Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-03-30
rhe new BOUNTY Lend Law,


The Commissioner of Pensions has issued the fol-
lowing instructions for carrying into effect the new
Bounty Land Law:
Where the service has been rendered by a substi
tute he is the person entitled to The oeneht OF This
act, and not his employer
In the event of the death of any person who, If
living, would be entitled to certificate or warrant
as aforesaid leaving a widow, or ii no WIDOW, MI
nor child or childre', such widow. or II NO WIDOW
such minor child or children is entitled to ceriI-
cate warrant for the same quantity OF land such
deceased persons would be entitled TO receive under
the provisions of said act. if now living
subsequent marriage will not impair the right OF
any such widow to such warrant if she be a widow
at the time OF her application. Persons within the
age Of 81 years on the Sd day of March, 1885, are
deemed minors within the intent and meaning of said
act.
20 obtain the benefits of this act the claimant
must make declaration, under oath, substantially,
according 10 the forms hereto annexed. The sigma
of the applicant must be attested and his or her
personal identity established by the afdavs of two
wit esses whose residences must be given and whose
credbiity must be sustained by the certificate of the
magistrate before whom the application is verified.
No certificates Will be deemed sufficient in any
unless the facts are certified to be within the personal
knowledge of the magistrate or other officer who
shall sign the certificate, the names and residence
of the witnesses by whom the facts are established
be given, or their afidavits properly authenticated
bt appended 10 the certificate.
The official character and signature Of the magis.
trae who may administer the oath must be certified
by the clerk OF the proper court of record of his
county, under the seal of the court Whenever the
certificate of the officer who anthenticaes the sigma
ture of the magistrate is not written on he same
sheet Of paper which contains the signature to be
thencated, the certificate must be attached to said
paper by piece OF tape ribbon, the ends of which
must pass under the official SEAL to prevent any
paper from being improperly attached to the certif-
| cate.
| Applications in behalf of minors should be made
| in their names by their guardian next friend
Where there several minors entitled to the same
| gratuty, one may make the declaration The war
rant will be issued to all jointly In addition to proof
of service, as in other cases, the minor must prove
the death of his father, that no widow survives hin
and that he and those that he represents are the
only minor children of the deceased.
If party die before the issue of warrant to which
he would be entitled if living, the right TO said
rant dies with him In such the warrant becomes
void, and should be Cancelled, and the party next en-
titled in right Of the service claimed should make
application and if there be no such party, the gran
bounty If the claimant die after the issue of the
the manner as real estate in the place Of the
domice Of the deceased, and can only be assigned O.
located by said heirs.
Applications made by Indians must be authentca
ted according the regulations to be prescribed by
the commissioner OF Indian affairs
| Accompanying the above instructions the ne
csssary forms of declaration, together with Off
cial copy of the law