Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-03-26
Iu,a warrants Made Asslgmable.

warrants assignabe as it passed both Houses of Con-
gtcss On Thursday. 1t will, no doubt, promptly re-
GIVE the signature of the President:
An ACT making Land Warrants assignable and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen-
t1tres of the United States of america Congress
ssmbed, That all warrants for military bounty land,
which have been may hereafter be issued under
any law of the United States, and all valid locations
of the same. which have been, OF may hereafter be
made are hereby declared to be assignable by deed
or instrument Of writing made and executed after
the taking effect of this act according to such form,
and pursuant to such regulations as may be pre-
scrbed by the Commissioner of the General Land Of
fee SO as to vest the assignee with all the rights OF
the original owners Of the warrant or location Pro-
rided That any person entitled to presumption right
to any land shall be entitled to any such land
warrant, in payment of the same, at the rate OF
81 % per acre, for the quantity of land therein spe-
Gifted ProUided, That the warrants which have
been or may hereafter be issued in pursuance of said
laws or o. this act may be located, according to the
legal subdivisions Of the public lands, in one body
upon any lands Of the United States. subject to pr-
vate entry at the time Of such location. at the mini
mum price: Pr0Uided further, That when said war
rants shall be located on lands which are subject to
entry at a greater minimum than 81 p per acre,
the locator of said warrants shall pay to the United
States in cash the difference between the value OF
such warrants at 81 IS per acre, and the tract of
land located on.
Sec 9 Ind be at further enacted, That the regis
ters and receivers of the land Offices shall hereafter
he severally authorized to charge and receive for
their services in locating all military bounty land
warrants, issued since the 18th day OF February,
1917 the same compensation per centage to which
they arc entitled by law for sales Of the public lands
for cash. at the rate of 81 Is per the said COM
pcnsation to be hereafter paid by the assgnees or
holders of such warrants.
Sec g. And be 1T further enacted, That registers
and receivers whether in or out of Office at the pas
&c ret thnir Inral in
of DEATH shall be entitled to receive from the lrea
urv of the United States for services heretofore per-
formed in locating military bounty land warrants,
the rate of compensation provided IN the pre-
cedng 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 in
relation to the location of those warrants approved
May II, 1913: Provided, That no register or re-
cever shall receive any compensation out OF the
Treasury for past services who has charged and re-
ceved illegal fees for the location Of such warrants
and provihed further, That register or receiver
shall receive for his services during any year great
er compensation than the maximum now allowed by
law.
Sec T. And be 1t further enacted, That in all cases
where the militia or volunteers State troops OF
any State or Territory were called into military SER
vice and whose services have been paid by the Unit
ed States subsequent to the eighteenth of June egh
vi
such militia volunteers troops shall be entitled tc
all the benefits of the act entitled An act granting
bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service of the United
States" approved September twenty-eighth, eigh
teen hundred and fifty and shall receive lands fol
their services according to the provisions of said act
upon proof of service as therein required and tina
the last proviso of the ninth section of the act o
eleventh of February eighteen hundred and forty
seven, be and the same is hereby repealed: Prorid
ed, That nothing herein contained shall authorlz
bounty land to those who have heretofore received
or become entitled to the same.
Sec 5. And be it further enacted That where an,
company, battalion, regiment, in organized
form, marched more than twenty miles to the plac
where they were mustered into the service of til
United States, or were discharged more than twent
miles from the place where such company, battalion
or regiment organized in all such cases, in com
putting the length of service of the officers and sol
ders of any such company battalion regiment
with view to determine the quantity Of land an
officer soldier is entitled to under said act ar
proved 2Sth of September, 1856, there shall be a.
lowed one day for every twenty miles from the pac
where the company, battalion regiment was or
ganized, to the place where the same mustere
into the service of the United States and also on
day for every twenty miles from the place wher
such company battalion regiment was discharged
to the place where it organized, and from whenc
it marched, to enter the service.