The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-05

visions OF this act fully II such entries were made
hereafter but before patent shall issue for such land
the person 80 having entered aforesaid shall within
five from the date Of such entry satisfy the Regis
ter Of the Land Office, by his oath affidavit and the
ed in the prairie and the date Of the entry was
three or more miles from any public lands subject TO
SALE ON which there was timber suitable for house and
fence building, and that he has, meanwhile actually
settled on and cultivated the same.
Provided further That all entries heretofore made BY
male Of the Of eighteen years. under the act
to which this is amendatory shall be held good and valid
under this act and they shall have all the benefits Of
the amendments now made to said act just as fully
they would have If such entries made hereafter
But no patent shall issue for lands entered by them
until they SHALL in addition to what Is hereinbefore
affidavit that ut the date of their entry under the act
to which this is amendatory, they eighteen and
And provided further That all free white male persons
OF eighteen years Of may avail themselves Of the
provisions Of this act and that the Register Of the Land
Office, II not otherwise satisfied, shall require all such
person. to make an affidavit touching their age.
Mr. English gave notice of his intention to introduce
the following amen dment:-
Amend the amendment proposed by the committee by
adding the following
And that no patent for land heretofore entered or
which may hereafter be entered under said act shall be
issued until satisfactory proof shall be submitted to the
roper Land Office that the party entering said land has
Il adjoining farm plantation for the period Of
hree years. beginning within sixty days from the date
II such entry.
THE BOUNTY LAND BILL.
THE SENATE OF TIE Ur TIED STATES, DEC IL, 1854.
Agreeably to notice. Mr.. Brodhead asked and obtained
leave to bring in the following BILL which read, and
passed to second reading and ordered to be printed
BILL
In addition to certain acts granting bounty land to
tain officers and soldiers who have been engaged 10 the
military service of the United States.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves of the United States Of America in Congress
sembled That each of the surviving commissioned and
commissioned officers, musicians and privates,
whether of regulars, volunteers rangers militia, who
regularly mustered into the service OF the United
States, and every officer, commissioned and COM
mssioned seaman ordinary seaman marine, clerk and
nasman in the navy except those VINO have received
has been engaged since seventeen hundred ana ninety
and each Of the survivors of this militia volunteers
State troops of any State Territory called into mill
tary service and regularly mustered therein and whose
services have been paid by the United States subsequent
to the eighteenth day OF June, eighteen hundred and
twelve, shall be entitled to receive certificate
rant from the Department Of the Interior for
hundred and sixty Of land where of those
who have 30 served shall have received certificate
warrant he shall be entitled 10 certificate warrant
for such quantity of land will make, in the whole
with what he may have heretofore received one hun
dred and sixty to each such person having served
as aforesaid.
Sec p And be it further enacted That in case of the
death Of any person who, living would be entitled to
certificate warrant aforesaid under this act leav
ing widow, or, If no widow, minor child children
such widow or If widow, such minor child children
shall be entitled to receive certificate or warrant for
the quantity Of land that such deceased person
would be entitled to receive under the provisions Of this
act If now living: Provided, That subsequent mar
riage shall not impair the right of any such widow to
such warrant If she be widow at the time Of making
her application and at the date of such warrant
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That in no case
shall any such certificate warrant be issued for any
service less than twenty eight days where the person
shall actually have been engaged in battle unless
the party claiming such certificate warrant shall
tabsh his right thereto by record evidence Of said
vice, or by two credible witnesses.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted That said certif
Gates warrants may be assigned transferred and To-
Gated by the warrantees their according
to the provisions Of existing laws regulating the
sgnment transfer and location of bounty land warrants