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 154 THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 41, 58. 1853. Those_new sum or sums of money due or claimed to be due by reason ot any conlwld *0 l>¤ dg;} tract cr agreement; and any person now held to bail or imprisoned, fm- °‘;{‘,,p_ g want of bail, in any such action, suit,` or proceeding, shall, on application pemmce. to the Circuit Court of said District in term time, or to any Judge thereof in vacation, be discharged on nling a common appearance. Approved, February 3, 1853. Feb. B, 1858. Gun. XLI.-An Act to continue HaljiPay to certain Widows and Orphans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all widows and orphans Half-pay who were granted and allowed five years half-pay by the provisions of gxihlgig lg **;;*8 the act approved the twenty-first day of July, one thousand eight hun- 0, 1836: ,,;,2 362: dred and forty-eight, entitled "An act amending the act granting half. Z; g49M 62, pay to widows or 'orphans where their husbands or fathers have died of Ev'; ;'°';_m_ °" wounds received in the military service of the United States, in case of deceased officers and soldiers of the militia and volunteers, passed July fourth one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six" or an act approved the twenty-second day of February, one thousdnd eight hundred and forty-nine, entitled "An act granting live years half-pay to certain widows and orphans of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, both regulars and volunteers," be and they are hereby granted a continuance of said half-pay, under like limitations and restrictions, for a further period of five years, to commence at the expiration of the halfprovgsog pay provided for by the aforesaid acts: Provided, however, That in case of the death or marriage of such widow before the expiration of said term of five years, the half-pay for the remainder of the term shall go to the child or children of the deceased omcer or soldier, whilst under the age of sixteen years; and in like manner, the child or children of such deceased when there is no widow shall be paid no longer than while there ish. child or children under the age aforesaid : And provided further, That no greater {sum shall be allowed in any case to the widow or the child or children o any officer than the half-pay of a Lieutenant- Ac, of 1849 Colonel: And provided further, That the act approved the twenty-second ch. 62, extended of February, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, " granting five years to other widows half- - ·d d . . md heirs_ -pay to certam wi ows an orphans of officers, non-commissioned officepp, musicians, and privates, both regular and volunteer," be so extende and construed as to embrace the widows and minor heirs of the oincers, non·commissioned·officers, musicians, and privates of the regulars, militia, and volunteers of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, and of the various Indian wars since seventeen hundred and ninety. I Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That the widows of all officers pe,,,,;,,,,,.,; non-commissioned officers, musicians, aind privates of the Revolutionary KE};:; ¤§01i¤v¤- army, who were married subsequent to January, anno Domini eighteen dhs_ ryhundred, shall be entitled to a pension in the same manner as those who were married before that date. Approved, February 3, 1853. Feb. 3, 1853. Cntr. LVHI. —-An Act jor the Relizfpf Brevet Brijadier- General Bennett Riley, and —·———-——·——— w enable htm to settle his ccounts with the United States. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ofrimerzca in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the act Ari-cvisaims or approved the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled 122 g‘§;»&*g;1ied An act to provide for the settlement of the accounts of public officers, wmccunu of and others who may have received moneys arising from military con- General Riley. tributions or otherwise in Mexico," be and they are hereby applied to Brevet Brigadier-General Bennett Riley, in reference to all moneys raised and collected by him, for contributions, penalties, internal assess-