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866 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 190, 191, 192, 193. 1855. March 3, 1855. CHAP. CXC. -- An Act for the Relief of Jesse French, of Bra1`ntree, Massachusetts. Jesse Fmmh StBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United to be Placed on I ates of America in Congress assembled, 1`hat the Secretary of the Inte- Pension mu fn, rior be hereby instructed to place the name of Jesse French on the 1f¢.t§l7‘_ $4 Jper pension roll, at the rate of four dollars per month, commencing on the

°;'Q,5é_r°m °“’ grst day <it'fJanuary, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, to be continued

uring is 1 e. Approved, March 3, 1855. March 8, 1855. CHAP. CXCI.-—An Act taameud an Act entitled "An zlctjbr the Iielicfqf Geoqqe BL

 Bentley, of the State of L2dtana,” approved August jive, ezghteen hundred and fi_f2yf>u1-.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Matted States of America in Congress assembled, That no payments shall be G80lF:ll;;0Yie?1£— made to George M. Bentley after the fourth March, eighteen hundred ley_ g ‘ and fifty-five, under an act entitled "An act for the relief of George M_ Bentley, of the State of Indiana,” approved August tivo, eighteen hundred 1854,ch. 266. and fifty-four, until the claim and the right to a pension of the said Bentley shall have been presented to the Commissioner of Pensions, supported by evidence, and by said commissioner approved and allowed under the rules andlregulptiogs goiierning the examination and allowance of invalid pension c aims or isabi ities contracted in the Mexican war. Approved, March 3, 1855. Memh 8. 1855- Crur. CXCII.—An Act jbr the Relief of Mrs. Irene G. Scarritt. Mrs_ 1,.,,,,6 G_ Be it enacted bg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Scai-rin to be States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- §}f‘Cf€3,S‘;‘n,,._pay rior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of Mrs. Irene G. miigqmvn ynm, Scarritt, widow of J. M. Scarritt, deceased, late an officer in the United

_fo§¤J};S¤'¥;1¤¤¤l1 States army, upon the list of widows entitled to half'-pay, and pay hei-

185, y ’ the sum of twenty-five dollars per month, commencing on the first day of _ July, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and continuing for five years: P1'°V¤S<>· Provided, That in case of her death or intermarriage before the expiration of said term of ive years, then the pension hereby granted shall mure to the benefit of the child or children of said J. M. Scarritt, deceasedilunlder sixteen ycarslpf age, if such there be: and if there be none uc , thent e same sha cease. Approved, March 3, 1855. MMC), 3, 1g5g_ Cntr. CXCIII. -—An Act for the Relpgn Madalena Van Ness, widow of Cornelius P. -——-·——-——-· Van ess, deceased. M M M S.Z.“Zf’ZZ?f£ZZt EZ“o`l2'§?2Z.“ZZZZ‘€f§,°*}5?Z§S“”’“i”? °f ”'5.U"”°‘€.i rs. . an 0 a e sum o nine ousan Iélxoow be paid dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, ’ ‘ and the same is hereby,' appropriated, to be paid to Mrs. Madalena. Van Ness, widowdof dC<;rne£us Eagan lqlcsskdeppased, in consideration of services ron crc y e said crne ins . an Ness in the seizure of goods imported into the district of Vermont, in violatidn of the laws of the United States, during the years eighteen hundred and thirteen and eighteen hundred and fourteen, Iwhile he was collector of the customs for andadlsgpcpugpdcgggswhich service he did not receive the award provided Approved, March 3, 1855.