The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-05

FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For the Assignment OF Land Warrants and
Locations.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, March %, 1852.
Df THE FIRST SECTION of the act of Con gress
ID entitled San act making Land Warrants as-
sgnable and for other purposes" approved March
- 1852, ii isprovided THAT all warrants for mill
tary bounty land which have been or nav 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, hereby declared TO be
assignabe, by deed or instrument Of writing made
and executed after the taking effect of this :
cordlng to such form, and pursuant to such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office, to vest the
sgnee with all the rights of the original ow 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
WARRANTY 1.
For value received, !, A. b. to whom the within
warrant No - was issued, do hereby sci! and
assign unto G. D., of and 10 his heirs
and assigns forever, the said warrant and author
izo him to locate the same, and receive patent
therefor
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of -,
ls5
Attest Abb TsEAL.l
E,F.
G.. III.
Form IF acknowledgment ,chere The uendor is kno,cn
to tie officer taking The acknowledgment.
STATE or -----, COUNTY OF
On this ------- day OF --. in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert name of the
'cnrdntee) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment 10 be his act and deed
and certify that the said (ieye insert the name Of
'rdrrantee) is the identical person to whom the
wNhin warrant issued, and mo executed the fore
gong assignment thereof
(OGier's signature
Form of acknowledgment ichae the rendor is not
kno'cn 10 the officer, and his identity has to be
woced
STArs OF - COUNTY OF -
On this -- day of -, in the year
, before personally came (aye insert the name of
he ,oa'rantee) and (he,e insert the name and resi-.
dsnce OF tcitness,) and the said (9e insert the
name Of the tcitness) being well known me as
credible and dlsinterested person, was duly sworn
10y me, and on his oath declared and said, that be
well Inows the said (tere insert the name of the
,carTantee and that he lie the 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
(hTe insert the name Of the tcarronfee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (Oficcr'e signature
FORM FOR THE ASSlG NMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No =.
For value received, |, A. H., to whom the within
certificate OF location was issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto c. d. and TO his heirs nd AZ GINS
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 zeal, this ---- day Of
-, lS5
Attest: A. B. (sEALl
Eff.
q. X.
Form # acknowledgment ,ch1e ne pendor is per-
sondHy knoun 10 The officer taking the
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
On this --- day of -, in the year
before me personally came (here name of the
person 10 irho'H The certificate of location issued) to
me well known, and ack know lodged the forepoipg
assigninentto be his act and deed; and | certify
that the said (here insert the Of the person TO
tchom the certificate Of location issued) s the iden-
tcal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
cation Issued, and who executed the foregoing as
slgnmeDt thereof,
(OEcer's signature)
Form Of acknowledgment tchsre The re,dor is NOT
personally kno'1n TO the officer. and ,ohae hi.
identify has TO be proued.
STATE OF -, COUNTY OF
On tins - day of -, in the year -
before me personally came (.ere Insert the name
~ me person TO ioh5m he certificate of location, L.
sued, and there insert the name and restd.nee of
sofness) and the said (here insert the name of he
phness) being well 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 (ere insert The name Of the person
70 t1hom he CERTIFICATE Of location issued and that
he Is me same person TO whom the within certifi
cate OF location issued, and who executed the fore
gong assignment; and his testimony being satis-
factory evidence of that fact, The said (here
insert tts name Of The person 10 'ohoa The certificate
Of iocafion iSyasd) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed.
(Oficers signafure.)
Assignment No. l and acknowledging mt must
be encorsed upon the warrant, and No. aud nc.
acknowledgement upon the certificate Of location: and
must be attested by two witnesses ac knoxledged
before Register or Receiver Of Land Office, a
Judge of Court of Record n Justice Of the Peace
or Commissioner Of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the Acknowledgement il
made before either Of the officers above sp.ci.
ned except the Register or Receiver Of Land
once, 1T must be accompanied by a certif-
cate, under seal Of the proper authority of the
Official character OF the person before whom the
acknowledgment wAs made, and also of the gen.
uincncss Of his signature
All assignments OF bounty land warrants issued
under The act OF September 25, 1850, made be-
lore The date OF this act, are invalid and void.
The same section provides, THAT any person
entitled TO pre- empton right to any land shall be
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment
OF the same, at the rate Of % per acre Tor the
quantity Of land therein specified"
ny this provision, all persons entitled TO pre-cmp
ton, whether on offered or unofered lands can use
mihtary bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- emptcd, reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty five cents per acre, for
The quantity therein specified, whether the land 90
claimed 10 at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the area Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant the ore crnptor
will have TO pay for the in cash, bat II 4,
should fall short, he is not entitled to refunding
Of the excess.
his further provided by the same section "that the
warrants which have been, ma hereafter be issued
In pursuance Of said laws or of this act NAV be To-
Gated according TO tho legal subdivisions Of the /
public lands, in one body, upon any lands Of the /
United siates, subject 10 private entry at the time
on such lgcaton, at the minimum price. PROVIDED \
Jwth", That when said warrants shall be located /
on iands which arc subject 10 entry at a greater
minimum than ono dollar and twenty five cents |
per acre, the locator Of said shall pay 70
the United States IN cash the difference between I
the value OF such warrants at one dollar and TWEEN
~ i've cents per acre and the tract Of land located
on j"
by these provisions, where the lands are subject \
20 private entry al one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the holder Of an eighty-acrc warrant can
take any two forty-acro tote, forming n compact
body oi eighty acres; and the holder Of a warrant !
Tor one hundred aud sisty acres can take two
cighty-aerc or four forty acre tracts, forming a