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Pension busi-ness transferredto office Com.of Pensions.
Statute I.March 31, 1S40.
Act of 12thOct. 1837, ch. 2,&c. renewed.
Treasury notesmay be issuedin lieu of othersredeemed.
Statute I.April 4, 1810.
Registers suffi-cient papers forvessels engagedin the whalefishery.
Provisions ofthe 1st sectionof the act of 28thFeb. 1803, ch.9, extended.
Forfeitures re-mitted.
receive an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, and shallhave the privilege of sending and receiving letters and packets by mailfree of postage.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the pension business hereto-fore transacted in the Navy Department, shall be transferred to theoffice of the Commissioner of Pensions, and that the clerk now em-ployed in that business be also transferred to that office.
Approved, March 4, 1840.
Chap. V. —Jin Act additional to the act on the subject of Treasury Notes, (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of .Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the regulations andprovisions contained in the act passed the twelfth day of October, inthe year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, entitled “ An actto authorize the issuing of Treasury Notes,” and in the subsequent actsin addition thereto, be, and the same are hereby, renewed, and made infull force, excepting the limitations concerning the times within whichsuch notes may be issued, and restricting the amount thereof as here-after provided.
Seo. 2. And be it further enacted, That under the regulations andprovisions contained in said act, Treasury Notes may be issued in lieuof others hereafter or heretofore redeemed, but not to exceed in theamount of notes outstanding at any one time, the aggregate of five mil-lions of dollars; and to be redeemed sooner than one year, if the meansof the Treasury will permit, by giving notice sixty days of those noteswhich the Department is ready to redeem; no interest to be allowedthereon after the expiration of said sixty days.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue inforce one year and no longer.
Approved, March 31, 1840.
Chap. VI. — An Act to cancel the bonds given to secure duties upon vessels and theircargoes , employed in the Whale Fishery, and to make registers, lauful papersfor suck vessels. (4)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That all vessels which havecleared, or hereafter may clear, with registers for the purpose of en-gaging in the Whale fishery, shall be deemed to have lawful and suffi-cient papers for such voyages, securing the privileges and rights ofregistered vessels, and the privileges and exemptions of vessels enrolledand licensed for the fisheries; and all vessels which have been enrolledand licensed for like voyages shall have the same privileges and mea-sure of protection as if they had sailed with registers if such voyages arecompleted or until they are completed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the firstsection of the act entitled “ An act supplementary to the act concerningconsuls and vice-consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen,” passed on the twenty-eighth day of February, Anno Dominieighteen hundred and three, shall hereafter apply and be in full force asto vessels engaged in the Whale fishery in the same manner and to thesame extent as the same is now in force and applies to vessels bound ona foreign voyage.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all forfeitures, fees, dutiesand charges of every description required of the crews of such vessels,
(a) Notes of the acts which have been passed relative to the issuing and reimbursement of Treasurynotes, vol. 2, 766.
(b) Notes of the acts of Congress relating to ships and vessels employed in the fisheries, vol. 3, 49.Decisions of the courts of the United States on the acts relating to the fisheries, vol. 3, 49.