350
1828, ch. 21.
Appropriationsto be paid outof the treasury.
Statute II.
March 2, 1829.
[Obsolete.}Secretary ofTreasury tosubscribe for750 shares Che-sapeake andDelaware canal.
For 200 sharesDismal Swampcanal.
Secretary tovote for presi-dent and direc-tors.
To receivedividends.
Statute II.March 2, 1829.
[Obsolete.]
Entitles rep-resentatives ofdeceased inva-lid pensioner toarrears of pen-sion.
Act of March3, 1819, ch. 81.
Arrears dueto deceased re-volutionarypensioner, tobe paid to hiswidow, &c.
Testimonyregardingwounds re-ceived in revo-lutionary war.
seven; to be settled by the Secretary of War, agreeably to third sectionof an act making appropriations for the military service of the UnitedStates for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight; ap-proved twenty-first of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, hereby appro-priated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwiseappropriated.
Approved, March 2, 1829.
Chap. XXVII.— *0n Act authorizing the subscription of stock in the Chesapeakeand Delaware Canal Company, and in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Trea-sury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to subscribe, in thename and for the use of the United States , for seven hundred and fiftyshares of the capital stock of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com-pany; and, also, for two hundred shares of the capital stock in the DismalSwamp Canal Company, and pay for the same, at such times, and in suchproportions, as may be required by the said companies respectively; tobe paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Trea-sury shall vote for president and directors of the said companies xp-spectively, according to such number of shares, and shall receive upon thesaid stock the proportion of the tolls which shall, from time to time, bedue to the United States for the shares expended.
Approved, March 2, 1829.
Chap. XXVIII. — An Act making provision for the payment of pensions to thewidow or children of pensioners, in certain cases, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That in case of the death ofany invalid pensioner, before the certificate of the continuance of his dis-ability, required by the act, entitled “ An act regulating the payments toinvalid pensioners,” passed March third, one thousand eight hundred andnineteen, was obtained, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of War, andhe is hereby directed, to pay to the legal representatives of such de-ceased invalid, the arrears of pensions due at the time of his death, atthe rate at which it was fixed at his last examination: Provided, Suchlast examination was within two years from the time of his death.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever any revolutionarypensioner shall die, the Secretary of War shall cause to be paid thearrears of pension due to the said pensioner at the time of his death; andall payments, under this act, shall be made to the widow of the deceasedpensioner, or to her attorney, or if he left no widow, or she be dead, tothe children of the pensioner, or to their guardian, or his attorney ;and if no child or children, then to the legal representatives of the de-ceased.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of applicationsfor pensions, for wounds received in the revolutionary war, the testi-mony to establish the facts may be authenticated in the same mannerwith those who apply for pensions for wounds received in the late warwith Great Britain .
Approved, March 2, 1829.