M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-03-23
Bounty Land Law.
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SECTION /. Be IL enacted, de-,
That each Of the surviving commission.
ed and non-commissioned officers, mu-
sicians, and privates, whether regulars,
volunteers, rangers, or MALTA, who
were regularly mustered into the service
Of the United States, and every officer,
commissioned and non-commissioned,
Seamen, ordinary seamen. marine, clerk,
and landsman in ,he navy, in any OF
the wars in which this country has been
engaged since seventeen hundred and
ninety, and each oil the survivors OF the
militia, or volunteers, or State troops OF
any State or Territory, called into mil
itary service, and regularly mustered
therein. and whose services have been
lpaid by the United States subsequent
to the eighteenth day OF June, eigh.
teen hundred and twelve, shall be en-,
titled to receive certificate or warrant
from the Department OF the Interior for
one hundred and sixty acres OF land;
and where any Of those who have so
been mustered into service and paid
shall have received a certificate or war
rant, he shall be entitled to a certificate
or warrant tor 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 as aioresaid:-
Provided, The person SO having been
IN service shall not receive said land
warrant ii it shall appear by the mus.
ter rolls OF his regiment or corps that
he deserted, or was dishonorabIy dis.
charged from service.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That in case OF the death OF any per.
son who, it living, would be entitled
10 certificate or warrant as aforesaid
under this act, leaving a widow, or, il
no widow, a minor child or children,
such widow, or ii no widow, such
minor child or children, shall be enli.
tied to receive certificate or warrant
lor the same quantity of land that such
deceased person would be entitled to
receive under the provisions Of this act
if now living; Provided, That sub.
sequent marriage shall not impair the
fright OF any such widow to such war.
rant if she be a widow at the time oI
making her application: And propi.
ded, further, That those shall be con,
sldered minors, who are so at the time
this act shall take effect.
SEC. B.. Ind be IL further enacted,
That IN no case shall any certificate OF
warrant be issued for any service less
Than IA days, except where the person
shall actually have been engaged il
battle and unless the party claiming
such certificate or warrant shall estab
llsh his or her right thereto BY recorc
evidence Of said service.
Sec. 4. and be IL further enacted
That said certificates or warrants ma,
be assigned, transferred, and located BY
the warranteeS, or their heirs.at.law
according to the provisions of existing
laws regulating the assignment, trans
fer and location OF bounty land war
rants.
SEC. 5. Andbsit further enacted
| That no warrant issued under the pro
visions OF this act shall be located OF
any public lands, except such as shal
at the time be subject to sale at eithe
the minimum or lower graduated pri
Ces. -.
SEC. 6. And be hfurther enacted
That the registers aud receivers Of tn,
several land offices shall be SEVERAL,
authorized 20 charge and receive 10
their services in locating all warrant
underline provisions OF this act, tn
B. same compensation or per centage L
which they are entitled by law for sale
OF the public lands, for cash, at tn,
rate of ne dollar and twenty five cent
,, per acre. The said compensation to b
paid by the assignees or holders OF sue
4 warrants. lf EsI - -t..
SIC. 7. And be IL further enacted
That the provisions Of this act, and al
, the bounty land laws heretofore passe
, by Congress, shall be extended to In
dlans in the same manner aid to tn
', same extent as if the said Indians ha,
been white men. '' H'i' '.''-
SEC. 8. And belt further enacted
i That the widows OF officers and soldier
! ofthe revolutionary war be entitled t
the benefits OF this act. 'A.@''i''..' p
SEC. 8. And belt further enacted
That the benefits oil this act shall b
I applied to and embrace those VIII,
! served as volunteers at the invasion o
/ Plattsburg,in September, eighteen hun
5 dred and fourteen 30 ~ a'
SEC. 10. And be IL farther enacted
, That the provisions Of this act shal
, applyto the chaplains who served viii
the army in the several wars Of tn,
country. H '.triaa .'- reg"
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted
That the provisions OF this &C, shall bt
applied to those who served as volun
teers at the attack on Lewistown, il
DeIeware, by the British fleet, in The
war Of eighteen hundred and twelve
fifteen l'e' " -.'''.'
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