Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-23
The Soldiers bill passed by
Congress.

II is enacted. Sc. That each of the sur
wing commissioned and non commissioned
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, com
missioned AID non commissioned, seam1n
ordinary seaman, mnriue clerk aud lands
man IN the n,vy, IN any Of the wars 10 which
this country has been engage since 1870,
and each of the survivors OF the militia, or
volunteers, or State troops OF my state or
Territory, called into military service, and
regularly mustered therein, and whose ser-
vices have been paid by the Un'tcd States,
shall be entitled 70 receive a certificate or
warrant from the Department Of the Interior
for one hundred and sixty acres Of land aad
where any of those who have been so must.
cred into service and paid, shall have reccT-
ed a certificate or warrant, he shall be en-
titled TO u certificate or warrant for SD h
quantity Of land as will mike, in the whole,
with Whist be has heretofore received, one
hundred aud sixty acres to each such person
having served as aforesaid ; Proridtd. the
person so having been in service shall not
receive said land warrant If It shall appear
by the muster rolls OF his regiments or corps
that lie deserted or was dishonoabiy DIS
charged from service.
SIC. .. find be Il further enacted, That
~ case Of the death ~ any person who II
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 n certificate or warrant for the same
quantity Of land that such deceased person
would be entitled to receive under the prov
isions of this act, If now living: ProUded,
That u subsequent marriage shall not I'M
pair the right to any such warrant, If she
be a widow at the time OF making her mp
plicaton ind proridef further, That those
be considered MINOR, who are 50 at the time
this act shall take effect.
Src. 3. .4nd be II further enacted, That
in no case shall any such certificate or war
rant be issued for any service less than tonr-
tcen days, except where the person shall nc
tually have been engaged il battle, and un-
less the party aiming such celtic cate or war
rant shah establish his or her right thereto
by recorded evidence of sad service.
SEC. 4. and be IL further enacted, Thai
said certificates or warrants may be assign
ed transferred and located by the warrantoes
their assignees or their heirs at law accord
ing 10 the provisions Of existing laws regul'
HtIng the assignment, transfer and location
uf bounty land warrants.
/ SEC. 5. .7nd be il further enacted, That
no warrant issued under the provisions OF
this act shall be located on any public lands
except such as shall al the time be subject
/ to sale at either of the minimum or lower
graduate prices.
SIC. 6. ind be ii further enacted, That
the registers and receivers Of the several
4 land Offices shall be severally authorized tc
charge and receive for their service IN To-
eating all warrants under the provisions OF
this act the same compensation or per cent
age to which they are entitled by law for
sales of the pubic lands for cash, at the rate
Of one dollar and twenty five cents per acre,
the SAID compensation to be paid by the as
signees or holders Of such warrants.
Seq Z. And be il further en0cted, That
the provisions nj that act, and all the boun-
| ty land laws heretofore passed by Congress,
shall be extended to Indians in the manner
and to the Same extent as if the said Indians
had been white men.
SEC {. .and be ii further enacied, That
the officers and soldiers of the Revolutions
ry war, or their widows or minor children,
shall be entitled to the benefits of this ac,
Cat. .. .IHd Oe IL .JuTiHrT rHuued, hat
the benefits of this act shall be applied 10
and embrace those who served as volunteers
at the invasion Of Plat,sburg IN September,
eighteen hundred fourteen: also at the bat
lie Of Kings Mountain, in the Revolutions
ny war, and the battle OF Nlckolack against
the eonledcrated savages of the South.
SEC. 10. fad be Il further enacted, That
the provisions of this act shall apply to the
ehaplains who served with the army in the
several wars Of the country.
SEo II. and be il further enacted, Tha
the provisions of this act be applied to flo
tIlla men and to those who served as yolun.
teers at the attack on Lewiston, 10 Della
ware, by the British fleet in the war of eigh
teen hundred and twelve, fifteen.