Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-04-13

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g.anting bounty land TO certain OF.
ficers and Soldiers who have been
engaged in the military service Of
Of the United States.
BE it enacted by tie Senate and
House Of Representatives ofthe Uni.
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled. That each Of the surviving
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians, and privates.
whether Of regulars, volunteers, ran
gers, or MALTA, who were regularly
mustered into the service Of the Uni
ted States, and every officer, commits
stoned and non-commissionod. sea.
men, ordinary seamen. marine, fiotilla-
man, clerk, and lcndsmen in the navy,
in any Of the wars in which this coun :
try has been engaged since seven
teen hundred and ninety, and each Of
the survivors Of the MALTA. or volun-
teers, or State troops Of anyNStatc OF
Territory. called mo Malta service,
and regularly mustered therein, and
whose services have been paid by the
United States. shall be entitled TO re-
ceive a certificate or warrant from the
Department Of the Interior for one
hundred d sixty acres Of land; md
where any Of those who have been 80
mustered into service and paid shall
have received certificate or warrant
he shall be entitled TO a certificate or
warrant for such quantity Of land as
will make. in the whole. with what he
may have heretofore received one
hundred and sixty acres TO each such
person having served MS Aforesaid
Provided, The person so having been
in service shall not receive said land
warrant If 1t shall appear by the mus
ter.lolls OF his regiment or corps that
he deserted or was dishonorably dis
charged from service; Prorided fur
Mer, That the benefits Of this action
shall be held to extend to wagon-mas-
ters and teamsters who may have
been employed, under the direction OF
competent authority in time OF war. in
the transportation Of military stores
and supplies.
Sec. 2. And6e IL further enacted,
That in case Of the death Of any per.
son who il living. would be entitled to
q certificate or warrant as aforesaid
under this act, leaving a widow. or. il
no widow. minor children. shall be
entitled 10 receive o certificate or war.
rant for the same quantity Of land that
such deceased person would be enti-
tied to receive under the provision Of
this act il now living; Provided. That
a subsequent marriage shall not i'm
pair the right Of such widow TO such
warrant fshe be widow at the time
Of making her application; And pro.
vided further. That those shall be con-
sidered minors who are scat the time
this act shall take effect.
Sec. 3. Ind be IL further enacted,
That in no case shall any such certifi
cate or warrant be issued for any SER
vice less than fourteen days. except
where the persyn shall actually have
been engaged in battle, and unless the
party claiming such certificate or war.
rant shall established his or her righ,
thereto by recorded evidence of said
service.
Sec. I. Ind be 10 further enacted
That said certificates or warrants may
be assigned. transferred. and located
by the warrantees, their assignees, ol
their heirs-at.law. according TO III,
provisions of existing laws regulating
the assignment, transfer, and location
: Of bounty land warrants.