The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-18

dence of tcitness,) and the said there insert the
| name Of the tcitness) being we'll known to me as a
credible and disnterested person, was duly sworn
by me, and his oath declared and said, that he
well knows the said there insert the name of the
tcarrantee and that he is the same 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
(hae Insert the name Of the tcafrantee) thereupon
| acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (OGicer's signature
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATION.-No 2.
For value received, l. A. b., to whom the within
certificate OF location was issued, do hereby sell
and assign unto &. 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
-, 1855.
Attest A. b. [sEAL.]
G s:E:
Form Of acknowledgment tchere the pendor is per-
sonaiiy kno,on to the officer taking the same.
STATE -, COUNTY
On this - day of --, in the year -,
before personally came (here inserfth name Of the
person 10 tchom the certificate Of location issued) to
assignment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the said there insert the of the person to
,chom the certificate Of location issued) is the iden
teal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
signment thereof.
(OGcer's signature.)
Form Of acknowledgment ,chere the vendor is not
personally knoton TO the officer. and ,ohere his
identity has TO be proved.
STATE -, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day of -, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert the
Of The person 10 oom the certificate Of location is
sued,) and (here insert the and residence Of
,oitnsss,) and the said (here insert the Of the
Difness) being well known to me credible
and disinterested person, was duly sworn by Inc,
and on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (here insert the of the person
TO irhom the certificate Of location issued,) 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 salts
factory evidence 10 of that fact the said there
insert The name Of The person 10 ,chom the certificate
Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed.
(OEicer's signaftve.)
Assignment No. | and acknowlcd gment must
be endorsed upon the warrant and No. and &C.
acknowledgement upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attes'ed by two witnesses, acknowledged
before a Register or Receiver of Land Office, a
Judge Of Court OF Record, u Justice OF the Peace
a Commissioner Of Deeds resident in the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknowledgment is
made before either of the officers above speci-
fed, except the Register or Receiver Of Land
Office, IL must be accompanied by certih-
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.
uineness 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, "Thet any person
entitled pre- cmption right 70 any land, shall be
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment
Of the same, at the rate of 81 rs per acre for the
quantity of land therein specified"
BY this provision, II persons entitled TO pre- emp
ton, whether on offered or unoffered lands,
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre-empted, reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twonty-fv cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land
claimed is at the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the area Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- emptor
will have 20 pay for the excess in cash. but If it
should fall short, he is not entitled to refundpg
Of the excess
Itisfuriher provided by the same section Chat 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 eaid warrants shall be located
on lands which nre subject 20 entry at greater
minimum than one dollar and tweDty.f five cents
per acre. the locator Of said warrant shall pay TO
the United States in cash the difference between
the value Of such warrants Mt one dollar and TWEEN
ty five cents per acre and the tract Of land located
on"
by these provisions, where the lands subject
Go private entry at ono dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the holder Of cighty-acre warrant can
take any two forty-acrc lots, forming a compact
body Of eighty acres; and the holder Of warrant
for one hundred and sixty acres take two
eighty acre or four forty-acrc trnctH, forming n
compact body Of ono hundred and sixty acres.
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject
TO private entry proposed to be located s more than
3 % 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 cash.
This act does not authorize the holder Of an
eighty warrant to locate herewith forty
acre tract Of land at So so per acre in full salts.
faction thereof, but he must locate by legal subd-
visions, the compact body Of eighty acres,
may be, and pay the difference in cash. SO also
OF l6O-acre warrants.
Each warrant is to be distinctly and separately
located 80 that il follows that body Of land can
be located by an assignee Of various warrantees,
with number o. '1arTanfs; nor can pre-emptor
in any case use more than warrant in the loca-
ton Of the land prc-empted by him, and the CT.
cess, If any, most be paid by him in cash.
The second section Of this act provides "That the
Registers and Receivers of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be scverally authorized to charge and
ccive for their services in locating NIL military
bounty land warrants, issucd since the lth day OF
February, lS47, the same compensation per
centago TO which they are entitled by law for sales
Of the public lands for cash, at the rate of 3 %
per acre, the said compensation 10 be hereafter
paid by the assigneos holders Of such war
rants
The third section of this act provides "That Re.
gstcrs and Receivers, whether in out of office
at the passage OF this act their legal representa-
tvcs in case Of DEATH shall be entitled 10 receive
from the Trca ury Of the United States, for
vices heretofore performed IN locating military
bounty land warrants, the same rAte ofcompensa
ton provided in the preceding section for services
hereafter TO be performed, after deductng the
amount already received Ivy such officers under
the net entitled 'An act 10 require the hoders of
military land warrants to compensate the Land
Officers OF the United States for serviccsin relation
TO the location Of those warrants approved May