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Sec. 7. Ard be it further enacted . That the land officers shall 

 receive the same fees for locating land scrip issued under the pro- 

 visions of this act as is now allowed for the location of military 

 bounty land warrants under existing lav/s; P rovided , their maximum 

 compensation shall not be thereby increased. 



Sec. 8. A nd be it furt her enacted , That the Governors of the 

 several States to which scrip shall be issued under this act shall be 

 required to report annually to Congress all sales made of such scrip 

 until the whole shall be disposed of, the amount received for the 

 same, and what appropriation has been made of the proceeds. 



Approved, July 2, 1862. - statute ? s^t Lafi^e. 12 : 503-505. 



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