Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-05-18
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session of the TkrtySicth Congress.

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Public 39.]
AN ACT for the relief of Congressional township number
twentyseven north of range number six east Wabash
Be enacted by the Senate and Honse of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
That the auditor of the county Wabash aforesaid TOR the
time being be authorized and allowed to make entry in h
official name Of the quantity of five hundred and thir
yseven and ninetyone hundredhs acres, in legal subd
visions of any lands of the United States any part
the pnblc domain subject private entry at the minimum
price of dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. the same
when entered being hereby made and declared to be fol
the benefit of the inhabitants of Congressional township
number twentyseven, morrill, Of range number six,
the county of Wabash and State Of Indiana and to stand
lieu of deficit Of that quantity in the amount of schoo
lands belonging to said township and to be held and con
trolled in the same manner
SEC g. And be it further enacted That when said lands
shall have been selected and entered aforesaid and duly
reported to and approved by the Secretary of the Interior
he shall cause patent or patents to issue therefor.
Approved, March 8, 1859.
Public 49,
AN ACT making appropriation for the payment of the
expenses OF investigating committees and for other pur
Belt enacted by the Senate and House Of Representative
OF the United States of America Congress assembled
That the of ten thousand dollars be and the
hereby appropriated out any money in the Treasury moi
otherwise appropriated for the payment Of expenses of thu
tatves during the present Congress- and that the sha
be added The miscellaneous items of the contingent funt
of said House. with whatever remains of the appro
priatons for the engraving Of maps charts, and ohe
plates accompanying documents ordered to be printed
the first session Of the Thirty Congress- contained
iu IAN act to supply Deficiencies approved May fifteenth
eighteen hundred and ffty-sx Provided, That the Cerl
of the House may charge to said items
deficiency in the items for stationery folding documents
and furniture and repairs Of the in the south wing
the Capitol.
[Approved, March 8, 1881
Public Al
AN ACT making appropriations for the payment Of invalid
and other pensions of the United States for the year end
ing the thirtieh of june eigheed hundred and sixty
Be euaced by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assemblen
That the following be and the hereby appro-
priated out of any money the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the payment of pensions for the end
ing the thrtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty:
For invalid pensions under various acts, four hundred
and thirty thousand dollars.
For pensions under acts of the eighteenth March, eighteen
hundred and eighteen fifteenth May, eighteen hundred and
thioty-twO, forty thousand dollars.
For pensions to widows of those who served in the Rev.
dictionary under the third section of the act OF fourth
july eighteen hundred and the acts of seventh
JULY eighteen hundred and hryeght, third March, egh
teen hundred and frtyhree seventeenth June eighteen
eighteen hundred and forty -four secund February and
tweny.ninh July, eighteen hundred and forty-four
ond February and July eighteen hundred and
and second section act Of third February, egh
hundred and ffythree, two hundred and fourteen
thousand dollars.
For pensions to widows and orphans under first section
act fourth july eighteen hundred and thrysx act of
twenty first July, eighteen hundred and forty-eght, first
section of third February eighteen hundred and fifty
three and under special acts, fifty thousand dollars
For navy invalid pensions, two thousand dollars.
For navy pensions to widows and orphans under act of
eleventh of August eighteen hundred and ortyeght
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.
For privateer invalids, thousand dollars.
SEC And be farther enacted That in all cases of
pcton for the payment of pensions to nvads under the
several laws Of Congress granting pensions to nvaids the
affidavit of two surgeons physicians, whose credbity
such shall be certified by the magistrates before whom the
affidavit is made stating the continuance of the disability
for which the pension was originally granted describing III
and the rate of such disability at the time of making the
affidavit shall accompany the application of the first pay
men which shall fall due upon day in the fiscal year fol-
which provision is made heren to be declared by the Sec
rotary Of the Interior and at the end of every two years
therdafer and if in Of continued disability it shall
be sta ed at rate below that for which the pension
originally granted. the applicant shall only be paid at thu
sion shall have been originally granted for total disabili
ty consequence Of the loss Of limb other which
cannot either in whole part be removed the above
affidavit shall not be necessary to entte the applicant
payment.
Public 81
RESOLUTION comforting the rank of senior flag officer
the active service list Of the United States navy
Captain Charles Stewart.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
the United States of America Congress assembled That
the President the United States by and with the advolce
and consent of the Senate be and he hereby authorized
the Unit States navy recognition of his distinguished
and merorOus service the commission OF senior flag Off
Ger of the United States navy the active service list
[Approved, March 2, 1851
Public lo.]
RESOLUTION in relation to the second section Of thu
act of Congress entitled can act to provide for the oca
ton certain confirmed private land claims in the STATE
of Missouri and for other purposes"
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
the United States of America in Congress assembled Tha
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to provide the location of certain confirmed private ant
claims in the State of Missouri and for other purposes
approved June second eighteen hundred and fifty eight
hereby SO suspended in its operation and effect until tn
end Of the Thrysixth Congress that patent pat
epts shall be issued shall any action be had by tn
Executive branch or Department of the Government
officer or agent thereof under vrure of said section
[Approved, March 8, 1881
Public III
A JOINT RESOLUTION amendatory of an act entitle
Congress- approved August sixteenth, eighteen hundre
and ty-sx, far relates to such members shall
die during their term of service.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
the United States of America in Congress assembled Tha
whenever any person elected member of the Senate
House of Representatives shall die after the commencement
of the Congress to which he shall have been elected
compensation shall be computed and paid to bis widow
if no widow survive him to his heirs at law for the peo
that shall have elapsed from the commencement of
Congress aforesaid the time of his DEATH the
three thousand dollars per annum: Provided, boweve
That compensation shall be computed and paid in all cas-
for period of not less than three months And provides
further, That in case shall constructive mileage be con
puted or paid
SEC s. And be further enacted That the compensate
of each person elected appointed afterwards to suppl
paid from the time the compensation of his predecessor
hereby directed to be computed and paid for and not o
| wise.
Sec s. And be it further enacted That, the provisions
this joint resolution far tie same are beneficial to
widow heirs at law of members of Congress as aoresai
shall be extended and applied to the widows and heirs
law Of members elected t. the present Congress who ha
| died since its commencement.
[Approved, March 8, 1889. ]
| POSTPONEMENT..
| VVlHE SALE OF THE LANDS HERETOFORE A
Il vertised in the case of R. F. Stockton vs. the Her
Mining Company has been postponad to time which W