Officers of the navy and marines to be placed, in certain cases, on the navy pension list.
Act of March 4, 1814, ch. 20.line of his duty, leaving a widow, or if no widow, a child or children, under sixteen years of age, such widow, or if no widow, such child or children, shall be entitled to receive half the monthly pay to which the deceased was entitled at the time of his death, which allowance shall continue for and during the term of five years: but in case of the death or intermarriage of such widow, before the expiration of the said term of five years, the half pay for the remainder shall go to the child or children of the said deceased officer: Provided, that such half pay shall cease on the death of such child or children: and the money required for this purpose shall be paid out of the navy pension fund, under the direction of the commissioners of that fund.
Approved, January 20, 1813.
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[Obsolete.]
Chap. XI.—An Act making certain partial appropriations for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.
Specific appropriations.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one million of dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated towards defraying the expenses of the military establishment of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen; and that the sum of one million of dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated towards defraying the expenses of the navy during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be appropriated for the purposes herein recited, that is to say: Towards defraying the compensation granted by law to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, fifty thousand dollars.
Towards defraying the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, ten thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations, herein before made, shall be paid and discharged out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, January 20, 1813.
Statute ⅠⅠ.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. XII.—An Act supplementary to the act entitled “An act for the more perfect organization of the Army of the United States.”
One additional major to be appointed for each regiment of the army of the United States.
Act of June 26, 1812, ch. 108.
A third lieutenant to each company.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint one additional major to the first regiment of light dragoons, the regiment or light artillery, each regiment of infantry, and the rifle regiment, in the army of the United States, who shall receive the like pay, rations, forage, and other emoluments, as officers of the same grade and corps of the present military establishment.
A third lieutenant to each company.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be appointed, in manner aforesaid, one third lieutenant to each troop or company, in the army of the United States, who, if of cavalry or light dragoons, shall receive the monthly pay of thirty dollars, and of other corps, twenty-three dollars, and be allowed the same forage, rations, and other emoluments, as second lieutenants of the same corps to which they belong.
An additional sergeant to be also allowed.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there be allowed to each troop or company, in the army of the United States, one additional sergeant, who shall receive the like pay, clothing, rations, and other emoluments, as sergeants of the present military establishment.
