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240 · THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 72, 73, 74. 1848. Auditors, in addition to an unexpended balance of three thousand two hundred and one dollars and forty-tive cents, eight hundred dollars. {’r¤vis¤ in =~¤¢ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proviso to the second Q£_'?§¥Q,f'é,,lg'f’ section of the act entitled "An Act malring appropriations for the i payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and for other purposes," approved May seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, June 26, 1848. June 26, 1848- Cnsr. LXXII.-—An Act to amend the Act entitled “.’1n Act for the Regulation of

 Seamen on board the public and private  cssels of the United States," passed the

’ third of March, eighteen hundred and tfurteen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Repealofclause United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last clause {f,:},‘Q5‘"&s§d;:’;‘é of the twelfth section of the act hereby amended, consisting of the or five years m following words, to wit, " without being at any time during the said ih" United Smeg five years out of the territory of the United States," be, and the same

 mw` is hereby, repealed.

Approved, June 26, 1848. June 26, 1848. CHAP. LXXIII. -.8n .80: to regulate the Ezchavtge of certain Documents and "‘_‘*"""*‘ other Publications of Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _x;*,§::*; of United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint com- ,},,;,,,, go; docu, mittee on the Library shall appoint such agents as they may from time ¤¤¢¤§¤, &¤—,¥<> be to time deem requisite, to carry into effect the donation and exchange ‘PP°"‘°€d‘ of such documents and other publications as have been, or shall be, placed at their disposal for the purpose. Books mms- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all books transmitted Qffggesglfgiz through such agents for the use of the government of the United States, any rm, or of any government of a State or of its legislature, or of any department of the government of the United States or of a State, or of the Academy at West Point, or of the National Institute, shall be admitted into the United States duty free. Appropriation. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the same is put at the disposal of the Library Committee, for the purpose of carrying into effect such agency and donation, and exchange, and of paying the expenses already incurred in relation thereto. Approved, June 26, 1848. June 26, 1848. Czar. LXXIV. -.01:. Act giving further Timefar satisfying Glaimsfvr Bmmty ·———·· Lands, amlfor other Purjzores. f lmg,r‘?:n;‘“,ls‘ B8 if e11d6ft0i by the Senate and House of Represmlaftv¢$ of HW b{,,,§ty lzlnds of Ullifed States of America in Congress assembled, That the act of thi? tended. second session of the twenty-ninth [twenty-seventh] Congress, chapter 1842, ch. 69. sixty-nine, entitled "An Act to provide for satisfying claims for bounty lands for military services in the late war with Great Britain, and for other purposes," approved July zwemyseven, eighteen hundred and forty-two, and also the two acts approved January twenty-seventh, 1835.¤h.6 and 7. eighteen hundred and thirty-tive, therein and thereby revived, shall be, and the same are hereby, revived, and continued in force for five years, to be computed from and after the passage of this act. Aernovnn, June 26, 1848.