J L. EDWARDS, Commissioner o Pensions.
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Copy cf 9,h section of Ac aet of February

 II, 1847, s..4n aci to raise for limited

 tinse an additional military force, and for

 otAer purposes"

 SEC. 3. find Dc il further eaacied, That each non commissions officer. musician, or private, enlisted or 10 be enlisted in the regular army, or regularly mustered in any volunteer company, for period of not less than twelve mouths, who has served or may serve during the present war with Mexico, and who stall receive an honorable dis charge; or who shall have been killed or died of wounds received or sickness incur red in the course of such service, or who shall have been discharged before the expi. ration Of his term of service in consequence of wounds received or sickness incurred in the course os such service, shall be entitled t0 receive certificate Of warrant from the War Department for the quantity of one hun drcd and sixty acres, and which may be lo- caied by the warrantee, or his heirs at law, al any land office of the United States, in one body, aud in conformity to the legal subdi- visions of the public lands, upon any of the public lands in such district then subject to EtssesS Nbat SaaN 1psfH dtC Ot SutH certificate or warrant. with evidence nf il.e location thereof having been legally made, to the General Land Office, patent shall be issued therefor. That in the event of the death of any such non-commissionedo officer, musician or private, during service, or alter his discharge, aud before the issuing of certificate or warrant as aforesaid, the said certificate or warrant shall be issued in favor and ;nure to the benefit of his family or relatives, according to the following rules iifsl, to the widow and to his children; sec ond, his father; third, his mother. And in the even, of his children being minors. then the legally. constituted guardian of such minor children shalt, in conjunction with such of the children, if any, as may be of faII sge, upon being duly authorized by the 1sphanss or other court having probate juris- ditsloA, have power te sell, and dispose of sucls certificate or warrant for the benefit of those interested. And all sales, mortgages, power, os other instruments of writing,