The republic., 1852-06-25

(OU1CTS signature
Form Of acknowledgment ,chue the pendor is not
kno,on to the officer, and his identity has to be
prOped
STATE OF --, COUNTY OF -.
On this - day of -, in the year
before me personally came (here insert the name of
the Wurantee) and (here insert the name and resi
dence Of ,ritness,) and the said (here insert the
name Of the acit'less) being well known to me as
credible and disinterested person. was duly sworn
By me- and on his oath declared and said, that he
well knows the said there insert the name of the
,Dorrantee,) and that he isthe person to whom
the within Warrant Issued, and who executed the
foregoing assignment, and his testimony being
satisfactory evidence to of that fact, the said
(here Insert the of the ,carTantee) thercupon
acknowledged the said assignment to be his act
and deed. (OWcer's signature
FORM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE LO.
CATION.-No. ..
For value received, |, A. b., to whom the within
certificate of location was issued do hereby sell
and assign unto c. d.. and to his heirs and assigns
forever the said certificate of location, and the
warrant and land therein described, and authorize
him 20 receive the patent therefor.
Witness my hand and seal this - day of
-, 1855
Attest: A.. b. [sEAL]
e.
G. II.
Form Of acknowledgment ,ohere the vendor is per-
sonaHy knotcn to the officer taking the same.
STATE or -, COUNTY OF -
On this --- day of -, in the year -,
before personally came (here insertth of the
person TO ,ohOm the certificate Of location issued) to
me well known, and acknowledged the foregoing
assignment to be his act and deed; and / certify
that the sad (here insert the name Of the person to
iohom the certificate Of location issued) is the iden
teal person TO whom the within certificate OF To-
cation issued and who executed the foregoing as
signment thereof.
(Omce's signaturs.)
Form Of acknowledgment ,chere the vendor is not
personally knoDn 10 the officer and tchere his
identity has TO De proved
STATE or --, COUNTY OF -.
On this -- day Of -, in the year -,
before personally came (here insert the name
Of The person TO tchom the certificate Of location is
sutd, and (iere insert the and residence Of
toitness,) and the said (here Sisert Ms Of the
uitness) being we'll known 10 me a credible
and disnterested person, was duly sworn by me,
nd on his oath declared and said that he well
knows the said (here insert the Of the person
TO ,ohom he Certificate Of location issued) and that
he is the same person TO whom the within certifi-
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 (here
insert The Of the person 10 ,ohom the certificate
Of location issued) thereupon acknowledged the
sald assignment 10 be his act and deed
(Ofiecs sigraturs.)
Assignment No. and acknowledgement must
be endorsed upon the warrant, and No. and ac.
acknowledgement upon the certificate Of location; and
must be attested by two witnesses, Acknowledged
before Register Receiver of a Land Office, a
Judge OF a 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 acknowledgment is
made before either Of the officers above spcci.
he'd, except the Register Receiver of a Land
Oihce, 1t must be accompanied by a certif-
cate, under seal OF the proper authority, OF the
Olhclal character OF the person before whom the
acknowledgement was made, and also of the gen
uineness Of his signature.
All assignments of bounty land warrants issued
under the act OF September 2S 1850, made be-
% apdv
The came section provides, THAT any person
entitled 70 pre- emption right 10 any land shall be
entitled 10 use any such land warrant in payment
OF the same, at the rate Of 81 25 per acre for the
quantity of land therein specified"
by this provision, all persons entitled to pre-emp-
uOn, whether on offered unofiered lands, can use
a military bounty land warrant in payment for
the tract pre- empted, reckoning the said warrant
az one dollar and twenty five cents per acre, for
the quantity therein specified, whether the land 80
claimed il at the usual or enhanced minimum
Should the area Of the tract claimed exceed the
amount called for in the warrant, the pre- emptor
will have 20 pay for the in cash. but IL il
should fall short, he s not entitled 10 rcfunding
Of the crcess.
warrants which have been or may hereafter be ued
In pursuance Of said laws Of THE act may be To-
Gated according to the legal subdivisions Of the
public lands, in one body, upon any lands Of the
United States, subject to private entry the time
Of such location, at the minimum price: Provided
further, That when said warrants shall be located
on lands which are subject TO entry at a greater
minimum than dollar and twenty. five cents
per acre, the locator Of said warrant shall paw TO
the United States in cash the difference between
the value OF such warrants at one dollar and twen-
~ five cents per acre and the tract Of land located
n"
BY these provisions, where the lands are subject
TO private entry AT ono dollar and twenty five cents
per acre, the holder Of eighty acre warrant can
take any two forty acre lots, forming n compact
body Of eighty acres and the holder Of warrant
Tor one hundred and 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 s more than
3 II 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 docs not authorize the holder of m
eighty acre warrant TO locate herewith n forty
acre tract Of land at 80 80 per acre in foil salts
faction thereof but he must locate by LEGAL su di
Visions the compact body Of eighty acres as near
as may be, and pay the difference in cash. SO also
Of l60-scre warrants.
Each warrant ia to be distinctly and separately
located, that II follows that body of land car
be located by a assignee of various warrantccs
with number Of rarrants; nor can a pre.emptor
in any case use more than ono warrant i'm the hca-
ton OF the land re-cmpted by him, and the er.
Gees, If any, must be paid fer by him in cash
The second section Of this act provides "Tbat the
Registers and Receivers of the Land Offices shall
hereafter be severally authorized to charge and re-
CflNe ior tncr scrVlCes IN locating all military
bounty land warrants, issued since the llth day Of
February, 1877, the same compensation or per
ccntoge 20 which they nrc entitled by law for sales
Of the public lands for cash. at the rate Of s Is
per acre, the said compensation 10 be hereafter
paid by the assignees or holders Of such
rants.''
The third section Of this act provides "Tbat Re
gistcrs and Receivers, whether in or out of Office
at the passage Of this act their legal representa-
tves in of death, shall be entitled to receive
from the Treasury Of the United States, for ser
vices heretofore performed ia locating military
bounty land warrants, tho same rate OF compensa
ton provided in the preceding 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 sorviccsn in relation
10 the location Of those warrants,' approved May