dred and thirty-six, one hundred and thirty-four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For supplying a deficiency in former appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirty, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, for pensions under the act of March three, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and under the act of seventh of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and the act of twentythird of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, forty thousand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of War may direct the transfer of a part, not exceeding two hundred and twenty thousand dollars, of the sum of four hundred thousand dollars, appropriated in this act for the payment of pensions under the act of seventh of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and the act of twenty-third August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, to the payment of arrearages, under the said acts, and also under the act of third of March, eighteen hundred and forty-three.

For half pay pensions to widows and orphans, payable through the Second and Third Auditor's office, one thousand dollars.

For arrearages of pensions prior to July, eighteen hundred and fifteen, payable through Third Auditor's office, two thousand dollars: Provided, That no pension shall be hereafter granted to a widow for the same time that her husband received one: And provided, also, That no person in the army, navy, or marine corps, shall be allowed to draw both a pension as an invalid and the pay of his rank or station in the service, unless the alleged disability for which the pension was granted be such as to have occasioned his employment in a lower grade, or in some civil branch of the service.

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CHAP. 18. An act to authorize the transfer of the names of pensioners from the agenoies in the State of Kentucky to the agency in Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio. 1. On application of any pensioners resident in Kentucky, their names to be transferred to agency in Cincinnati.

APPROVED, MAY 23, 1844.

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 [Secretary of War] be, and he is hereby authorized to direct the names of any pensioners, resident in the State of Kentucky, to be transferred, on the application of such pensioners, from the agencies in the State of Kentucky, to the agency in Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio.

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[Laws of the U. S., Pamphlet Edition for 1844.] CHAP. 63. An act transferring the execution of a certain act from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of War.*

1. Act of May 23, 1844, to be executed by the Secretary of War.

APPROVED, JUNE 15, 1844.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act to authorize the transfer of the names of pensioners from the agencies in the State of Kentucky, to the agency in Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio," and approved May twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-four, shall be executed by the Secretary of War, instead of the Secretary of the Treasury.

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CHAP. 102. An act to continue the pension of certain widows.

1. Act of March 3, 1843, granting pensions to widows, extended for four years from March 4, 1844. 2. Widows entitled to benefit of act of July 7, 1838, to have the benefit of this act.

APPROVED, JUNE 17, 1844.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act granting pensions to the widows of certain revolutionary soldiers, approved the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, be and the same is hereby revived and extended from and during the term of four years from and after the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fortyfour, to have the same effect as if said act had been a grant of pensions for five years instead of one year from and after the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fortythree.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That such widows as have been or shall be admitted by special acts of Congress to the benefit of the pension act approved the seventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, or to the benefit of the act hereby revived and extended, shall be entitled and shall be admitted to the benefit of this act; subject, however, to the rules, limitations, and conditions in and by said acts prescribed.

* This act became necessary to correct the error of the act referred to.

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[No. 1.] A resolution explanatory of “An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.

Claims pending at the passage of this resolution not affected by the pension appropriation act.

APPROVED, JANUARY 23, 1845.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five," shall not be so construed as in any way to affect the claims of those widows whose application for a pension, or an arrear of pension, at the passage of this resolution, shall have been made and filed in the Pension Office, awaiting the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions thereon.

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CHAP. 14. An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

1. Revolutionary pensions: Invalid pensions: Pensions to widows and orphans: Arrearages. 2. Deficiencies for the year ending 30th June, 1845.

APPROVED, FEBRUARY 20, 1845.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

For revolutionary pensions under act of eighteenth March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, one hundred and eighty-six thousand two hundred dollars.

For invalid pensions under various laws, one hundred and eighty-four thousand eight hundred dollars.

For pensions to widows and orphans, under the act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two hundred and twenty thousand five hundred dollars.

For pensions to widows under the act of seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and the supplementary act of twentythird August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars.

For pensions to widows under the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-three, eighty thousand dollars.

For pensions to widows under the act of seventeenth June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, one million and ninety-six thousand dollars-a part of which sum may be applied to the payment of pensions allowed under said act in the year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-five.

For half pay pensions to widows and orphans, payable through the Auditor's office, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For arrearages provided for by acts of third March, eighteen hundred and seventeen, and second May, eighteen hundred and twenty, payable through the accounting officers, one thousand dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations made for the payment of pensions during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty five, under the following heads, viz:

For pensions under the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, seventy-six thousand dollars.

For widows' pensions under acts of July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and August twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-two, two hundred thousand dollars.

For widows' pensions under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, twenty-nine thousand dollars.

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CHAP. 4. An act to continue the office of the Commissioner of Pensions.
1. Office of Commissioner of Pensions continued to March 4th, 1849.

APPROVED, JANUARY 14, 1846.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the authority given to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions by the act of the twentieth of January, eighteen hundred and forty-three, entitled "An act to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions," be extended to the fourth of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and no longer.

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CHAP. 13. An act making appropriations for the 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.

1. Appropriation: Revolutionary pensions: Invalid pensions: Pensions to widows and orphans: Arrearages. 2. Evidence necessary to entitle a widow to a pension: Proviso, that the commissioner is satisfied. 3. Act of 1845, section 4, respecting the re-opening of settled accounts, and the limitation of claims on the United States, not to apply to pensions.

APPROVED, MAY 7, 1846.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be and the same are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven:

For revolutionary pensions under the act of eighteenth March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, one hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars.

For invalid pensions under various acts, two hundred and twenty thousand dollars.

For pensions to widows and orphans under the act of fourth July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, three hundred and twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.

For pensions to widows under the act of seventh July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and the acts supplementary thereto, three hundred thousand dollars.

For pensions to widows under the act of third March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, eighty thousand dollars.

For pensions to widows under the act of seventeenth June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, six hundred thousand dollars.

For half pay pensions to widows and orphans, payable through the Third Auditor's office, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For arrearages prior to July second, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, payable through the Third Auditor's office, one thousand two hundred dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no widow entitled to a pension under existing laws, and claiming a pension, whose husband was drawing a pension at the time of his decease, shall be required, in any such case, to furnish any further evidence that said husband was entitled to a pension; nor shall any evidence, in any case, be required to entitle the widow to a pension, when the evidence is in the archives of the government, other than such proof as would be sufficient to establish the marriage between the applicant and the deceased pensioner in civil personal actions in a court of justice: Provided, That, upon a revision of the