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 THIRTY-—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 166, 167. 1862. 569 he shall take a receipt, and forward the same to the Pension Office; and upon the allowance of the claim of the person examined, the Commissioner of Pensions shall furnish to such person an order on the pension agent of his State for the amount of the surgeon’s fees. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioner of Pensions, Commissioner on application made to him in person or by letter by any claimants or ?°{“"”l§h ¥"l'}'°‘l applicants for pension, bounty, or other allowance required by law to be gl·sql]u;»ég?l;}c_re° adjusted and paid by the Pension Office, shall furnish such claimants, free of all expense or charge to them, all such printed instructions and forms as may be necessary in establishing and obtaining said claim; and in case such claim is prosecuted by an agent or attorney of such claimant or applicant, on the issue of a certificate of pension or the granting of a bounty or allowance, the Commissioner of Pensions shall forthwith notify the applicant or claimant that such certificate has been issued or allowance made, and the amount thereofl Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the pilots, engineers, sailors, p;M,,_ eng;- and crews upon the gunboats and war vessels of the United States, who ¤<¤¢f¤, ¤¤il<>¤‘¤» have not been regularly mustered into the service of the United States, §;°'L;$cg§2E;?;° shall be entitled to the same bounty allowed to persons of corresponding sm. “ l rank in the naval service, provided they continue in service to the close of the present war; and all persons serving as aforesaid, who have been or may be wounded or incapacitated for service, shall be entitled to receive for such disability the pension allowed by the provisions of this act, to those of like rank, and each and every such person shall receive pay according to corresponding rank in the naval service: Provided, That no person receiving pension or bounty under the provisions of this act shall receive either pension or bounty for any other service in the present war. Sec. 11. And 6e it further enacted, That the widows and heirs of all Widows and persons described in the last preceding section who have been or may be :::':t*f’;’3’° employed as aforesaid, or who have been or may be killed in battle, or of sions_) pe those who have died or shall die of wounds received while so employed, shall be paid the bounty and pension allowed by the provisions of this act, according to rank, as provided in the last preceding section. Sec. 12. And be itfhrther enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior Special agent be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a special agent for the Pen· ;° gg:s:{;**“;l: sion O$ce, to assist in the detection of frauds against the pension laws, sj?,,, {Ws_ p to cause persons committing such frauds to be prosecuted, and to discharge such other duties as said Secretary may require him to perform ; which said agent shall receive for his services an annual salary of twelve hun- s,,;,,.y_ dred dollars, and his actual travelling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties shall be paid by the government. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts Repeal of in: inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, ?g:;’“'·°“* P"°“" repealed. Approved, July 14, 1862. Can. CLXVII. — An Act to establish certain Pose-Roads. Jun- 14, meg. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the bridge partly con- th?;:3§;:°§:;f structed across the Ohio River at Steubenville, in the State of Ohio, abut- ba,“,m€ Ohi° ting on the Virginia shore of said river, is hereby declared to be a lawful declared a lawful structure : Provided, That when completed, if constructed without a draw, s*‘}}If;$’fé be it shall leave an unobstructed headway in the channel of the river of not completed_ less than ninety feet above low·water mark, and such channel or water~ way shall have an unobstructed width of not less than three hundred feet between the piers next to said channel or water-way; and one of the spans next adjoining thereto shall not be less than two hundred and v01.. x11. Pmz.—72