Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-17
The Amended Bounty Land Bill.

The two Houses of Congress having
agreed upon the following bill, amendato-
ry of II e bounty land acts, it now only re-
quires the signature of the President O
the United States to become law:
IN ACT to amend tie act in addition te
certain acts granting bounty land to Ger
tain officers and soldiers who have been
engaged in the military setvice of the
United States, approved March third
eighteen bundled and fifty five.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That in
all cases where a certificate or warrant for
bounty land for any less quantity than one
hundred and sixty acres shall have been
issued TO any officer or soldier, or the wild
ow or minor child or children Of any off,
Ger or soldier, under existing laws, the ev-
dence upon which such certificate or war
rant was issued shall be recel5ed TO estab-
lish the service of such officer or soldier in
the application of himself, or of his widow
or miner child or children, for certificate
or warrant for so much land as may be re-
quired t, make up The full sum Of one
hundred end SIXTY acres on proof Of the
identity Of such officer or soldier, or. IN
the case OF his death, of the marriage and
identity of his widow, or in case Of her
death, OF the identity of the minor child
or children: Provided. nevertheless That
if upon review of such evidence the
Commissioners of Pensions shall not be sat-
listed that the former certificate or warrant
was properly granted, he may require ad-
ditional evidence as well Of the term as
Of the TACT of service.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
in all cases where pension has been grant
ed to any officer or soldier. the evidence
upon which such pension was granted
shall be received to establish the service
o. such officer or soldier in his application
for bounty land under existing laws; and
upon proof of his identity as such pension
er, 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 pensiored officer or soldier,
his widow shall be entitled 10 a certificate
or warrant for the same quantity of land to
Which her husband would have been enti-
tiSu ~ itiHS, oPoh p'o"' N""s ouS - ouCIi
widow, ard IN ease Of the death of such
officer or soldier, leaving minor child or
children and no widow, or where the Wild
ow NAV have deceased before the issuing
of any certificate or werrant, sisch minor
child or children shall be entitled to GER
tificatee or warrant for the same quantity
of land as the father would have been en-
titled to receive if living, apon proof Of
the decease of father and mother: Provi-
ded, nevertheless. That If, upon review
of such evidence the Commiossiner OF pen-
SONS shall not be satisfied that the pension
was properly granted, he may require adj
dltlonal evidence as well OF the term as
Of the fact of service,
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
so much of the third section Of the "Act
in addition 10 certain 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 fifty five.