1 | BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representa- |
2 | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, |
3 | THATthe acts of Congress granting pen= |
4 | sions to soldiers disabled by wounds |
5 | or otherwise, while in the line of |
6 | their duty in public service, shall be |
7 | construed to apply to enlisted men |
8 | of the Ordnance Department ^who have been &c^in |
the same manner as to non com= | |
missioned officers, artificers, musicians | |
and privates, of other Corps of the army; | |
subject to the limitation that in | |
no such case shall the pension | |
exceed the rate of eight dollars | |
per month. | |
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, | |
That those enlisted men of the | |
Ordnance Department who have served, | |
or may serve, in Mexico, during the | |
war with that country, shall be en= | |
titled to, and shall receive, the same | |
bounty in land as is or may be | |
allowed by law to other regular troops | |
in the service of the United States, | |
and under like limitations and | |
restrictions. |
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02/02/1848
Secretary
02/02/1848
Passed the Senate
February 2. 1848
Attest
Asbury Dickins.February 2. 1848
Attest
Secretary
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An act to extend the provisions of existing pension laws to enlisted men of the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army.
An act to extend the provisions of existing pension laws to enlisted men of the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army.
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07/07/1848
Clerk
07/07/1848
In the House of Representatives, U. S.
July 7th, 1848.
Resolved. That this Bill do pass with an Amendment.
Attest,
Tho. J CampbellJuly 7th, 1848.
Resolved. That this Bill do pass with an Amendment.
Attest,
Clerk
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ThirtiethCongress.
FirstSession.
Congress of the United States.
In the House of Representatives.
FirstSession.
Congress of the United States.
In the House of Representatives.
Resolved That the Bill from Senate (No. 124) entitled “An Actto extend the provisions of existing pension laws to enlisted men of the Ordnance
Corps of the United States Army. do pass with the following
Amendment
In the 6th ^8th^Line. After the word “Department” insert “who have been or may be disabled”
Attest.
Tho. J CampbellClerk
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Amendment
Partially Printed Document, 4 page(s), Volume 468, RG 46, Entry 427: Records of the United States Senate, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, Senate Bills and Resolutions Upon Which Further Action Was Taken, 1847-1849, NAB,