Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-08-04
COPP's LAND REVIEW.
Land Scrips Names Values - How
Used


The various warrants certificates and scrips
which may be used in the requirement Of
title to public lands are known under the
geaeral term Of "Land Scrips."
The most common Of these are Revolu
tionary Bounty Land Scrip, issued in salts,
faction Of Virginia Land Warrants; Military
Bounty Land Warrants, issued for service in
wars prior to March 3. 1855; Agricultural
College Scrip, issued to the several States to
aid in the establishment Of institutions for
teaching agriculture and mechanics; Su
preme Court and Surveyors General Scrips.
issued in lieu Of southern private grants solu
by the government.
The warrants or scrips can be used in the
purchase Of lands just as cash might be used
and fees to registers and receivers are re.
quired upon the location Of all Of them ex.
cept the Revolutionary Bounty Scrip. They
are therefore actually below par-,hat is
while the face value is 81 IS per acre, they
cannot be sold for quite that much.
Another class Of scrip known as Certificates
Of Deposit, is that issued ON deposits for sur
veys. The face value is 81 IS per acre, but
a they cannot now Ice used outside OF the
State in which the land surveyed is situated,
they cannot be sold for that amount. They
can be used only where cash would serve.
Several scrips Of private character not 10.
catable outside certain named States-prin
cipalIy Florida-have been issued, bu, are
aot considered Of sufficient general interest
TO merit specific description.
Soldiers Ad1tlonai Homestead Certih
Gates take vacant unapproprialed. unreserved
public land that has been surveyed. These
certificates were issued to soldiers, sailors,
and marines, who had made homeste Ads Of
les, than 100 acres prior 10 June a.. 1874.
that they might b. placed on an equal foot
ing with their comrades who were by law
allowed 10 enter 100 acres. The issuance OF
the same was discontinued in 1883, and per.
sons entitled to additional lands are now re-
quired ls 60 to the local land office and make
their additional entries in person. The law
iorbids the transfer Of these certificates, but
the provision is evaded by means OF Two
powers Of at ON y-one TO locate and the
other to sell the land. The value Of these
certificates is $50 and upward per acre.
There are several private scrips, varying in
quantity from 40 to $40 ceres, that sell from
$50 10 $50 per acre, and one-GIrard Scrip
that will take only offered or unofercd sur
veyed land, because Of peculiar wording Of
the law under which il was issued, is held
at $50 per acre.
Sioux Half Breed Scrip will take unsur-
veyed public land. Improvement Of The
land is a condition precedent to location
A large amount Of this scrip was stolen frsm
tho General Land Once some years ago aitel
| it had been located, and when one of the
stolen pieces makes its appearance now, the
scrip is cancelled and the location dec Jared
void.
In numerous cases it has been ascertaincd
lnal pSWTiS Vi altOlHcJ nave OSSH oOkdlneu
from the Indians through fraud, and the 10,
cations have thus been defeated. Notwilh
standing these circumstances i, is worth from
$3s 10 $4s per acre.
Porter6eld Scrip is the only scrip that will
take land within an Incorporated city or town.
A decision by the Land Department to The eli
feet that it would take unsppropriated lands,
with Improvements thereon, caused tnis sctp
10 bring very high prices. Sales al 500 per
acre have been made.
Valentine scrip will lake surveyed or un :
surveyed, offered or unoffered, unapprupriat
ed, non. m ner ! pub land generally. and
can be located ON mineral land IN MInneso
Ia, Michigan and Wisconsin. Neither resi-
dence OF improvement is required. Valentine
CT p is generally used TO take un>urveyed
publIc land. because it is legally ass'gnaDle
and free from Objectionable features. 1t is
worth about 500 per acre.
HENRY N. Corp.