1 1838. place C. Denni CHAP. 132. An ACT for the relief of Christopher Dennison. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to place upon son on the roll of the roll of revolutionary pensioners, Christopher Dennison, of pensioners, and Vermont, and to pay him the sum of thirty-seven dollars and pay him $37.50 fifty cents per annum during his natural life; the said payment ing his natural to commence on the fourth day of March, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. revolutionary per annum, dur. life. Approved, June 28th, 1838. CHAP. 133. An ACT for the relief of Josiah Clark. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, replace the name of 3. Clark on the quired to place the name of Josiah Clark on the list of revo list of revolution, lutionary pensioners, and to pay him a pension at the rate of and pay him $20 twenty dollars per annum, to commence and be computed from the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, and to continue during his natural life. Approved, June 28th, 1838. ary pensioners per annum, during life place the name of CHAP. 134. An ACT granting a pension to Thomas West, of Alabama. SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be required to place the 1. West on the name of Thomas West, of Limestone county, Alabama, upon roll of revolution, the roll of revolutionary pensioners of the United States, and and pay him $40 pay him forty dollars per annum during his natural life; to ing his natural commence and take effect from the fourth of March, eighteen Proviso, hundred and thirty-one: Provided, That the said Thomas does not already receive a pension from the United States. ary pensioners per annum, dur life. Approved, June 28th, 1838. CHAP. 135. An ACT granting a pension to Bradley True Jipson. [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 War be directed to place Bradley Sec. Warshall True Jipson on the pension roll, at the rate of six dollars per son on the pen-month during his natural life; to commence on the first day of month during his January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. place B. T. Jip sion roll at $6 per natural life. Approved, June 28th, 1838. CHAP. 136. An ACT for the relief of Daniel Rardon. 1838. pay D. Rardon, [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- Sec. War shall thorized and required to pay to Daniel Rardon, pensioner, an an increase of increase of pension, at the rate of two dollars per month, com- pension, at the mencing on the first day of January, one thousand eight hun- month. dred and thirty-seven, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 28th, 1838. CHAP. 137. An ACT granting a pension to Seth Whitney, of Delaware county, rate of $2 per Sec. War shall place whit of S. Whitney on the roll of revolu [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 required to place the name of Seth Whitney, of the town of Delhi, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, upon the roll of Revolutionary pensions, and pay him twenty-six dollars and sixty- and pay him $26. seven cents per annum during life, to commence and take effect during life. from and after the fourth of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one. Approved, June 28th, 1838. tionary pensions, 67 per annum, T CHAP. 138. An ACT granting a pension to Catharine Rollins, otherwise called Catharine Mosely. C. Rollins other [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- Sec. War shall rected to place the name of Catharine Rollins, otherwise called place the name of Catharine Mosely, of the county of Herkimer, in the State of wise called C. New York, on the roll of revolutionary pensioners, and to pay roll of revolution her at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, during her natural and pay her 880 life, to commence on the fourth day of March, anno Domini per annum, dur eighteen hundred and thirty-one. Approved, June 28th, 1838. Mosely, on the ary pensioners ing her natural life. CHAP. 139. An ACT for the relief of Primus Hall, alias Trask. [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 cause the name of Primus Hall, alias Trask, of Massachusetts, a free colored man, to be placed on the roll of revolutionary pensioners, and that he be paid at the rate of sixty dollars per annum during his natural revolutionary life; the first payment to commence on the fourth day of March, anno Domini eighteen hundred and thirty-one. Approved, June 28th, 1838. Sec. War shall cause the name Trask to be plac of P. Hall, alias ed on the roll of pensioners, and him to be paid $60 per annum, during his natu ral life. 1838. land an arrearage CHAP. 140. An ACT for the relief of James McFarland. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, pay J. McFar- authorized and directed to pay to James McFarland, out of any of pension at the money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an arrearage ed by him, &c. of pension at the rate now received by him; to commence the first of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, and to terminate at the time he was placed on the pension-roll. Approved, June 28th, 1838. rate now receiv place the name pensioners and month, during CHAP. 141. An ACT granting a pension to Robert Casey. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as Sec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, of R.Casey on the authorized and directed to place the name of Robert Casey, of roll of invalid St. Lawrence county, in the State of New York, on the roll of pay him 88 per invalid pensioners of the United States; and that he pay him, his natural life, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, at the rate of eight dollars per month, during his natural life, to commence from and after the twenty-first day of April, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. Approved, June 28th, 1838 pay E. Eastman during his natural life, as a pension. CHAP. 142. An ACT for the relief of Eli Eastman. