The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-10
AN ACT to make Land Warrants nssignable and
for other purposes

AN ACT to make Land Warrants nssignabIe and
for other purposes.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House # Repre-
senfaiccs # The United States Of America ia Con
gress assembled That all warrants for military
bounty land, which have been or may hereafter be
issued under any law of the United States. and.
valid locations Of the same which have been
may hereafter be made are hereby declared to be
sssignable, by decd or instrument Of writing made
and executed after the iaking effect OF this act
cording TO such form, and pursuant 20 such regu-
latons as may be prescribed by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office. TO vest the
signce with all the rights of the original owner Of
the warrant or location: PToriasd, That any per-
son entitled TO presumption right TO any land shall
be entitled TO use any such land warrant in pay
mcnt for the same, at the rate Of one dollar and
twenty five per acre. for the quantity of land
therein specified: Propidsd, That tho warrants
which have been. may hereafter be ssued in
pursuance Of said laws or OF this act, may bo To-
Gated according 10 the legal subdivisions OF the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands of the
United Statcs, subject TO private entry at the time
OF such location, at the minimum price: Provided.
further, That when said warrant shali be located
lands which subject to entry at greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty FIVE eents
per acre, the locator OF said warrants shall pay 10
the United States in cash the difference between
the value of such warrants al dollar and TWEEN
~ hive cents per acre and the tract Of land located
n.
SEc. 2. 1dnd be IL further enacted. That the re.
giscrs and receivers Of the land offices shnll here
after be scvcraly authorized 10 charge and receive
IOr tntr fcrFiCt6 IN IDcatlUg all uIlntary bounty
land warrants issued since the eleventh day Of
February, eighteen hundred and Grty-scven, the
same compensation or per centage 10 which they
entitled by law for sales u the public lands for
cash, OF the rate Of dollar nd twenty five cents
per the said compensation TO be hereafter paid
by the assgnees holders OF such arrants.
SEC g. And be hftrfher enacted. That registcrs
and receivers whether in Of office at pas
age OF this act, their legal representatives in
Of death, shall be entitled receive from tho
treasury OF the United States, for services hereto
fore performed in Locating military bounty land
warrants, tho same rate OF compensation provided
in the preceding section for rvices hereafter ~
be performed, after dcducting the amour; already
received by such officers under the act entitled
can act TO require the holders of military land
warrants TO compensate the land officers Of the
United States for services in relation 10 the loca
tion Of those warrants. approved May seventeenth.
eighteen hundred and forty eight: Pr0uidtd, That
no register receiver shall receive any compenso
ton out of the treasury for past services, who has
charged and received illegal fees for the location
Of such warrants: And prooided, Jutaor, That no
register or receiver shall receive for hs services
curing any year greater compensation than the
maximum now allowed by law.
SEc. q Ind Je u further enacted, Tha. in all
cases wbtrc the militia volunteers, or state
troops q any State Territory we're called into
military service, and whose services have been
paid by the United States subscquentto the cigh-
icenth OF June, eighteen hupd' Cd and twelve, the
officers and soldiers Of sucb militia, volunteers,
troops shall bc entitled 10 all the tcnchts OF the
act entitled "An act granting bounty land 10
tam Objects ana eOfticrS WHO nave Dtcu cn9agtu
in the military service Of the United States" APP
proved September twenty. eighth, eighteen hun
drcd and hity, and shall receive lands for their
services according to the provisions Of said act,
upon proof Of length Of service therein required,
AMI that the last provso OF the ninth section Of tho
act Of the eleventh Of February, eighteen hundred
and forty lie, and tie same is hereby re-
pcalcd: Pr0vidfd, That nothing herein contained
shall authorize bounty tuJ to those who have here
oorc received W become entitled TO the same.
SIC. 5. Ind brn frthtr enacied, That whercany
company, battalion, or regiment, in an organized
form marched more than twenty miles to the place
" ne re they were mustered into the service Of the
United States, we're discharged more than TWEEN
~ miles from the place where such company, bat
talon or regiment was orgaDized in all such cases.
in computing the length Of service Of the officers
and soldiers II any such company, battalion or
regiment, with view 20 detcrnl the quantity OF
land any uffccr or soldier is entitled TO under said
act, approved twenty eighth of September, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty, there shall be allowed enc
day for every twenty miles from The place where
the company, battalion regiment WIS organ.
ized To- the place where the same was mustered in-
To the service Of the United States; and also enc
day Tor every twenty miles from the place where
such company battalion or regiment was dis
charged, to tie place where Il was organized, and
from whence il marched, 20 enter the service.
Approved, March -, 1852.
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