The republic., 1852-06-26
Form of acknoioled gment ,chere the rendor is not
personally knoton TO The officer, and tohere his
identity has TO be prored.


On this - day of -, in the year -,
before me personally came (here insert the name
Of the person 10 Dhonl The certificate Of location is
sued and (hers insert The and residence Of a
Ditness) and the said (here insert The name Of the
pitness) being we'll known TO me 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 of the person
10 ,chom e certificate Of location issued and that
lie ia the same person 10 whom, the within certif-
cate Of location issued and who executed the fore-
going assignment; and his testimony being satis-
factory evidence to OF that fact, the said (here
insert The Of the person 10 ,chom the certificate
Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed.
(Ofcu's signaitDs.)
Assignment No. | and acknowledg gment must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. 2 and ac-
acknowledgement upon the certilcate OF location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, acknow wledged
before Register or Receiver of Land Ofiice,
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 Acknowledgement is
made before either Of the officers above speci-
he'd, except the Register or Receiver Of n Land
Office 1t must be accompanied by ccrtih-
cate, under seal of the proper authority, Of the
official character OF the person before whom the
acknowledgement was made, and also Of the gen.
uinencss OF his signature.
All assignments OF bounty land warrants issued
under the act Of September 2S, 1850, made be-
fore the date of THE act, are invalid and void.
lDe same seCt1On provides, "Ihat pcrBOn
entitled to pre- cmption right to any land, shall be
entitled TO use any such land warrant in payment
OF the same, at the rate Of 8 25 per acre for the
quantity Of land therein specified"
by this provision, all persons entitled to prc-emp-
ton, whether offered or unofcred lands, can use
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empted, reckoning the said warrant
at one dollar aud twenty five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land go
claimed is of the usual or enhanced minimum.
Should the Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- cmptor
will have TO pay for the crcess in each, but II il
should fall short, he is not entitled 10 rcfunding
Of the excess.
iiisfurthcr provided by the same section "ibatthe
warrants which have been, may hereafter be issucd
in pursuance Of said laws Of this act, may be To-
Gated according TO the legal Subdivisions Of the
public lands, ia 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 subject 20 entry at greater
minimum than ono dollar and twenty. five cents
per acre, the locator Of said warrant shall pay 10
the United States in cash the difference between
the value OF such warrants nj one dollar and TWEEN
ty i've cents per acre and the tract OF land located
on"
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
to private entry at one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the holder Of an eighty warrant can
take any two forty acre lots, forming a compact
body Of eighty acrcs; and the holder Of a warrant
for one hundred and sirty acres can take two
compact body of one hundred and sixty acres
Where the minimum price Of the lands, subject
10 private entry proposed to be located more than
= 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 cash
This act does not authorize the holder Of an
eighty acre warrant TO locate thcrcvith a forty
acre tract Of land at 81 50 per mere in full salts
faction thereof but he must ecate by legal subdi-
visions, the compact body If eighty acres, near
az may be, and pay the difference I'm cash SO also
Of 60-acre warrants.
Each warrant is TO be distinctly and separately
oca ted so that il follows that body of land can
be located by an assignee Of various warrsntecs,
with number Of tcdrranfs; nor can a pre-omptor
in any use more than ono warrant in the loca-
ton OF the land pre-empted by him. and the er
cess, If any, must 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 20 charge and
ccive for their services In locating all military
bounty land warrants issued since the / lh day of
February, lS47, the same compensation or per
centagc TO which they entitled by law for sales
OF the public lands for each, at the rate Of 81 25
per acre the said compensation 60 be hereafte
paid by the assignces or holders Of such war
rants"
The third section oftIis act provides "That Re
gisters and Receivers, whether in ont Of Office
tho passage of this act their legal representa-
tives in case OF death, slall be entitled 10 receive
from the Trea ury of the United States for ser
vices heretofore performed in locating military
bounty land warrants, the same rate Of compensa
ton provided In the preceding section for services
hereafter Co bo performed, after dcducting the
amount already received Ivy such officers under
the net entitled AN act Co require the holders Of
military land warrants Co compensate the Land
Officers Of the United States for servicesi in relation
to the location Of those warrants approved May