The National tribune., 1904-05-26

VI MAY II, 1890, IS emUodied IN section
Z435, Revised Statutes, as follows:
Sec. 2i33. When any company. bat
talon, or regiment, in an organized form,
marched more than 20 miles to the place
where they were mustered into the service
OF the United States. or were discharged
more than 20 miles from the place
where such company, battalion. or regi-
ment was organized. in all such cases, in
computing the length of service of the of
hcers and soldiers of any such company,
battalion, or regiment, there shall be al
lowed one day for every 20 miles from
the place where the company, battalion. or
regiment was organized to the place
where the the same was mustered into
the service of the United States. and one
day for every 20 miles from the place
where such company, battalion. or regi-
ment was discharged. to the place where
it was organized, and from whence it
marched to enter the service. provided
that such march was in obedience 10 the
command or direction of the President or
some general officer of the United State.
commanding an army or department. or
the chief executive officer Of the State or
Territory by which such company. bat
talon, or regiment was called into serv-
ice"
DISCRETION OR DIsHoNoRABLE DIS
CHARGE.
The bounty-land acts from the begin
ming contained provisions substantially
embodied in section 2438, Revised Stat
utes. as follows:
Sec 243S. No person who has been in
the military service of the United States
shall, III any case. receive bounty land
warrant if it appears by the muster-rols
OF his regiment or corps that he deserted
or was dishonorably discharged from
service"
EVIDENCE OF TITLE.
In the act of May II, 1856, was in
cluded provisions now embodied in sec
tons 2432 and 243o, Revised Statutes, as
follows:
Sec. 2432. Where a certificate or
warrant for bounty-land for any less
quantity than 100 acres has been issued
to any officer or soldier, or to the widow
or minor child of any officer or
soldier, the evidence upon which such
certihcate or warrant was issued
shall be received to establish the
service of such officer or soldier in the
application OF himself, or of his widow or
minor Child, for a warrant for 50 much
land as may be required to make up the
full sum of 1GO acres. to which he may
be entitled under the preceding section. on
proof of the identity Of such officer or sol
der, or, in case of his death, Of the mar
riage and identity Of his widow or in case
OF her death, of the identity Of his minor
child. But if. upon review of such evil
dence, the Commissioner of Pensions IS
not satisfied that the former warrant was
properly granted, lie may require addi
tional evidence. as well of the term as of
the fact of service.
"Sec. 2135. Where a pension has been
granted to any officer or soldier. the evil
dence upon which such pension was
granted shall be received to establish the
service of such officer or soldier in his ap-
plicatiOn for bounty LAND: and upon proof
OF his identity as such pensioner, war
rant may be issued to him for the quantity
Of land TO which he is entitled; and in case
OF the death of such pensioned officer or
soldier, his widow shall be entitled to
warrant for the same quantity of land 10
which her husband would have been en-
titled, If living, upon proof that she is
such widow, and in case of the death of
such officer or soldier. leaving minor
child and no widow. or where the widow
may have deceased before the issuing of
any warrant, such minor child shall be en-
titled to n warrant for the same quantity
Of land rs the father would have been ell
titled to receive if living. upon proof Of
the decease of father and mother. But if
upon review of such evidence. the Com
missioner of Pensions is not satisfied that
the pension was properly granted. he may
require additional evidence. as well of the
term as Of the fact of service"
DESCaSED CLAIMANT
A provision of the act Of June 3. 1858,
is embodied in section 2444, Revised Stat
utes. rs follows:
Sec. 2444. When proof has been or
hereafter is filed in the Pension Office,
during the lifetime of claimant. estab-
fishing. to the satisfaction of that office,
his right to n warrant for military serv-
ices, and such warrant has not been. or
may not be. issued until after the death of
L., II,
have been heretofore issued subsequent to
the death of the claimant. the title to such
warrants shall vest in his widow. if there
be one. and if there be 10 widow. then in
the heirs or legatees of the claimant: and
all military bOunty-land warrants issued
pursuant to law shall be treated as per-
sOnal chattels. and may he conveyed by
assignment Of such widow. heirs. or leg
atces. or by the legal representatives of
the deceased claimant. for the use of such
heirs or legatees only"
The right Of completion of claim for
bounty-land. incomplete at the claimants
DEATH is extended to the legal representa-
tives Of the deceased by act of March 3.
1860. now embodied in section 2445, Re
yised Statutes. as follows:
''Sec. PAS. The legal representatives of
4 deceased claimant for bOunty-land
warrant. whose claim was filed prior to his
death. may file the. proofs necessary To
perfect such claim"
TITLE TO MORE THAN ONE LAND WAR
RANT.
Under the act of March 2. 1855. per-
sons (including no heirs other than widows
and minor children who previously re-
ceived warrants for less than 16O acres.
are entitled to receive warrants for the
difference between 100 acres and that pre-
viously received. If the soldier received
less than 1GO acres. the heirs specified are
entitled to the difference.
If under the early enactments a person
or his heirs received. or were entitled 70
receive. bounty-land for service in the
1912 war. he or they would still be en-
titled under the acts of September %,
1850 or March 3. 1875. for service in any
other war than that of 1872: and if en-
titled under the Mexican war act of Feb
ruary II. 1917. he or thew would still he
entitled under the acts of 1870 or 1855 for
service in any war other than that with
Mexico.
A widow who has been the wife consec-
utively Of two men whose services entitled
them to bounty-land. is entitled on ac
account Of the services of bnt one.
Heirs have no title independent of that
which the person who served would have
if living. For instance. if soldier re-
ceived warrant for 1f0 acres for Mexi-
can war service his heirs are not entitled
In, n,,t for fIat