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FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 342-345. 1872. 335 CHAP. CCCXLH. —An Act {RCF60S2g the Rates of Pension to certain Persons therein June 8 1g7g_ scribed. -——L._.. Be it enacted oy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That. the act entitled "An act Ameudmentof supplementary to the several acts relating to pensions}' approved June $§?°;h· mg}; sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, be so amended that from and afterv` p` ` the passage of this act all persons entitled by law to a. less pension than Persons who hereinafter specified, who, while in the military or naval service of the havelosislghtof United States and in line of duty, shall have lost the sight of both eyes, Egg: §§;§s°;:°“° or shall have lost both hands, or shall have lost both feet, or been per- both feet, Sic., w menently end totally disabled in the same, or otherwise so permanently §g;’;i’°“si°“ $_ and totally disabled as to render them utterly helpless, or so nearly so asumn ’ to require the constant personal aid and attendance of another person, shall be entitled to a. pension of thirty~one dollars and twenty-five cents per month; and all persons who under like circumstances shall have lost losing one one hand and one foot, or been totally and permanently disabled in the }‘”<’;d£“d gm; same, or otherwise so disabled as to be incapacitated for performing any $4], uigughiave manual labor, but not so much as to require constant personal aid and attendance, shall be entitled to a pension of twenty-four dollars per month; and all persons who under like circumstances shall have lost one hand, or losing one one foot, or been totally and permanently disabled in the same, or other- §;“dtg”h‘;’f’e gf; wise so disabled as to render their incapacity to perform manual labor anihnth after, equivalent to the loss of a hand or foot, shall be entitled to s pension of &¢· eighteen dollars per month, from and after the fourth day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. Approved, June 8, 1872. CHAP. CCCXLIII. — An Act to mate an additional Land Distrzkt in Florida. June 8, 1872. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That that portion of Florida Eastmgi-ide lying east of the line between ranges fourteen and fifteen east shall con- stitute an additional land district, and shall be known as the East Florida Omce at Jayne,. district, the office for which shall be located at Jaynesville. Ville- Siac. 2. That there shall be appointed a register and a. receiver for Register and said land district, and who shall be entitled to the same compensation as ;§:‘;;"°;3’““d is, or may hereafter be, prescribed by law for like officers of the other P ` district in said State. Armovm, June 8, 1872. ‘ CHA]?. CCCXLIV.—An Act to provide Z/br _/illing Vacancies' in certain Offices in the June B, 1872. several errizeries. ""‘""""" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Z/hlted States of America in Congress assembled, That in any of the territories, Veicsnciesin whenever a. vacancy shall happen from resignation or death during the fgmuigghcggén recess of the legislative council in any office which, under the organic ruled. ° act; of said territory, is to be filled by appointment of the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the council, the governor shali till up such vacancy by granting a commission, which shall expire at the end of the next session of said legislative council. A1>mz0v1·:1>, June 8, 1872. CHAP. CCCXLV`. —— An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Ad to provide for the D{s· June 8, 1879. pvsiticnof useless military Reservations}' approved February twent_yf>urth, eighteen hun- "'§yf}[,T`(;§T`" dred and seventy-cue. Vol, xvi, p. 431. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War bc, and ${32; Elmid he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the custody and control ,.Es,,,.,.am,,, ai? of the Secretary of the Interior, for disposition for cash, according to the Fort Walla-