Chapter XLIII. to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions
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Chap. XLIII.— An Act to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions.March 3, 1837. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatContinued to 4th March, 1840. the office of Commissioner of Pensions shall be, and the same is hereby continued, until the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatA commissioner to be appointed by the President, &c. a Commissioner of Pensions shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and that he shall execute, under the direction of the Secretary of War, such duties in relation to the various pension laws as may be prescribed by the President.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatHis salary, &c.Act of March 3, 1845, ch. 43. the said Commissioner shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars; and have the privilege of sending and receiving letters and packets by mail free of postage. Approved, March 3, 1837. Chapter XLIV: to provide for certain harbors, and for the removal of obstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, and for other purposes, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. 5 Stat. 187 1837-03-03 Chapter XLIV United States Government Publishing Office 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.
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