The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-08-04
cOPrs LAND REVIEW.
Land scrips-Nsmes-valuss-How
au SO Used.

Inc various warrants, certincates and
scrips which may be used in the acquire.
ment Of title to public lands are known
under the general term Of "Land Scrips."
The most common Of these are Revolu-
tionary Bounty Land Scrip. issued in sat
Isfaction OF Virginia Land Warrants;
Military Bounty Land Warrants, issued
Tor service in wars prior to March 8,
1855; Agricultural College Scrip, issued
to the several States to aid in the estab-
llshment OF institutions for teaching ag-
ricuiture and mechanics; Supreme Court
and Surveyor's-General Scrips, issued in
lieu OF southern private grants sold by
the government.
These warrants or scrips can be used
IN the purchase OF lands Just as cash
might be used, and fees to registers and
receivers are required upon the location
of all Of them except the Revolutionary
bounty scrip. They are therefore actu.
ally below par-that is while the face
value is si.2o per acre, they cannot be
sold Tor quite that much.
another class Of scrip, known as Ger
uncates OF Deposit, is that issued on de-
posits for surveys. The face value is
si.2o per acre. but as they cannot now
be used outside of the State in which the
land surveyed is situated. they cannot be
sold TOR that amount. They can be used
only where cash would serve. 81
Several scrips OF private character not
locatable outside certain named States
principally Florida-have been issued.
but are not considered Of sufficient gen.
eral interest to merit specific descrip.
ton.
Soldiers Additional Homestead Ger.
tihcates will take any vacant unappro-
pristed, unreserved, public land that has
been surveyed. These certificates were
issued to soldiers, sailors. and marines,
who had made homesteads Of less than
ioo acres prior to June y, 1874, that
they might be placed on an equal footing
with their comrades who were BY law
allowed to enter 100 acres. The issuance
81 the same was discontinued in 1883.
and persona entitled to additional lands
are now required to 90 to the local land
ONCE and make their additional entries
in person. The law forbids the transfer
OF these certificates, but the provision is
esaded by means OF two powers OF at
torney--one to locate and another to sell
the land. The value of these certificates
is $50 and upward per acre. t5fN
There are several private scrips, vary.
ing in quantity from 40 to $40 acres,
that sell from $50 to $50 per acre, and
one-oirard Scrip-that will take only
offered or unofiered surveyed land, be-
cause Of peculiar wording Of the law un.
der which it was issued, is held at $50
per acre. atW
Sioux Half Breed Scrip will take I'M.
surveyed public land. Improvement Of
the land is condition precedent to To-
cation. A large amount OF this scrip was
stolen from the General Land Office some
years ago after it had been located, and
when one Of the stolen pieces makes ita
appearance now, the scrip is carceled
and the location declared void.
In numerous cases it has been ascer.
tanned that powers Of attorney have been
obtained from the Indians through fraud,
fested Nothv;,h.t.nd;no .h... :; -, :,
stances Il !, worth from sa5 10 3 "a na,
acre
Porterfield scr;n ia the on,x .cr;n tb.,
will take land within an ;noor,sos.ts,
citv or town A decision hv ~ I.n,
Department to the effect that Il wopl,
take unannronriated land. with ;mrrovs
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