Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 10 STAT. · April 20, 1854 · Chapter XLIX

Chapter XLIX. *for the Relief of Mary Deany, Widow of the late Lieutenant James A

159 words·~1 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-10/chapter-xlix-3050702·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Chap. XLIX.— An Act *for the Relief of Mary Deany, Widow of the late Lieutenant James A. Deany, of the United States Army.* April 20, 1854. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of the Mary Deany placed on pension rolls for 10 years, at $15 per month, from January 1, 1853. Proviso.Interior be, and he is hereby, required to place the name of the said Mary Deany upon the pension rolls, and cause to be paid to her the sum of fifteen dollars per month, for the term of ten years, commencing January first, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three: *Provided,* That in case of the marriage or death of the said Mary Deany, the pension hereby granted to her shall be paid to her two children, or the survivor of them under sixteen years of age.
Approved, April 20, 1854.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.