Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-24
AN ACT

AN ACT
Ia addition 10 certain acts granting bounty
land 10 certain officers and soldiers who
have been engaged in the military services
Of the United States.
Be it enacted BY tile Senate and House
of Representatives. Of The United States
Of america IN Congress assembled, That
each uf the surviving commissioned aud
non..commissioned officers, musicians,
aud priya,es, whether of regulars, VOL
un,eers, rangers. or militia, who were
regularly mustered into the service of
the United States, and every officer,
commissioned and non.-commlssioned,
sssmsn, ordinary seamen. holllla man,
marine, clerk, aud andsman, in the ma
Wy, in any Of the wars in which this
country has been engaged. since seven.
teen hundred and ninety, and each of
the survivers Of the militia, Or volun-
,cers, or State troops Of any State "r
Territory, called into military service.
and regularly mustered therein, aud
whoac services have been paid by
tho United States. shall he entitled to
receive certificate or warrant from
the Department Of the Interiorfor one
hundred and sixty acres of land and
whore any Of those who have so been
nns,ored into service aud paid shall
have received certificate or warrant
he shall be entitled to certificate or warrant,
for such quantity Of laud as will make,
in the whole, with what he may have
heretofore received, one hundred aud
sixty acres to each such person having
served as aforesaid: Prorided, The
person go having been in service shall
not receive said land warrant if it shall
appear by the muster rolls of his regi-
,nent or corps that he deserted. or was
dishonorably discharged from service {:
Provided. further, That the benefits Of
this 10 c,ion shall be extended to wagon
masters and teamsters who may have
been employed under direction of com
pe,ent authority in time of war in the
transportation Of military stores aud
supplies.
SEC. 2. And be il further enacted,
Tha, in case Of the death of any per-
son who, if living would be entitled t"
n certificate or warrant as aforesaid un-
der hi. act leaving a widow, or il no
widow, a minor child or children, such
widow, or, il no widow, such minor
child or children, shall be entitled t" re.
ceive a certificate or warrant tor the
same quantity of land that such deceas-
cd person would he entitled to receive
under the provisions Of this oct. it now
living: Prorilc9, Tha, subsequent
marriage shall not impair the rig ht of
any such widow to such warrant, it she
be widow at the time nf making her
applications: Aad proyi'led JartAer,
Tba. those shall he considered minors
who arc so ut the time this act shall take
effect.
SEC. 8. And be it .Ewtaer enacted.
Tha, in no case shall any such cerlili.
cate or warrant he issued for any ser
vice less than fourteen days. excep.
where the porson shall actually have
been engaged in battle, and unless the
party claiming such certificate or war;
rant shall estabishhis or herrisht there.
TO BY record evidence of said service.
SIC. 4. And be it fxrther enacted.
That said certificates or warrants may
be assigned, transferred, and located. by
the warrantces, their assignees, or their
he;rs.at.law, according to the provision
Of existing laws regulating the assign.
mont, transfer, and location of bounty
land warrants.
SEC. S. And be il frther enacted,
That no warran, issued under the pro.
visions of this net sail be located on
.ny public lands, except such as shall
a, the time be subject to sale at either
The minimum orlower graduated prices.
SIC. 6. And be IL Cwther enacted,
Ths. the registers aud receivers OF the
several laud-ofices shall be seyerally
.nlhoized to charge and receive for
,,eir services in l"caling all warrants
under The provisions of this act the
same compensation or per centage To
which they are entitled by law for sales
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