The true Democrat., 1855-05-01

th declaration be by satisfactory proof of the marriage of the husbands death and the present wd owhoOd of the claimant If there be public record of the marriage duly certedcop of should be fw ared if
 ble If there be none but private family record snch
 family record, certified copy of the should be for warded with the affidavit of dsnteested
 the genuneness of the original and the the copy no public private record of the can be prOcured that fact should be forth decaraon and in such case other evdenceuch the testimony of persons who knew the parties in the lifetime of the husband and knew them cohab husband wife and to be SO reputed-w be admissible.
 J In however, will the mere statement of wit nesses that the claimant the widow of the deceased be taken evidence of the marriage; but the
 state facts and circumstances from which they derive their of opinion that she IS the widow of the deceased
 This declaration be accompanied with satisfactory proof of the marriages and the husbands death and the pre- wdowhood of the claimant. If there public record of the marriage duly certified copy of should be forward ed possible. If there be but private family cord such family record certified copy the should be forwarded with the affidavit of dsnteresed person.
 proving the genueness of the original and the correctness of the copy, if public record of the marriage exist be procured that fact shoudb forth the decara ton and in such other evidencesuch the of who knew the parties in the lifetime of the hus. band and knew them to cohabt hasband and wife, and | be soreputed-w be admissible.
 In case, however, will the of witnesses that the claimant Is the widow of the deceased be taken evidence of the marriages be witnesses must state the facts and circumstances from which they derive their know edge opinion that she is the widow of the deceased.
 NoTE.The preceding forms may be used for applications 1 for mnors mutGtiS mutandiS.
 AN ACT, in addition to certain acts granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been
 engaged in the military service of the United States. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sehtatves of the United States of America in Cong fess assembled, That each of the surviving commis- stoned and non commissioned officers musicians, and privaes, whether of regulars, volunteers, rangers or ntla who were regularly mustered into the service of the United States, and every officer commissioned or non- commissioned: seamen. ordinary seamen ma rine clerk, and landsman in the navy, any of the wars m which this country has been engaged since o,,In I,nff fhac ~,of<la o1 uneers the troops of any State Territory. called into military service and regularly mustered theren and whose services have been paid by the United States, shall be entitled to receive certificate rant from the department of the interior for hun dred and sixty of land and where any of those who have been somustered into service and paid shall have received certificate or warrant he shall be en-
 titled to certificate warrant for such quantity of land as will make, in the whole, with what he may have heretofore received, hundred and sixty acres to each such person having served aforesaid Provided, the person so having been in service shall not receive said land warrant if it shall appear by the muster rolls of his regiment corps that he deserted or was dishonorably discharged from service.
 Provided further, That the benefits of this section shall be held oextend to wagonmasters nG tealnsters who may have been employed under the direction of competent authority, in time of in the transpor- taton of military stores and supplies.
 g. And be it further enacted, That in case of the death of any person who, if living would be entitled to certificate or warrant as aforesaid under this act leaving widow or, if no widow, minor child or children, such widow, or, if no widow such minor child children shall be entitled to receive certi hcate or warrant for the quantity of land that such deceased person would be entitled to receive un der the provisions of this act, if living; Provid ed That subsequent marriage shall not impair the right of any such widow to such warrant if she be widow at the time of making her applications And provided further, That those shall be considered mi nors who arc so at the time this act shall take effect.
 8. And be it further enacted, That in no case oQrtIf fcafa bp 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 her right thereto by record evi dence of said service.
 4. And be it further enacted, That said certif- cates or warrants may be assigned, transferred and located by the warrantees, their assignees, their at-Iaw according to the provisions of existing laws regulating the assignment transfer and location of bounty land warrants.
 5. And be it further enacted, That no warrant issued under the provisions of this act shall be locat ed on any public lands, except such as shall at the
 time be subject to sale at either the minimum or lower graduated prices.
 6. And be it further enacted. That the registers and receivers of the several land offices shall be veray authorized to charge and receive for their vices ln locating all warrants under the provisions of this act, the same compensation per centage to which they entitled by law for sales of the public lands, for cash at the rate of dollar and twenty
 five cents per acre; the said compensation to be paid by the assignees o1 holders of such warrants. !. And be it further enacted. That the provisions of this act and all the bounty land laws heretofore passed by Congress- shall be extended to Indians in the same and to the same extent if the said Indians had been white men.
 sS. And be it further enacted, That the officers and soldiers of ftherevolutionary war; their widows minor children shall be entitled to the benefits of this act.
 | s9. And be it further enacted, That the benefits of this act shall be applied to and embrace those who served as volunteers at the invasion of Plattsburgh in September, 1Sl4 also at the battle of Kings Noun tan the revolutionary and the battle of Nicko jack, against the confederate savages of the South | TO- And be it further enacted, That the provi- sons of this act shall apply tothe chaplans who serv ed in the armY in the several wars of the canntrY