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to pay to Eli 867 per annum, Eastman, of Vermont, the sum of sixty-seven dollars per annum, during his natural life, as a pension for his services as a revolutionary soldier; the said payment to commence on the fourth day of September, anno Domini eighteen hundred and thirty-four, at which time the pension previously granted to said Eastman, as a revolutionary soldier, was suspended. Approved, June 28th, 1838. place the name CHAP. 143. An ACT for the relief of Leonard Loomis. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. War shall sembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to place the of L. Loomis on name of Leonard Loomis on the list of invalid pensioners; the list of invalid and that there be paid to said Loomis a pension at the rate of pay him 86 per six dollars a month, commencing on the first day of January, anno Domini eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. pensions, and month. Approved, June 28th, 1838. CHAP. 144. An ACT to amend an act entitled "An act for the relief of Raphael Paine and Elias Arnold," approved March second, eighteen hundred and thirtythree. 1838. thorized to issue [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 be, and he is here- Sec. Treas. auby, authorized to issue the scrip in said act named to the said the scrip named Paine and Arnold, or their assignee, in lieu of lot thirty-three, lieu of lot 33, ininstead of lot thirty-nine, as therein mentioned. Approved, June 28th, 1838. in said act, in stead of lot 39. CHAP. 145. An ACT for the relief of J. A. Fleming. Com. General to cause a patent to Land Office [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 the General Land Office cause a patent to be issued to J. A. Fleming for the west half of the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the north- be issued to J. A. west quarter of section ten, in township six, range four east, in tain land in the the St. Stephen's land district, in Alabama, according to dupli- St Stephen's discate receipts issued to him by the receiver of public moneys of said land district. Approved, June 28th, 1838. Fleming for cer CHAP. 146. An ACT for the relief of James Barrett. ence in becom er, at private lands in the Ba &c. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That James Barrett be, and he is hereby entitled to a J. Barrett enpreference in becoming the purchaser, at private sale, of the titled to a prefereast half of the southwest quarter of section seven; the east ing the purchas half of the southeast quarter of section six; and the east half sale, of certain of the northwest quarter of section eighteen, all in township tesville dirtrict, eleven north, in range eleven east, within the limits of the Batesville district, in Arkansas, on the same terms and condi tions as are provided by law for the other public lands in the said district at private sale; and on the presentation of the receiver of public moneys in said district for the purchase money thereof, to the Secretary of the Treasury, the said James Barrett shall be entitled to patents from the United States. Approved, June 28th, 1838. CHAP. 147. An ACT authorizing the appointment of persons to test the usefulness of inventions to improve and render safe the boilers of steam engines against explosions. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he 1838. point three per sons of the persons to Said persons ventions present. hereby is, authorized to appoint three persons, one of whom at President au- least shall be a man of experience and practical knowledge in thorized to ap the construction and use of the steam engine, and the others, by reason of their attainments and science, shall be competent judges of the usefulness of any invention designed to detect Qualifications the causes of explosion in the boilers; which said persons shall be appointed. jointly examine any inventions made for the purpose of detectshall jointly ex ing the cause, and preventing the explosion of boilers, that amine any in shall be presented for their consideration; and, if any one or ed for their con- more of such inventions or discoveries justify, in their judgment, order "experi- the experiment, and the inventor desires that his invention. be shall be subjected to the test, then the said persons may proceed and order such preparations to be made, and such experiments to be tried, as, in their judgment, may be necessary to determine the character and usefulness of any such invention. The board shall SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said board shall time and place of give notice of the time and place of their meeting to examine their meeting such inventions, and shall direct the preparations to be made, Congress at the and the experiments to be tried, at such place as they shall sideration, and ments made ما give notice of the next session. ated, subject to board for the above purposes. deem most suitable and convenient for the purpose; and shall make full report of their doings to Congress at their next session. €6000 appropri- SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, to carry into effect the order of said the foregoing objects, there be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of six thousand dollars; and so much thereof as shall be necessary for the above purposes shall be subject to the order of the said board, and to defray such expenses as shall be in$300 allowed Curred by their direction, including the sum of three hundred each of said dollars, to each, for his personal services and expenses: Provided, however, And their accounts shall be settled at the Treasury, in the same manner as those of other public agents. Approved, June 28th, 1838. board. Provisa shall pay the phans' court of CHAP. 148. An ACT relating to the Orphans' Court of Alexandria county, in the [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asSec. Treasury sembled, That, from and after the passage of this act, the judge of the or- Secretary of the Treasury pay to the judge of the orphans' Alexandria Co. Court of Alexandria county, in the district of Columbia, in annum, in lieu of quarterly payments, out of any unappropriated money in the all other compen- Treasury, the sum of one thousand dollars per annum, in lieu sation. of all other compensation for his services as judge of said Approved, June 28th, 1838. D. C. $1000 per court. |