The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-03-21
Bounty Land under the Act of
March 3, 1855.
Pension OFFIcr. March 3. /,


The act entitled " An act 10 addition
to certain acts granting bounty land to
certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service Of
the United States" approeea March 3,
1859, entities each Of the surviving pcr.
sons in the following classes to a certif:
cate or warrant for such Quantity of land
as shall make, in the whole, with what
he may have heretofore received. one
hundred and sixty acres provided ho
shall have served period not less than
fourteen days and shall establish said
service by record evidence, to wit:
J. Commissioned and norcommission.
cd oilicers, musicians, and privatcs whcth-
er OF the regulars, volunteers, rangers or
militia, who were regularly mustered in.
to the service of the United States in
any Of the wars in which this country has
been engaged since 100
2. Commissioned and nor. commits.
stoned officers, seamen, ordinary seamen
marines, clerks, and landsmen in the ma.
Wy in any of said wars.
3. Militia, voluntcers,an State troons
of any State or Territory called into
military service, and regularly mustered
therein, and whose services have beer
paid by the United States.
Wagonmastcrs and tenmstcrs who
have been employed, under the direction
of competent authority. in time of war.
in the transportation Of military stores
aud supplies.
.. Officers and soldiers Of the rcvolu.
tionarv war.
3 Cbaplains who served with tho
army in the servcral wars of this conn.
try
I. Flotilla-mcn who served in the war
of 1912
Each Of the surviving persons in tho
following classes are entitled to a like
quantity Of land without regard to tina
length Of service. provided he was rcpu-
larry mustered into service. and shall
establish the same hy record evidence. to
wit
Officers and soldiers who have been
actually engaged in any battle in any Of
tho wars IN which this country has been
engaged,
2 Those volunteers who served a, the
invasion Of Pla,tsburg. in September,
1914.
3. The volunteers who served at the
battle IF Kings Mountain in the revolu-
tionary war
d. lie volunteers who served at the
battle Of Nickojao.t again., the coufcde:.
ated savage. of the South.
.. The volunteers who served at tho
attack on Lcwistown. in Delaware. by
the British fleet, in the war of 1872
In addition to these classes. this act
also extends to all Indians who have
served the United States in any of their
wars the provisions of this and all tho
bounty-laud laws heretofore passed. in
the same manner. and to the same cx-
tent as if said Indians had been white
men.
Where ,hc service has hrcn rendered
by substitute. he is the person entitled
to the benefit Of this act, aud not his en-
player.
In the evont of the death Of any per.
son who, if living. would be entitled to a
certificate or warrant as aforesaid. lcav-
ing widow. or, If no widow. minor child
or children, such widow. or. if no widow.
such minor child or children. is entitled
to certificate or warrant FOR the same
quantity of land such deceased persons
would be entitled to receive under tho
provisions of said act if now living
n subsequent marriage will not i'm
pair ths right of any such widow to snch
warrant, if she be widow at the time
of her application. Persons within tho
age of twcnty-ono years on the Sd day of
March, 1850, are deemed minor. within
the intent and meaning Of said act.
To obtain the benefits of this act. tho
claimant must make declaration under
oath, SUBSTANTIALLY according to the forms
hereto annexed. The signature of the
applicant must be attosted. aud his or
her personal identity established b. tho
afiida:lts Of two witnesses, whose resi-
dcuces must be given, and whose crcdi-
bility must be sustained by the certif.
cate of the magistrate before whom the
application is verified.
No certificate will deemed sufficient in
any case, unless the facts are certified to-
be within the personal knowled &C Of the
magistrate or other officer who shall sign
the certificate. or the names and places
Of residence of the witnesses by whom
the facts nrs established be given, or
their af6davits, properly authenticated,
be appended to the certificate.
The official character and signature
of the magistrate who may administer
the oath must be certified by the Clerk
Of the proper court OF record Of his coun-
ty, under the seal of the court. When
ever the certificate of the officer who au-
thenticates the signature Of the magis-
tratc is not written on the same sheet Of
paper which contains the signature to be
authenticated, the certificate must be at.
tached to said paper by piece of tape
or ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under tho official seal, SO as to prevent
any paper from being improperly attach
ed to the certificate.
Applications in behalf Of minors should
be made in their names by their guard
an or next friend. Where there are
several minors entitled to the same gra-
tuity, one may make the declaration.
The warrant will be issued to all jointly.
In addition to proof of service, as in 9TH
or cases, the minor must prove the death
of his father, that no widow survives him,
and that he and those he represents are
tho only minor children of the deceased.
If a party die before the issue Of a
warrant to which he would be entitled,
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