The American patriot., 1855-04-21
Bounty Land Bill Is it passed both Houses
of Congress.


of Congress.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House q
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That each OF the
surviving commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians, and privates, whether Oh
regulars, volunteers, rangers, or mlll1a' "no
were regularly mustered into the service OF 'ne
United States, and every officer, commissioned
or on-commissioned, seaman, ordinary sea-
man. marine, clerk, and landsman in the navy
in any of the wars in which this country mas
been engaged since seventeen hundred anu
ninety, and each Of the survivors Of the mlll-
tia. or volunteers, or State troops OF any ota'e
or Territory, called into military service, anu
regularly mustered therein, and whose services
have been paid by the United States, shaIl oc
entitled to receive q certificate or warrant iron
the Department Of the Interior for one hun
dred and sixty acres of land; and where any
Of those who have been so mustered into ser
vice and paid shall have received certihcatc
or warrant, he shall be entitled to certificate
or warrant for such quantity Of land as Will
make, in the whole, with what he may nave
heretofore received, one hundred and Sixty
acres to each such person having served as
aforesaid: Provided, The person 50 having
been in service shall not receive salu lanu VA
rant if it shall appear oy the muster lo.is s -,
his regiment or corps tnas ne uesel.ea' VI """
dishonorably discharged from service; cn:.
Prortded, Jurther, Ihat tne oenenss y. sn,o
section shall be held to exteno 70 wason.nas
tiers and teamsters who may nave o.en Gu
ployed, under the direction OF conpe..4. a.:
thority, in time Tor war, IN tne """'po' '"''0'
OF military STORES anu supP"e'' Ill.,. ;,
Sec 2. And Dc 1t Jurt"er enoceeo' Ina! ,:..: III
case Of the death OF any person wno, Ms."s,
would DC entitled 70 certinca.e VI wa' a. 40
aforesaid, under TINS act, leaving wMo", vi,
it no widow, MINOR chia 1r o:,e aS;, S1c W
WIDOW OF ~ ~.t .;.,.d ~ -ace;ve . certificate
Children snsh De en.l.eu .,aot;.v of Isnd that
Ut warrant ~ '.o s .s.1,,id ho entitled IN re-
sucn aecesse1 pe.s e.;s;cus ~ th;s oct r. now
ceive un1er :le P TIE. s,,hseoment marriage
nvlng: 1'ooaca' la .;nht of INV such widow
shaii not impair snS ~ y. ,;dcy,,, st Tho fine
to such warrant, sne oe "lu wv =" .,man;J.J
OF making ner APPneas"TTn ..;J..ad ,,,;nors
Jurtner, lnat tnose suau W ~. sh.i, 49, afc,ct
VINO are so ~ tue Nlno '".s "o' 500" ~ M. -
SEC o. ana % W "rM.a s s"o ~. r m ha
no case shall any sucn Ina f ~ davs
<Lo vorcou shall NctlaIIV have
except wns!e ''ie ~ p.''. md nrless the nartv
Deen engageI III Das.' ~ wsrrsnt shall rs.
claiming sucn Ier . .;ht thoroto hv recorded ,
's. .1A mS " .sr,;ce
CO 4 And Ia IL further enacted, That
.,;J oo-t;ac.tes or warrants NAV be assigned,
t t~,u and located bv the warrantees,
tha;r sss;cnees or their heirs-at law, according
to the provisions Of existing laws regulating
the assignment transfer, and location Of boun-
tv-land warrant.
src X and be IL further enacted, That no
,r.rrsnt ;ssned nnder the provisions of this act
sh.r ha iocsted On .anv public lands. except
s s,oh s 40 shall A. the timo be subject to sale
a. either The minimum or lower graduated
',r;cos
p.S'S , e.,h.r ,no.,sd That tho
cEc. o. az" 70 my ~ Tho several land Of.
aes's'cLs u "', ~ sowsrailv authorized to charge
md receive for their services in locating all
,r.rr.nts under the provisions of this act the
s.,no comnensation or per centage to which
thav are entitled bv law for sales Of the public
lands for cash. at the rate of one dollar and
.,",ontr- Ave cents ner acre. The said compen
sation to DC paid oy inc aSS'e"'e' VI ''''>''' VI