The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-03

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lars. II has also passed the Senate
De "a enacted W and House N Rsprssataves Of
The United States ef eyoa Congress assembled. That
each Of the surviving commissioned and
officers musicians and private whether of regulars, volun
eer rangers militia who regularly mustered into
service Of the United Sates and every officer, commits
stoned and commissioned, seaman, ordinary
rine clerk and andsan in the navy any Of the in
which this country has been engaged since seventeen han
bred ninety and each OF the survivors Of the militia or
volunteers State troops OF any State Territory called
military service and regularly mustered therein, and
whose services have been paid BY the United States
shall be entitled receive certificate warrant from
the Department Of the Interior fos hundred and six
y of land and whore Of those who have been
mustered into service and paid shall have received eert
cate warrant he shall be entitled 70 certheae war
rant for such quantity Of land win make, in the whole
with what may have heretofore received, hundred
and sixty each such person having served aore
said Proyided The person having been IN service shall
receive said land If shall appear by the muster
rolls Of his regiment corps that be deserted or was dis
honorably discharged from service
Popdsd further That the benefits of this section shall be
held extend and transfers who may have
been employed under the direction Of competent authority
time of in the transportation OF military stores ana
supplies
Sro And be Il further enacted That in Of the death
of any person Who ivng would be entitled to certificate
or warrant aforesaid under this act leaving widow
II no widow minor child children such widow, or If
widow.
ceive certificate for the quantity Of land
that such person would be entitled 20 receive under
the provisions this II living Prouded That
marriage shall impair the right Of such
widow TO such If she be widow at the time Of
king her application And provided further That those
shall be considered minors who at the time this act
shall take effect.
sEc g. Aud be It further enacted That in shall
anv such certificate warrant be issued for any service less
than fourteen days except where the person shall actually
battle. and unless the claiming
such certificate shall establish his her right
thereto by recorded evidence of said service.
SEC A. and be further enacted That said certificates
warrants NAV be assigned transferred and located by the
warrantees their asgnee their hersataw according
the provisions of existing laws regulating the assignment
transfer, and location of bounty Land warrants.
SEC g. And be ii further enacted That issued
under the provisions Of this shall be located public
lands except such shall at the time be subject to sale at
either the minimum or lower graduated prices.
SEC And BE- IL further enacted That the registers and
receivers Of the land offices shall be seveay author
lied to charge and receive for their services in locating all
under the provisions Of this act the same
ton or percentage which they entitled by law for
sales public lands for cash. at the rate Of dollar
and per The said compensation to be
paid by the assignees or holders of such warrants.
SEC I. And further enacted, That the provisions of
this act and all the bounty heretofore passed BY
Congress shall be Indians the same
and to the the said Indians had been white
aas
SEC s. And be further enacted That the officers and SOL
ders of the revolutionary their widows minor
children shall be entitled to the benefits Of this act.
SEC o. And be further enacted That the benefits of this
act shall be applied and embrace those who served vol
unteers the invasion Of Platsburg in September eighteen
hundred and fourteen also the battle Of Kings mountain
the revolutionary and the battle OF Nickoack against
the confederatcd savages of the South
See TO- And be further enacted, That the provisions Of
shall apply the chaplans who served with the
in the several wars of the country.
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this act applied ota and to those who served
the attack Lewsown in Delaware by the
British feet the of eighteen hundred and twelve f
teen.
The following a copy of bill carry into effect the
reciprocity treaty which passed the House of Representa-
tives on Thursday last 1t had previously passed the
Senate:
BE enacted the Senate and House Of Represeaa,ves of
the United States Of America Congress assesle That
and after the date when the reciprocity treaty
fifth June, eighteen hundred and fifty four entered into be-
Great Britain and the United States, shall go into
effect the Secretary Of the Treasury shall be- and he
hereby authorized and required to refund out of
the treasury the several persons entitled thereto such
money shall have been collected on fish
kinds the products of fish, and of all other creatures
living in the water, imported into the United States from
after the eleventh day of September eighteen hundred
and four, the date of the PRONUNCIATION by the President
of the United States Of the reciprocity treaty aforesaid
proof satisfactory the said Secretary that the articles
aforesaid the products of Of the British prov
inces Of New Brunswick, Canada Nova Scotia Newfound
land Prince Edwards island, and imported thererom
into the United States and duties duly paid thereon which
have been refunded EXPORT and he further
lied and required from and after the day the treaty aore
said shall go into effect to cancel like satisfactory proof
any warehouse bonds the duties that
been given for Of said articles imported aforesaid
SEC 2. And be further enacted That from and the
date when the reciprocity treaty of the 9th june 1854
tered into between Great Britain and the United States shall
go into effect in the therein prescribed the
of the Treasury shall be- and be is hereby authorized to
fund out Of in the treasury otherwise appro
prated to the persons entitled thereto such money
shall have been collected duties any the articles
enumerated in the schedule annexed the third article
the reciprocity treaty aforesaid imported the United
States from the British provinces Of Canada, New Bruins
wick, and Nova Scotia respectively since the date of the
acts of their respective admitting like articles
into said provinces from the United States free Of duty
proof satisfactory TO the said Secretary that the articles
imported the products OF Canada New Brunswick or
Nova Scotia the may be, and imported thereom
into the United States and that the duties duly paid
thereon and he is further authorized and required
from and after the date the treaty aforesaid shall go into
effect like satisfactory proof any warehouse bonds
duties which may have been given for any the said
articles imported aforesaid And the Secretary Of the
Treasury is also hereby invested with the authority
refund the duties cancel the warehouse on
any the articles in said treaty the produce Of
Prince Edwards island Newfoundland respectively on
said treaty going into operation should be proved
satisfaction of the said Secretary that Prince Edwards
island Newfoundland has admitted all of
rated in said treaty from the United States free Of duty prior
to said treaty going into operation.