Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-29

| Sec. a. find be IL further aiarcfea Ihs
Tor thepurpCse OF carr Ing the provisions o
| thls act into effect, and other acts oirinn
boua.y lands to soldiers Of ithe reeulaF az
! my, the President of the United states is
hereby authorized to cause to be surveyed
and iaId Oft one or more surveys, two
millions OF acres, not otherwise appfopr;a-
ted, in addition TO the aprroDriafinns of
lands by the act of May the sixth. one
thousand eight hundred and twelve. for
designating, surveying and granting mill
tary bounty lands, according 20 the proyis-
ions of saiii act.
Sec. 5. .ana be It further enacted, That
no transfer OF land, granted in virtue of
this or any other law, giving bounties of
land to the non-commssione3 officers, mu-
sicians aud privates, enlisted during the
late war, shall be valid, unless the Contract
" agreetnen, therefor, or letter of attorney
giving power to sell or convey, shall have
been executed after the patents shall, he
issued and delivered to the persons emf.
tied thereto.
Speaker IF tie House e,rRepresentotiues.
JOHN GAiLLiR
Presiaew of lie .jeHate pro tenbors.
April IS, 1S16.-AppnovrD,
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT.
10 increase the pensions Of inpalils in GER
tain cases for the relief of the lnvalids
OF Militia. ard for the appointment OF
Pension Agents ia those States, where
there is no Commissioners Of Louns.
Re it eRdcied by the Senate ana House
If Representatives. OF the United States of
1merica IA Congress assembled, That all
persons OF the ranks hereinafter named.
who are now on the military pens:e,, roll
OF the United States, shall, from and after
the passage OF this act, be entitled to. ( re-
ceive, for disabilities of the highest degree
the following sums, in lieu of those to
which they are now entitled, 10 wit "a first
lieutenant, seventeen dollars; second
lieutenant, fifteen dollars; third heute-
rant, fourteen dollars an ensign, dir
teen dollers and On-commissluued Of.
fcer. musician or private. eight dollars
per month and for disabilities OF a de-
gree less than the highest, sum proporti-
Onably less.
Sect Q. 2Ed be it further enacted, That
all persons of the aforesaid ranks, who NAV
hereafter DE placed on the military nensi-
on roll of the United States, shall, accord.
ing to their ranks aud degrees of oisabili-
ties be placed on at the aforesaid rates of
pensions in lieu of those heretofore esfa.
bished Provided, that netting herein
cOntaiOed shall be construed to lessen the
pension OF any person who, by special pro-
vision, 10 entitled to higher pension tEaa
is herein provided.
Sec. s. find be II further enacted, That
all laws and regulations relating to the adj
mission OF the officers aud SOLDIERS al the
regular army TO be placed on the reDs;on
roll Of the United States sh Il, and tLav
are hereby declared to relate equally in
the officers and soldiers of the miI,,io.
whilstin the service Of the United sta,es.
Sec. q. End be Il farther enacted, nh 4
the secretary for the deparhnept pfwar b..
and he is hereby authorized and rp0p,el
to appoint some lit aud proper persons in
those states and territories where there is
no commissioner OF loans, and also in tnar
District OF Maine, TO f.erinrm the ,,uries in
those states and territories and IN said
District respectively, relating to pensions
I and pensioners, which are now rcorirel
ofsaid commissioners in their respective
states.
H CLAY,
Speaker Of tie House cf u, D,esea,gtizps.
JOB g AILL>ARD,
President ofsie Senate Oro ts,bor,
April "a, 1S16--AFPBovEp,
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT authorizing the p esident If
the United States to lease the Saline
near the Wabash river, for a term NOT
exceeding seven years.
Re 1t enacted blythe Senate and H,,so
Of Representatives. of the United Stairs If
.3@erica in congress assembled, Thai he
President OF the United States be. and ha
IS hereby authorized to lease the U.i+ed
States Saline, near the Wabash river. far
term not exceeding seven years. fam
and after the end of the term, on such con-
dltOns as will insure the working oj the
same most extensively a. most ADVANTAGE,
ouSly TO the United States.
II. CLAY,
Speaker fMe House If Reb, ese,t.,,.,,s.
JOHN GAiLLARD
President ofMe Senate, sro f,.,.,,.
April "a, 1916 --ArPRoyEp, F''
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT for the relief of William Flood
Be u eRqcteR by the Spgggo orJ H., =