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 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 143, 144. 1862. 535 fiscal year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, three thousand dollars. For compensation of four additional draw-keepers for the two draws at Draw-keepers ol the Potomac Bridge, from the dates of their several appointments to the P°*°m“° B’ldK“· thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, three hundred ninety· five dollars and forty cents. To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the contingent fund of Contingent fund the Senate for furniture, fitting of rooms, gas Htting, repairing, painting, °*` S°¤¤*°9 {umipainting materials, and other miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars- me &°' Approved, July 11, 1862. CHAP. CXLIV`. —-—An Act makin A 0 `af Iz me by ne san sm,. W. Zi./L’ZZtfiZl ??"j,f’QZi°..i)Z{$.ZEZ{fiZ €'Z.",S'lZ£7.'Z$.’£°.T} Volunteers lo aid in enforcing the Laws and protecting Public: Property/’ approved 1861v °h· 9· i 6- July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixtycne, and for other Purposes. ·A"t“¤ p‘ 270* Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appt<>pri¤ti<>¤· 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 objects hereinafter expressed, viz.: For payment of the bounty to widows, children, fathers, mothers, _Bounty to brothers, and sisters of such volunteers as may have died or been killed, W‘il°1K”· &°‘· °f or may die or be killed, in service, authorized by the sixth section of an V0 u wm act entitled "An act to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property," approved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, five millions of dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary: Provided, That said '1`owhombqunbounty shall be paid to the following persons, and in the order following, ty Shim be P”‘d· and to no other person, to wit: first, to the widow of such deceased Widow. soldier, if there be one; second, if there be no widow, then to the chil- Chndrem dren of such deceased soldier, share and share alike; third, if such soldier left neither a widow, or child, or children, then, and in that case, such bounty shall be paid to the following persons, provided they be residents of the United States, to wit: first, to his father; or if he shall not be Father. living, or has abandoned the support of his family, then to the mother of Mother, such soldier ; and if there be neither father nor mother as aforesaid, then such bounty shall be paid to the brothers and sisters of the deceased Brothers, &e. soldier, resident as aforesaid. For compensation of twenty additional clerks, hereby authorized to be _ Twenty addiemployed in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, to wit: For ;;’;;L;:g2J_° fifteen clerks of the first class, eighteen thousand dollars; for live clerks of the second class, seven thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three thousand Exlfpsés 0g_ dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the expenses of the committee on disloyal employees of the government, appointed by resolution of the House of Representatives, July eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That that part of the sixth section Bvppgglungef of the act “ to authorize the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing g°é,‘lO 8 pif,} the laws and protecting public property," approved July twenty-second, time enlisting in eighteen hundred and sixty-one, which secured to the widow, if there be :f;§8’§fi‘;;;g?*gé2 one, and if not, the legal heirs of such volunteers as die or may be Sm ' killed in service, in addition to all arrears of pay and allowances, a bounty of one hundred dollars, shall be held to apply to those persons who have enlisted in the regular forces since the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or shall enlist in the regular forces during the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and be paid to the heirs named in this act; and that the bounties herein provided for shall be paid out of any money appropriated for bounty to volunteers. Approved, July 11, 1862.