The republic., 1852-06-30
FORMS AND REGULATIONS
For tho Assix nmcMt Of Land Warrants amt
Locations.

For tho AssiH nIsacMt OF Land WaHf"Ass ~AAN-
Locations.
l;xSExAL LAND OrsiSE, March 23, 1862.
ID THE FIRST SECTION Of the act OF Congrese'&
ID entitled San act making Land W ARRAYS as
sgnable and for other purposes; app.oseaf NH
tary bounty land which have been or may hereANoi
be issued under AM law ofthc United States, and all
valid locations of the same which have becn or
nay hereafter be made, are hereby declared W no
assignabc, by deed or instrument OF writing inade
and executed after the taking effect of this ac' ac
cording to such form, and pursuant to SUCH Iegu
|ations may be prescribed by the COMMISSIONED
|of the General Land Othcc, 30 as to vest the as
siqnee with all the rights Of the original owners OF
THE warrant or location"
In accordance with the provisions Of this scction
the following forms prescribed for the assgn
ment of the warrants and locations referred to, to
|Wit:
FORM FOR THE ASSIG NNlENT OF THE b
WARRANT.-No 1.
For value received, !, A. b., To whom the within
warrant No. --- was issued, do hereby sell anu
|assig gn unto G. d., Of and to his heirs
land assigns forever the said warrant, and author
|izc him to locate the same, and receive patent
therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of -
1855
Attest: A. b. [sEAL,l
E.EE EE.EE
Form of acknowledgment ,chere the rendor is kno,o
ISrATE OF -, COUNTY oF-.
On this -- day Of ---, in the year y
before personally came (here insert the name
|,oa,rantec) to me well known, and acknowledged
the foregoing assignment to be his act and deed;I
and certify that the said (hsre insert the name o
UarrGntes) ia the identical person to whom theE
within warrant issued, and who executed the fore
going assignment thereof
(OGcer's signat,sre.) /
Form of acknowledgment roLere the pendor is mott
! kno,cn to the officer, and his identity has to be
proceed
STATE OF ---, COUNTY OF F----
On this -- day of ----, in the year -
before me personally came (here insert the name Of
the iparrantee) and (here insert the name and ress
dence Of tDitness,) and the said (here insert the
name Of the tDit'less) being well known to me as al
credible and dsinterested person, was duly swornI
by me- and on his oath declared and said, that bel
well knows the said there insert the name Of the|
tcarranee and that he is the same person to whoInI
the within Warrant issued and who executed theI
foregoing assignment, and his testimony beingI
satisfactory evidence TO of that fact, the saidI
(here ,serf the Of the ioarr0ntee) thereuponI
acknowledged the said Assignment to be his actj
and deed (ODacn signature.)
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO-
CATlON.-No. 2.
For value received, /, A. B., to whom the within|
certificate of location issued, do hereby SELL
and assign unto C. d., and to his heirs and assgnsI
forever, the said certificate OF location, and theI
warrant and land therein described, and authorized
him to receive the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and seal, this - day of
-, lS5
Attest: A. b. IsEAL.J
E. F.
G.H.
Form of acknowledgment ,ohere the Uendor is per-
j. sonahy kn0,rn to the officer taking the same.
sT1rI AT ,h?s OF -, asx coUs1x os % OF in the wear
before personally came (ere insert name Of the
person to ,Dhon the csrtfcaf Of location issued tol
me we'll known, and acknowledged the foregolngI
assignment to be his act and deed; and certify
that the said (hers insert the Of the persOn t0
ohom the certificate Of location issued) is the den-
tcal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
,ation issued, and who executed the foregoing as
,ignment thereof.
(Ohcer's signature.)
Form of acknowledgment ,chsre the rendor is mott
personally kno,on TO the officer. and tDhere his
identity has 10 be proved.
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -
On this - day of ---, in the year -
before me personally came (hcre insert the narn4|
2f the person TO ,ohom the certificate Of location is
sued, } and (here insert the and residence Of al
pifness,) and the said (.ere inseyt the name of Ms
soisnsss) being well known to me a. crediblc|
and disintercsted person, was duly sworn by me 4
and on his oath declared and said that he we'll
knows the said (h<ys iasot he NAME # Ne persea|
Ia ssaos the erfee~as u location fss~<d,) and tnsT
cate Of ation issued, and who executed the fore
going assignment; and his testimony being eats
actory evidence Of that fact, the said (here
insert the Of nhe person TO ,chom The certificate
of location iss,led) thercupon acknowledged the
said assignment to be his act and deed.
81 (OGcer's signat,re.)
= Assignment No. | and acknowledgment must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac
knowled gmcnt upon the certificate Of location; and
= must be attestcd by two witnesses, acknowledged
before a Register or Receiver OF Land Oihce, q
Judge Of Court of Record, Justice OF the Peace,
or a Commissioner of Deeds resident in the State
uh he
every instance where the acknowledgment Is
made before either of the officers above speci-
fed, except the Register or Receiver OF Land
Ofhcc, il must be accompanied by ccrtlh-
cate, under seal Of the propo authority, OF the
official character of the person before whom the
Acknowledgment was made, and also OF the gen
uincness of his signature.
All assignments OF bounty land warrants Issued
@undcr the act of September %, 1850, mnde be-
81 fore the date of this act, are invalid nnd void
"a The same section provides, That any person
Identified TO pre- empton right TO any land, shall be
entited to use any such land warrant in payment
of the same. ut the rate of y % per acre for the
Equantity of land therein specified"
ny this provision all persons entitled to emp
ton whether on offered or unoiTcrcd lands can usS
a military bounty land warrant in payment foi
the tract pre-empted, reckoning the said warrant
at dollar and twenty five cents per acre, fol
the quantity therein specified, whether the land &c
8clairned is at the usual or enhanced minimum.
q Should the of the tract claimed exceed thu
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- emptoi
will have TO pay Tor the excess In cash, but II D
Hsbould fall short, he is not entitled TO refundins
~ of the excess.
nis further provided by the same section "that thu
hch have been, may hereafter be Issue,
in pursuance Of said laws or OF this act, may be 10
Ncated according to the legal subdivisions OF th'
Hpublic lands, in one body, upon any lands of thu
nited States, subject to private entry at the tm
Eof such location, at the minimum price: Provide'
Hfuvfker, That when said warrants shall be located
ION lands which are subject to entry at create
minimum than one dollar and twenty five cent
'2pcr acre. the locator Of said warrant .hall pay L
Xthc United States in cash the difference betwec
&the value of such warrants at dollar and twen
Hty five cents per and the tract of land locates
,2on."
BY these provisions, where the lands arc subjco
Ito private entry at dollar and twenty five cent
per acre, the holder OF an eighty-ac warrant CA
take any two forty acre lots, forming compao
body of eighty acres; and tho holder of warran