Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-03-20
THE BOUNTY LAND BILL.

BE 1t enacted, DC, Thst each ok the snrvj-
wing commissioned and non. commissioned OH
GERS, musicians and privates, whether of regu-
lars, volunteers, rangers or militia, who were
regularly mustered into the service OF the Uni
ted States, and every officer, commissioned and
non. commissioned, seanen, ordinary seamen,
marine, clerk and landsmen in the navy, in
any of the wars in which this country has been
engag ged since 1890, and each OF The survivors
of the militia, or volunteers, or State troops Of
any State or Territory, called into military ser
vice, and regularly mustered therein, and whosc
services may have been paid by the United
States, shall be entitled to receive a certificate
or warrant from the Department Of the Interior
for one hundred and sixty acres OF land; and
where any offthern who have been so mustered
into service and paid shall have received GER
tliicate or warrant, he shall be entitled to GER
tifcate or warrant for such quantity of land as
will make, in the whole, with what he may
have heretofore received, one bundled and SIM
ty acres 10 each person having served as afore.
said: Prouided, the person SO having been In
service shall moi receive said land warrant if it
shall appear by the muster rolls Of his regiment
or corps that he deserted or was dishonorably
discharged from service. 80 3li
|, Propidsd, further, That the benefits of this
tiers and teamsters who have been employed
Under the direction Of competent authority in
the time of war, in the transportation OF mih-
tary stores and supplies. &c.,.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That in
case ofthe death Of any person, who, il living,
would be entitled to a certificate OF warrant as
aforesaid under this act, leaving widow, or,
if no widow, q minor Child or children, suoh
widow, or, if no. widow, such minor child or
children, shall be entitled to receive certifi-
cate or warrant foi the same quantity of land
that chdeeeased poison would be entitled to
receive under the provisions of this act, if now
living: Propided, that a subsequent marriage
shall not impair, the right of any such widow
to such warrant, II She be widow at the time
Of .inaking the applications Prouided, further,
That those shall be Considered mnors, who are
30 at, the time this acL shall take effect. IA
SEC. 3. :. And e u further enacted, That in
no case shall anYsuch certificate or warrant be
issued for any service less than fourteen days,
except where the, person shall actually have
tbeen engaged in battle, and unless tho party
claiming such certificate or warrant shall estab
tlsh his OF, her right thereto Wy recorded evi-
dence of said service. -l7tt0sf t'ie ttH.a
ttp6sc. 4.fSAnd b. it further enacted, That said
certificates or warrants may be assigned, trans
fened and located by the warrantees, their as.
signees, OF their heirs at law, according to The
tprovisions Of existing laws regulating the as
signment, transfer, and location of bountytla land
warrants. -H4-, ritBg lis .Gs .Vlrh So
.Sso. 5. AndJe u further enacted. That no
| warrant issued under the provisions of this act
shall be located on any public lands, except
Sueh as shall atthe time be subject TO sale
at either the minimum aer lower graduated