Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-13
Bounty Land Bill as IL passed both Houses
of Congress.

Be II enacted 6u the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of america IN Con-
gress assembled, That each Of the surviving COM
missioned and non-commissioned officers, musicians,
and prvates, whether of regulars volunteers, ran
gers, or militia, who were regularly mustered into
the service of the United States, and every officer
commissioned or non-commissioned, seaman, ordi-
nary seaman, marine, clerk, and landsman in the
navy In any of the wars in which this country has
been engaged since seventeen hundred and ninety,
and each of the survivors of the militia, yolun-
teers, 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, shall be entitled TO receive certif-
cate or warrant from the Department Of the Inte-
rior for one hundred and sixty acres OF land; and
where any of those who have been SO mustered
into service and paid shall have received certif
cate 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 to each such
person having served as aforesaid: Provided, The
person 50 having been in service shall not receive
said land warrant II It shall appear by the muster
rolls of his regiment or corps that he deserted, or
was dishonorably discharged from service:
Provided, further, That the benefits Of this sec
ton shall be held TO extend 10 wagon-masters and
teamsters who may haye been employed, under
the direction of competent authority, in time 70
war, in the transportation Of military stores and
supplies.
SIC. 2. Aad Be- IL further enacted, That, In case
of the death Of any person who, If living, would be
entitled to certificate or warrant as aforesaid,
under this act leaving widow, or, II no widow,
minor child or children, such widow, or, If no wild
ow, such minor child or children, shall be entitled
10 receive certificate or warrant for 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 q subsequent
marriage shall not impair the right Of any such
widow TO such warrant, II she be widow at the
time Of making her application: And propided,
further, That those shall be considered minors who
are so at the time this act shall take effect.
SIC. 8. And be Il further enacted That in no
case shall any such certificate warrant be issued
for any service less than fourteen days, except
where the person shall actually have been engaged
in BATTLE and unless the party claiming such cert
acate or warrant shall establish his or her right
thereto by recorded evidence Of said service.
SIC. A. And Be "a further enacted, That said GER
tifcates or warrants may be assigned, tranfefrcd,
and located by the warrantees their assignees, or
their heirs-at-aw, according TO the provisions OF
existing laws regulating the assignment transfer,
and location Of bounty-land warrants.
SKc. 8. 1nd Be IL further enacted, That no war
rant issued under the provisions Of this act shall
be located on any public lands, except such as shall
at the time be subject TO sale at either the mimi
mum or lower graduated prices.
SEC o. And Be u further enacted, That the reg
listers and receivers Of the several land offices shall
be severally authorized to charge and receive for
their services in locating all warrants under the
provisions OF this act the same compensation or
per centage TO which they are entitled by law for
sales Of the public lands for cash. at the rate OF
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The
said compensation TO be paid by the assignees or
holders Of such warrants
$50. Z. dnd BE- IL further enacted That the pro-
visions Of this act, and all the ty-and laws
heretofore passed by Congress, shall be extended
10 Indians, In the same manner and TO the same
extent as Il the said Indians had been white men.
Src. 8. And belt further enacted, That the OF
fcers and soldiers Of the revolutionary war, or
their widows or minor children, shall be entitled
TO the benefits Of this act.
SEc. Q. And Be II further enacted That the
benefits Of this act shall be applied 70 and embrace
those who served an volunteers at the invasion OF
Plattsburgh, In September, eighteen hundred and
fourteen; also at the battle Of Kings mountain In
the revolutionary war, and the battle Of Nickoiack
against the confederated savages Of the South.
SIC. 10 And be IL further enacted, That the
provisions OF ths act shall apply 70 the chaplains
who served with the army In the several wars Of
the country.
SEC II. Ind DC IL Further enacted, That the
provisions ofthis act be applied TO fota-Inen and
10 those who served az volunteers at the attack on
Lewistown, In Delaware, by the British feet in the
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