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 648 THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Szss. II. Ras. 8. 1851. thosewliese has- third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, for the term of four years, to bands died ==f¤<>,s certain widows, shall not be withheld from any widow whose husband ·
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Proviso. otherwise entitled to the same: Provided, That no pension shall be granted to said widow for the same time her husband received one. Approved, March 3, 1851. March 3, 1851. [No. 8.] — .8 Resolution providing for auditing and settling the Accounts of the ————-—· Public Printers during the Recess of Congress. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Auditing and States of America in Congress assembled, That the secretary of the gg2g;?;?, UQ; Senate and the clerk of the House, and the clerk of the committee 1;,, pyintgyg gu,- on printing, jointly be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered ing ¤¤mi¤S fe- to examine, audit, and pass upon all accounts for printing and binding, °°Ss°fC°°g'°”° to make a pro rata reduction in the compensation allowed, or to refuse the work altogether, should it be inferior to the standard, and in all things to possess the same power over the public printing and binding as is conferred upon the joint committee on printing by the joint Res. No. 10. resolution, approved August third, eighteen hundred and forty-six: Proviso. Provided, That the authority hereby conferred shall only be exercised during the next recess of Congress, and shall cease at the commencement of the next session of Congress. Approved, March 3, 1851.