land to that so surrendered, any where in the said land district unsold, and to which no pre-emption right attaches: Provided, That said entry shall be made within six months after the pas sage of this act. Approved, August 8, 1846., CHAP. 120.-AN ACT for the relief of Peter Rife. Name to be [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to place the name of Peter Rife, of Wythe placed on the county, Virginia, upon the revolutionary pension roll, and pay him a pension of thirty dollars per annum, commencing on the first day of January, anno Domini eighteen hundred and fortyfour. Approved, August 8, 1846. pension roll. CHAP. 121.-AN ACT for the relief of Jose Carxillo. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as"sembled, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office Patent for cerbe, and he is hereby, authorized and required to issue to Jose tain land in Augusta, Mississip Carxillo, of the county of Hancock and State of Mississippi, a pi, land district patent to the northwest quarter of section twenty six, of town- to be issued to ship nine, range sixteen west, in the Augusta land district of Mississippi. Approved, August 8, 1846. him. CHAP. 122.—AN ACT for the relief of Mary Campbell, widow of John Campbell. pension roll. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Mary Campbell, of the county of Philadelphia, Name to be in the State of Pennsylvania, widow of John Campbell, late a placed on the soldier of the revolutionary war, be placed upon the pension' roll, under the provisions of the act of Congress passed July four, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and that she be paid a pension at the rate of thirty dollars annually, in accordance with the provisions of said act, to commence the ninth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. Approved, August 8, 1846. CHAP. 123.-AN ACT for the relief of the heirs or legal representatives of [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asDuplicate war- sembled, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office rant to be issued be, and is hereby, authorized to issue to the legal representawarrant No. 959 tives of Thomas Kelly a duplicate warrant in lieu of warrant number nine hundred and fifty-nine, for one hundred acres of land. to him in lieu of Approved, August 8, 1846. per month allowed. CHAP. 124.-AN ACT for the relief of Lewis Laing. [Sec. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asPension of $8 sembled, That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed to place the name of Lewis Laing on the roll of invalid pensioners, and that he be paid at the rate of eight dollars per month during his life, to commence on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty.six. Approved, August 8, 1846. CHAP. 125.-AN ACT for the relief of William Moss. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as Warrant for 640 sembled, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office acres of land to shall be, and is hereby, authorized and required to issue a war be issued him. to rant in favor of William Moss, for six hundred and forty acres placed on the pension roll. CHAP. 126-AN ACT for the relief of Elizal eth Betts, of the city of New York. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asName to be sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to place the name of Elizabeth Betts on the revolutionary pension roll at the rate of fifty dollars per an num, for fifteen months' service of her husband, Preserved Betts; and that her pension commence the twenty-fifth Decem ber, eighteen hundred and forty-three. .Approved, August 8, 1846. CHAP. 127.-AN ACT for the relief of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asbled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, To be paid $1,501 78,being authorized to pay to Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, out of any the balance due money not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand five on the settlehundred and one dollars and seventy-eight cents, it being the counts. balance due him on his accounts as rendered to the United States. Approved, August 8, 1846. ment of his ac CHAP. 128.-AN ACT for the relief of the owners of the ship Herald, of Baltimore. duties charged Herald to be [SEC. 1.] Be it enacled by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is here- Extra tonnage by, directed to refund to Thomas Harris Hodges, administrator upon the ship of John H. Hodges, in behalf of the owners of the ship Herald, refunded. Captain Pullen, of Baltimore, out of any money in the Treas ury not otherwise appropriated, the extra tonnage duty charged upon that ship by the collector of the port of New York, on her arrival from Amsterdam, in September, eighteen hundred and forty four, for a violation of the sixth section of the navigation act of the first of March, eighteen hundred and seventeen: Provided, That the said Hodges shall satisfy the Secretary of the Treasury that he is legally entitled to receive the same, and that the violation of the navigation act aforesaid was rendered necessary to enable the master to return with his vessel to the United States. Approved, August 8, 1846. Proviso. CHAP. 129.-AN ACT for the relief of Margaret Gwinnup, of Hamilton county, Ohio. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, au. thorized and directed to place the name of Margaret Gwinnup, of Hamilton county, Ohio, on the pension roll, under the act of July seven, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and pay her at the rate of one hundred and twenty dollars per annum. Approved, August 8, 1846. Name to be pension roll. placed on the $328 for arrears him. CHAP. 130.-AN ACT for the relief of Isaiah Parker. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asTo be paid sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, reof pension due quired and authorized to pay Isaiah Parker the sum of three hundred and twenty-eight dollars, for arrears of pension from March fourth, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, to October thirty-one, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. at the rate of two dollars per month, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, August 8, 1846. pay owner and crew of Schr. CHAP. 131--AN ACT for the relief of the owner and crew of the schooner Tancred. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asCollector at sembled, That the collector of the customs for the district of Marblehead to Marblehead, in the State of Massachusetts, is hereby authorized to pay Glover Broughton, owner of the schooner Tancred, and Tancred such to the persons composing her crew, or their legal representatives, as they such sum as said vessel would have been entitled to receive had been entitled to she been engaged more than four months in the cod fisheries had said vessel during the season of eighteen hundred and forty-four, and which more than four was prevented by the loss of said vessel, which sum shall be dismonths in Cod tributed according to law: Provided, It shall be proved to the sum would have been engaged fishery. Proviso. satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that the provisions of law relating to fishing bounties, other than such as require the actual employment of the vessel at sea for a term or terms of time, shall have been complied with. Approved, August 8, 1846. CHAP. 132.-AN ACT for the relief of Captain John Patton. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress asPension of $20 sembled, That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed per month al- to place the name of John Patton on the roll of invalid pensioners, and that he be paid at the rate of twenty dollars per month during his life, to commence on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-six. lowed. Approved, August 8, 1846. ..... CHAP. 133.-AN ACT for the relief of Lois Mattison, of the county of Jefferson, State of New York. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, au- Name to be thorized and required to place the name of Lois Mattison on placed on the the pension list, at the rate of forty dollars per annum, to commence the fifteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. Approved, August 8, 1846. pension roll. CHAP. 134.-AN ACT for the relief of Leah Gray. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, di-Name to be placed on the rected to place the name of Leah Gray on the roll of revolu- pension roll. tionary pensions, at the rate of ninety-six dollars a year, commencing on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Approved, August 8, 1846. CHAP. 135.-AN ACT for. the relief of William Pool. month' al [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, di- Pension of $4 rected to place the name of William Pool on the pension list lowed. of invalid pensioners of the United States; and that said William Pool be entitled to receive a pension at the rate of four dollars per month from the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Approved, August 8, 1846. CHAP. 136.-AN ACT for the relief of John McAllister. as an encour [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any To be paid $50 unappropriated money, to John McAllister, of Troup county, agement for his Georgia, the sum of fifty dollars, that being the amount still onlistment due him as encouragement for his enlistment into the army of th the United States, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved twenty-seventh January, eighteen hundred and four -teen. Approved, August 8, 1846. the army. in |