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332 1864.—Chapters 81, 82, 83, 84.

Resolve authorizing the treasurer of the commonwealth Chap."* 81. * to sell certain property.

Resolved, That the treasurer of the Commonwealth is hereby authorized aud directed to sell at public auction certain lands with the buildings thereon, situated in Utica Street in the city of , numbered sixty-eight and seventy on said street and now holden by the Common- wealth and belonging to the School Fund, being tlie same taken under foreclosure of a mortgage given in the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven by Richard Martin to secure the payment of twenty thousand dollars in two years from that time. Approved May 13, 18G4.

Chap. 82. Resolve op thanks to rear admiral charles henry davis. Resolved., By the senate and house of representatives in general court assembled, that the thanks of the general court be, and they are hereby presented to Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis, a native of this Commonwealth, for his gallant services as fleet captain at the capture of Hilton

Head, and Port Royal ; and for his distinguished services, (after merited promotion to the position of rear admiral,) in his command of the naval forces at Fort Pillow, at Memphis, and at other points on the and that a copy of this resolve be forwarded to him by his excellency the governor. Approved May 13, 1864.

the ad.iutant-general. Chat) 83 Resolve in favor of

Allowance of Resolved, That in consideration of the extraordinary s^^oo^fo"" extra laboF neccssarily involvcd in the preparation of his annual ygpQj.^ there be allowed and paid to Adjutant-General William Schouler, from the treasury of the Commonwealth, the sum of five hundred dollars. Approved May 13, 1864.

Chap. 84. Resolve concerning the soldiers' national cemetery. Allowance of Resolvcd, That there be allowed and paid out of the

Je.;leffin°er' trcasury of the Commonwealth, to the Soldiers' National Ccmctcry, a body politic incorporated by the general assem- fini^hin^^eufejH^ ingceme ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ Pcnusylvauia, the sum of four thousand two hundred and five dollars and thirty cents, being the proportion of of tiie estimated expenses of removing and reinterring the dead, and finishing the ceme-

tery at Gettysburg : also that there be allowed and paid to Henry Edwards, commissioner from Massachusetts, the sum of one hundred and twenty-three dollars and forty- seven cents, being expenses paid by him while attending meetings of the commissioners of said Soldiers' National Cemetery. Approved May 13, 1864.