New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-24
TIE AMENDED BOUNTY LAND ELL.

The two Houses Of Congress- having agreed upon
thr following bill, amendatOry of the Bount, L'hd
bill il low ony requires the signature o he President
of the IN tied Stat ~ to become q law:
An ACT 70 amesa d.. IN addition 20 certain acs sanius
bounty land eean 0ticet and spiieI "ho h41s Dson
eulssod The military service Of the United S''e'' aP
Bf ~ enacted 6v Tie Senate and Hone Of RPrc-
,enfatires Of the Uncd States Of Aaer1cd, D.. t'a-
ercss assembled That in all where certihc' ste
or warrant for bounty land for any less quanty tan
one hundie ed and sixty shall have been issued u
snv officer or soldier, or to the widow OF minor cnd
or children of any officer or soldier unuer existing
laws the evidence upon which such certificate OF war
rant was Issued shall be received ~ establish the scrV'
ice of such officer sodier IN tho application OF hun
self or OF bis widow or minor O1id or chhlreh, Tor
certificate or warrant for much land "a may be re
ouired 10 make up the full sum of one hundred and sky
acre. ON proof of Inc identity OF ench oincei or soldier
or IN case of his DEATH OF Tue marriage and ilehuy o
his widow or in case OF her death, OF the identity Oi hs
minor child or children: PTor,ded, HeceTttess, Inat
it. uron a review Of such evidence the Commissioner
of Pensions shall not be satisfied that the former ceTtl-
fate CT warrant properly granted, he mty require
additional evidence well of She tenn a. OF the iact
ofseryice.
W! ere pensios has been granted to any officer Of
soldier the evidence upon wuich such pension was
granted shall lie received 10 establish the service 1t
such officer soldier IN his application iJr bounty
nd under existing laws; and upon proOt OF ms iden-
,,-v as such rsOncr certificate Or warrant niy De
i-.u,d o hin, for the quantity If land 20 winch he
shall be eut oG; aud ia case OF the deaih OF 'ueh
ps,n-d eficrr ur soldier HI widow shaJ be en-
ttl.s Z. a cert ,aie warrant for the same quantity
of land 10 which her Lusbepd yoLli have been en-
tt,d f iiy ug upon proof that she i s4ca WIDOW
auG IN case OF the death OF such oihcer OF -'d'et
leaving a minor child or children and no WIDOW ~
where the widow may have deceased before Tue lou
rq Of sny certificate warrant, .uch mao: ca'i o
chicren sha be entst!ed 10 a ceTtlhcate or warrant
tcr the sar,e quantity Of land s. TIE father wou.h
have been entitled to receive If living, upon proof OIL
aVf 81 q
fb,,s. That A. upon review of such evidence, the
Con missioner OF Pensions shah not be sst'shed tAs'
ie ptrsion vas properly granted, he may require al
Git0na evidence a wen Of The term o. oi Tue th't,
SIC 3 And be = fErt7er cEacftd, That so much OF
the tbird ;. q ION of the Act in adhOn u csualn
"acts granting bounty land to certain Officers ana
=. soldiers who have been Engaged IN the military ser
"vce OF the United atts, approved harcn . Io'',
ssronires the party claiming certInca'e or "aiIah
under provsios Of said act to esaohsh hs Or hrf
night thereto by rscord evidence oi the service iO'
ylch such certificate or warrant has been of may 10
claimed be ard the same is heie ~ repealed; aud pa %
evidence where 90 recusd evidence exists, may be
admitted g. prove the service performed, unier such
rules and regulations the Commissioner ol fehsioh'
mby prcsc.iDc: -,
SECTION Of the act above niinned approved the thirt
ds, Of March n TIE year eighteen huntrcd and his
FIVE shall b, construed ~ embracing Oinccr names,
stSncn and Cttc persons engaged IN tLe nAVa serV'
&c OF the lu.-ed States during the keYOu' ionA!y
WAY and the widows alG mIaOf children o. ANY such
o6icers, marines, sesmea AMI other p-rsous engage
as aiOfcssid.
So ArG h Il further e,c-'ei. That the provi-
SOB. Of the ssd sct shall eXtent 70 al persons who
have served IL vo inteeers with the armed forces Of
toe Cuted Satcs subject 70 mItsTy order,, ior the
suacc o fourteen days IN any Of the wArs specned N
the rsi .,cton Of the ssd set whether suea persons
were or were not mustered into the service OF the
! United States.
! SIC. g. Ard b II further enacted That the widow.
asd minor children OF 81 such persons as are specified
IN the ast preceding section OF this act and are no
dead sla be entitled 90 The same privileges as the
~G. W. and minor children Of the benehclaTles named
! IN the as; 20 which this is 81 smeBdment-
! SIC = SnG be 4 fHrfSr erac'ed, That whece say
con pany battalion gnent IN an srgani.ed form,
marclei more than twenty ulle- 20 the place where
they wtre mustered into the seEyice Of the United
States, or were discharged more than twenty rlles
from the place where the company, battalion. or reg
mes, organized. m al such csses, IN computing
the length Cf service Of the officers ssd soldiers Of any
such company. battalion, regiment, there shall be
sp, wed day for every twenty mites ron the place
where the company, bs,i sbon or regiment Vas organ
i iz.d to the pace wher- the was mustered INTO
the service Of the United States and aSo day for