250 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 109. 1848. applicable to all dred and thirty-six, shall be applicable to all widows and orphans of “’l‘—*°WS f **,:5* °'· officers, non-commissioned officersprnusicians, and soldiers of the army
§c_,°,$i,Sg of the United States, who were in the army of the United States on the
were in the army first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-six, or at any subsequent
- jf,Mjjg*Q,;g'8f,f;é period during the present war between the United States and Meme
paesent war with Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Thatall widows and orphans of •‘=¤°°· omcers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, whether 0r;'g;·‘;‘;‘”" hex: of the regular army or ofivoluntccrs, who have died since the first day provided for to of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, or who may die r¢¤¤i*¤ **18 ¤i¤¤¤ during the war with Mexico, from wounds received or from disease
,`{{,§'f,`]§(}·§: contracted while in the line of duty, shall be entitled to the same rate
m thmbove act. of pension as is provided for in the first section of the beforeqnen. rm .lo. tioned act, under like limitations and restrictions: Provided, Said death has occurred, or may hereafter occur, while said officers, noncommissioned oflzicers, 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 residence in the United States, after having received a discharge upon a surgeon’s cen-tilicate for disability incurred from wounds received, or disease contracted, while in the line of duty, or P¤‘°'* 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, nomcommissioned 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. th§°¤;;€¤z:¤d§; Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all pensions under this lact g,,,,,,€d undo,. ehall be granted under such rules, regulations, restrictions, and limitasuch rules, Arc., tions as the Secretary of War, with the approbation of the President Z} of the United States, may prescribe. ggribg Arpnovnn, July 21, 1848. July 25, 1848. CHAP. CIX. -.,911. Act to authorize the Sale of a Part of Public Reservation num- "'_°"'_""‘ bored Thirteen, in the City of Washington, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqnresentatives rj the _Sale of ¤_ por- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commis-
- ‘;;€Of.“l§j fi; sioner of Public Buildings in the city of Washington be, and he is hereto the vesuy or by, authorized to sell to the vestry of Washington parish such p0rt10I1
- lQ*;l;;;%;?2€J’°'· of the public reservation of land in the city of Washington, numlvered
° thirteen, called the Hospital Square, as the said vestry may desire to purchase, for the purpose of enlarging the Washington parish burial Pr0vi· 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 Upon payment sold without injury to the public service; and, upon payment being
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veyfume {gba B,- acre which the United States received for the adjoining square of ¤¤¤¤¢d- ground, numbered eleven hundred and fifteen, he shall execute a G011- veyance therefor to the said vestry, in the same manner as he now . conveys public lands when sold. Saidvestry may Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the vestry of Washington
- 3}';,°i,‘:,r§‘;‘:ls°§E parish shall have authority to enclose, possess, and occupy so much of
certain mem; 5 Nlllteellth Street east as passes between square numbered eleven l1|m· dred and nitcen, in the city of Washington, (the present burialground,) and the land proposed by the first section of this act to be sold; and also, with the consent of the corporate authority of the city of Washington, the said vestry may enclose, possess, and occupy so much of any street or streets as may pass between the said square
