The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-14
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o. Congress, and il signed by the President,
will be of great interest to large number
of our citizens. 1t will probably take three
million acres of land to meet the demands
Of all the old soldiers. We publish the
bill below for the benefit Of all concerned
BE IL enacted, d., That each of the sur
viving commissioned and non commissioned
officers, musicians and privates, whether of
regulars, vcsunteers, rangers or militia, who
were regularly mustered into the service of
ihe United States, and every officer, commis-
stoned and non-commssioned, seaman, or.
binary seaman, marine, clerk and landsman
IN the navy, in any Of the wars in which this
country has been engaged since 1870, aad
each oil the survivors of the militia, or vol.
unteers, or State troops of any State or Ter.
ritory, cslled into military service, and reO-
ular.y mustered therein, and whose services
have been paid by the United States, shall
be entitled to receive certificate or war
rant from the Department OF the Interior for
one hundred and sixty acres of land; and
where any Of those who have been so mus.
tered into. service and paid shall have re-
ceived certificate 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 have heretofore received.
one hundred and sixty acres to each, such
person having served as aforesaid Provided.
the person so having been in service shall
not receive said land warrant if it shall an. .
pear by the muster rolls of his regiment on
corps that he deserted or was dlshonorsblv
discharged from service. - ....
Provided, further, That the benefits of
this section shall be held to extend to wao-
on-masters and teamsters who nav have
been employed, under the direction of CON-
petent authority in the time of war, in the
transportation of military stores aud sup
plies.
SEC. 2. And be ii farther enacted. That
in case of the death of any person, who, if
living, would be entitled to a certificate or
warrant as aforesaid under this act, leaving
a widow, or, if no widow, a minor child, or
children, such widow, or, if no widow, such
minor child or children, shall be entitled to
receive certificate or warrant for the same
quantity of land that such deceased person
would be entitled to receive under the pro-
visions of this act, il now living: Provid-
ed, That subsequent marriage shall not
impair the right of any such widow to such
warrant, il she be widow at the time of
making the application: And provided fur
her, That those shall he considered minor.
who are SO at the time this act shall take
effect.
Sec. g.. And be ii further enacted, That
in no case shall any such certificate or war
rant be issued for any service less than four
teen days, except where the person shall ac-
tually have been engaged in the battle, and
unless the party claiming such certificate or
warrant sha II establish his or her right there.
to by recorded evidence or said service.
Sec. A. And be 1t further enacted, That
said certificate or warrant may be assigned,
transferred and located by the warrantees,
their assgnees, or their heirs at law, accord
ing to the provisions Of existing laws rcgu-
lating the assignment transfer, and location
OF bounty land warrants.
Sec. 5. And be ii further enacted, That
no warrant issued under the provisions of
this &C; shall be located on any public lands,
except such as shall at the time be subject
to sale at either the minimum or lower grad
uated prices.
Sec. 6. And be ii further enacted, That
the registers and receivers of the several
land Offices shall be severally authorized to
charge and receive for their services in 10.
eating all warrants under the provisions Of
this act, the same compensation or per CEN
tage to which they are entitled by law for
sales of the public lands for cash, at the
rate of one dollar and twenty.five cents
per acre, the said compensation to be paid
by the assignees or holders of such war
rants.
SEC. 7. AMI be ii further enacted, That
the provisions of this act, and all the boun-
ty land laws heretofore passed by Congress
shall be extended to Indians in the same
manner and to the same extent as if the |
said Indians had been white men.
Sec. 8, And be at further enacted, That
the officers and soldiers of the Revoutiona-
ry war, or their widows or minor children,
shall be entitled to the benefits of this
act.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That
the benefits of this act shall be applied to
and embrace those who served as volunteers
at the invasion of Plattsburg, in September,
eighteen hundred and fourteen; also at the
battle of Kings Mountain, in the Reyolu-
tionary war, and the battle of Nickojack
against the confederated savages of the
South. ...a ......
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the provisions Of this act shall apply to the
chaplains who served with the army in the
several wars Of the country.
SEC. IL. And be ii further enacted, That
the provisions Of this act be applied to io-
tilla men and to those who served as volun-
teers at the attack on Lewistown, in Della
ware by the British fleet in the war of
eighteen hundred and twelve, and fifteen.