Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-03-22
Old SOLDIERS Bounty Land Bill. as IL
passed both Houses of Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives OF the United States of America
IN Congress assembled, That each Of the survi-
wing commissioned and non-cOmmsssioned off
GERS, musicians and prvates, whether of regu-
lsrs. volunteers, rangers, or militia, who were
regularly mustered into the service of the Uni
ted States, and every officer, commissioned or
non-commissoned, seamen. ordinary seamen,
marine, clerk, and landsmen IN The navy in any
of the wars in which this country has been en-
gagged since seventeen hundred and ninety, and
each of the survivors of the militia or volun-
teers, OF Stale troops of any State or Territory,
called into mi Gtary service, and regularly mus
tered therein, and whose services have been
paiG by the United otates. shall be entitled to
ecelve certificate or warrant from the De-
partment Of the Interior for one hundred and
sixty acres of land and where any of those
1ho have been so mustered into service and
paid, shall have received certificate or war.
rant, he shall be entitled to certificate or war.
ant for such quanlit, of land as will maze, in
he whole, with what be may have heretofore
"ceived one hundred and sixty acres to each
uch person having served as Aforesaid Pro-
ded, The person so having been in service
hall not r, ceive said land warrant if it shall
ppear bv the muster rolls OF his regiment or
orps that he deserted, or was dishonorably
ischarged from service,
Provided, further, That the benefits of this
tcton shall be held to extend to wagon mas.
ers and teamsters who may have been employ
4, under the direction OF competent authority,
time of war, in the transportationo of military
ores and supplies.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That, in
ase of the death of any person who, ii living.
would be entitled 10 a certificate or warrant, as
ioresaid, under this act, leaving window, or,
/ no window, minor child or children, such
idow, or If no widow, such minor child or
hildren. shall be entitled to receive cerli6.
ate or warrant for the same Quantity or land
nat such deceased person would be entitled to
eceive under the provisions of this act, il now
wing Provided, That asubsequent marriage
nall not impair the right of any such widow
such warrant, if she be widow at the
me of making her application And provided.
urther, That those shall be considered minors
qho are SO at the time this act shall take ef.
rct.
SEC. 8 And be 1t further enacted, That 10
. case snail any such certlncate or warrant
issued for any service less than fourteen
sys, except where the person shall actually
ave been engaged in battle, and unless the
)arty claiming such certificate or warrant shall
sablish his or her right thereto by recorded
vidence of said service.
SEC. Z. And be it further enacted. That said
certificates or warrants may be assigned, trans
-rred, and located BY the warrsntees, their as
ignees, or their heifs-atlsw. according to the
,rovisions Of existing laws regulating the as.
ignment, transfer and location Of bounty land
warrants.
SEC. s. And be It further enacted, That no
variant issued under the provisions of this act
hall be located on any public lands, except
,uch az shall al the time be subject to sale at
either the minimum Or lower graduated pri-
ces.