The true Democrat., 1855-05-01
Instructions and Forms

Instructions and Forms To be observed by persons applying to the Pension Office for Bounty Land under the act of March lS55 entitled "an act in addition to certain acts granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service o1 the United States"
 Pension OFce March 5. 1855. The act entitled 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" approved March B. 1855 entities each of the surviving persons in the following classes to certificate warrant for such quantity of land as shall make, in the whole, with what he may have heretofore received hundred and sixty acres pro- vided h. sai have served period not less than four teen days, and shall establish said service by record evidence, to wit:
 l. Commissioned and non commissioned officers. musicians and privates whether of the regulars vol nteers rangers militia. who regularly muste- ed into the service of the United States in any of the wars in which this country has been engaged since 179O.
 ?. Commissioned and non commissioned officers, seamen, ordinary seamen marines. clerks and lands men in the navy in any of said wars.
 3. Militia volunteers, and State troops of any State or Territory called into military service and regular ly mustered therein, and whose services have been paid by the United States.
 4. Waponmasters and tesnsters who have been en- ployed under the direction of competent authority in time of war; in the transportation of military stores and supplies.
 D. O1ncerS and soldiers or the TeVOluIlOuaTy WaT 6. Chaplans who served with the army ID the seve- ral wars of this country.
 z. Flotla-men who served in the war of lSl2 Each of the surviving persons in the following cas entitled to like certificate for like quantity of land without regard to the length of Servce prOvld ed he was regularly mustered into servce and shall establish the same by record evidence, to witt 1. Officers and soldiers who have been actually en- gagedi any battle in any of the wars in which this country has been engaged.
 2. Those volunteers who served at the invasion of Plattsburg, in September, 1914
 B. The volunteers who served in the battle of Kings Mountain in the revolutionary war. A. The volunteers who served at the battle of Nico- jack against the confederated s2vages of the south g. The volunteers who served at the attack of Lew istown in Delaware, by the British feet in the war of 1812
 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 the bounty land laws heretofore passed in the manner, and to the extent, if said Indians had been white men.
 Where the service has been rendered by substi tutc he is the person entitled to the benefit 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 widow. or, ii no widow, mnor child children such widow, or, if no widow, such minor child children is entitled to certificate or warrant for the quantity of land such deceased person would be entitled to receive under the provi- SlOIls of said act, If now llvlng.
 subsequent marriage will not impair the right of any such widow to such warrant if she be widow at the time of her application. Persons within the age of Fl years the 2d of March. 1o55 are deemed mi within the intent and meaning of said act. To obtain the benefits of this act the claimant must make declaration. under oath substantially. accord ing to the forms hereto annexed. The signature of the applicant must be atesed, and his or her person. al identity established by the affidavts of two wit nesses. whose residences must be given. and whose
 
 magistrate before whom the application is verified. No certificates will be deemed sufficient in any unless the facts certified to be within the personal knowledge of the magistrate other officer who shall sign the certificate the names and residence of the witnesses by whom the facts established be given or the atdavits properly authenticated, be appended to the certificate
 The official character and signature of the magis- trate who may administer the oath must be certified by the clerk of the proper court of record of his county, under the seal of his court. Whenever the certificate of the officer who authenticates the sigma ture of the magistrate is not written the sheet of paper which contains the signature to be authen- tcted the certificate must be attached to said paper by piece of tape or ribbon the end of which must pass under the official sea to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Applications in behalf of minors should be made in their names by their guardian or next friend.- Where there several minors entitled to the same gratuity may make the declaration. The war rant will be issued to al jointly. In addition to proof of service as in other cases, the minor must prove the death of his father that widow survives him, and that he and those 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 be- comes void, and should be cancelled, and the party next entitled in right of the service claimed should make application; and if there be no such party the grant apscs under the limitation of the beneficial rcs o the bounty. If the claimant die after the issue of the warrant the title thereto vests in his heirs the domcil of the deceased and only be assigned or located by said heirs.
 Applications made by the Indians must be authen- tcated according to the regulations to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Indian affairs.
 L. F. WALDO.
 Commissioner of Pensions.