TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Cii.77,78. 1843.
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the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of the navypensions, which will become due on the first day of July, one thousandeight hundred and forty-three, and on the first day of January, one thou-sand eight hundred and forty-four.
To pay the invalids now on the rolls, (and those who may be addedduring the first half year of one thousand eight hundred and forty-three,)on the said first day of July, twenty thousand dollars; and on the [said]first day of January, twenty thousand dollars.
To pay widows’ pensions under the act of June thirty, one thousandeight hundred and thirty-four, (including not only those who are nowon the rolls, but those who may be added for the first half year of onethousand eight hundred and forty-three,) on the said first day of July,three thousand dollars; and on the said first day of January, three thou-sand dollars.
To pay the claims of widows and orphans, under the act of Marchthird, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, on the said first dayof July, eight thousand dollars; and on the said first day of January,eight thousand dollars.
Approved, March 3, 1843.
Chap. LXXVII .—An Act to set aside certain reservations of lands, on account oflive oak in the southeastern district of Louisiana .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the reservations madeby the United States in eighteen hundred and thirty-two, of lands situ-ate in township thirteen, range twelve east; township fourteen, rangestwelve and thirteen east; township fifteen, range thirteen east; townshipsixteen, range sixteen east; and township seventeen, range sixteen east,in the southeastern district of Louisiana , on account of the live oaksupposed to grow thereon, be set aside and annulled; and that any per-sons entitled to pre-emption under the existing laws, within the limitsof the said townships, be admitted to make their proofs and completetheir titles, in the same manner as if the reservations for live oak hadnot been made.
Approved, March 3, 1843.
Chap. LXXVIII .—An act authorizing the sale of lands, with the improvementsthereon erected by the United States , for the use of their agents, teachers, farmers,mechanics, and other persons employed amongst the Indians.
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Warbe, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be sold all such dwelling-houses, churches, school-houses, workshops, and other buildings belong-ing to the United States , as have been, or hereafter shall be, erected forthe use of their agents, teachers, farmers, mechanics, and other personsemployed amongst the Indians, when the lands on which the same areerected shall have become the property of the United States , and are nolonger necessary for the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be,and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be sold, at his discretion, witheach of such buildings mentioned in the preceding section of this act, aquantity of land not exceeding one section; and on the payment of theconsideration agreed for, into the treasury of the United States by thepurchaser, the said Secretary shall make, execute, and deliver, to thesaid purchaser, a title in fee simple for such lands and tenements.Approved, March 3, 1843.
Pay of inva-lids.
Widows’ pen-sions under actof June 30,1834, ch. 127.
Claims of wi-dows and or-phans under theact of March 3,1837.
Statute III.March 3, 1843.
Act of March2, 1833, ch. 67,sec. 3.
Certain reser-vations of landsfor live oak setaside.
Right of pre-emption to saidlands admitted.
Statute III.’March 3, 1843.
Sale of landauthorized witheach building.