The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-03-21
Bounty Land Law.

Be IL enacted, &c, That each of the
surviving commissioned and non-commis.
stoned officers, musicians and priyates,
whether OF regulars, volunteers, rangers
or militia, who were regularly mustered
into the service Of the United States, and
every officer, commissioned and non
commissioned, seamen. ordinary seamen.
marine, clerk and landsman in the navy,
in any OF the wars in which this country
has been engaged since 1890, and each
of the survivors of the militia, or volun.
teers, or State troops Of any State or Ter
ritory. called into military service, and
regularly mustered therein, and whose
services have been paid by the United
States, shall be entitled to receive a Ger.
tihcate or warrant from the Department
OF the Interior for one hundred and sixty
acres of land; and where any of those
who have been so mustered into service
ana paid, shall have received certificate
or warrant. he shall be entitled to a Ger
iifcate 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 per.
son having served as aforesaid: Prorided.
the persoa so having been in service shall
not receive said land warrant If it shall
appear by the m muster rolls of his regimer,
or corps that he deserted or was dishon-
orably discharged from service.
! Proride2, further, That the benefits o1
this section shall be held 10 extend to
wagon masters and teamsters who may
have been employed. under the direction
,, of competent authority in the time of war
in the transportation Of military stores and
supplies.
SEC. g. In case Of the death of any per
, son. who, if living, would be entitled 10 6
certificate or warrant as aforesaid under
this act, leaving widow, or, If no widow
a minor child, or children, such widow
or, it no widow, such minor child or chill
dren, shall he entitled to receive certifi
, cate or warrant for the same quantity o
, land that such deceased person would bs
: entitled to receive under the provision!
Of this act.if now living: Provided. Tha
a subsequent marriage shall not impai
the righ, of any such widow to such war
rant, if she be widow at the time o
making the application: And procidet
: further, That those shall be considered
+ minors who are so at the time this &C
b shall take effect.
Sec. 8 In nc case shall any such Ger
tifcate or warrant be issued for any ser
vice less than fourteen days, except wher'
the person shall actually. have been en-
: gagged in battle. and unless the part,
claiming such certificate or warrant shall
establish his or her right thereto by re
corded evidence Of said service.
SEC. 4. Said certificates or warrants m a,
be assigned, transferred and located b,
), the warrantees, their assignees, or thei
:. heirs q, law, according to the provision
OF existing laws re gula,ing the assignment
!, transfer, and location Of bounty land war
rants.
SEC. s. No warrant issued under tn
i provisions Of this act shall be located oil
: any public lands, except such sha! a
the time be subject to sale at either tn
minimum or lower graduated prices.
4 SEC. 6. The registers and receivers O
. the several land offices shall be several,
= authorized 10 charge and receive for tiiei
y services in locating all warrants under tn
;, provisions Of this act, the same eompen
sation or per centage to which they ar
), entitled by law for sales Of the publ
: lands for cash. at the rate OF one dolia
and twenty-five cents per acre. the sal
). compensation to be paid by the assignee
!, or holders of such warrants.
I SEC. I. The provisions OF tbis act, an
all the bounty land laws heretofore pas
sed by Congress, shall be extended I
), Indians in the Same manner and to tn
: same extent as If the said Indians ha
been white men.
Sec. g. The officers and soldiers OF th
Revolutionary war, or their widows o
iminor children, shall be entitled to tn
2 benefits OF this act.
: SEC. 9. The benefits Of this act shall b
$ applied to aud embrace those who serve
: as volunteers at the invasion of Platts
bnrgh, in September eighteen hundred an
fourteen also at,he battle Of Kings Noun
J. tain. in theq heqRevoluuonary war. and III
5 battle OF Nickejack against the confeo
= Grated savages OF the South.
= Sec. 10 Theprovisions Of this act sha
apply to the chaplains who served wit
= the army in the several wars Of the ountry
J. Sec II. The provisions Of this act sha
happily to hotilla men and to those VIII
served as volunteers at the attack on Lew
e is,own, in Delaware, by the. British flee
. in the war Of eighteen hundred and twelve
fifteen. r
y l avail myself OF this opportunity t
inform those persons who are entitled
! Bounty Land under the above act of Con
: gross, that have received the forms an
II Instructions prescribed by the Commits
% sioner of Pensions, to be pursued unde
= said Law, and am now prepared to max
}, the applies cation for all who wish me to d
e so. JER. HOLLtSTER..
e March l6. 1856.
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