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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 15 STAT. · July 27, 1868 · Chapter CCCXCIV

Chapter CCCXCIV. for the Relief of A

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CHAP. CCCXCIV.— An Act for the Relief of A. W. Ballard.July 27, 1868. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Quartermaster-GeneralClaim of Captain A. W. Ballard to be allowed, &c. of the United States be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to allow and settle the claim of Captain A. W. Ballard, late captain in one hundred and thirteenth regiment U. S. colored infantry, for value of lost428FORTIETH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 394. 1868. voucher for corn issued by Benton Stearns, lieutenant twenty-second Michigan veteran infantry, late A. A. Q. M. at Washington, Arkansas, November fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, the same being now1867, ch. 67.Vol. xiv. p. 397. suspended under act of Congress of February *nineteenth* [twenty-first] eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Approved, July 27, 1868. 429 RESOLUTIONS. No. 6: authorizing Rear-Admiral H. K. Thatcher to accept a Decoration from the King of the Hawaiian Islands.
Private Resolution 6 15 Stat. 429 1868-01-11 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 6.] A Resolution authorizing Rear-Admiral H. K. Thatcher to accept a Decoration from the King of the Hawaiian Islands.Jan. 11, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That Rear-Admiral H.
K. Thatcher,Rear-Admiral H. K. Thatcher may accept a decoration. of the navy of the United States, may accept a decoration of the order of Kamahamaha First, which has be[e]n tendered him by the King of the Hawaiian Islands, as an evidence of his appreciation of that officer. Approved, January 11, 1868. No. 21: for the Relief of Israel S. Diehl. Private Resolution 21 15 Stat. 429 1868-03-12 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 21.] A Resolution for the Relief of Israel S. Diehl.March 12, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of the TreasuryCertain custom duties paid by Israel S. Diehl may be remitted and repaid. be, and he is hereby, directed to remit the duty charged on the importation of a number of Cashmere or Angora goats, imported for the introduction of the breed in a portion of the United States by Israel S.
Diehl, and that he cause to be returned to the said Israel S. Diehl the sum of one hundred and thirty-five dollars in gold, deposited by him with the deputy-collector of the port of New York, on the twenty-ninth day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, on account of the payment of said duty. Approved, March 12, 1868. No. 22: instructing the Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane in the District of Columbia to admit James McIntosh on the same Footing as indigent insane Persons of the District.
Private Resolution 22 15 Stat. 429 1868-03-12 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 22.] A Resolution instructing the Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane in the District of Columbia to admit James McIntosh on the same Footing as indigent insane Persons of the District.March 12, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the superintendent of the asylumJames McIntosh may be admitted into asylum for the insane. for the insane in the District of Columbia be, and is hereby, authorized to admit to said asylum James McIntosh, on the same footing as other indigent insane persons of the District.
Approved, March 12, 1868. No. 26: for the Relief of the Heirs of Major A. L. Brewer, late a Paymaster in the United States Army. Private Resolution 26 15 Stat. 429 1868-03-30 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 26.] A Resolution for the Relief of the Heirs of Major A. L. Brewer, late a Paymaster in the United States Army.March 30, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the proper accounting officers ofCredit to be allowed in the accounts of Major A.
L. Brewer. the treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to enter a credit of three thousand six hundred and thirty-six dollars on the account of Major A. L. Brewer, paymaster in the army, who, with his clerk, Robert F. Brewer, was destroyed by the explosion of the steamer J. R. Carter on the Mississippi River, and which sum stands charged against the said Major Brewer as a balance against him on his accounts in the Treasury Department. Approved, March 30, 1868.
No. 27: for the Relief of Beals and Dixon. Private Resolution 27 15 Stat. 430 1868-04-11 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private 430FORTIETH CONGRESS. Res. II. 27, 29, 35, 36. 1868. [No. 27.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Beals and Dixon.April 11, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of theAccounts of Beals and Dixon to be adjusted and paid.
Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause the accounts of Beals and Dixon, for the delivery of material after May first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, under their contracts with the United States, to be adjusted and paid, allowing to said Beals and Dixon such additional prices for material delivered after May first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as they may be justly entitled to under the provisions of their supplementary contract dated January first, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, the same to be adjusted by the proper officer and in the manner named in the contract.
Approved, April 11, 1868. No. 29: for the Relief of George W. Doty, a Commander in the United States Navy on the retired List. Private Resolution 29 15 Stat. 430 1868-05-19 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 29.] A Resolution for the Relief of George W. Doty, a Commander in the United States Navy on the retired List.May 19, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the name of George W.
