The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-28

shou he proved to the satisfaction OF SAID
scrstary that said brig was found derel'ct on tne
h;rb seas without name, aud subsequently, SOU
by order of the United states 6istrlc' Goefs lo'
Massachusetts,, and purchased oy Ooaites " Ao'i4sI
~ R,stofi. Massachusetts.
Approved, June 70, 1901.
c, Ccu.-An act to authorize the location of
certain Warrants for bounty Lands heretofore
Re- It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
s.nfatircs of TIE United Mates Of america in Con-
oress assembled, That warrants for bounty lauds
heretofore issued under the authority of the act
entitled "An act to provide for satisfying claims
for bounty lands for military services in the lato
war with Great Britain, and for other purposes"
approved the twenty-seventh day of Juiy, in the
year eighteen hundred and fort 1.-TWO. and Of tho
several acts revivng the same, approved the TWEEN
ty sixth day of June in the year eighteen hund red
and forty eight AID the eighth day of February,
in the year eighteen hundred and ffty-four, may
be located, III conformity with the general laws III
force at any time within three years iron. the date
of tbs act; and that all entries and locations
made with such warrants since the twenty-sINth
day of June, in the year eighteen hundred aIri
fifty eight, shall be valid and eff ctuaI If In
several acts aforesaid had not then expired.
Approved, June %, 1863.
CHAP. CClII.-An act to authorize the re-issne of
Land Warrants in certain Gases, and for other
purposes
BE At enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
seRtdtoes Of the United States of america an CoR-
gress assembled, That whenever it shall appear that
any certificate or warrant, issued in pursuance Of
any law OF the United States granting bounty land
has been lost destroyed, whether, the same had
been sold aud asst ned ny tho warraatee OF not the
Secretary of the Interior shall be, and he is hereby
authorised and reqaired TO cause q new certIf;a
of like be issued in lieu there
of which new certificate or warrant may be as
signed, located, and patented in like manner as
other certificates warrants for bounty land ere
now authorized by law to be assigned, located and
patented; and In all cases where warrants have
hsen, or may be- reissusd, the original warrant IN
whose ever hands it may be, shall be deemed and
held to be null and void, AMI the assignment there
of, if any there be, fraudulent; and no patent
shall ever issue for any land located therewlth, IN
less such presumption of fraud in the assignment
be removed by due proof that the same was exeeu-
ted by the warranted in good faith anu for Talua-
| BILE consideration.
| SEC 2. And be 1t further enacted, That tn said
Secretary Of the Interior shall be, and he IS here
by authorized and required to preseribs such rules
and regulations for carrying this act into effect as
he may deem necessary and proper 10 order u pro-
| tect the government against imposition and ffaad
/ by persons claiming the benefit 0, this act; and ;
aud all laws and parts of laws for the punishment
of false swearing and frauds against the United
States hereby made applicable to false swearing
| ard fraud under this act.
Approved, June g. 1850.