New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-11
O. FICI A L.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed mt the Second Session of the Forty.
First Congress.
[PUBLIC-NO. 1901

AN ACT making appropriations for the pay
ment of invalid and other pensions OF the
United States for the year ending June
thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be. and the same are hereby,
appropriated. out of any money i'll the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
payment of pensions for the year ending
the thirtieth of June. eighteen hundred and
seventy-one.
For army invalid pensions. as provided
by acts of April twenty -four. eighteen hun
dred and sixteen, May thirteen, eighteen
hundred and forty-six. July fourteen. eight
cen hundred and sixty-two, june SIX,
eighteen hundred and sixty-siN. and July
twenty-seven. eighteen hundred and sixty
eight. nine millions eight hundred and
thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For revolutionary pensions. and pen
sions of widows, children. and moth
ers. fathers, brothers. and sisters of
soldiers. as provided by acts OF
March eighteen. eighteen hundred and
eighteen. May fifteen, eighteen hundred and
twenty-eight. June seven, eighteen hundred
and thirty-twO July four, eighteen hundred
and thirty-six. July seven, eighteen hundred
and thirty eight, March third. eighteen
hundred and forty-three, February twenty.
eighteen hundred and fOrty-seven, February
two. july twenty-One and July twenty-nine
eighteen hundred and fOrty-eight, February
three, eighteen hundred and tifty-three
June three, eighteen hundred and fifty
eight. July fourteen and seventeen, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two June thirty, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fOur, July twenty-five,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and July
twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight. and for compensation to the pension
agents and expenses OF the agencies, nine
teen million six hundred and eighty thous-
and five hundred and siXty-twO dollars.
For navy invalid pensions, as provided
by acts of April twenty-three, eighteen
hundred, February twenty, eighteen hun
bred and forty-seven, August eleven.
eighteen hundred and fOrty-eight, April
five, eighteen hundred and tifty-six. July
fourteen and seventeen eighteen hundred
and sixty-two. June thirty, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-four, June six and July
twenty-five. eighteen hundred and sixty.six
and july twenty-seven, eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight, and compensation to pen
one hundred and fOrty-seven thousand four
hundred and sixty-three dollars.
For navy pensions of widows, children
mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters OF
sailors and Marines as provided by acts OF
AUGUST eleven. eighteen hundred and forty
eight: July fourteen, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two: July twenty-five, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-six, and July twenty-scven,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, three
hundred and thirty four thousand four hun
dred and seventy-fve dollars Provided,
That the navy pensions shall be paid from
the navy pension fund.- and hereafter 1t
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Navy annually to submit to Congress esti-
mates of the claims and demands charge
able upon and payable out of the naval pen
sion fund: and no payments shall be made
therefrom except upon appropriations made
by Congress And provided, further That
furnishing artificial limbs for soldiers and
sailors provided for by the act approved
June seventeenth eighteen hundred and
seventy, may be paid out of the appropri-
ations made by this act.
Approved. July IL, 1870.