The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-03-15
NUMBER 8.
Old soidie rs' Bounty LsDd l5iiI a. is psss-
ed both Houses Of Congress.

Il cN Uos1 hAOuS9w " COu& bc3ee Il
The bill passed BY Congress, gives 100 scrss
Of land 10 every Individual who has served
Ia any oil the wars OF the United States since
1890. The sections of the bill are as follows:
BE Il asnosted tt DE Senate and House Of Rep
rsssnfafiues Of hs United States Of Anriea in
Congress assembled. That each ofthe surviv-
ing ommissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians and privaies, wheiher Of
regulars, volunteers, rangers, or militia, who
were regularly mustered into the sertics'of
the United States. and every officer, commis-
stoned or non-c commissioned, seaman, orii-
nary seaman, marine, clerk, and landsman
1.-THE navy, in any Of the wars In which this
county has been engaged since i1po,
and each of The survivors OF The militia, or
volunteers, or State troops Of any Stale or
Territory, called into military service, and
regularly mustered therein, and whose servi-
ces have been paid by the United States,
shall be entitled to receive Q certificate OF
warrant from the Department Of the Interior
for one bundrsd and sixty acres land; and
where any of those who have been 30 MUS
tered into service and paid shall have fsceiv-,
ed q certificate or warrant, he shall be enti-.
tied 10 certificate or warrant for such quan.
tiiy Of land as will make, In the whole, with
what he may have heretofore received ono
hundred and sixty acres to each such person
having served as aforesaid: Provided. The
person 10 having been IN service shall not
receive said land warrant il il shall sppeat
BY the thuster-rolls Of his regiment or corps
tis, No deserted OF was dishohorably dischat-
gsd from service.
Provided further, That the benefits OF
,hii section shall BIZ held 10 wagou.masters
and teamsteis who may have been employ
ed, under the direction of competent author
ity in time Of war, in the transportation Of
military stored and supplies.
And frther provided, That the provisions
o! this acl be applied TO those who served
as volunteers al the attack on Lswistown, ia,
Delaware, BY The British feet in the war Of
eighteen hundred and twelve and fifteen,
Sec And bs It further enacted, That
in case Of. the death Of any person whos il
living, would be entitled 10 certificate or
warrant; as aforesaid, under this act, leaving
idow, or, if no widow, d minor child OF
children, such widow, or, if no widow, such
minor child OF children shall be entitled 10
receive certificate or warrant for the same
quantity of land that sUch deceased person
would be entitled 10 receive under the pro-
visions of this act, if now living, Provided,
That subsequent marriage shall not impair
the right Of any such widow TO such war.
rant, IL she be widuw at the time of max.
ing her application: hnd p'ooidsd, further,
That those shall be considered minors who
are cd at the tina this act shall lake effect
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
IN no case shall any stch certificate or war
rant be issued for any service less thai
IL days, except where the person shall ac.
tually have been engaged 10 battle, and IN.
less the party claiming such certificate OF
warrant shall establish his or her righ, there
to by recorded evidence of said service
SEC. 4. And be II further enacted, That
said certificates OF warrants may be assigned,
transferred, and located by the warrantees,
theii sssignees, or their heirs at Law, accord
ing 10 the provisions of existing laws regu-
laling the assignment, transfer, and location
Of bounty land warrants. p
SEC. o. And be it further enacted, That no
warrant Issued under the provisions Of thia
act shall be located ON any public lands, ex-
cept such as shall at lhe time be subject to
sale at either the minimum or lower gradua-
ted price.
SEC. b. And be it further enacted, That
the registers and receivers OF the several
land offices shall be ssvsrallg authorized to
charge and receive for their services In To-
eating all warrants under the provisions Of
this act The same compensation or per GEN.
tsge 10 which they are entitled BY the law
for sales OF the public lands, for b ssh, al the
rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents pet
acre. The said compensation 10 be paid By
the assigne ees or holders OF such warrants.
SEC. 7. And be It further enacted, That
the provisions of this act, and all the bounty
land laws heretofore passed by Congress,
shall be extended to Indians, in the same
manner and to the same extent a. il the
said Indians hal been @hite men.
SEC 8. And be il further enacted, Thai
the officers and soldiers Of the revolutionary
war, or their widows or minor chilren, shall
be entitled 10 The benefits Of this set.
SEC o. And be it further enacted, That
The benefits OF this act shall be appIisd 10
| and embrace those who served as volunteers
a. the invasion of Pittsburgh, in Sept 1914
also, at The battle Of Kings r1odniain in the
revolutionary war, and the battle of Nicko-
| jack, sgainsi the confedefaled ssvages Of the
South. ,EasIi sssHa s'i
SEc. 10. And bs II fni.hsf enacted, That
the provisions OF this aot shall applv 10 ihs
oh aplsins who served with the army in the
several wars Of the country. ~
SEC. ii. And be il further snaelec, That
1.-The provisions Of ihis ac. be applied TO flotilla
men and to those who served a volantesss
at the attack on Lswistown, in Delaware, By
the British fest, in the war Of eighteen hun
! dred and twelve and fifteen.
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