Doty,Name of George W. Doty to be placed on navy register as, &c.*Post*, p. 432. commander United States navy, be placed upon the navy register as a commander, from the sixteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, the date of his commission. Approved, May 19, 1868. No. 35: for the Restoration of Captain James F. Armstrong, United States Navy, to the active List from the retired List. Private Resolution 35 15 Stat. 430 1868-06-11 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 35.] Joint Resolution for the Restoration of Captain James F. Armstrong, United States Navy, to the active List from the retired List.June 11, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the President of theCaptain James F. Armstrong to be restored to active list of navy. United States be authorized to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Captain James F.
Armstrong to the active list of the navy, with the rank to which he may be entitled thereon. Approved, June 11, 1868. No. 36: for the Relief of John M. Palmer. Private Resolution 36 15 Stat. 430-431 1868-06-17 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 36.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of John M.
Palmer.June 17, 1868. Whereas John M. Palmer, of Nashville, Tennessee, on the twenty-seventhPreamble. August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, contracted with the quartermasters’ department of the United States to manufacture and deliver fifty-two thousand two hundred coffins, for the interment of deceased Union soldiers at Natchez, Vicksburg, and Corinth, Mississippi; Memphis, Pittsburg Landing, Fort Donelson, and Nashville, Tennessee; and Marietta, Georgia; and also to erect fences for the national cemeteries at Natchez, Vicksburg, and Corinth, Mississippi; and at Memphis, Fort Donelson, Stone River, and Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee; and whereas by the malicious destruction of said Palmer’s steam saw-mill and machinery by rebel incendiaries, and the loss of lumber by providential floods, but by no fault or neglect of his own, he has failed to fully complete his said contract, and has incurred forfeitures to the government thereon:
Therefore, *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That said John M. Palmer be,John M. Palmer relieved from forfeitures of contract, and his claim to be settled.1867, ch. 61, § 7.Vol. xiv. p. 401. and he is hereby, relieved from all stoppages and forfeitures on account of his failure to deliver coffins under said contract: *And be it further resolved,* That the quartermaster-general is hereby authorized and directed to adjust and settle the further claim of said John M.
Palmer for erecting fences around the said national cemeteries by an additional allowance of seven thousand two hundred and eighty-three dollars and seventy cents, to be paid from the appropriation provided in an act entitled “An act to431FORTIETH CONGRESS. Res. II. 36, 44, 45, 46. 1868. establish and protect national cemeteries,” approved February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and the accounting officers of the treasury are authorized to audit the same, in conformity herewith.
Sec. 2. *And be it further resolved,* That the chief quartermaster ofFurther sum to be paid John M. Palmer. the military department of the Cumberland, in addition to the contract price of ninety cents for each coffin manufactured by the said John M. Palmer, under his contract aforesaid, of the date of the twenty-seventh of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, cause to be paid out of any money under his control unto the said John M. Palmer the further sum of twelve thousand seven hundred and sixteen dollars and thirty cents for manufacturing and delivering said coffins: *Provided,* That the said John M.
Palmer shall, in conformity with the provisions of his contract aforesaid, well and truly manufacture and deliver all the coffins which he is thereby still required to manufacture and deliver. Approved, June 17, 1868. No. 44: for the Relief of Robert L. Lindsay. Private Resolution 44 15 Stat. 431 1868-06-25 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 44.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Robert L. Lindsay.June 25, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the paymaster-generalPayment to Robert L. Lindsay. of the army be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Robert L. Lindsay, late of the fiftieth regiment Missouri volunteers, the full pay and allowances of a second lieutenant of infantry from the third day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to the thirtieth day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Approved, June 25, 1868. No. 45: to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the Duties on certain Articles contributed to the national Association of American Sharpshooters. Private Resolution 45 15 Stat. 431 1868-06-25 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 45.] Joint Resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the Duties on certain Articles contributed to the national Association of American Sharpshooters.June 25, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of theDuties remitted to national association of American sharpshooters.
Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized to remit the duties on all prizes contributed to the national association of American sharpshooters for the third American shooting-festival, by friends and kindred associations in Europe, which may be imported into the United States prior to the sixth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight: *Provided,* That theProviso. value of the prizes so contributed and imported shall not exceed the aggregate sum of one thousand dollars in currency.
Approved, June 25, 1868. No. 46: to authorize the Enlargement of the Hygeia Hotel at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Private Resolution 46 15 Stat. 431 1868-06-25 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 46.] Joint Resolution to authorize the Enlargement of the Hygeia Hotel at Fortress Monroe, Virginia.June 25, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be,Henry Clark may enlarge the Hygeia Hotel. and he is hereby, authorized to grant permission to Henry Clark, proprietor of the Hygeia Hotel at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, to enlarge the said hotel in such a manner as may be compatible with the interests of the United States: *Provided,* That such enlargement, or any building hereafterProviso. erected by any person or persons upon the lands of the United States at Fortress Monroe, shall be at once removed, at the expense of the respective owners, whenever the Secretary of War shall deem such removal necessary, and no claim for damages therefor shall be made upon the government of the United States: *And provided further,* That theProviso. building so to be enlarged shall be subject to taxation under State and national authority the same as other property.
