Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

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Forms and Regulations for the Assigns
ment of Land Warrants and Leca-
hons.
BY the first section of the act of Con-
gress entitled can act making land war
rants assignabls, and for other purposes"
approved March 22, 1e42, it is provided:
&c That all warrants for military bounty
land which have been or 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 assigna-
BILE, 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
General Land Office, so as to vest the as
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 are pre-
scribed for the assignment of the warrants
and locations referred to, to wit:
Form for the assignment of The Warrant.
No. /.
For value received, I, A. B., to whom
the within warrant No. was issu-
ed, do hereby sell and assign unto c. D.,
of -, and to his heirs and assigns for
ever, the said warrant, and authorize him
to locate the same, and receive a patent
therefor
Witness my hand and seal, this -
day of --, 1856
Attest: A. B. [sEAL.
EFF,
g H.
Form of acknowledgement where the ven
der 10 known to the officer taking the
acknowledgement.
State Of -. County Il:
On this - day of -, in the year
-, personally appeared. (here insert
the name of the warrantee, to me well
known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed and
certify that the said (hcre insert the
name of the warrantee) is the identical
person to whom the within warrant issued,
and who executed the foregoing assign
ment thereof (0Gcer's .SigHature.)
Form of acknowledgement where the ven
dor is not known to the officer and his
identity has to be proved.
State Of, County Of
On this - day of ---, in the
year -, personally came before me
there insert the name of the warrantee)
and there insert the name and residence
of witness) and the said (here insert the
name of the witness) being we'll known to
me as 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 warran-
tee) 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 this fact, the said (here insert
the name of the warrantee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be
his act and deed.
(0@cor's Signaturs.)
Form for tie assignment Of the Location.
No. 9.
For value received, l, A. b., to whom
the within certificate of location was issu-
ed, do hereby sell and assign unto G. d.,
and to his heirs and assigns forever, the
said certificate of location, and the war
rant and land therein described, and au-
thorizo him to receive the patent there
for
Witness my hand and seal, this -
| day of --, 1876
Attest: A. B. [sEAL.l
f. f.,
| G. IL.
Form of acknowledgment where the VEN
dor is personally known to the officer
taking the same.
State u, County #
On this - day of --, in the year
-, personally appeared (here insert
the name of the person to whom the GER
ticate of location issued) to me we'll
known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed and
l certify that tho said (hero insert the
name Of the person to whom the certiti-
cate of location issued) is the identical
person to whom the within certificate of
location issued, and who executed the
foregoing assignment thereof.
Officers tSignGtWre.)
Form of acknowledgment where the ven
dor is not personally known to the Off
Ger, and where his identity has to be
proved,
state Of, County T.:
On this -- day of -, in the year
-, personally came before me (here
insert the name of the person to whom
the certificate of location issued) and
(here insert the name and residence of a
witness) and the said (here insert the
name of the witness) being we'll KIN own to
me as credible and disinterested person,
was duly sworn by me, and on his oath
declared and said that he we'll knows the