Chapter CII. to continue the pensions of certain widows
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Chap. CII.— An Act to continue the pensions of certain widows.June 17, 1844. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Act of March 3, 1843, ch. 102, granting pensions to widows, extended for 4 years from March 4, 1844. United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the act granting pensions to the widows of certain revolutionary soldiers, approved the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, be and the same is hereby revived and extended from and during the term of four years from and after the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, to have the same effect as if said act had been a grant of pensions for five years instead of one year from and after the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That such widows as have been Widows entitled to benefit of act of July 7, 1838, ch. 189, to have benefit of this. or shall be admitted by special acts of Congress to the benefit of the pension act, approved the seventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, or to the benefit of the act hereby revived and extended, shall be entitled and shall be admitted to the benefit of this act, subject, however, to the rules, limitations, and conditions in and by said acts prescribed.
Approved, June 17, 1844.