The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-17
BY AUTHORITY.
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.


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AN ACT 70 amend the act in addition 70 certain acts grant
been aged Ia the military the United States
approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty
BE enacted BY tAs Ssnais and House 81 Representatives u
he Unstsd States Of Aseyiea ia Congress assembled That in
all cases where certificate for bounty land for
any less quantity than hundred aud sixty acres shall
have been Issued TO officer soldier the widow
minor child or children Of any officer soldier under exist
ing laws the evidence which such certificate
issued shall be received establish the Of such
oeer OF soldier in the application Of himself of his widow
minor child children, for certificate for
much land be required TO make the full Of
hundred and sixty acres proof OF the identity OF such Off
OF soldier in Of his DEATH OF the marriage and
identity OF his widow In case OF her DEATH Of the identity
OF his minor child children: Provided nepsrhss That
upon review OF such evidence the Commissioner OF Pen
sons shall be satisfied that the former certificate or
rant was properly granted he may require additional evil
denee, as we'll Of the term Of the fact Of service.
sEo And De further enacted, That in all where
penson has been granted any officer soldier the evil
denee which such peIon granted shall be received
to estsbh the service Of such officer soldier in his app
cation for bounty land under existing laws and upon proof
OF bis identity such pensoner certificate warrant
be issued to him for the quantity Of land to which he shall be
entitled and in OF the death Of such penoned officer
soldier his widow shall be entitled certificate
for the quantity Of land to which her husband would
widow and in case Of the death Of such officer Or soldier
leaving minor child children and widow where
the widow may have deceased before the issuing of any
tacate warrant such minor child children shall BE-
titled TO certificate for the quantity VI land
upon proof Of the deoease Of father and mother Popd
neveress That IT, upon review Of such evidence, the
Commissioner OF Pensions shall not be satisfied that the
denoe as we'll Of The term as Of the fact Of service
SIC. 8. And be IL further enacted That much Of the
third section OF the act in addition to certain acts granting
bounty lands certain officers and soldiers who have been
engaged the military service Of the United States
proved March third eighteen hundred and fifty hye
qures the party claiming certificate under the
provisions OF said act to establish his her right thereto
record evidence Of the service for which such certificate
has been or may be claimed be- and the same Is
hereby repealed and pa0 evidence where record evil
dence exists may be admitted to prove the service
nndlr Of
sions may prescribe
SEC. l. And Be further enacted, That the eighth sec
on of the above mentioned approved the third day OF
March, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty FIVE shall be
construed embracing officers Marines seaen and other
engaged In the naval service of the United States
during the revolutionary war; and the widows and minor
children Of all such officers Marines and other
SEC. s. And be further enacted That the provisions
the said act shall extend to all who have served
jet to militia orders for the of fourteen days in
Of the specified in the first section of the said act
whether such were or were not mustered into the
service of the United States.
SEo g. And be farther enacted That the widows and
miner children Of all such specified in the last
preceding section Of this act and dead shall be
titled to the privileges the widows and minor chill
dren Of the benecares named in the act to which this
SIC. T. And be 10 further enacted, That when any com
pany battalion, regiment in organized FORM marched
more than twenty miles the place where they
the service of the United States dis
charged than twenty miles from the place where such
eass in computing the length Of servies Of the officers and
soldiers Of any such company, battalion regiment there
shall be allowed day for every twenty miles from the
place where the company battalion regiment organ
lied the place where the mustered into the
vice of the United States and also day for every twenty
from the place where such company battalion reg
discharged to the place where 1t organized
and from whence it marched to enter the service prosd
That march obedience the command direc-
ton OF President Of the United States general
officer Of the United States commanding army depart
the chief executive officer of the State Territory
by which ruch company battalion regiment called
into service.
Approved May IA, 1856.