The true Democrat., 1857-04-21

AN ACT to amend the Act in addition grant.
 ing Bounty Land to Officers and Soldiers have
 been engaged the Military of
 approved Mach 3t, lrJ5
 Be enacted. etc. That all eases where for bounty land for quantity than one hundred and sixty acres shall have been ssned ,o anu or soer, or to he widow child chiidIen of any officer or sode under existing laws the evidence upon winch >nch certificate issued shall to establish the of such officer soldier in inc anli cation 0f himself or his widow chd or cldren for
 certificate warrant for much land may be required make up the fall sum of one hundred and sixty acres on proof of the identity of snch officer solder, his death, of the marriage and identity of widow or in of her death, of the identity of his child or chi dfen: Pron,dd nerertheesS, hat if review of evidence, the Commissioner of Pensions shall moi be sas fled that the former certificate was pronery grant ed he may require additional evidence well of the term of the fact of service.
 2 That in all eases where pension has been granted to officer sodle the evidence upon which such pen granted shall be received establish the service of officer sode his application for bounty land under
 tng laws and npon proof of hs identity snch
 certificate warrant be hm for the quantity Of land 10 which he shall be entled case of he of such officer sudle his widow shall he 10 certificate for he Ouan ity of land tn which her husband would have been entitled if Ivpo proof sle such widow and in case of inc f officer solder leaving child children and no widow, where the widow may deceased before the
 issuing of any certificate nch child or chi dren snail be entitled certificate warrant for inc quantity of land the father would have been entitled in eceve f vng upon proof of the decease father and moer: Proudcd nercthcesS, That it upon a review of such evidence the Commissioner of Pensions shall satisfied that the pension properly ganted he may re- iuHe additional evidence, well of of he of
 g. That much of the third section or the Act in ad dfon to certain acts granting bounty land certain off. ce and soldiers who have been engaged military of the ned stae, appro, ed March 3d. lsj5 as re qure the party claiming certificate or warrant under inc
 provisions of said act to establish thereto hv record evidence of the service for which such certificate or warrant has been may be claimed, be- and ,be same k hereby repealed and paol evidence where no record ev dence be admitted prove the service erfed under such rnIes and regulations the Commissioner of Pensions may prescribe.
 1 That the eighth of he ,bo appro ed the Sd day of March, year 1855 shall he shued as embracing oihce marines seamen, per. engaged the naval service of the United states dur ng the revolutionary and the widows and minor chi. engaged as aforesa
 hat the provisions of the said act shall extend to all persons who have served volunteers with tn armed forces of the United states subject military orders for the oi fourteen days m any of the specified of the sad whether persons were or were mi mustered into service of the United States
 6. That the widows and minor children of all sucb per specified in the last preceding section of his and are now dead shall be entitled the privileges the widows and minor children of named in the act to which this Is amendment.
 7 That when any company, battalion, or regiment in organized form. marched than twenty miles to the place where they mustered into the of the states or were discharged more than twenty miles from the place where such company battalion, regiment ganized in all such computing the length of the ocers and soldiers Of any such company, battalion there shall be allowed day for every twenty miles from the place where the company battalion, organized to the place where muster the service of the United States aso one day for twenty miles from the place where company bat taion, regiment discharged. the where organized and from whence marched enter the sevice Prouided, That snch march in obedience command direction of ihe President of he United States general officer of the United States commanding an army department, the chief executive officer the State or Territory by which such company battalion, regiment called into service.
 APPROVED, May IA, 1856.
 AN ACT making Grant of Lands to the State of Iowa in
 alternate Sections aid in the Construction of certain
 Railroads in said State
 Be it enacted etc, That there be and hereby granted to of Iowa for the purpose of aiding Tn the ton railroads from BurIng the Missssippi river ,o
 point the Missouri river the mouth of the Platte from the citg of davenport via Iowa City and Fort Nones, to Council Bluff: from Lyons City nortbwes erly point of intersection with main line of the Iowa Central Air Line Ralroad Maquok eta thence on said lne running practicable to the 42d nara said State the Missouri ve from the cy of Dn bnune 10 point the Missouri river rear Sioux C
 branch from the mouth of the Tete Des NIor o inc near said road to be completed soon as the road completed point every alternate section r and designated by odd numbers for six in width on each of each of sad roads in case if shall thai the United States have when the lines of said definite xed sold sections any parts aforesaid that he right empton has at ached the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents be appointed by the governor said State to ect subject the approval of to the the lands of the United States to the tiers of above specified, much land, in alternate sections parts of sections, as shall be equal such as the United States have sold otherwise approprated ar to which the rights Of have attached which lands (thus selected in lieu those sold and rtoi which pre- emption rights have attached aid oeeth with the sections and of sections numbers as aforesaid and appropriated shall held the State of Iowa for the and pupose Prouided That the land be located shall in no case be further than fifteen miles from the lines of roads, and selected for and account of each of said roads, Prorded
 further That the lands hereby and on said roads severay shall be exclusively apped in the con srucon of that road for of which such lands are hereby granted and shall be disposed only the work progresses and the shall be applied purpose And prorded further That any and all lands heretofore reserved the United States by any act of Con- in other manner by competent authority for the purpose of aiding any object of internal improvement or purpose whatsoever be and the hereby the United States from the operation this far be found locate of said railroads through such ved ands which the right of only shall be granted subject of the President of the United States.
 s2 That the sections and of sections land which by such grant, shall remain to the United States within six miles each side of said roads, shall be sold for than double the mnim price of the public when SD shall of said lands become subject private entry until the have been first offered public sale at the increased price.
 g. That the said lands hereby granted said State shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature purposes aforesaid, and other; said shall be and remain public hi hways for use of the Go of the United States free from toll other the transportation of property troops of the Unit ed States.
 A. That the lands hereby granted to said State shall he disposed of by said State only following that is that quantity land not exceeding and twenty sections for each Of said roads, and included within continuous length or twenty miles of each Of said be sold and when the governor of said shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior that any continuous miles of of said roads completed then twenty sections for each of said roads contnu miles completed aforesaid, and included within con- nuous length of twenty miles of each of such roads, may be od and from until said roads are vears her sale shall be made and the lands shall revert to the United States.