Washington sentinel., 1855-03-13


The Commissioner of Pensions has issued
the following instructions for carrying into Of
feet the pew Bounty Land law:
"Where the service has been rendered by
substitute, he is the person entitled to the ben
eft Of this act, and not his employer.
I'm the event of the death Of any person
who, if living, would be entitled to certificate
or warrant as aforesaid, leaving widow, or if
no widow, a minor child or children, such
widow or if no widow, such minor child or
children, is entitled to a certificate or warrant
for the same quantity of land such deceased
persons would be entitled to receive under the
provisions Of said act, if now living
A 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 twenty-one years on
the Sd day of March, 1856, are deemed minors
within the intent and meaning of said act
ITO obtain the benefits Of this act, the
oaimantlmust make a declaration, under OATH
substantially, according to the forms hereto
annexed. The signature of the applicant must
be attestsd, and his or her personal identity
established by the afidavits Of two witnesses,
whose residences must be given, and whose
credibility must be sustained by the certificate
OF the magistrate before whom the application
is verified,
"No certificates will be deemed sufficient in
any case unless the facts are certified to be
within the personal knowledge of the magis-
trate or other officer who shall sign the certif-
cate, or the names and residence of the wit.
nesses by whom the facts are established be
given, or their afidavts, properly authenticated,
be appended to the certificate.
"The official character and signature of the
magistrate 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 signature of the magistrate is
not written on the same sheet of paper which
contains the signature to be authenticated, the
certificate must be attached to said paper by
piece OF tape or ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the official seal, so as 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 are several minors entitled
to the same gratuity, one may make the decla-
ration. The warrant will be issued to all
Jointly. In addition to proof of service, as in
other cases, the minor must prove the death of
his father, that no 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 warrant dies with him. In such
case the warrant becomes void, and should be
cancelled, and the party next entitled in right
of the service claimed should make an applica-
ton; and if there be no such party, the grant
lapses under the limitation of the beneficiaries
to the bounty If the claimant die after the
issue OF the warrant, the title thereto vests in
his heirs at law in the same manner as real
estate in the place of the domicile of the de-
ceased, and can only be assigned or locsted by
said heirs.
Applications made by Indians must be au.
thentcated according to the regulations to be
prescribed by the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs.
Accompanying the above instructions are
the necessary forms of declaration, together
with an official copy of the law.