The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-25
VOLUME 81

aNULUME 0}
The Amended Bounly Land Bill.
The two Houses Of Congress having agreed upon
the following bill, amcndatory Of the bounty land
acts, it now only requires the signature of the Pres
ident Of the United States to become law:
AN ACT to amend the act in addition to certain
acts granting bounty land to certain officers and
soldiers who have been engaged in the militar,
service of the United States, approved March Sd
eighteen hundred and ifty-6vc
Be Il enacted BY tie Senate and House of Rtpye
sentatiaes Of The United States Of Aneriea in Co,
gress assembled That in all cases where certificate
or warrant for bounty land for any less quantity
than one hundred and sixty acres SHAH have been
issued to any officer soldier to the widow mi
Nor child or children Of any officer o. soldier, under
existing laws, the evidence upon which such certif-
cate warrant was issued shall be received to
tablsh the service Of such officer or soldier in the
application Of himself or Of his widow or minor
child children, for certificate or warrant for so
much land as may be required to make up the full
sum of one hundred and sixty acres, proof Of the
identity of such officer soldier Or, in case Of his
death, Of the marriage and identity of his widow
or in Of her death, of the identity of his minor
child or children Provided nevertheless, That If up
on = review of such evidence the Commissioner ol
Pensionsshal not be satisfied that the former cert
fcate or warrant was properly granted, he may re-
qure additional evidence as well Of the term as Of
the fact Of service.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all "a
scs where pension has been granted to any officer
or soldier, the evidence upon which such pension
was granted shall be received to establish theserv.
ice Of such officer or soldier in his application for
bounty land under existing laws; and upon proof Of
his identity such pensioner certificate or warrant
may be issued to him for the quantity Of land to
which he shall be entitled and in case Of the death
Of such pensioned officer or soldier, his widow shall
be entitled to certificate or warrant for the same
quantity Of land to which her husband would have
been entitled if living upon proof that she is such
widow and in case Of the death of such officer or
soldier, leaving minor child or children and no Wild
ow, or where the widow may have deceased before
the issuing Of any certificate warrant, such minor
child children shall be entitled to certificate or
warrant for the same quantity Of land the father
would have been entitled to receive if living, upon
proof Of the decease Of father and mother Prori-
ded nesertAeless That II upon review Of such evil
dcnce the Commissioner Of Pensions shall tot be sat
ised that the pension was properly granted, he may
require additional evidence as well Of the terms as
Of the fact Of service.
Sec. 3. And 6s Il further eracteA Tha. 50 much
u the third scceon 81 the " act N addition to GER
tain acts granting bounty land to certain officers
and soldiers who have been engaged in the military
service Of the United States" approved March the
third eighteen hundred and ffty-fvc, as requires
the party claiming certificate or warrant under the
provisions Of said act to establish his her right
thereto BY record evidence Of the service for which
such certificate or warrant has been Or may be clai
evidence, where NO record evidence exists, may be
admitted to prove tho service performed under sueh
rules and regulations as the Commissioner Of Pen
sions my prescribe. !, y @ 1ss
Ser. 4. Had 5e il further enacted, That the Sth
section Of the act above mentioned, approved the
third day Of March, in the year eighteen hundred
and 6fy-fve, shall be construed as embracing Off
cen, marines, seamen, and other persons engaged
in he naval service Of the United States during the
Revolutionary war, and the widows and minor emil
dren Of Al such ocsr@ na,incs, seamer, and other
persons engaged - ain.esaid.
Sec. 3. And h II }.rE1ev eractsd That the pro
vieas ef NE said act shall extend to all persons
vio have scrvcs ID volunteers with the armed fore
= of The Cnited states subject to military orders
for The space Of fourteen days, in any Of the wars
specified in the Eft section tf the said act. whether
.bch rorsona vere a. were NOT mastered into The