Washington telegraph., 1852-04-21
Land Warrants Made Assignable

The following is copy of the act making land
warrants asslgnable, 1t passed both Houses of
Congress on Thursday. 1t viii, no doubt, prompt
ly receive the signature of the President.
AN Acr making Land warrants assignable and
for other purposes.
BE 1t enacied 6y the Senate and House of Repre-
scntatpes of the United STATES of .4o,erica 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.
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 ac-
cordlng to such form, and pursuant to such regla-
tions may he prescribed by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, so as to vest the as
sgnee with all the rights of the original owners of
the warrant or location: Provided, That any per-
son entitled to pre-emptlon right to any land shall
be entitled to use any such land warrant, IN pay
ment OF the same at the rate OF 81 - per acre for
the quantity OF land therein specified: Prouided
That the warrants which have been or may here
after be issued IN pursuance OF said laws, or of
this act, may be located according to the legal
subdivisions of the public lands, in body. upon
any lands OF the United States, subject to private
entry at the time of such location, a. the minimum
price: Prorided, further, That when said warrants
shall be located on lands which subject to en-
try at greater minimum than 81 % per acre, the
locator OF said warrants shall pay to the United
States in cash the difference between the value OF
such warrants at 81 % per acre. and the tract of
land located on
SEC . .and be 1t further enacted, That the re-
gisters and receivers of the land offices shall here
alter be severally authorized to charge and receive
Tor their services In locating all military bounty
land warrants issued since the 11th day of Febru-
airy, 1S47, the same compensation or per centage
to which they are emitted by law ior sales OF the
public lands lor cash. at the rate OF 81 % per acre.
the said compensation to be hereafter paid by the
assignees or holders OF such warrants.
Sec. 3. find be further eaacted That registers
and receivers whether in out of office at the
passage of this act, their legal representatives
in Of death, shall be entitled receive from
the Treasury of the United States for services
heretofore performed in locating military bounty
land warrants, the same rate OF compensation pro-
vided III the preceding section for services hereaf-
ter to be performed, after deducting the amount
already received by such officers under the act
entitled An act to require the holders of military
land warrants to compensate the land officers of
the United States for services in relation to the To-
cation OF those warrants" approved May II, 1913:
PrODded, That no register or receiver shall receive
any compensation out OF the Treasury for past SER
vices, VINO has charged and received illegal ices for
the location OF such warrants find prorded fur
ker, That no register receiver shall receive for
his services during any year greater compensa-
ton than the maximum now allowed by law.
Sec. 4. find be further enacted, That in all cases
where the militia or volunteers or State troops of
any State or Territory were called into military
service, and whose services have been paid by the
United States subsequent to the eighteenth of
June, eighteen hundred and twelve, the officers
and soldiers of such militia, volunteers or troops,
shall be entitled to all the benefits of the act en-
titled An act granting bounty land to certain Off
GERS and soldiers who have been engaged in the
military service of the United States" approved
September 2S eighteen hundred and fifty, and
shall receive lands for their services according to
the provisions OF said act upon proof of length of
service as therein required and that the last pro-
viso of the ninth section of the act of eleventh of
February, eighteen hundred and torty-seven, be
and the same is hereby repealed: Prorided, That
nothing heren contained shall authorize bounty
land to those who have heretofore received or be-
come entitled to the same.