The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-19


tseveraD States, in the same proportion
as the other expenses Of the war. viz: 10
Il Colonel, 500 acres; to a Lieutenantto!-
onel 40 acres: to Major. 400 acres: Ia
a Captain, 800 acres: to Lieutenant.
200 acres; to an ensign, $50 acres; each
n0n-cOmmissioned officer and soldier 100
acres BY resolution of two days later
date this was extended to those previous
ly enlisted for the war. The resolution of
August IL, 1880. extended it to general
officers: acknowledgements to have $50
acres. and Major-Generals 1.1O0 acres.
The first enactment on the subject of
bounty-land. after the adoption of the
Federal Constitution. appears to have
been the act of December -, 1911. which.
for the purpose of completing the organi-
cation OF the regular army. provided for
the issue of warrants for 160 acres Of
land to persons enlisting or re-enlstinE
therein for FIVE years. and who were hon
of January 10. 1912. January 20. 1873
and December 1O 1914. with the amrnda
tory enactment of April 16. 1916. also
apply only to persons enlsting into the
regular army for five years or during tie
war" (of 1912 and honorably discharged
For enl;stments before December 10
1914. 100 acres was provided: and for en-.
listment after that date 800 acres. If
the soldier died in the service. heirs and
legal representatives in general were EN-
titled to the bounty-land under those en-
actments before that of December 10.
1914. under which latter enactment zap
plying to the regular army enlstnen1s
subsequent to it's date) widows. children.
and parents alone were entitled. All Of
these laws. none Of which made provision
for commissioned officers entering the
service as such. nor for their heirs. finally
expired by limitation on June 90. 1853.
The act of March 5, 1916. with tie
amendGtory enactment of March 3, 1917.
provided bounty-land, ranging from 500
to 100 acres. to Canadians, former resi-
dents of the United States. who. whether
as officers or enlisted men. joined the
armies of the United States in the War
of 1912. and served six months. of if Dis
charged before the elapse of that period
were discharged for disability incurred in
the service and line Of duty. Widows and
children were entitled. if the solder died
in the service. This law expired by limi-
tatiOn OH March 3. 1918.
If volunteers enlisted in the army for
II months. under the act of February g..
1912. died in service. their heirs and legal
representatives in general were entitled
to bounty land of 100 acres. This law
also expired on June &c. 1853.
Under the act Of April 1G. 1916. the
children of regulars dying in service. VII"
were under the age Of 1G ut the date Of
death of their fathers might elect "a re-
ceiv" ''fve-years' half pay pension i'll
stead Of the bountyland to which they
were entitled. If they elected to ansi did
receive the pension. their title TO bounty
land was extinguisled. This law expired
by limitation on March 3. 1922.
Soldiers or their heirs who received
bounty-land under any of these early laws.
or children who received pension under
the act Of April 16. 1916. as above. are
not entitled to a second bOunty-land for
the same service under the laws suhse-
quently enacted.
THE MEXICAN WAR.
The act of February II, 1917. the frs:
of the latter enactments (sectiOn 241S. Re
vised Statutes) provided for the Issue Of
listed men of the regular army. or of any
volunteer organization mustered into ser
vice for period of not less than IL
months, serving in the Mexican war.
Those of volunteer organizations mustered
i'm for less than IL months were entitled
to Il warrant for 40 acres only. (Section
2419. Revised Statutes.) The act Of July
10, 1S48. extended the provisions of this
act to the enlisted men of the ordnance
corps. and that OF August 10. 1913. 10 the
officers and enlisted men of the marine
corps serving with the army. and To the
artificers and laborers Of the ordnance
corps. In these cases the bounty LANE.
was to be i'm lieu Of all prize-money and
other extra allowances.
The act of September %, 1850. further
extended the provisions of the act of Feb
ruary IL, 1847. to the officers of the reg
ular army and volunteers serving in the
Mexican war.
1t has been held that a person may re-
ceive warrant for each of two separate
periods of service in the Mexican war.
1912 AND INDIAN WARS.
The act of September %, 1850. above
(section 241S, Revised Statutes. also pro
vided for the issue of warrants for Ito
acres to all officers and the enlisted men.
whether of regulars, volunteers or militia.
serving in the 1872 war or in any of the
various Indian wars after 1870. and he
fore the date of the act, who enlisted for
II months or during the war, and actually
served nine months: warrant for 50
acres to those who enlisted for six months
and actually served four months. and a
warrant for 40 acres to those who enlisted
for any or an indefinite period and ac-
tually served one month. Marines who
served with the army were held to be
entitled. The act of March %. 1852
(section 242O. Revised Statutes). extended
the benefits of the act of September 2S.
1850, to the officers and enlisted men of
the militia. volunteers or State troops of
any State or Territory called into service
at any time after June Is, 1912. and he
fore the date of the act. provided they
served the requisite periods.
DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY OR CAP
TURED.
Under the acts of February II. 1S47.
and September %, $780, and their sew
eral amendments. above, il the soldier
were honorably discharged for disability
origina ting in the service, he was entitled
to a warrant for the same amount of land
that he would have been entitled 10 re-
ceive had he served the full term of his
enlistment; and if captured by the enemy
he was entitled to the same amount as
though he had enlisted for the whole term
made up by the addition Of the period Of
his actual service to the period Of cap
tivity.
HEIRS UNDER THE MEXICAN WAR ACTS
The act of February IL, 1S47. with its
amendments. provided for the widows
children, fathers. mothers, and brothers
and sisters, in the order named. of officers
and enlisted men of the regular army.
volunteers and ordnance corps, of artif-
icers and laborers of the ordnance corps.
and of the officers and enlisted men Of the
marine corps, cooperating with the army.
whose deaths were due to service in the
Mexican war. The heirs of persons re-
ceived into the service for a less period
than II months were not entitled in cases
where death occurred subsequent to the
date of the act, after discharge from the
service. (Section 2419. Revised Statutesl