The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-11

, or militia v ho regularly mustered into
shs IA =, seaman ordinary seaman,
zine clerk and andsmAn In the navy In any OF
,ne nndS and ninety and each survivors Of the mi
Ita or volunteers State troops Of ANY state or efrtory
called n,o services have been paid By the United States
sha be entitled receive certcate or warrant irom
he Department Interior for hundred and ak
Az acres Of land of those who have been
mustered service and paid shall have received cert
cate or warrant he shall be entitled certificate
rant for such quantity OF land viii make in the whole,
with he may have heretofore received one hundred
and sixty each such having served as aore
said Provided The person having been in service shall
receive said land warrant If Il shall appear py the
rolls OF his regiment that be deserted OF was aus
honorably discharged from service;
Provided further, That the benefits OF this secuon shai De
held 10 extend 10 masters who have
ha amnlved under the direction competent authority
Of in the transportation OF military stores ana
supplies , rh., 4, 90 m. a..th
Of any person no ving would be entited TO certificate
or warrant as aforesaid this leaving widow
4 NO widow minor child or children such widow, or If
widow such child children shall be entitled 70 re-
csye or nnd 1 r. receive
the provisions OF this act living froraed, mat
subsequent marriage shall not impair Inc fght any uuh
king her application; And Provded, Jnrfhsr mat ihose
shall be considered mnots who SO at the time TINS ac
src 8 And be il further enacted, That shall
any such certificate warrant be issued for any less
been engaged in battle and unless the party claiming
thereto by recorded evidence Of said service.
SEC A. And be further enacted That said certificates or
warrants may be assigned transferred and located BY the
provisions of sxng laws regulating the assignment
transfer, and location Of boan'y-land warrants war;
under the provisions Of this act shall be located public
lands such shall at the time be subject to sale at
either the minimum or lower graduated prices.
Sec g. And be further enacted That the registers and
Of the several land offices shall be severay author
lied charge and receive for their services in locating all
the provisions Of this the
eff hap aDda fnr rxsh at fhe
and cents The said to be
paid by the assigness or holders Of such warrants
SEC And Be further enacted, That the provisions OF
this and all the bounty land laws heretofore passed by
Congress shall be extended to Indians in the same manner
Sic g. And be it further enacted That officers
diers revolutionary their widows minor
children shall be entitled to the benefits Of this act
sEc.e And Dc further enacted That the benefits Of this
the Of Plasburg in September eighteen
hundred and iourteen also At the battle Of Kings mountain
the confederated sayages Of the South.
SEC. TO- And te Further enacted That the provisions OF
this shall apply to the chaplans rho served with the
in the several wars Of the country.
SEc. H. And Be- il further eaaeted, That the provisions Of
this be applied those who served volunteers the
attack Lewstown, in Delaware by the British feet In
the war of eighteen hundred and twelve fifteen
Approved March 3, 1855.
Public s6.l
AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of the Mill
tary Academy for the ending the threth of June
eighteen hundred and fifty six.
enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives. OF
sSs be the se aereSS
OF the treasury not otherwise appropriated
thrtieth Of june thousand eight hundred and fifty
six: as
ninety Thousand one hundred and six dollars
For Communication Of subsistence two thousand and forty
For forage for officers horses, eight hundred and sixty
For repairs and Improvements of academic build
Uua
fences parade and drill grounds miscellaneous and incidental
i've thousand and seventy dollars
For gradual increase and expense Of library thousand
For expenses Of the board Of visitors four thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars.
For forage for artillery and cavalry horses eight thousand
For replacing dead and worn out cavalry and artiery
horses, thousand dollars. 80,
For furnishing hospital for cadets five hundred dollars
For deficiency expenses of the board OF visitors for thu
year ending the thirteh June eighteen hundred and
fsy-ve six hundred and lightweight dollars and fty-twe
For additional nay allowed to enlisted men, employed
extra duty Is mechanics and sborers a0s Of fourth o.
august. egnosen n eah, and yave two
thousand eight Ashd sixy-eght dollars and forty
cents A.ass .sy enacted That hereafter the year
professor Of drawing shall be the allowed to
NY Appro.e ed March 8, 1856.
Public s7.l
eighteen hundred and entitled Is os A 90. Of
aate and reduce the price Of the public lands to actual
tiers and cuitivators.' -
Bca the Senate and House Representatives The
United Sas Of america Congrcss assenblsd That the act
approved fourth August eighteen hundred and four to
graduate and reduce tho price of the public lands 10
settlers and catvators shall be construed that the a
before officer duly authorized to administer
according to such form. and regulations
Approved March 5, 1856
lPubl..c Ssl
nh.t Ito effect the convention upon the
y a. o"s DC. the United States her Brit
nhr Of the eighth Of February one thousand
1,Hns nunur cd and fty-three.
~ 90 BY As Ssae and Hons, Of Representative Of
n ~sted States Of America Congrsss assembled That
fuant to the convention aforesaid the of
dred and thousand one hundred and two dol
lars and cents having been awarded by the
commission to British SUBJECTS claimants under the
on that sum shall be paid TO the duly authorized agent
her Britannia M.lesty government out Of money the
treasury not othe wise appropriaed deducng therefrom
70 the sixth article of the said convention
count OF the Of the said commission ratabe