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IL, 1918: ProUided, That no Register or Receiver
shall receive any compensation out OF the Treasury
for past services who has charged and received ille
gal fees for the location of such warrants 4dt.d
pr0pided, further, That no Register or Receiver
shall receive for his services during any year a
greater compensation than the maximum now al.
lowed by law"
Where parties may desire to avail themselves OF
the privilege of having their warrants located
through this Office, as provided for by the act OF
2Sth September, 1850, they must take the neces-
sary steps to pay to the Register and Receiver the
fees to which they entitled. The same course
must be observed by persons remote from the Dis.
trict Land Offices in making applications by letter
to those officers Without the payment Of those
fees the warrants cannot be located
by the terms OF this law The fees are as follows:
For 40 acre warrant, fifty cents each to Regis
ter and Receiver-total 81.
For an SO-acrc warrant, one dollar each to Regis
ter and Receiver--total x2s
For 100 acre warrant, two dollars each to Re-
gister and Recclver-totul 81,
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner.
+. S. Numerous applications having been made
for authority to sell warrants and locations under
Powers of Attorney, the following forms pre-.
scribed for that purpose, which, however, must in
varably be endorsed on the warrant, they will
not be recognised:
FORM OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY.-N 3.
Know all men by these presents, that l, (here in
sert the name Of the jVarrantee) of the county Of
-------, and State OF -, do hereby constitute
ana appoint -, OF ------, my true and lawful
attorney, Tor me, and IN my name, to sell and con
vey the within land warrant, No -----, for ---
acres of land. which issued under the act OF Sep
tember 1850.
Signed In the presence Off
(Varantec'~ Signature.)
The acknowledgment Of this Power of Attorney
must bc taken and certified in the same manner as
the acknowledgements Of the Gales of the warrant or
certificate Of location hereinbeforc presc rpcd, and
must also be endorsed on the warrant.
J. BUVTERFIELD, Commissioner.
Ap 2-2av3y
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DsNTLshEN: am much pleased with your re-.
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FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March %, 1852
DY THE FIRST SECTION Of the act of Congress,
ID entitled 'An act making Land Warrants
signable and for other purposes, approved March
tary bounty land which have been or may hereafter
he issued under any law oftbo United States, and all
valid locations OF the same which have been or
may hereafter be made are hereby declared 20 be
assignable, by deed or instrument of writing made
and executed otter the taking effect of this act
cordng to such form, and pursuant TO such rcgu
lations az may be prescribed by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office, TO vest the
signee with all the rights Of the original owners Of
the warrant or location
In accordance with the provisions of this section,
the following forms prescribed for the assign
inen Of the warrants and locations referred to, to
wit:
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE
WARRANT /.
For value received,I A. b. to whom the within
warrant No. ,---- was issued, do hereby sell and
assign unto Z. d., OF and to his heirs
and assigns forever, the said warrant, and author
izc him to locate the same, and receive patent
therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of -,
Attest: Alb. [sEAL.l
G. IL.
Form of acknowledgment ,ohere the ue,aor is kno,cn
10 the officer taking the acknowledgment.
STATE OF ----, COUNTY --.
On this --- day OF ----. in the year -,
before me personally came there nSeytie name of the
iolTra,tee) TO me well known, and aclSnow led gcd
the foregoing assignment TO be his act and deed;
ami certify that the said (iere insert tie name oj
icUTantee) is the identical person to whom the
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
going assignment thereof
(OHce's signature
Form of acknowledgment ;cAere Tie uehdor is not
knopn 10 the officer, and has identity has To be
proceed
STATE -, COUNTY OF
On this - day Of -. in the year -,
before personally came there insert the name of
The ioa,rantee) and (here insert The name and resi-
dence Of II tcitness) and the said (hae insert tie
name Of the iDiineSs) being well known to me as a
credible and disinterested person, was duly sworn
by me, and on his oath declared and said, that he
well knows the said (here insert the name Of the
ioalrdntee 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 me of that fact the said
(hee instrt tie Of the icarrantee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (ODcG's signature
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE 10.
CATION.-No. 2.
For value received, ], A. b.. to whom the within
certificate of location issued do hereby sell
and assign unto G. D. and to his heirs and assigns
forever, the said certificate Of location, and the
warrant and land therein described, and authorize
him to receive the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this ---- day of
-, 1856.
Attest A. b. IsEAL1
f. F.
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wAsHrvoTov. January % 1870

GENTLEMEN: publication like that in which
you are engaged, Of the Englsh LAW and Chan.
Gerry Reports, II promptly and accurately executed
cannot iail OF great usefulness TO the profession
including both the Bench and the Bar The work
80 lar as you have proceeded in it, appears 10 I've
accurately and well done, and is certainly fur
nished at cheap rate
With great respect yours,