The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-16
THE BOUNTY LAND BILL.


This bill originated in the Senate, but did
not pass the House in the form in which it
passed the Senate. On the contrary, the
House adopted substitute for the Senate's
bill, offered by Richardson, of Illinois, which
substitute was accepted by the Senate with
out amendment. As finally passed, and
approved by the President the bill reads
thus: .....- ass.
BE Il enacted, DC, That each of the sur
viyng commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians, and privates, whether of
regulars, volunteers, rangers, or militia, who
were regularly mustered into the service of
the United States, and every officer, commits
stoned or non-cOmmissioned, seaman, Ordina-
ry seaman, marine, fotilanan, clerk, and
landsman in the navy, in any of the wars in
ahich this country has been engaged since
seventeen hundred and ninety, and each Of
the survivors OF the militia, or volunteers, or
State troops Of any State or Territory, called
into military service, and regularly mustered
therein, ard whose services have been paid
by the United States, shall be entitled to re-
ceive certificate or warrant from the De-
partment OF the Interior for one hundred and
sixty acres of land; and where any of those
who have been so mustered into service and
paid shall have received a certificate or war
rant, he shall be g titled 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: Prorided, The person SO having
been in service shall not receive said land
warrant ii It shall appear by the muster.rolls
of his regiment or corps that he deserted or
was dishOnorably discharged from SERVICE
PrOrided further, That the benefits Of this
section shall be held to extend to wagon.
masters and teamsters who may have been
employed, under the direction of competent
authority in time of war; in the transporta-
ton of military stores and supplies.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That in
case of the death of any person who, if living,
would be entitled to certificate or warrant
as aforesaid under this act, lenving widow,
or, if no widow, minor child or children,
sue widow, or, il 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
VubSCu " iCCCNC pTONIbIOUS OI
this act if now living: Provided, That
subsequent marriage shall not impair the
right of any such willow To such warrant, it
she he widow at the time of making her
application: And prouided further, That those
shall be considered minors who are so at the
time this act shall take effect
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That
in no case shall any such certificate or war;
rant be issued for any services less than
fourteen days, except where the person shall
actually have been engaged in battle, and
unless the party claiming such certificate or
warrant shall establish his or her right there
to by recorded evidence of said service.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
said certificates or warrants may be assigned,
transferred, and located by the warrantees,
their assignees, or their heirs atlaw, accor-
ding to the provisions of existing laws regu-
lating the assignment, transfer, and location
of bounty land warrants.
Sec. 8. And be IL further endcted, That no
warrant issued under the provisions of this
act shall be located on any public lands, ex-
cept such rs shall at the time be subject to sale
ut either the minimum or lower graduated
prices
Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, That the
registers and receivers of the several land
Offices shall be severally authorized to charge
and receive for their services in locating all
warrants under the provisions of this act the
same compensation or percentage to which
they are entitled by law for sales of the pub
lie lands for cash, Mt the rate of one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre. the said com
pensation to be paid by the assignees or hol-
ders OF such warrants.
Sec. Z. And be ii further enacted, That the |
provisions of this act, and all the bounty land |
laws heretofore passed by Congress, shall
be extended to Indians in the same manner
and to the same extenta rs if the said Indians
had been white men.
See. 8. And be il further enacted, That the
officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary
war, or their widows or minor children, shall
be entitled to the benefits of this act.
Sec. 8. And be il 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 Revolution.
ary war, and the battle Of Nickojack against
The confederated savages of the Sourh.
Sec. 10. And be ii further enacted, That
the provisions Of this act shall apply to the
chaplains who served in the army in the sew
eral wars of the country.
Sec. II. And be il further enacted, That
The provisions of this act be applied to those
who served us volunteers at the attack on
Lewistown, in Delaware, by the British feet
10 the war of eighteen hundred and twelve,
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