, 1857-02-20

AN ACT 70 amend the Act N addition % certain Acts
grating Bounty Land 70 certain Oficens and
Soldiers uho have been engaged in the Military
eighteen hundred and hfy-ave.
Bsn enacted by Ire Senate and HOuse of Represen-
AtlVes u The United States Of America In Congress
asemhled. That In ell eases where eertiAcaia OF
warrant for bounty land for any les quantity than
% any oaieer or soldlsf OF 70 The widow or minor
child or children Of any oiuer ior sodeE under exist
ing laws he evidence upou Whch sieh certificate OF
Wsuunt Was issued shall BE- received 10 establish The
service 81 s1eh ocer solder IL the application Of
himself, or Of his widow minoy child 0r children,
for eertilcaie OF warrant for 90 much land - may
b ruqulIoa 70 mako up the fni sum q one hundred
saa SKY ssres o. Procf ?. ths dsuty q such on.
ald IDENTITY q bis widow Or IN case Of her death OF
he deuliy q hiE minor chld OF children Provided,
neyeTthee., That y upon review of such evidence,
thai tAc fonnor etrtiacate Of warrant was pfUpery
granted, he may require additional evidence = well
Of The tenn o. the fact of service.
SEQ. Z. AID b h further enacted, That IN all cases
where pension has been granted % any ofioer
ealdert the eyidenoe upon which such Pensloa Uas
gFsniod aha Be received 70 esisblsh ne service Of
anch oloer o. soldier IN hls application for bounty
land under existing laus and upon proof Of bis ideh-
w z. slsh ReH.SasT ee5ilaeate q EaTaat may
ahan b entitled and "a case of The death Of such
pensoned oleer o. soldier hs widow lall be entitled
% ceftlacaie or warrant ior the same quantity o.
lald . which her husband would have been entitled,
c1re q the deat1 q such oleor solder, leaving
mlnor child of children and no widow o. where he
WIDOW may have dcoeased beiore The issuing u any
ceftlhcate o. warrant, sueh minor child OF children
shall Be entitled 70 csrtlloaie o. warrant for the
lme quautlty of land ne flthor would have been
entitled 70 receive living upon probfof The deoease
q athsr ana ngthsr Pgyidsd, neFerihsles., That
n upon reyiey of sach evidence, he Commissioners
ofFensols shall nol Be- ntlsaed that the pension vas
pfopefly granted Ne may require additional evidence
= vel Of ths term - Ofthe het q service.
Sec, q .And b 4 iarthsr enacted, That 80 much
acts granting bounty lana % certain olacsrs and
soldiers who have been engaged IN the military ser
vice Of The Unlted Stales, p approved March third
eighteen handred and aftve, As reqnires The party
claiming csriidcate o. warrant under The prOvisons
Il sid acl 70 establish bic or her right Thereto by
record evidence of the service fcr which such certd
cate or warrant has been may be claimed, be- and
tee s'ne ! hereby; Eepealed, and Pnrol evidence,
pross De aefeice performed, undsf such rules and
legslsteus - he commlsiOner Of Pensions may pre-
ecIibe.
sso :. Aud b Il Surthos enacted, That shs eighth
sectou q The act above montaned approved The third
day of March, In the year eighteen hundred and ty-
hve, aha be construed - embracing oleers marines,
neamon and other persona engaged In the naval ser
rioe Of NE United States during tho revolutionary
var, and The widows and minor children Of al such
earsfl marines, seamen, and other Persons engaged
Sec. 5, Ana !. n rursher saaslsd, That the pro-
visions d he aid act shah extend 10 al persons who
have sycd as volunteers win te aimed lorcos d the
Uniied siatel ml5ect 10 military lurders, for The
space Of fourteen days, n any OF The wars specified In
the fst saeton 81 fhe aid ici whether such pefions
lsrs o. were uOt mustered into The aarvies Of The
United States III 81 0'rr-I
eeosG. And b itfurihsr enacted That the widows
and minor children Of all such persons as are specified
IN tie last preceding section Of this act and are now
dad. shall be entitled 10 the same privileges as the
widows and minor ohildren Of The beneacsries named
N the act 70 which this Is an amendment
Sec. Z And belt further enacted, That when any
company. oatialioa, Or regiment, in an organized
torm, marched more than twenty miles 70 ne place
Mhere they Eero mustered into the service Of the
United Stlles or were DISCHARGED more than twenty
miles IRON The place where anch company, battalion
o. rtElmeni vas organized N an such oases N com.
putting the length Of service Of anch company baita
ion, or regiment there shah be allowed one day for
every twenty miles from the place Wheru the eompa-
ny, battalion, or regiment was organized 10 the place
where the same mustered into the service of the
United States and also day for every twenty miles
from the place Where ii was organized, and from
whence L marched 10 enter the service: Provided,
That such march IN obedience TO the command or
direction Of the President Of the United States, or
soms general officer of tie United States, command
ing an army or department, the chief executive Of
hcer OF ths SLATE On Territory hy which such compa-
~, battalion, or regiment was called into service.
Approved, Nay II, 1856.