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law, or THE UNITED STATES PASSED AT THE FIRST
SESSION or THE TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
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LN ACT making appropriations for the payment
II Of revolutionary and other pensions Of the United
States for tho year ending the thirtieth June, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and foI
other purposes.
Be IL enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rsprsser-
Lipss Of the United States Of .amiea IN Congress
nbLsd, That the following sums be, and the same
re hereby, appropriated out OF any money in the
rsasury not Otherwise appropriated, for the pay
Osnt Of pensions for the year ending the thirteth
E June, one thousand eight hundred and forty
keVen:
For revolutionary pensions under the act Of eigh-
kenth March one thousand eight hundred and eigh-
ten, one hundred and sxty-six thousand dollars;
l For invalid pensions under various acts two hun
red and twenty thousand dollars;
l For pensions to widows and orphans under the
h. Of fourth July, ono thousand eight hundred and
hihy-sx, three hundred and twenty-eight thousand
s hundred dollars; .
For pensions to widows under the act Of seventh
July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight,
nd the acts supplementary thereto, three hundred
aousand dollars;
For pensions to widows under the act Of third
March, thousand eight hundred and forty -three,
sghty thousand dollars;
Por pensions TO widows under the act Of seven
zenith June, one thousand eight hundred and forty
bur, six hundred thousand dollars;
For haf-pay pensions TO widows and orphans,
payable through the Third Auditors Office, four
Thousand five hundred dollars;
For arrearages prior to July second one thousand
,ght hundred and fifteen, payable through the
Third Auditors Office, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
SEC. 2. ind be IL further enacted, That no widow
entitled to pension under existing laws, and claim
Ing pension, whose husband was drawing pen
non at the time Of his decsase, shall be required in
ny such case to furnish any further evidence that
hid husband was entitled to a pension; nor shall
y evidence, in any case be required to entite the
widow to pension, when the evidence is in the ar
chyes OF the government, other than such proof as
would be sufficient to establish the marriage between
the applicant and the deceased pensoner in civil per-
sonal actions in court of justice Provided That
upon revision Of the testimony in the Of the
deceased husband the commissioner be satisfied that
he pension was properly granted.
SEC. 3. find be further enacted That the fourth
section of an act entitled "An act making appropr-
ldons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the
government for the fiscal year ending the thrtieth
day Of June, A. ID. eighteen hundred and forty six,
and for other purposes shall not be so construed as
10 apply W dPpheauons LOT penslons
JOHN w. DAVIS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
G. M. DALLAS
Vic, President ofhe United States
and President Of the Senate.
APPROVED, May Z, 1916,
JAMES X. POLK.
AN ACT to supply deficiencies in the appropria-
tons for certain objects made for the service of
the fiscal year ending the thirtieth Of June, egh-
teen hundred and forty-six.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Represent
aires Of the United States Of america in Congress
assembled, That the following sums be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated to supply deficiencies in
the appropriations for various objects made for the
service Of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of
June, eighteen hundred and forty six, namely:
For the contingent expenses Of the Senate, being
for printing and lithographing ordered during the
twenty-eighth Congress, seventy-seven thousand
five hundred dollars -. - ...... ..... .
For the contingent expenses of the Senate, being
for printing and ithographing, ordered by the SEN
ate during the first session of the twenty ninth Con-
gress, ffiy-one thousand dollars. ... ....
For the contingent expenses of the House of Rep
| resentaives, seventy thousand dollars rI. NJ.
TO enable the clerk Of the House of Represent
adves Of the United States to comply with former
orders of the House directing him to supply the
members with certain books, to wit: 80. ..
For two hundred and twenty-six copies of the
fourteenth volume of the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, six hundred and seventy-eight dollars:
Propided, That this appropriation, or any legsla-
ton heretofore had in relation to said work, shall
not be deemed to authorize any further subscription
70 said work. or the purchasing any further volumes
thereof - - ...f.
For seventy-s copies of the fourteenth volume
Of the Register of Debates, hundred and sixty
dollars. ,.a.,... ......
For one hundred and fifty eight copies of "Con-
tested Elections" seven hundred and ninety dol
lars. r.a. s.a... ... ....
For two hundred and nineteen copies Of the
fourth and fifth volumes of the Documentary His
tory seven thousand forty-three dollars aud ninety
one cents Provided, That this appropriation,
or any legislation heretofore had in relation to
said work, shall not be deemed to authorize any
further subscription to said work. the purchasing
any further volumes thereof beyond the number au-
thorlzed and required by existing contracts with the
publishers. wa aI# ...t w..
For contingent expenses in the Office of the First
Auditor, three hundred dollars. l.
For contingent expenses in the Office of Fourth
Auditor, five hundred dollars. ..... ..,a..
For contingent expenses Of the office of the Sec
reary Of the Treasury, for publishing notices as
required by acts Of the twelfth of October eighteen
hundred and thirty,seven, and the seventeenth OF
June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, one thou
sand dollars. ...
For compensation to the superintendent of the
Post Office building for the year ending the thirtieth
Of June, eighteen hundred and forty-hve, two hun
bred and fifty dollars.
For additional salaries Of the district judges of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, from the third
Of March, eighteen hundred and forty-6ve, two
thousand three hundred and ninetyfour dollars and
nlnety-seven cents.
For defraying the expenses Of the Supreme, CIR
en and district courts Of the United States, incud
ing the District Of Columbia; also for jurors and
witnesses, in aid offunds arising from fines, penal
ties, and foreitures; and likewise for defrayng the
expenses Of suits in which the United States are
concerned, and for prosecutions for offences COM
nitted against the United States, and for the safe
Keeping of prisoners, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. ...
For expenses incurred, and to be incurred for the
support, clothing and medical treatment Of the in
sane paupers Of the District Of Columbia, one thou
sand three hundred and twenty-five dollars and sew
enty-nine cents.
For reimbursement Of the Philadelphia board o.
Underwriters, for expenses paid and to be paid by
them in maintaining the light on the Delaware break