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going to affect the title or claim to any such bounty right, made or exeeuted prior to the issue of such warraDt or cestiiicase, shall be null and vOid 10 all in,eHts and purposes whatsoever, nor shall such claim to bounty righ: be in anywise affected by. or charged with, or subject sa, the payment of any Jebt or claim incurred by the soldier prior to the issuing of such certificate or warrant Pro ridrd, That no land warran, issued under the provisions of this act shall Dc laid upon any lands of the United States to which there shall he pre-emplion right, or upon which there shall be m actual settlement and culti- vaiion; Prorided. further, That every such Rsn-commissioned officer, musician, and private who may be entitled, under the pro visions of this act, to receive certificate or warrant for one hundred and sixty acres nf land, shall be allowed the option to receive suclI certificate, or warrant, or Treasury sciip IoI one hundred dollars, and such

 scrip, whenever 1t Is preferred. shall be is- sued by ,he Secretary of the Treasury to such person oT persons as would be authur- izsd to receive such certificates or warrants for lands; said scrip to bear an interest of [ 7tA lsNt NNhA- lNt @lstAt3s lAN 0HtO SNhef-N"-

 ngally, reoieemable at H,c pleasure of the Government. And that each private, non

 commissioned officer. and musician, who shall have beea received into the service of

 the United Siales since the commencement

 of the war with Mexico. for less than twelve

 months, and shall have served for such term.

 Or nniil honorably discharged, shsll be en- titled to receive warrant for lnrty acres ot : land, which may be subject to private entry.

 or twenty five dollars in scrip if preferred 1; and in the event oi the death of such volun- ! ,eer during his term of service, or after an

 honorable discharge, but before the passage l of this act, then the warrant for such land,

 or scrip. shall issue to the wife, child, or

 children, f there be any, and If none, then

 to the father, and if there be no father, then ia tie mother of such deceased volunteer :: Prorided, That Holhing contained in this section shall be so construed as 10 give bounty lands to such volunteers as were ac- cepted into service, and discharged without being marched to the seat of war.