the service.
Approved, March %, 1852.
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