Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15
[PUBL1c-No. SS.]-An Act to change the
time Of holding the terms of the circnit court

acd an Congress assembled, That the terms of
the circuit court of the United States for the
district of Maine shall hereafter he held as
follows, 10 wit on the tWenty-third day Of
April, and on the twenty third day of Septem-
Der, in each year. instead Of the time now by
law appointed and all actions, suits, appeals,
recognizances, wrts, processes, and other
proceedings whatever, pending in said court,
or retumabIe thereto, shall have day, and lie
heard, tried, proceeded with, and decided ac-
cordingIv: Pr0wdcd. houerer, That when Ell
Their OF said days shall happen on Sunday,
then the session of said couH shall commence
on the next day.
Approved August II, 1913.
[PUBLIc-No 891-An Act renewing GER
tain naval pensions and extending the ben,
fits of existing laws, respecting naval pen
sons, 10 engineers, firemen, and coaI-heav-
crs in the navy, and TO their widows.
Be 1t enacted by tie Se"4t e. and Icoe;eo- #
Representatives. Of the United States Of Amer
1ca Coagrnss assembled, That all those
widows and such child or chiIdren rs are now
receiving pension under my Of the laws Of
Congress prior TO the fist ofAugust, eighteen
hundred and forty one, Excepting the law
pGaac3 the ti;ri Of March, eighteen hundred
and thirty-scven,) and those widows and chill
dren who have received pensions at any time
within five years pior to the passage of this
act, may and shall continue to receive The
same amount as they have received under a.
ny special act, from the time such special act
expired: Pr0rfdcd, Such act ceased on or af-
ter the first day OF September, eighteen hun
dred and torty-five, or may hereafter termn-
ate. And all such pension as are now in
force, and such as are renewed by this act,
shall be paid out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, so long as the
said willows shall live as widows; and in case
OF the death, before or after the passage Of
this act. Of the widows. to tie orphan
child or children Of the deceased parties,
untiI they respectively arrive at the age
Of sixteen years; and to the child or children
OF said widows in case Of marriage by said
widows, until said child or children shall re-
spcCtveiy arrive at the age Of sixteen years {;
and that the act approved thirieth April,
eighteen hundred and tory-fo shall not be
so construed as to exclude officers, seamen, or
marines from their pensions when disabled
for sea service: Procidcd, That the wbO'e'a-
mount received by the penSioncr, inc!u!ing
pay for his service ana pension, shall not eX-
coed his lowest duly pay. That the orphan
child or children of the deceased parties shall
have pension in case the widow has died
after drawing five years pension to COM
mence al the time when the widow dies, and
to continue until the child or children shall
respectively reach the age of sixteen years
and that any casualty by which an officer,
scamen, or marine has lost or may lose bis
life while in the line of his duty, shall be
considered sufficient to entite the widow,
child, or children 10 all the benefits of this
act
SEC. ?. And be it further enacted, That en-
gineers, fremen, and coal-heavcrs in the ma
w, shall be entitled to pensions in the same
manner as officers. seamen, and marines and
the widows Of engineers, coal heavers, and
hremen, IN the same manner as the widows
OF officers, seamen, and marines: Provided,
That the pension Of chief engineer shall be
the same as that o. Il lieutenant in the navy
and pension of the widow of a chief engi-
neer the same as that of the widow of a lieu
tenant IN the navy; the pension Of first as
slstant engineer the same as that Of lieuten-
ant OF marines and the pension Of the widow
OF first assistant engineer the same as that
of the widow of Il lieutenant of marines the
pension of a second or third assistant engineer
the same as that of forward officer; and the
pension of the widow of a second or third as
slstant engineer the same as that of the Wild
Ow OF forward officer; the pension of fire
man or coal-heaver the same as that OF a sea-
man the pension of the widow of fireman
cnal-hnaunr :ho tlrt Of TIN WIDOW
Of a seaman: Ind provided further, That an
engineer, fireman, or coal HEAVIER shall not he
entitled to any pension by reason of Il disa-
biIty incurred prior to the thirty-frst of Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and forty-two, nor
shall the widow of an engineer, fireman, or
| coaI-heaVer, be entitled to any pension by rea-
son of the death of her husband, if his death
was prior to the said date.
SEC. 5. And be ii further enacted, That the
amount of pension in every case arising under
this law not to exceed the half pay of the de
ceased officer, seaman, or marine, as it exist
| ed in January. eighteen hundred and thirty
five, or such rate of pension as is allowed by
this act
Approved August II, 1913.
| [PUBLIc-No 90 IAN Act TO surrender to TIL
State of Indiana the Cumberland road il
said State.
Be 1t enacted on the Senate and House O.
Representatives ofthe United States of -4mert
ca in Congress assembled, That so much O
the Cumberland road as lies within the Stat
of Indiana, and all the interest Of the Unite,
States in the same, together with all the tim
Der, stone, and other materials belonging Il
the United States, and procured ior the pur
pose OF being used in the construction OF sal
road. and all the rights and privileges of eve
~ Kind belonging 10 the United States as con
hectea with said road in said State be, and III
same are hereby. transferred and surrendere
to the said State of Indiana.
Approved, August II, 1913.
[PUBL1c-No. 92.l-An Act for giving effec
to certain treaty stipulations between thi
and foreign governments. for the apprehen
sion and delivery up of certain offenders.
Be 1T enacted By the Senate and House {
Representatives. Of the United States of Ame,
icG an Congress assembled, That in all case
IN which there now exists, or hereafter ma
exist, any treaty OF. convention for eytraditio