dred and forty-seven, shall be retained in service until the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all the officers of the old army who received appointments in any of the additional regiments raised for the war with Mexico shall be restored to their former regiments or corps, and rank as additional officers of the respective grades to which they would have succeeded, and to which they shall now succeed, in virtue of their former commission: Provided, That such of ficers so restored shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: And provided, That the next vacancy happening in such grade of such regiment or corps to which they succeed shall not be filled.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, noncommissioned officers, musicians, and privates engaged in the military service of the United States in the war with Mexico, and who served out the term of their engagement, or have been or may be honorably discharged-and first to the widows, second to the children, third to the parents, and fourth to the brothers and sisters of such who have been killed in battle, or who died in service, or who, having been honorably discharged, have since died, or may hereafter die, without recieving the three months' pay herein provided for-shall be entitled to receive three months' extra pay: Provided, That this provision of this fifth section shall only apply to those who have been in actual service during the war.

Approved July 19, 1848.

Detroit.

Lake Champlain

Penobscot river.

Fort Preble.

Fort Scammel.

CHAP. 105.-AN ACT making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the preservation, repairs, and construction of certain fortifications, for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty

nine :

For defensive works and barracks near Detroit, fifteen thousand dollars;

For fortifications at outlet of lake Champlain, twenty thousand dollars;

For.defensive works and barracks at narrows of Penobscot river, Maine, ten thousand dollars;

For repairs of Fort Preble, Portland harbor, Maine, nine thousand dollars;

For repairs of Fort Scammel, Portland harbor, Maine, ten thousand dollars;

For repairs of fortifications on Governor's island, Boston harbor, fifteen thousand dollars;

For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, thirty thousand dollars; For Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, twenty thousand dollars;

For re building Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars;

For Fort Schuyler, Long Island sound, New York, ten thousand dollars;

Governor's is

land.

Fort Warren.
Fort Adams.

Fort Trumbull.

Fort Schuyler.

For re pairs of Fort Wood, and sea-wall of Bedlow's island, Fort Wood. New York, ten thousand dollars;

For batteries on Soller's Point flats, Baltimore harbor, fifteen thousand dollars;

For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Virginia, twenty thousand dollars;

For preservation of site of Fort Moultrie, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, ten thousand six hundred dollars;

For dike on Drunken Dick shoal, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars;

For Fort Sumpter, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, twenty thousand dollars;

For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river, Georgia, eight thousand dollars;

Soller's Point flats.

Fort Monroe.

Fort Moultrie.

Drunken Dick shoal.

Fort Sumpter.

Fort Pulaski.

For repairs of Fort Jackson, Savannah river, Georgia, Fort Jackson, twenty thousand dollars;

For Fort McRee, Pensacola harbor, Florida, fifty thousand dollars;

For Fort Barancas and barracks thereat, Pensacola harbor, Florida, forty thousand dollars;

For repairs of Fort Morgan, Mobile point, Alabama, twenty thousand dollars;

For repairs of battery Bienvenue, Louisiana, three thousand dollars:

For repairs of Fort Jackson, Mississippi river, Louisiana, five thousand dollars;

For repairs of Fort St. Philip, Mississippi river, Louisiana, twenty thousand dollars;

For Fort Livingston, Grand Terre island, Louisiana, ten thousand dollars;

For fortifications at Key West, Florida, fifty thousand dollars;

Georgia.

Fort McRee.

Fort Barancas.

Fort Morgan.

Battery Bienvenue, Louisiana.

Fort Jackson, Louisiana.

Fort St. Philip.

Fort Livingston.

Key West.

For fortifications at Garden Key, Tortugas island, Florida,, Tortugas island. twenty-five thousand dollars;

For protection of Great Brewster island, and security and defence of the principal ship channels into the harbor of Boston, Massachusetts, forty thousand dollars: Provided, That no portion of said sum of forty thousand dollars shall be expended for the objects aforesaid, until the United States shall procure a good and valid title to so much of said Great Brewster island as may be necessary to the construction of the proposed fortifications;

Great Brewster island.

Proviso.

Additional for Fort Moultrie.

Fort Delaware.

For additional preservation of the site of Fort Moultrie, in Charleston harbor, three thousand dollars;

For Fort Delaware, on the Pea Patch island, Delaware river, fifty thousand dollars.

Approved July 20, 1848.

To be paid the

mileage allowed to witnesses

the courts of the

United

CHAP. 106.-AN ACT for the relief of William T. Holland.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to William T. Holland, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the mileage allowed by law to witnesses attendToto Richmond, ing the courts of the United States from the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the empire of Brazil, to the city of Richmond, in the State of Virginia.

States

from Rio de Janei

Virginia.

Approved July 20, 1848.

Authorized

to

on the docket of

Court of the Uni

ted States an ap peal from a cer tain decree of the

superior court of trict of Florida in favor of the Uni

the eastern dis

ted States.