Approved, June 25, 1868. No. 50: for the Relief of George W. Doty, a Commander in the United States Navy, on the retired List. Resolution 50 1868-07-03 15 Stat. 432 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private 432 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 50, 53, 57. 1868. [No. 50.] A Resolution for the Relief of George W.
Doty, a Commander in the United States Navy, on the retired List. July 3, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Name of George W. Doty to be placed on navy register with pay, &c.*Ante* p. 430. That the name of George W. Doty, commander United States navy, be placed upon the navy register as a commander, from the sixteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, with the pay of such rank to the date of his commission.
Approved, July 3, 1868. No. 53: for the Relief of John Sedgwick, Collector of Internal Revenue, third District California. Resolution 53 1868-07-07 15 Stat. 432 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 53.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of John Sedgwick, Collector of Internal Revenue, third District California.
July 7, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Payment to John Sedgwick. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, to John Sedgwick, collector of internal revenue for the third district of California, the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as the proper accounting officer shall, from satisfactory vouchers, determine necessary to secure him a salary of that amount for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, in addition to the amount *be* [he] necessarily paid out, in currency, in the discharge of his official duties for said year.
Approved, July 7, 1868. No. 57: in Relation to the Settlement of the Accounts of certain Officers and Agents who have disbursed public Money under the Direction of the Chief of Engineers. Resolution 57 1868-07-13 15 Stat. 432 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 57.] Joint Resolution in Relation to the Settlement of the Accounts of certain Officers and Agents who have disbursed public Money under the Direction of the Chief of Engineers.
July 13, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Credits to be allowed in settlement of the accounts of James B. Mc- Pherson, Charles E. Blunt, and John C. Palfrey, of the corps of engineers, and of John J. Lee. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in settlement of the accounts of Captain George W. Cullum, Captain James B. McPherson, Captain Charles E.
Blunt, and Lieutenant John C. Palfrey, of the corps of engineers, to allow to the credit of Captain Cullum the amount receipted for to him by Charles H. Bigelow; to the credit of Captain James B. McPherson and Captain C. E. Blunt the amounts receipted for to them respectively by Abiel W. Tinkham; and to the credit of Lieutenant John C. Palfrey the amount receipted for to him by John J. Lee; and to the credit of Mr. John J. Lee the amount receipted for to him by Proviso.L. H. Eaton: *Provided,* That the said Charles H.
Bigelow, Abiel W. Tinkham, John J. Lee, and L. H. Eaton, shall each be held to the same accountability to the United States for the amounts transferred to them, respectively, at the time of transfer, and for advances made to them from the treasury, as was at the time of transfer required by law and regulations from officers of the corps of engineers : *And provided further,* That this authority shall have no further application than to such accounts of [the] aforesaid persons as have been already examined and approved by the chief of engineers, and are found to contain a full and satisfactory accounting for all the public money which came into the hands of the aforesaid persons under the circumstances aforesaid, viz.
C. H. Bigelow, thirty-eight thousand three hundred and fifty-one dollars and seventy-four cents ; J. J. Lee, three thousand five hundred and eight dollars and ninety-five cents; A. W. Tinkham, twelve thousand nine hundred and ten dollars and thirteen cents ; L. H. Eaton, ninety dollars and eighty-five cents ; all of which money having been expended upon the fortifications of the States of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Approved, July 13, 1868. No. 65: for the Relief of Henry B.
Ste. Marie. Resolution 65 1868-07-20 15 Stat. 433 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 65, 66, 70, 71, 85. 1868. 433 [No. 65.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Henry B. Ste. Marie. July 20, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the Secretary of State isPayment to Henry B.
Ste. Marie.Repealed, see 1868, ch. 263, § 3.*Ante*, p. 234. hereby authorized and directed to pay out of the civil service fund of his department the sum of ten thousand dollars to Henry B. Sainte Marie, for services and information in the arrest of John H. Surratt, in the Kingdom of Italy, charged with the crimes of conspiracy and murder. Approved, July 20, 1868. No. 66: for the Relief of Z. M. Hall. Resolution 66 1868-07-20 15 Stat. 433 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 66.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Z. M. Hall. July 20, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the Secretary of theAmount of tonnage tax to be refunded Z. M. Hall. Treasury is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to refund to Z. M. Hall, of Chicago, the sum of one hundred and four dollars and ten cents, being the tonnage tax paid on the schooner S.
