Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-22
The Baunty Land Bill.

This bill has now passed both branches OF
Congress, and is signed by the President
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Be IL enacted, -dte, That each Of the survi--
wing commissioned and non commissioned Of.
hcers, musicians and privates, whether Of
regulars, volunteers, rangers or militia, who
were regularly mustered into the service Of
the United States, and every vfiicer csmmi..
stoned and non. commissioned seaman, urdna.
ry seaman, marine, clerk and lsnlsman in
the navy in any of the wa,s in which this
country has been engaged since 1870, and
each Of the survivors o.: the militia, or yolun-
teers, or State troops of any State or Terri
tory, called into military service, and regu-
larly mustered therein, and whose services
have been paid ty the United States, shall
be entitled 10 receive o certificate or warrant
from the Department of the Interior fer one
hundred and sixty acres OF land; and where
any Of those who have been so mustered in
to service and paid shall have received a GER
ti6cate or warrant, he shall be entitled to .
certificate or warrant for such quantity Of land
ss win nuke, in the whole, with wh.t he may
| have heretofore received, one hundred and
sixty acres ts each such person having serv-
ed as aforesaid: Provided, the person so hav.
ing been in service shall not receive said lxnd
warrant if it shall appear by the muster roll
of his regiment or corps that he deserted OF
was dshoperably discharged from servicer-
Provided, further, That the bepehts ofthis
section shall be held to extend to wagon.
masters and teamstcrs who may have been
employed, under the direction OF competent
authority in the tine Of war, in the transpor.
tstion OF military stores and supplies.
| Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in
case OF the death ofany pelson, who, il living
would be entitled to certificate or warrant
as Aforesaid under this act, leaving u widow
or, il no widow, minor child, or children
such widow, or, If no widow, such minor
child or children, shall be entitled to receive
a certiAcats or warrant Tor the same quaint.
ty of land that such deceased person would
be entitled to receive under the provisions oI
this act, il now living: Provided, That o
subsequent marriage shall not impair the
right of any such widow to such warrant, il
she be widow OF the time of making the ap.
plication: And provided further, That those
shall be considered minors who are 80 at the
time this act shall take effect. ~ ..r.f
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
in no case shall any such certificate or war.
rant be issued for any service less than four
teen days, except where the person shall ac-
tually have been engaged in the battle, and
unless the party claiming such certiicat- or
warrant shall establish his Or her right
thereto by recorded evidence of said service
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
said certificate or warrant may be assigned,
transferred and located by the warrantees,
their assignees, or their heirs at law, accord.
ing to the provisions Of existing laws regu-
latng 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, ex-
cept such as shall at the time be subject to
sale at either the minimum or lower gradus-
ted prices. y rl,...
SEC. 6. And be lit further enacted, That
the registers and receivers OF the several
land offices be severa'ly ou!hsrized to charge
and receive for their services in locating all
warrants under the provisions of this act ,ithe
same compensation or percentage TO which
they are entitled by law for sales of the pub
lie lands for cash, at the rate o. one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre, the said COM
pensation to bs paid by the assignees or
holders al such warrants. .....
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
the provisions of this act, and al the bounty
land laws heretofore passed by Congress,
shall be extended to Indians in the same
manner and te the same extent as If the said
Indians had been white men.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the officers and soldiers OF the Revelu ionury
war, or their widows or minor children, shall
be entitled 20 the benefits of this act. ......
SEC. 8. And be it further enactel. That
the benefits of this act shall be applied to and
embrace those who served as volunteers at
the invasion Of Pat,sburg, in September,
eighteen hundred and fourteen; also at the
battle OF Kings Mountain, in the Revolu-
tionary war. and the battle of Nickojack
against the confederated savages of the
South. ...
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the provisions OF this act shall apply to the
chspains who served with the army in the
several wars of country. ..#
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, That
the provisions Of this act be applied to ho,illa
men and to those who served as volunteers
at the attack on Lewistown, in Delaware, by
the British feet, in tho war Of eighteen hun
dred and twelve, fifteen.
THE ENnOE CnNcpHCS