The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-07
H. NORTH oARoLINA WEDNESDAY, MORNING FEBRUARY q
For fortidoations at Garden Key, Tqrtagas island,


For Notifications at Garden Key, Tortugas island,
Florida, twenty-five thousand dollars;
For protection of Great Brewster island, and Sc
curity, and defence the principal ship channels
into the harbor of Boston, forty thou
sand dollars Propided, That portion of said sum
of forty thousand dollars shall be expended for the
objects aforesaid until the United States shall pro-
cure good and valid title to much of said Great
Brewster island may be necessary to the construe-
ton Of the proposed Notifications !; 8. -
For Traditional preservation of the site of Fort Moul-
trie, in Charleston harbor, three thousand dollars
FortFoFt Delaware, on the Pea Patch island, Del
aware river, fifty thousand dollars. r ~ sysgfs ,ya
Approved July 90, 1s4e. - 5o:rr9s.,i
-"-'8 TPuBLIc-No. 1O9.1 - '-.l
An act amending the act entitled IAN act granting
half pay to widows or orphans, where their hus-
bands and fathers have died of wounds received in
the military service of the Uuited States,'' in cases
of diseased officers and soldiers of the militia vol
unteers, passed July fourth, eighteen hundred and
thirty six. si2 ~ .zasf .-.f t., f.as.s.Ja au<
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represcn-
Satiues of the United States of Aericain Congress As
ten16led, That the provisions of the first section
of the act entied' An act granting half pay to wild
orphans, where their husbands aud fathers
have died of wounds received in the military service
of the United States in certain cases, and for other
purpbses,' approved July fourth, eighteen hundred
and thirty-six shall be applicable to all widows and
orphans of officers, noI-commissioned officers, mu-
sicans and soldiers of the army of the United Staes
who were in the army of the United States on the
first day of March, eighteen hundred and fortysix
at any subsequent period during the present be-
tween the United States and Mexico. So, . $50
Sec 2. 4nd be ii further enacted, That all widows
and orphans ofofcers non-commssioned officers, mu-
scians, and privaes whether of the regular army or
of volunteers, who have died since the first day of
April, thousand eight hundred and forty-six,
who may die during the with Mexico, from
wounds received or from disease contracted while
the line of Duty shall be entitled to the rate
of pension provided for in the first section of the
before mentioned act, under like limitations and re-
stricons: Provided Said death has occurred, may
hereafter occur while said officers, non-commissioned
officers, musicians, prvates, were in the service
of the United States, and in the line of duty while
their usual placeof residence in the Uni
ted States, after having received discharge npon
surgeons certificates for disability incurred from
wounds received, disease contracted, while in the
line of Duty while their march to join the army
in Mexico find pro0ided further That this shall not
be applicable to the widows and orphans of such
officers, non-commissioned officers musicians, pr-
Yates, who have not served in Mexico, at posts
stations the borders of Mexco except where such
officers, non-commssioned officers, musicians or pr-
Yates, have died while their march tooin the army
in Mexico. 80.
Sec. 3. .4rd be II further enacted That all pensions
under this shall be granted under such rules reg
llations restrictions and limitations the Secretary
of War, with the appreciation of the President of the
United States, may prescribe.
Approved July 81, 1913.