B. Pomeroy, in error by the master of said schooner, at the port of Bay City, on the twenty-first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, said tax having been paid by said Hall at Chicago, on the sixteenth April, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Approved, July 20, 1868. No. 70: for the Restoration of Commander Aaron K. Hughes, United States Navy, to the active List from the retired List. Resolution 70 1868-07-23 15 Stat. 433 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 70.] A Resolution for the Restoration of Commander Aaron K. Hughes, United States Navy, to the active List from the retired List. July 23, 1868. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the President of theCommander Aaron K. Hughes to be restored to active list of the navy. United States be authorized to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Commander Aaron K.
Hughes to the active list of the navy, with the rank to which he may be entitled therein. Approved, July 23, 1868. No. 71: for the Relief of Peter M. Carmichael, Surveyor of the Port of Albany. Resolution 71 1868-07-23 15 Stat. 433 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 71.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Peter M.
Carmichael, Surveyor of the Port of Albany. July 23, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the proper accountingAllowance to be made Peter M. Carmichael in settlement of accounts. officers of the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby, authorized, in auditing and adjusting the accounts of Peter M. Carmichael, surveyor of the port of Albany, to admit and allow the charge of one thousand and eight dollars, the same having been paid by him to John Hastings, deputy surveyor and inspector of said port.
Approved, July 23, 1868. No. 85: to construe an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the accounting Officers of the Treasury to settle the Accounts of Andrew S. Core.” Resolution 85 1868-07-27 15 Stat. 433 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 85.] A Resolution to construe an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the accounting Officers of the Treasury to settle the Accounts of Andrew S.
Core.” July 27, 1868.1868, ch. 122.*Ante*, p. 375. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That an act entitled “An actAndrew S. Core to be credited with, &c. to authorize the accounting officers of the treasury to settle the accounts of Andrew S. Core,” shall be so construed as to authorize and direct the said accounting officers to settle and close the said accounts by crediting the said Core with the amount of such uncollectable, or unaccounted for, tax lists or bills placed in his hands for collection as they may be satisfied have been lost or destroyed by reason of rebel raids, and have not been collected by him.
Approved, July 27, 1868. No. 86: for the Relief of Jonathan S. Turner. Resolution 86 1868-07-27 15 Stat. 434 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private 434 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 86, 87. 1868. [No. 86.] A Resolution for the Relief of Jonathan S. Turner. July 27, 1868. Preamble.Whereas Jonathan S.
Turner, of Fair Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, did obtain letters patent of the United States of America, for improvement in alarm clocks, dated July thirteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-two ; and whereas the said Jonathan S. Turner did, on or about the twenty-seventh day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, file in the patent office his petition or application for an extension of the term, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth 1836, ch. 357, § 18.Vol. v. p. 124.section of the patent act, approved July four, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and complied with all the requirements of the rules and laws applicable thereto, except the inadvertent omission of one revenue stamp of the value of five cents, for which omission only the acting commissioner of patents did, on the twelfth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, refuse to extend the said patent:
Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Patent of Jonathan S. Turner extended. That the commissioner of patents be, and he is hereby, authorized to extend the term of the said patent to the said Jonathan S. Turner, for the term of seven years from and after the thirteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, which said patent, so extended, shall have the same validity, force, and effect, as though the extension had been allowed and certified by the said commissioner of patents, in accordance with the eighteenth section of the patent act, approved July four, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, before the expiration of the original term named in said patent.
Approved, July 27, 1868. No. 87: for the Relief of Martha E. King. Resolution 87 1868-07-27 15 Stat. 434 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 2026-02-06 40 2 private [No. 87.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Martha E. King. July 27, 1868. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Payment and pension to Martha E.
King. That the paymaster-general of the United States army be, and is hereby, directed to pay to Martha E. King, widow of Clinton King, late of the county of Carroll and State of Tennessee, deceased, a sum equal to the pay of a first lieutenant of cavalry from the fifteenth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, to the tenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-four ; and that the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of the said Martha E.
King on the pension roll, and she shall be entitled to the pension provided by law for the widow of a first lieutenant of cavalry who died in the military service of the United States of disease contracted while in such service and in the line of duty, since the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Approved, July 27, 1868. 40 3 1868 1869 435 PRIVATE ACTS OF THE FORTIETH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the Third Session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of December, A.
D.* 1868, *and was adjourned without day on Thursday, the fourth day of March, A.D.* 1869. Andrew Johnson, President. Benjamin F. Wade, President of the Senate. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, until the third day of March, A. D. 1869, on which day he resigned, and Theodore M. Pomeroy was elected Speaker, and so acted for the remainder of the session.
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