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 332 THIB.TY—-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 8, 9, 10. 1862. VXid0W= md For pensions to widows and orphans, under first section_act fourth July, "P °"S' eighteen hundred and thirty-six, act of twenty-first July, eighteen hundred 1848, cb. 108. and forty-eight, first section act of third February, eighteen hundred and 185% °h· $5- iift,y.th;·gg, and act third June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, three hundred and forty thousand dollars. Navy invalid For navy invalid pensions, forty-five thousand dollars. l’°§;°““·mSi°m For navy pensions to widows and orphans, under act of eleventh An- 18K gu. 155. ° gust, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, two hundred thousand dollars. Privateer. For privateer invalid pensions, six hundred dollars: Provided, That Pensions not to no pension shall be paid under this act to any person who has been enbe P°ld*°*h°“l“ ga ed in the present rebellion avainst the Government of the United retention, sis g. . ¤ . . States, or who has m any way given aid and comfort to those engaged in the rebellion. Armtovmn, January 8, 1862. January 21, 1862, CHAP- VIH- -·-· An Act to promote the Ejicienqy of the Dead Letter Office. PML pp- 364, Be it enacted oy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 38ku4g8‘ dl States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-General be to be r22am;?; authorized to return all dead letters, except those containing circulars and wrim·¤except,&c. other worthless matter, to their writers, whenever their names can be 18°2v°h·71¤§§ ascertained. All valuable letters to be charged treble and all others 7, 8. . ’ . y,,,,,;,, themm double, the ordinary rate of postage, to be collected from the writers. pm, pp, mg, Sec. 2. And be at further enacted, That, to enable this to be done, the 703-__ Postmaster-General is authorized to employ not exceeding twenty-five Add***°”“l°l°'l“· additional clerks, at salaries not exceeding an average of eight hundred dollars per year, and no one to receive over twelve hundred dollars per year: Provided, He is satisfied that the receipts for dead letter postage Howto be aid will amount to a sum sufficient to pay the aggregate compensation of the P ‘ smd clerks. And he shall report to the next session of Congress the addi- RBPON W Cm- tional income from this source, with its cost and statistical results. m°°°` Approved, January 21, 1862. ·l¤¤¤¤"Y zh 1862- Cru?. IX.-An Act in Relation tohthe;]Le;t{erg¢y" Sailors edd Marines in the Service of r e nit mm. Be it enacted Zn; the Senate and House J Representatives of the United ”5:*:S*°;:‘;¤n*:;PY States ey" America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the act mm mad mth, of July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, authorizing solprepeid. dicrs to send letters through the mails of the United States without pre- 1£u};,°l;p?·g},}· payment ot: postage, is hereby extended to the sailors and marines in the m1_ ’ actual service of the United States, under such regulations as the Post Office Department shall provide, the postage thereon to be paid by the recipients. Approved, January 2l, 1862. Jnnuary 22, 1862. Cmtr. X. ——An Act to authorize the xt; appoint two additional Assistant Secrearies 0 CU`- Be it enacted   the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Two additional States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he §;.:;“l::f:°°yeu· 18 hereby authorxzedto appoint, by and with the advice and consent of 3,,3,,,-;,,, the Senate, two additional Assistant Secretaries of War, whose salary shall each be three thousand dollars per annum, who shall perform all such duties in the office of the Secretary of War belonging to that department as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, or as may be pequired by law. The offices of these additional Secretaries to continue or ono year. Approved, January 22, 1862.