The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-03
Convention Of the Soldiers Of
1919.
A. HART, Secretary.
Ravenna, Dec. 80, 1854.

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The Presiden. Of the Pennsylvania Gen.
trail Rail Road Company, has agreed to per-
nit the Soldiers Of 1912, to pass over the
road free of charge to the Convention that
is to assemble at Washington, on the 9Th of
January inst.
We hope other Railroads will follow this
example, and grant the same facilities to the
heroes of"the last war;" We also hope that
the Convention may be well attended, and
the Soldiers who so gallantly defended their
country's rights may be successful in OBJ
tanning from the hands of the govern
ment their own rig hts-a just and lbe-
raj reward, for their valuable services, so
freely rendered. The following is copy of
the bill which was introduced in the United
States Senate by Mr.. BRoADHEAD.
Be it enacted, That ea ch of the surviving
commissioned officers, and non-commssion-
ed officers, musicians and privates, whether
of regulars, rangers or militia, who were
regularly mustered into the service of the
United States; and every officer, commits
stoned and non-commissioned, seamen, ordi-
nary seamen, marine clerk and landsmen in
the navy, except those who have received
prize money in any of the wars in which this
country has been engaged since seventeen
hundred and ninety, and each of the survi-
vors of the militia or volunteers, or State
troops of any State or Territory called into
service and regularly mustered therein. and
whose services have been paid by the United
States subsequent to the eighteenth day OF
June, eighteen hundred and twelve, shall be
entitled to receive a certificate or warrant
| from the department of the interior, for one
hundred and sixty acres Of land; or, where
any of those who have so served 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 person
having served as aforesaid.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in
case of the death of any person who, it liv-
ing, would be entitled to certificate or war
rant as aforesaid under this act, leaving a
widow, or, if no widow, minor child or chill
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child or children, shall be entitled to receive
a certificate or warrant for the same quanti-
ty of land that such deceased person would
be entitled to receive under the provisions oi
this act if now living: Provided, That sub.
sequent marriage shall not impair the right
of any such widow to such warrant if she be
a widow at the time Of making her applica.
ton and at the date of such warrant.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That in
no case shall any such certificate or warran,
be issued for any service less than twenty.
eight days, or where the person shall actual.
Iy have been engaged in battle, nor unless
the party claiming such certificate or war.
rant shall establish his right thereto by rec.
ord evidence Of said service or by two cred
| table witnesses.
SEC. 4. And be ii further enacted, Tba
said certificates or warrants may be assigned
transferred, and located by the warranteef
or their heirs at law, according to the pro-
visions of existing laws, regulating the as
signment, transfer, and location Of bounty
land warrants.