Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
Land warrants made Assignable.

The following is copy Of the Act making |
Land Warrants assignable, as it passed both
houses of Congress:
AN Acr making Land Warrants assignab'e and
fer other purposes:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Re-
representatives. of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That all Warrants for
Military Bounty Land, which hays6seno Or may
hereafter be issued under any law Of the MI,
ted 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 according to such
form. and pursuant to such regulations as may
be prescribed by the Commissioner of the Cen
sral Land Office, so as to vest the assignee with
all the rights Of the original owners of the war
rant or location:
1rouided, That any person entitled to pre-
emptlon right to any land. shall be entitled to
use any such land warrant. in payment OF the
same, at the rate of 81 Is per for the guam
tity of land therein .peci6ed: Prorided, That
the warrants which have been or may hereafter
+ be issued in pursuance Of said laws, or Of this
act. may be located. according to the legal sub
divisions of the public lands, in one body,upor
any lands of the United States. subject to pri
e vate entry at the time of such locatics, at "
: ,sss,mns. prrs... H6asass5 ay4asr, rhaswhss
= said warrants shall be located on lands whiel
. are subject to entry at a greater minimum thar
81 IS per acre, the locator OF said warrants shall
pay to the United States il cash the difference
between the value Of such warrants at 81 25 pc
acre, and the tract of land located on.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted. That tn
Registers and Receivers Of the Land Office
shall hereafter be severally authorized to charg
he and receive for their services in locating al
v. Military Bounty Land Warrants. issued sine
~ ~ the th day of February. ls47. the same cor
n. pensation or per centage to which they are er
I'd titled by law for sales of the public lands fe
u cash. at the rate of 81 25 per acre, the said con
a, pensation to lie hereafter paid by the assignee
is or holders of such warrants
q SEQ 3. And be it further enacted, That :,
Sc gisters and receivers whether in out Of offic
te at the passage of this act or their legal repre-
It, sen,atives in case Of death, shall be entitled
< receive from the Treasury of the United States
=. for services heretofore performed in locatin
Of military bounty land warrants. the same rate
of compensation provided in the preceding sectio
for services hereafter to be performed, after d.
>" Quoting the amount already received by sue
officers under the act entitled IAN act to requir
or the officers of the United States for services
ks relation to the location of those warrants" az
ct proved May Y, le4s: Propided That no regis
at ter or receiver shall receive any compensate
is out of the Treasury for past services, who hs
$: charged and received illegal fees for the locs
he ton Of such warrants: And procided jurthe
tv That register or receiver shall receive for hi
r. services during any year a greater compensi
10 ton than the maximum now allowed by law.
q SEC 4. And be it further enacted, That i
"a all cases where the militia volunteers Stat
n troops of-Rpy State or Territory were Gale
into m GO and wb,sa sarv;cas hay