Plymouth banner., 1855-03-29
The New Bounty Land Bill.

The following is copy Of the bill
passed at the late session of Congress
giving bounty lands to old soldiers:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the United States
of America in Congress assembled: That
each of the surviving commissioned and
hon.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, commissioned
and non-commIssioned' seamen. ordinary
seamen, marine. clerk. and landsmeD In
the navy. in any of the wars in which
this country was engaged since seven
teen hundred and ninety. and each Of the
survivors of the militia, or volunteers, or
State troops of any State or Territory.
called in militia service, and regularly
mustered therein, aud whose services
have been paid by the United States.
shall be entitled TO receive a certificate
or warrant from the Department of the
lnieterior for one hundred and sixty
acres OF land; and where any of those who
have been SO mustered into service and
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 hav-
ing served as aforesaid: Prouided, The
person so having been in service shall
not receive said warrant, If i; shall ap.
pear by the muster rolls or his regiment
or corps that he deserted, or was dishon
orably discharged from service:
Provided, further. That the benefits
OF this section shall be held to extend 10
wagon masters and teamsiers who may
have been employed, under the direction
of competent authority in time of war.
IN the transportation OF military stores
and supplies.
SEC 2. dnd be it further enacted That
in the case of the death of any rerson
who. ii living would be entitled to cer-
tifcate or warrant as aforesaid under this
act. leaving widow, or. if no widow.
such minor child or children, shall be en-
titled 10 receive certificate or warrant
for the same quantity OF land that such
deceased person would be entitled 10 re
ceive under the provisions Of this act if
now living: Prorided. That subsequent;
marriage shall not impair the right of
such warrant. if she be widow at the
time of making the application; And
prorided, further. That those shall be
considered minors who are so al the time
this act shall take effect
SEC. 8. dnd be il further enacted, That
in no case shall any such certificate or
warrant be issued for any service less
than fourteen days, except where the per-
son shall actually have been engaged in
battle, and unless the party claiming such
certificate or warrant shall establish his
or her righ: thereto by recorded evidence
OF said service.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
said certificates or warrants may be as
signed, transferred. and located by the
warrantees, their assignees. or their heirs
at law. according 10 the provisions of
existing laws regulating the assignment.
transfer. and location of bounty land
warrants.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
no warrant issued under the provisions OF
this act shall be located on any public
lands, except such as shall at the time BE-
subject to sale at either the minimum OF
lower graduated prices.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. Tia,
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 pro-
visions of this act the same compensation
or per centage to which they are entitled
by law for sales of the public lands, fol
cash. at the rate of one dollar and TWEEN.
ty.five cents per acre. The said compen
sation to be paid by the assignees or hold
efs Of such warrants.
SEC. z. And be it further enacted, Thai
the provisions Of this act. and all tht
bounty land laws heretofore passed b,
Congress shall be extended to Indians, il
the same manner and to the same exten
as il the said Indians had been, whit,
men.
SEC. 8. And be it furth>r enacted, Tha
the officers and soldiers of the revolution
airy war. or their widows or minor chill
dren. shall be entitled 10 the benefits 0
this act.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, Tha
the benefits of this act shall be apple
TO and embrace those who served as vol
un,eers at the invasion of Plattsburg, i
September eighteen hundred and fourteen
also at the battle of Kings mountain, i
the revolutionary war, and the battle c
Nickojack against the confedrrated savse
es Of the South.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted
That the provisions of this act apply {
the chaplains who served with the arm
in che severa. wars of the country.
SEC. IL. And be it further enactet
That the provisions of this act be al
piled to aotilla- men and to those wh
served as volunteers at the attack Q
Lewistown. in Delaware. by the Britis
fleet, in the war of eighteen hundred an
twelve-fifteen.
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