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 Trrms xxxu.——THE PUBLIC LANDS.——Ch. 10. 445 Seventh. Volunteers who served with the armed forces of the United States in any of the wars mentioned, subject to military orders, whether regularly mustered into the service of the United States or not. Sec. 2-127. The following class of persons are included as beneficiaries What classes of under section twenty-four hundred and twenty-tive, without regard to P¤Y¤0¤¤ Giliifléd the length of service rendered. ‘“?g;’”°°”’°” 2*25» First. Aigy of the classes of persons mentioned in section twenty-four i;;,g,(i,ui,fr,,°gi{1oet° hundred an twenty-six who have been actually engaged in any battle in -- -—— 4 any of the wars in which this countr * has been enga ed since seventeen 20g ga? ,:8%* °‘ gptndged and ninety, and prior to lillarch third, eighteen hundred and 10,,p_ iqé ’ ’V' v- ve. Second. Those volunteers who served at the invasion of Plattsburgh, in September, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Third. The vo unteers who served at the battle of King’s Mountain, in the revolutionary war. Fourth. The volunteers who served at the battle of Nickojack against the confederate savages of the South. Fifth. The volunteers who served at the attack on Lewistown, in Delaware, by the British fleet. in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve. Sec. 2428. In the event of the death of any person who would be Vwlcwsand chilentitled to a wariant, as rovided in section twenty-four hundred and d¥°P» of WMM twenty-five, leaving a widbw, Ol', if no widow, a minor child, such widow 'f::;t;‘;,;‘"d“’ “°°' or such minor child shall receive a warrant for the same quantity of land —¥——————- that the decedent would be entitled to receive, if living on the third day 20:; nga? 18%* "· of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. 7g2i’ v' ’ p' Sec. 2429. A subsequent marriage shall not impair the right of any Subsequent marwidow, under the preceding section, if she be a widow at the time of her §a¥€_°ffQ<i·_ Sec. 2430. Persons within the age of twenty-one years on the third day Minors n 11 d er of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, shall be considered minors within °F’°“°'* 2*28- _ the intent of section twenty-four hundred and fW€¤’f}'-0ig’hl- 20? ’1(ii,5%02` Sec. 2431. Where no record evidence of the service for which a warrant _ rggogjmgyg. is claimed exists, parol evidence may be admitted to prove the service §M¤¤‘-, 1855; C- performed, under such regulations as the Commissioner of Pensions may 2°;f;,:}:`;“}£é°?· prescribe. 26, s.i3, iii 11, IJ. si Sec. 2432. Where certificate or a warrant for bounty-land for any less F91‘m¢r ¢·>ride¤¤· quantity than one hundred and sixty acres has been issued to any officer f;,;‘§:“,;°rb°"P*¥'{ or soldier, or to the widow or minor child of any officer or soldier, the evi- in c,,,°€,,,§(.:§g;Y€( dence u n which such certificate or warrant was issued shall be received T2,- Easy to cstabligh the service of such officer or soldier in the application of him- 26 ,,_*1“{,{ ,1 if g` Self, or of his widow or minor child, for a warrant for so much land as may ’’ i i be required to make up the full sum of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he may be entitled under the preceding section, on proof of the identity of such officer or soldier., or, in case ot his death, of the marriage and identit of his widow, or. in case of her death, of t-he identity of his minor childi But if, upon a review of such evidence, the Commissioner of Pensions is not satisfied that the former warrant was properly granted, he may require additional evidence, as well of the term as of the fact of service. Sec. 2433. When any company, battalion,or regiment, in an organized _ Allowance of fol'!Il, marched more than twenty miles to the place where they were mus- ¤}¤¢ Of F¢¤'1¢€ for fared into the service of the United States, or were discharged more than ;gS*‘T;f;l$";;:;;g‘; twenty miles from the place where such company,battalion,or regiment was 0, Hm.h,,,,g€_ 0l‘ganized, in all such cases, in computing the length of service of the officers -if?-—-3i_,;:'? Sud soldiers of any such company, battalion. or regiment, there shall he 26 E 7 yi, p_b_°‘ Sllowed one day for every twenty miles from the place where the com- @2 Mm-_, 1,852, c_ pany, battalion, or regiment was organized to the place where the same 19, s. 5, v. 10, p. 4. was mustered into the service of the nited States, and one day for every twenty miles from the place where such company. battahon, or regiment 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
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