The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-10
THE BOUNTY-LASD BILL.

This important bill now before the House passed the
Senate Wednesday last As there many persons in
eresed this law and asking for copies print pro
bono pGbiico
AN ACT in addition certain granting bounty land
certain officers and soldiers who been engaged the
military service of the United States
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States Of America ia Congress assembled, That
each the surviving commissioned and commissioned
officers musicians and pvates whether of regulars voun
eer rangers, militia, who regularly mustered into
the service of the United States, and every officer commits
stoned and commissioned seaman ordinary seaman
rine clerk and andsman in the navy in of the in
which this country has been engaged since seventeen hun
bred and ninety and each of the survivors of the militia
volunteers State troops of any State Territory called
into military service and regularly mustered therein and
whose services have been paid by the United States subse
the eighteenth day of june eighteen hundred and
twelve shall be entitled receive certificate
from the Department of the Interior for hundred and
of and and where Of those who have been
mustered service and paid shall have received certf
cate warrant he shall be entitled to certificate
rant for such quantity of land will make in the whole,
with what he may have heretofore received hundred
sixty each such person having served aore
said Prorided The person having been in service shall
not receive said land shall appear by the
rolls regiment corps that he deserted dis
honorably discharged from service And proridsd further
That no officer non-eommssoned officer private OF the
militia volunteers who called out for the services Of
refused 10 De
placed the service Of the United States shall be entitled
the benefits of this act.
SEC p And be further enacted, That in Of the death
person who, if living would be entitled certificate
aforesaid under this act leaving widow,
If widow minor child children such widow, il
widow such minor child or children, shall be entitled
certificate for the quantity of land
that such deceased person would be entitled receive under
the provisions of this act if living Provided That
subsequent marriage shall not impair the right Of any such
widow to such she be widow the time OF ma
king her application And prorided further, That those
shall be considered minors who at the time this
| shall take effect.
Src g. And Be Il further enacted That in no case shall
such certificate be issued for service
than days. except where the person shall actually
have been engaged in battle and unless the party claiming
such certificate warrant shall establish his her right
thereto by record evidence Of said service.
SEC 4. And further enacted, That said certificates or
be assigned transferred and located by the
warrantee their according the provisions
of existing laws regulating the assignment transfer and
| cation of bounty -land warrants. ~.
SEC 5. AHd be further enacted, That warrant issued
the provisions of this act shall be located any public
lands except such shall at the time be subject sale
either the minimum or lower graduated prices.
SEC g. And be further enacted That the registers and
receivers of the several land offices shall be seveay author
lied charge and receive for their services in locating
under the provisions Of this act the compensa
ton percentage which they entitled by law for
sales Of the public lands for cash. at the rate of dollar
cents per Inc sad compensation be
paid by the assignees or holders of such warrants.
SEC a. And be Further enacted That from and after the
passage Of this all persons enrolled upon the invalid
pension list whose pensions have been allowed under
eral law laws shall be entitled receive if commissioned
officer, twenty per centum upon the allow
ed and on-commoned officers and priyaes forytwo per
centum the amount allowed paid under existing
laws.
Size 8. And Be i Further enacted, That the provisions Of
this @ and all the bountyand laws heretofore passed by
shall be extended
and the extent II the said Indians had been white
men.
SIC .. AID Dc farther enacted That the widows Of Off
and soldiers the revolutionary war be entitled TO the
benefits of this act.
SIZE 10 Aadbe Itrer enacted That the benefits Of this
shall be applied and embrace those who served As vol
the Of PAttsburg September eighteen
hundred and fourteen.
sEc. IL. ARd Be further enacted, That the provisions Of
this act shall apply to the ehApans sho with the
in the several wars Of the country.
SEc H. And b farther enacted, That the provisions Of
this be applied who as volunteers at the
attack Lewown in Delaware BY the British aee In the
Of eighteen hnndred and tweye-hfteen.
SEc 10 ARd BE- further enacted That each Of the sur
ying officers and private who any Of the wars In which
this country has been engaged performed military service
against the public enemy, though regularly called or
mustered into service Of the United States and the widow.
and children Of such officers and prvates dead shall be
entitled TO all the benefits Of the first and second sections Of
this act.
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two elks in harness They obey the bit well and step
along carefully, but appear bewildered by the strange