The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-15

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Form of acknowledgment ,ohre the Uendor is MOI
| knoapn to the officer, and his identity has to b.
| prOued
| STATE OF --, COUNTY OF
On this -- day of -, in the year -,
before me personally came here insert The name OF
| the tcarantee) and (here insert the name and resi-
dsace Of loitness,) and the said (here insert th<
name Of the toit,sess) being well known to me az a
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
ioarr1ntee) and that he is 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
(here insert the Of the icarrantee) thereupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (Oficer's signature.)
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No. 2.
For value received, !, A. b., to whom the within
certificate OF location was issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto c. D., and to his heirs and assigns
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 seal, this - day of
-, lS5
Attest: A. b. [sEAL.]
G G.E:
Form of acknowledgment ,ch1e the pendor is per-
sondAy kno,On TO the officer taking the same
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day of --, in the year -,
before personally (hsre insert the name of the
person TO tohOm the certificate Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the said (hsre insert the name of the person to
tchom the certificate Of location issusd) ia the iden
tical person to whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued and who executed the foregoing J.
signment thereof.
(OEcer's agnaturs.)
Form of acknowledgment ,chers the pendor is not
personally kno,on TO the officer. and ichere his
identity has to be proved.
On this - day of -, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert the name
Of the person TO iohom the certificate Of location is
tcitisss,) and the said (here insert the Of the
toitnsss). being well known to me credible
and disnterested person, was duly sworn by me,
and on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (hers insert the name Of the person
to iDhom the certificate Of location issed) and that
he is the same person to whom the within certif-
cate OF location Issued, and who executed the FORE
going assignment; and his testimony being satis-
factory evidence to me of that fact the said (here
insert the name Of the person 10 ,phom the cert fcafs
Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment to be his act and deed,
(Ofico's signaturs)
Assignment No. | and acknow gment must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No 2 and &C
acknowledgement upon the certificate of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknowledged
before a Register Receiver of a Land Office
Judge Of Court of Record, Justice Of the Peace,
or Commissioner Of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknow ledgment is
made before either of the officers above speci-
fed, except the Register Receiver Of Land
Office, il 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.
unencss of his signature.
All assignments of bounty land warrants issued
under the act Of September %, 1850, made be-
fore the date Of this act, are invalid and void.
The same section provides, THAT any person
entitled 10 pre- cmption right to any land, shall he
entitled TO use any such land warrant in payment
Of the same, at the rate Of 8 rs per acre for the
quantity Of land therein specified"
BY this provision, all persons entitled to pre- emp
ton, whether on offered or unofiered lands,
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empted. reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land so
claimed is at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- .emptor
will have TO pay for the in cash, but IL IL
should fall short, he lie not entitled TO refunding
of the excess.
Its further provided by the section "that the
warrants which have been, may hereafter be issued
in pursuance Of said laws of this act may be To-
Gated according TO the legal subdivisions Of the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands of the
United States, subject to private entry at the time
of such location, at the minimum price: Provided
further, That when said warrants shall be located
ON lands which nre subject TO entry at a greater
minimum than dollar and twenty. five cents
per acre, the locator Of said shall pay to
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants et one collar and twen-
ty five cents per and the tract Of land located
on"
BY these provisions where the lands are subject
to private entry at dollar and twenty. five ts
per acre, the holder Of an eighty warrant can
take any two forty-acre lots, forming compact
body Of eighty acres; and the holder Of a warrant
fax. rTd .rA 49, 49,
eighty acre four forty acre tracts forming a
compact body Of one hundred and sixty acres.
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject
TO private entry proposed to be located than
3 25 per acre, the holder of the warrant can To-
cate, in accordance with the instructions contained
in the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified
in The warrant, by paying the difference in casb.
This act does not authorize the holder of an
eighty acre warrant to locate herewith a forty
acre tract Of land Mt 81 so per acre in full sss-
faction thereof but he must locate, by legal subdi-
visions, the compact body Of eighty acres, near
may be, and pay the difference in cash SO aIso
Of 6o-acre warrants.
Each warrant is to be distinctly and separately
located, 90 that IL follows that body Of land ca
be located by an assignee Of various warrantees,
with number Of ,cavanfs; nor can n pre-emptor
in any case use more than warrant In the ioca-
ton OF the land Lre-emptcd by him. and the eI.
Gees, if any, must be paid for by him in cssb.
The second section Of this act provides THAT the
Registers and Receivers Of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be severay authorized TO charge and re-
ceive for their services in locating all military
bounty land warrants, issued since the lth day Of
February, 1871, the same compensation or per
centage 70 which they are entitled by law for salcs
OF the public lands for cash. at tho rate Of g. rs
per acre, the said compensation TO be hereafter
paid by the assignees holders Of such
rants
The third section Of this act provides THAT Re
gisters and Receivers, whether in out Of Office
at the passage of this sct their legal representa-
tves in Of death. sball be entitled to receive
from the Treasury of the United States, for ser
vices heretofore performed in locating military
bounty land warrants. the same rate Of compepsa.
ton provided in the preceding section for services
hereafter 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 location OF those varrants,' approved May