The American patriot., 1855-04-14

critic and cynic, thus:
"Love 10 night-mare with one foos'
Two children with one bum;
Two turnips with single root;
Two cabbage heads q one"
Bounty Land Bill q it passsd both Houses
Of Congress.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and house q
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States Of Amer
ico in Congress assembled, That each OF the
surviving commissioned and non-comm'ss'oned
officers, musicians, and priyates, whether OF
regulars, volunteers, rangers, or m'iina' VINO
were regularly mustered into the service OF the
United States, and every officer, commissioned
or non.commissioned, seaman, ordinary sea-
man, marine, clerk, and landsman in the navy
in any Of the wars in which this country mas
been engaged since seventeen hundred ana
ninety. and each of the survivors Of the mill
til. or volunteers, or State troops Of any State
or Territory, called into military service, and
regularly mustered therein, and whose services
have been paid by the United States, snail Dc
entitled to receive certificate or warrant from
The Department Of the Interior for one hum
dred and sixty acres Of land; and where any
Of those who have been SO mustered into SER
vice and paid shall have received certificate
or warrant. he shall be entitled to 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 Is
aforesaid: Prouaded, The person so having
been in service shall not receive said lana war.
rant If it shall appear BY the muster rolls OF
his regiment or corps that ne deserved OF was
dishonorably discharged from service:
Provided, further, That the benefits OF this
section shall be held to extend 70 wagon-mas-
tiers and teamsters who may have been EN-
ployed, under the direction Of competent au-
thority, in time for war, in the transportation
Of military stores and supplies.
SEC. O. Ind BE- 1t further enacted, That in
case of the death Of any person who, If living,
would be entitled to certncate or warrant, as
aforesaid, under this act, leaving widow, or,
If no widow, minor child or children, such
widow, or no WIDOW, sucn MINOR cnla OF
children, shall De emitted 70 receive ceruncaee
or warrant Tor the same qusnuty =. ,anu 'na'
sucn deceased person wouiu ue en'lueu W ie
ceive under the PROVISIONS o. TINS az, N now
living: fFoueaca, Ina! SUBSEQUENT marriage
shall not impair tne r'gnt OF any sucn w, .
to such warrant, if she be widow at the time
Of making her applcauon: arg P1oo:0eo,
.fMrther, mat those snan % cons'veIeu mlno,s
who are 80 at the time TINS act shall take erect
Sec. 8. and be 1t further enacted, That in
no case shall any such certincaNe or warrant DC
issued for any service less tnan iouIteeh 9ayS,
except where the person snal actuahy nave
been engaged IN oatue' ana unless .ne party
claiming such ceroncate OF warran. shan es,
tablish his or ner ilens 'nere'o ny 'o'of"e"
evi1ence o' sa,u sef' e,.,1.r .nn.,sd That
PEG. :: Am@ 20 !" = . ~ts, nov he sss;oned
sslo cerunca.es VI $500 -, * ,v.rrsntass
uanslerTeu, .nu . .Ss:"S.;.s ~ isu, .ccorI;nr
:" .hs nrov;s;ons Of existing laws regulating
tbe ass;rnment. transfer. and location Of boun-
tr>,snJ S.rrsnt
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oho y: A"s 20 =. H. o.;S;o's ,e .h;s .ct
warInt ,ssuea unue. .,.s p' .i .HSs a~csnt
snail oe 'oca;s" ~ s"y p"I ~ .,,h;aot " s.fe
sucn ss Sasll ~ ;no ..o ~ so,rar ~r.SustaJ
:. elsne' "'e '"'"'''"'1' '" -o"''
prizes
SEC. y. ana % 70 Juftner e"oceeo, inas 'ne
registers ana receivers OF tne severe. lsnu VI,
nceS si.sn " se .Sa osn;oas ;n ioc.tn~ 81
.nu .e.e'sv U ~. s nron;s;ous af this ocf the
Warrants uAuo. s We. aor,..na :, r,h;oh
ss.no e0lnP .:.,Ss ~, .s,as - the rmhl;c
lucy arr e1NIe" ~ ~ -" 10 ~ ona SoI,ar and
.snus, iel cash, ~ W" .a'' The s";d con,non
saton to be paid by the ass'g"ees OF no'oers OF
SUCH "sFfa"s
SEC. z. And be 1t further enacted, That the
provisions Of this act, and all the bounty-land