CHAP. 107-AN ACT for the relief of Jose Argote Villalobos, Marie Rose,,
François Felix, Marquis de Fougeres, or their heirs or legal representatives.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprehave reinstated sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asthe Supreme sembled, That Jose Argote Villalobos, Marie Rose, François Felix, Marquis de Fougeres, or their heirs or legal representatives, or such thereof as may be deemed to be proper parties therefor, may, within one year from the passage of this act, reinstate, or have reinstated on the docket of the Supreme Court of the United States, an appeal to the said Supreme Court from a certain decree of the superior court of the district of East Florida, in the late Territory of Florida, rendered on the tenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, in favor of the United States, rejecting a certain claim or grant for certain lands in said State, and said Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction of said appeal, and proceed to hear and determine such appeal, the same as if the appeal heretofore taken and dismissed by said Supreme Court or court of error in the proceedings respecting said appeal by the officers of said superior court had not been irregular, and as if the time limited by law had not elapsed; it appearing that some of said parties have died, some residents of France, and some minors, and that delay in taking said appeal in due time has been occasioned thereby.

Approved July 20, 1848.

CHAP. 108.-AN ACT amending the act entitled "An act granting half-pay to widows or orphans, where their husbands and fathers have died of wounds received in the military service of the United States," in cases of deceased officers and soldiers of the militia and volunteers, passed July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.*

* See vol. 9, p.

559.

Provisions of the

granting half-pay to widows or or phans, &c., made applicable to all

or or

willows
oldiers, &c., who
were in the army
and during the
present war with

phans of officers,

1st March, 1846,

Mexico.

Widows and or phans herein pro

ceive the same

in the act.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the first section of the act act of July 4, 1846, entitled "An act granting half-pay to widows or orphans, where their husbands and fathers have died of wounds re. ceived in the military service of the United States, in certain cases, and for other purposes," approved July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, shall be applicable to all widows and orphans of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and soldiers of the army of the United States, who were in the army of the United States on the first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty six, or at any subsequent period during the present war between the United States and Mexico. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all widows and orphans of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, vided for to reand privates, whether of the regular army or of volunteers, rate of pensions who have died since the first day of April, one thousand as is provided for eight hundred and forty-six, or who may die during the war with Mexico, from wounds received or from disease contracted while in the line of duty, shall be entitled to the same rate of penision as is provided for in the first section of the beforementioned act, under like limitations and restrictions: Provided, Said death has occurred, or may hereafter occur, while said officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, or privates, were in the service of the United States, and in the line of duty; or while returning to their usual place of resi deuce in the United States, after having received a discharge upon a surgeon's certificate for disability incurred from wounds received, or disease contracted, while in the line of duty, or while on their march to join the army in Mexico: And provided further, That this act shall not be applicable to the widows and orphans of such officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, or privates, who have not served in Mexico, or at posts or stations on the borders of Mexico; except where such officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, or privates, have died while on their march to join the army in Mexico.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all pensions under this act shall be granted under such rules, regulations, restrictions, and limitations as the Secretary of War, with the approbation of the President of the United States, may prescribe. Approved July 21, 1848.

Proviso.

Pensions under this act to be

granted under such rules, &c., of War may pre

as the Secretary

scribe.

Sale of a por

tion of public re servation No. 13 Washington par

to the vestry of

ish authorized.

Proviso.

Upon payment of purchase mo

ney, deed of con

veyance to be ex

ecuted.

-Said vestry may enclose and oc

certain streets.

CHAP. 109.-AN ACT to authorize the sale of a part of public reservation numbered thirteen, in the city of Washington, and for other purposes.

[SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Public Buildings in the city of Washington be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell to the vestry of Washington parish such portion of the public reservation of land in the city of Washington, numbered thirteen, called the Hospital Square. as the said vestry may desire to purchase, for the purpose of enlarging the Washington parish burial ground, not exceeding six acres: Provided, The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall be of opinion that the said land can be sold without injury to the public service; and, upon payment being made to the said Commissioner for the said land, at the same price per acre which the United States received for the adjoining square of ground, numbered eleven hundred and fifteen, he shall execute a conveyance therefor to the said vestry, in the same manner as he now conveys public lands when sold.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the vestry of cupy portions of Washington parish shall have authority to enclose, possess, and occupy so much of Nineteenth street east as passes between square numbered eleven hundred and fifteen, in the city of Washington, (the present burial ground,) and the land proposed by the first section of this act to be sold; and alse, with the consent of the corporate authority of the city of Washington, the said vestry may enclose, possess, and ogcupy so much of any street or streets as may pass between the said square numbered eleven hundred and fifteen, and any other whole square of ground of which it may become the possessor, for the sole purpose of enlarging the said burial ground.

And may hold and enjoy forever any land it may

tension of burial
ground.
Proviso.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the vestry of Washington parish shall have power to hold and enjoy for purchase for ex ever any land which it may purchase or possess for the extension of the Washington parish burial-ground: Provided, The whole quantity shall not exceed thirty acres, anything in any former act to the contrary notwithstanding; and the said vestry may, from time to time, sell or otherwise dispose of the said ground for the purposes of burial.

Government of

the United States

to have the right

tion of said

rial ground for

officers.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the government of the United States shall be entitled to purchase from the to purchase a por said vestry, and to occupy as a burial ground, for members ground for a bu of Congress and such other members of the United States members of Con- government as the President shall deem it expedient and gress and public proper to allow, a portion of the land herein before authorized to be sold, not exceeding one-fourth part thereof, and which portion shall be laid out in some compact form, and at such place as the Secretaries aforesaid shall select: Provided, That the ground so authorized to be purchased and used by the government shall be paid for from time to time, as it is actually used, at the price demanded by the vestry for grave

Proriso.