The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-01

personally came before me (hsre ins,rf the name
Of The person TO tohom the certificate Of location
sued and (hsre insert the and residence of a
,oitnsss) and the said there insert the name Of the
ioifnsN) being well known TO me as a credible
and disinterested person, was duly sworn by Inc,
aud on his oath declared and said that be well
knows the said (hers insert The name Of the person
TO lohon he certificate Of location issued and that
he ia 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 to me of that fact, the said (he
insert the Of the person TO ichom The certificate
Of location issued) thereupon Acknowledged the
said assignment TO be his act and deed.
(ODsce's signafut)
Assignment No. ! and acknowledgement must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and nc
acknowledgement upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, Acknowledged
before a Register or Receiver of Land Office, q
Judge Of n Court OF Record, Justice of the Peace
or q Comfnissioncr oil Deeds resident In the State
from which he derives his appointment; and in
every instance where the acknowledgement is made
before any officer other than the Register or Re-
ceiver Of Land Office, Il must be accompanied
by certificate under zeal Of the proper authority
OF the official character Of the person before whom
the acknowledgement was made, and alec Of the
genuneness 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 TO pre- emption right TO any land shall be
cnuue1 10 use any tucn 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 10 prc-emp.
ton, whether on offered unofIcred lands can use
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre-e mpted, reokoning the said warrant
at one dollar and twenty FIVE cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified whether the land 90
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 excess in cash, but II IL
should fall short, he is not entitled TO refunding
Of the excess.
lite further provided by the same section batth
warrants which have been may hereafter be issued
in pursuance Of said laws Of this act, may be 10.
Gated according 10 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: Prov,d>d
fpthsr. That when ssid warrant shall be located
on lands which subject 20 entry at a greater
minimum than dollar and twenty FIVE cents
per acre, the locator Of said shall pay 20
the United States IN each the difference between
the value Of such warrants at one dollar and tven-
~ 1--WE cents per acre and the tract Of land located
on"
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
20 private entry nj dollar and twenty FIVE cents
per acre, the holder Of an eghty-acre warrant can
take any two fOrty-scre lOts, forming a compact
body Of eighty acre.; and the holder Of warrant
for one hundred aud sixty acres can take two
eighty acre or 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, IL more than
81 20 per acre, the holder Of the warrant can 10.
cate In accordance With the instr uctions contained
in the foregoing paragraph, the quantity specified
IN the warrant, by paying the difference in cash,
Ihis act does not authorize the holder Of an
eighty acre warrant 20 locate herewith forty.
acre tract Of land at 81 80 per mere in foil sats
faction thereof, but he must locats by legal subdi.
visions, the compact body Of eighty acres ne near
a. may be, and pay the difference in cash SO al.o
OF lo)-acre warrants, except IN pre-empiion cases
as herenbeforc stated.
Each warrant is to be distinctly and separately
located 90 that II follows that body Of land can
be located by any assignee Of various warrsntees
with a number Of Uorronfs; nor can a pre-emptor
in any case more than one warrant in the loca-
ton OF the land pre-emptcd by him, and the ep-
cess, IL any, must be paid fcr by him in cash.
The second section Of this act providcs THAT the
Registers aud Receivers Of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be s,veraly authorized TO charge and
oeive for their services in locating all military
bounty land warrants, issued since the nh day OF
February, 1871, the same compen sation or per
centage 20 which they entitled by Law for sales
Of the public lands Tor cash at the rate Of y rs
per acre, the said compensation TO be hereafter
paid by the assignees or holders Of such war
rants
The third section Of ths act provides "That Re.
gistcrs and Receivers, whether in or out Of Office
the passage Of this act, their legal Representa-
tves in case Of death. shall be entitled % receive
from tho Treasury Of the United States, for ser
vices heretofore performed in locating military
bounty land warrants, the came rate OF compcnss
ton provided in the preceding secion for services
hereafter 10 he performed. after deducting the
amount already received by such officers under
the act entitled AN act 20 require the holders Of
military land warrants 10 compensate the Land
Oicers Of the United stses for services In relation
10 The location Of those uarrants,' approved May