Chapter LXI. *fixing the Date of the Loss of the U
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Chap. LXI.— An Act *fixing the Date of the Loss of the U. S. Brig “Bainbridge,” and for the Relief of the Officers, Seamen, and Marines of the same, and for other Purposes.* April 19, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Date when the U. S. brig Bainbridge shall be deemed to have been lost. That for the purpose of fixing the time at which shall commence the pensions, under the existing laws, of the widows and orphan children of the officers, seamen, marines, and others in service who were lost in the United States brig “Bainbridge,” as well as the time to which the pay of said officers, seamen, marines, and others in the service shall be allowed, the twenty-first day of August, in 53THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 63. 1864.the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, shall be deemed and taken to be the day on which the said brig “Bainbridge” foundered at sea. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the widow or child or children,Widow, child, or parents, &c., to receive a sum equal to twelve months’ pay. and in ease there shall be no widow, or child or children, as aforesaid, then the parent, or parents, and if there be no parents, the brothers and sisters of the officers, seamen, marines, and others in service, who were lost in said brig “Bainbridge,” shall be entitled to and receive, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum equal to twelve mouths’ pay of their respective deceased relations, aforesaid, in addition to the pay due to the said deceased at the date of the loss of said vessel.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the proper accounting officersAccounts of Charles C. Walden, acting assistant paymaster, to be settled. of the treasury department be, and are hereby, authorized and directed to settle the accounts of Charles C. Walden, late acting assistant paymaster, in the navy, who was lost in the brig “Bainbridge,” with all his accounts and vouchers for expenditures and payment made by him, and with all the money, stores, and supplies procured for the use of said vessel, and to allow him a credit for whatever sum appears to be due from him. on the books of the department.
Approved, April 19, 1864. Chapter LXIII: to amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish and equalize the Grade of Line Officers of the United States Navy,” approved July sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. 13 Stat. 53 1864-04-21 Chapter LXIII Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-27 38 2 public
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