The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-09
AN ACT TO make Land Warrants assignablc and
for other purposes.

AN ACT to make Land Warrants nssignable and
for other purposes.
BE Il enacted by me Senate and House If Reue
s,nfaiUes IF the United States Of Ansrica IN Con-
gress assembled, That all warrants for military
bounty land, which have been or may hereafter be
issued under any law Of the United States and all
valid locations Of the same which have been or
may hereafter be made, are hereby declared 10 be
assignablc, by deed or instrument of writing made
and executed after the taking effect OF THE
oordinR TO such form, aud pursuant to such rcgu-
lations may DC prescribed by the Com missioner
Of the General Land Office, 80 as TO vest the as.
sgnee with all the rights of the original owner Of
the warrant or location: Prorided, That any per-
son entitled TO presumption right to any land shall
be entitled to use any such land warrant, in pay
ment Tor the same, AT the rate If one dollar and
twenty five cents per acre, for the quantity of land
therein specified: Prortded, That the warrants
which have been, may hereafter be issued in
pursuance oi said laws or OF this act, may be To-
Gated according 10 the legal subdyisions Of the
public lands, In one body. upon any lands OF the
United states, subject 10 private entry at the time
Of such location, at the minimum price: Provided
ftTihu, That when said warrant shall be located
ON lands which are subject to entry at greater
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the locator Of said warrants sha pay to
the United States in cash the difference between
TIC value OF such warrants at dollar and twen-
ty-hye cents per acre and the tract OF land located
SIC. 2 lind be u (iuilsr enacted, That tho re.
Csters and receivers Of the land offices shall here
after be seyeraly authorized 20 charge and receive
for their services in locating All military bounty
land warrants Issued since the eleventh day Of
February, eighteen hundred and lorty-scven, the
same compensation or per ccntago 20 which they
arc entitled by la- for saes Of the public snds for
cash, at the rate Of dollar nd twenty five cents
per acre, the said compensation TO be hereafter paid
by the assignecs or holders Of such warrants.
src. B. Ind be further enacted. That register,
and receivers, whether In out Of office at the pas
sage OF this act, their legal representatives in
Of death, shall be entitled 10 receive from the
treasury Of the I'm ted States for services hereto
fore performed in locating military bounty land
warrants, the same rate Of compensation provided
in the preceding section for services hereafter 10
be performed, after dcducting 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 officers Of the
United States for services in relation the loca
ton OF those warrants" approved May seventeenth,
eighteen hundred and forty eight: Pror,ded, That
no register or receiver shall receive any compensa
ton out OF the treasury fUr past services, who has
charged and received illegal fccs Cor tho location
Of such warrants: dnd pr0rided, fwftor, That no
register or receiver shal receive for his services
during any year greater compensation than the
maximum now allowed by law.
SEe. 4. Ind be " fupliu enacifd, That in ell
cases where the militia or volunteers, State
troops Of any State or Territory were called into
military service, and whose services have been
paid by the United States subsequentt o the cieh-
teenth Of Jobe, eighteen hundred and twelve, the
officers and soldiers of such militia, volunteers
or troops ehali DC fnttcd 70 all the benefits OF the
act entitled IAN act granting bounty land 20 GER
tain officers and soldiers who have been engaged
in the military zcrvice Of the United States" APP
proved September twenty. eighth, eighteen hun.
drcd aud Fifty, and shall receive lands for their
tcrvices according 10 the provisions Of said act,
upon proof Of length Of service therein required,
and thatho last provso Of the ninth section Of the
act Of the eleventh Of February, eighteen hundred
and forty seven, be, and the same IL hereby re-
pcalod; Procidsd, That nothing herein contained
shall authorize bounty land TO those who have here
toiOre received or become entitled 90 tho same
SEC. 3. Ind bu further ey,acfed, That where any
company, battalion, or regiment, in an organized
form, marched more than twenty miles 30 the place
where they were mustered into the service Of the
United States, or were disc rgcd more than TWEEN.
ty miles from the place where such company, bat
talon regiment vss organized; in all such cases.
10 computing the length Of service Of the officers
md soldiers OF any such company battalion or
regiment, with view 10 determine the quantity OF
land any officer soldier Il entitled 90 under ssid
act, approved twenty eighth Of September, cigh
teen hundred md fifty, there shall be allowed ono
day for every twenty milcs from the place where
tho company, battalion or regiment WINS organ.
lied, 10 the place where the was mustered in.
10 the service Of the United Stntes; and also ono
day for every twenty miles from The pincs where
such company, battalion or regiment was dis
charged, 70 the place where il wac organized, and
from whence il marched. 60 enter the service
Approved, March %, 1852.
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