The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-09-08
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED At THE SECOND SESSION
OF TUE
FoRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
[Publio-No. 100 ]


AN ACT making appropriations for the pay
EA mont mi Of invalid and other pensions Of the
ITnjted States for the year ending Juhe thlr'
~. .irhlcc u hundred aud -cveniy-one.
Be It enacted Jy the iS.natc and Hoasc
Of SfRepreseatatices Of tie Uiutrd Stoies q
1mcrica in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by appropriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the payment Of pensions for the year end
ing the thirtieth Of Junc, eighteen bun
dred aud seyenty,ono.
For army invalid pensions, as provided
BY acts OF April twenty-four, eighteen
hundred and sixteen, May thirteen,
eighteen huudrod and forty-siS. July four
teen, eighteen hundred uut siSty.twe,
June six, eighteen hundred and siSty.six,
and July twenty seven, eighteen hundred
and sixty-cight, nine million eight hun
dred aud tbirty-scvcn thousands five hun
dred dollars.
For revolutionary pensions; and pen
sions Of widows, children, and mothers,
fathers, brothers, and sisters Of soldiers, as
provided by acts of March eighteen, eigh.
teen hundred aud eighteen, May fifteen,
eighteen iuudrcd and twenty eight, June
seven, eighteen hundred and thirty. two,
July four, eighteen hundred and thirty-slX,
July seven, eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, March third, eighteen hundred and
foTty-three, February twenty. eighteen
hundred and Gorty-soven, February two,
July twenty-ono and July twenty-niuc,
eighteen hundred and forty.eight, Febru-
sgy three, eighteen hundred and City,
three, June three. eighteen hundred and
ffty-cight, July fourteen and seventeen,
eighteen hundred and sixty-,wo, June
dirty, eighteen hundred and sizty-four,
July twenty FIVE, eighteen hundred and
sixty.six, and July twenty seven, eighteen
hundred and sixty.eight, and for eompea-
sation to tho pension agents aud expenses
Of the agencies, nineteen million six hun.
dred and eighty thousand FIVE hundred and
sixty.two dollars.
For navy invalid pensions, as provided
by acts Of April twen,y-threc, eighteen
hundred, February twenty, eighteen hun
dred aud forty,seyen, August eleven, eigh7
teen huHdsGd and torty-eight, April tiyo-
eighteen hanlFed and fifty. six, July four;
tfen and eF6atcen ghtoen bundled and
sixty-tWo. JUNO stliIstyy, cleliteen h1a4ts.d
aud sixty.foar, JuAo six, and July twenty
fsc, eighteen hundred and sixty:six, and
July twcnty.seyen, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight, and compensation to pension
agents aud expenses of the agcac;es, one
hundred aud lorty-scyen thousand four
hundred and sixty.three dollars.
For navy pensions OF widows, children,
mothers, fathers, brothers, and sistars Of
sailors and marines, as provided by ac's Of
August eleven, eighteen hundred and for
weight, July fourteen, eighteen hundred
and sixty.two. July twenty-five, eighteen
hundred and sixty.six, and July twenty
seven, eighteen hundred and sizty-cight,
three hundred and thirty-fGur thousand
four hundred and seventy.fvc dollars:--
PrOat,lcd, That the navy pensions shall
DO puid from the navy pension fund, aud
hereafter it shall be the duty of the Sccrc-
tary of the Navy annually to submit to
Congress estimates of the claims and de-
mands chargeabie upon and payable ont
Of the naval pension fund; and no pay
mcnts shall be made therefrom except up.
on appropriations made by Congress: And
proyided further, That an amount safic-
ieut to pay the expenses of offuruishiug arti.
fcial limbs for soldiers aud sailors, proyid-
cd for by the act approved June seven
teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
may be paid out Of tue appropriations
made by this act
Annrovpd .Iplv IL 1870.