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Chap. XLII- In Act explanatory of the act entitled An act granting half-pay to
widows and orphans where their husbands and fathers have died of wounds re-ceived in the military service of the United States , and for other purposes, (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the benefits of the thirdsection of the act entitled “ An act granting half-pay to widows andorphans, where their husbands and fathers have died of wounds receivedin the military service of the United States , and for other purposes,”approved the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, shallnot be withheld from any widow, in consequence of her having marriedafter the decease of the husband for whose services she may claim tobe allowed a pension or annuity under said act: Provided, That shewas a widow at the time it was passed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the widow of any personwho continued in the service of the United States until the third dayof November, seventeen hundred and eighty-three, and was marriedbefore that day, and while her husband was in such service, shall beentitled to the benefits of the third section of the aforesaid act.Approved, March 3, 1837.
The benefitsof the act not tobe withheldfrom any wi-dow in conse-quence of herhaving married,
&.C.
Act of July 4,1836, ch. 362.
Proviso.
Widows ofpersons whocontinued inservice to 3dNovember,1783, and werebefore that day,&c., entitled.
Chap. XLIII.— An Act to continue the office of Commissioner tf Pensions.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the office of Commis-sioner of Pensions shall be, and the same is hereby continued, until thefourth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a Commissioner of Pen-sions shall be appointed by the President of the United States , by andwith the advice and consent of the Senate ; and that he shall execute,under the direction of the Secretary of War, such duties in relation tothe various pension laws as may be prescribed by the President.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioner shallreceive an annual salary of three thousand dollars; and have theprivilege of sending and receiving letters and packets by mail free ofpostage.
Approved, March 3, 1837.
Continued to4th March,1840.
A commis-sioner to be ap-pointed by thePresident, &c.
His salary,
&.C.
Act of March3, 1845, ch. 43.
Chap. XLIV.— An Act to provide for certain harbors, and for the removal ofobstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, and for other purposes,during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the followingsums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of anymoney in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for carrying on andcompleting certain works heretofore commenced, to wit:
For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Chicago, Illinois ,forty thousand dollars;
For continuing the construction of a harbor at Michigan City, In-diana , thirty thousand dollars;
For continuing the construction of a pier or breakwater at the mouthof the river Saint Joseph, Michigan , fifteen thousand dollars;
For the continuation of the works at the harbor near the mouth ofthe river Raisin, Michigan , thirty thousand dollars;
For completing the channel of the Cocheco branch of the Piscataquariver, in the State of New Hampshire , five thousand dollars;
[Obsolete.]
Appropriationsfor carrying oncertain works.
Cocheco river.