The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-05
THE OLD SOLDIERS BILL.

Inc bounty land DILL asst passed the douSe VI
Representatives on Wednesday, will be found be-
low. Itwas amended on motion of MIR. Richard
son, and win have to be sent back to the Senate
for the concurrence of that body:
81 Be it enacted, &C. That each of the surviving
commissioned and non-cOmmissionsd officers,
musicixne, and privates, whether OF regulars, vol
unteers rangers, or militia, who were regularly
mustered into the service of the United States and
every officer, commissioned and non-commissioned,
seaman, ordinary seaman marine, clerk, and lands
man Ia the navy, In any OF the wars 10 which this
country has been engaged since seventeen hundred
and ninety, and each of the survivors, of the milf
tia or volunteers, State troops of any State
Territory, called into military service, and regu-
lary mustered therein, aud whose services have
been paid by the United States shall be entitled to
receive a certificate or warrant from the Depart
ment of the Interior for one hundred and sixty
acres OF land; and where any of those who have
been 80 mustered into service and paid shall have
received q certificate or warrant, he shall be en-
titled to certificate or warrant for such quantity
of land will make in the whole, with what he
may have heretofore received, one hundred and
sixty acres to each such person having served as
Aforesaid PrOrided, The person SO having been
in service shall not receive said land warrant If
shall appear by the muster rolls of his regiment
corps that he deserted or was dishOnorably dis
charged from service.
Sec. g. And be 1t further enacted, That in case OF
the death OF any person who, If living, would be
entitled to certificate or warrant as aforesaid I'M
utf tuib dCt, lcdNibS WiuO", VI, uo "iuO"i
minor child or children, such widow, or IT no
widow such minor child or children, shall be enti-
tied to receive a 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: Procided, That subse
ouent marriage shall not impair the right of auy
such widow to such warrant if she be a widow
at the time of making her application and pro
rided, further, That those shall be considered mis-
nnrs who are 80 at the time this act shall take
effect
Sec g. And be it further enacted That in no case
shall any such certificate or 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 certif
cate or warrant shall establish his or her right
thereto nv record evidence of said service
Sec. 4 dadbe it further enacted. That said GER
tifcstes or warrants may be assigned transferred
and located by the warrantees. their assignees
or their hers at law according to the provisions OF
exis,inp laws regulating the assignment transfer
and location of bounty land warrants
Sec & And be IL further enacted That M 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 I, sale at either the
minimum or lower graduated prices
sec Ind be it further enacted That the re-
gsters and receivers of the several land offices
shall be severay authorised to charge and receive
for their services in locating all warrants under
the provisions of this act the same compensation
per centage to which they ars entitled by law
for sales of the public lands for cash. at the OF
compensation be paid by the assignees holders