The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-04-13

ject to private eusry az the time Of such loea-i
tion. a, the minimun,sprice: Provtded (xrfksy,
That when said warrants shall be located on
lands, which sre'subJect 10 entry at gfeater
minimum than $I,25 per acre, the locator Of
said warrant shall pay to the United States, 10
cash, the difference between the value Of sush
warrants al 81, ,25 per acre. and the tract Of land
located on '1Ao
BY these provisions, where the lands ere
subjectto private entry NJ @l,25 per acre, the
holder Of an eighty acre warrant can take aoy
two forty acre lots, forming compact body OF
eighty acres; and the holder Of wsrrsnt for
one hundred and sixty acres. eau take two eigh.
~ acre, OF four forty acre tracts, forming coui-
pact body Of one hundred aud six,y aesess, .in'
Where the minimum price OF, the fsnds,
subject 10 private entry proposed to be locsted
is more than Sl,25 per acre, the holcer Of the
warrant can locate. ia accordance with the ia-
stfuction contained in the foregoing passgrsphs
The quantity specfedin the warrant. by paying
The difference ia cash.
This dc, does not authorize the holder Of 40
eighty acre warrant TO locate Herewith . forty
acre tract of land at 8 so per acre 10 full sslis-
faction thereof, bat he must locate, by legal
sub divisions, the the compact body Of eighty
acres, as near as may be. and pay the difference
in cash. 50 also OF l60 acre warrants, except
in prempion cases US hereiubeiore stated. .slls'r
Each warrant is TO be distinctly aod separate
located. so that i, follows that no body of land
can be located by an assignee Of various war
rantees, with number Of warrants; nor can .
pre-emp,or in any case use more than one war
rant in the location Of The land pre- smpted By
him, and the excess, if any, must be paid Tor
by him 10 cash. "ie
The second section Of this act provides,
THAT the Registers and Receivers. Of the
Land Office shall hereafter be severally su-
thorZed to charge and receive for their seIvf-
ces 10 locating all military bounty bounty land
warrants. issued since the lnh day Of Februa-
~, ls47, the same compensation or per centsge
TO which they are cniited by Law for sales Of
the public lands for cash, al the rate Of Sl.2S
per acre, the said compensation to be heresf-
ter paid by the assignees OF holders Of such
warrants" fae.a rftW fi4 sGd ~
The third section Of this ac. provides, "That
Registers and Receivers, whether in or out Of
Office at the passage OF this act, or their legal
representatives in case Of death. shalt be enti-
| lied to receive from the Treasurer of the Uni
ted States. for services heretofore performed 10
locating military bounty land warrsnts, the
same rate Of compensation provided in the pre-
ceding section for services hereafter 10 be per-
formed after deducting the amount already re-
ceived by such officers under the act entitled
IAN act To require the holders of military land
warrants 10 compensate the Land Officers Of
the United States for services 10 relation to the
location Of those warrants approved May IL,
ls4s; Provided. that no Register or Receiver
| shall receive any compensation out Of the Trea-
| suryfor past services who has charged and re-
| ceived illegal feeslor the locsiion Of such war;
rants: Aud provided further, That no Regis.
ter or Receiver shall receive for his service dur
ing any year compensation than the maxi
mum now allowed by law" faf) nai} ~
When parties may desire to avail themselves
OF the privilege OF having their warrants located
through this Office, as provided for the act Of
25th September, 1850, they must take the nee
essary steps 10 pay to the Register and Receiv-
ei the fees TO winch they are entitled. The
same course must be observed BY persons re-
mote from the District Land Offices 10 making
applications by letter TO these officers. With
out the payment Of those fees the warrants
cannot be located. By the terms Of this law
| tile fees are rs follows: la- l- i3fiHon
For 40 acre warrant, fifty cents each TO
| Register and Recever--total Oil 90
For an so acre warrant one dollar each 81 90
| For leo - " two dollars 4 90
L. DUTTERFIELD, Commissioner.