Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-25
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session of the FOrty-Sc.
Ond Congress.
IpUBLTsuED BY AUTHORITY. J
GENERAL NATURE-No.97

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An ACT making appropriations to sup
ply Deficiencies in the appropriations Tor
the service of the year ending June thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
and for additional appropriations for the
service ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-One, and for other
purposes.
BE it enacted BIZ tie Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States OF
Anlerica IN Congress assembled, That in
order to carry into effect the provisions OF
an act entitled, "An act granting pensions
to soldiers and sailors of the war OF elgh-
teen hundred and twelve, and the widows
of deceased soldiers approved February
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, there be, and is hereby, appropriated,
out of any money in the treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated, for the payment, du-
ring the remainder of the present fiscal
wear, of two clerks of class three, four
clerks of class two, nineteen clerks OF
class one. and two assistant messengers in
the Pension Office, to be appointed by the
Secretary Of the Interior, eight thousand
two hundred and sixty dollars; for Office
rent. furniture, and contingent expenses
of such office for the same period, six thou
sand five hundred dollars; and for the pay
ment. during the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two. of four clerks of class three, eight
clerks of class two, forty-Pight clerks OF
class one. and three assistant messengers
in said office, to be appointed by the Sec
retarV of the Interior. SeVenty-SeVen tnOu-
sand three hundred and sixty dollars and
for office rent, furniture, stationary, and
contingent expenses of said office during
said wear, seven thousand dollars: PTOUl-
ded. That nothing of any other act con-
tanned shall be construed to alter or amend
an act entitled, AN act to define the du-
ties of pension agents and prescribe the
manner of paving pensions, and for other
PURPOSES, y approved July eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy; but the provisions
of said act are hereby declared to be III
full force and effect, and applicable to the
prosecution of claims to pension, and to
the pavment of pensions which may be
allowed under any or all the various acts
of Congress granting the same; and that
so much of the appropriation provided IN
the act making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses of the government for the
wear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-twO, approved March
three, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
''to be expended in the detection and pros
ecution of crimes against the united
States, as may, in the judgement OF the
Attorney General, be necessary, may De
That all books, records, papers, and doc
uments relative to transactions OF or with
the late so-called government OF the con-
federate States, OF the government OF any
State lately in Instruction, now IN the
Dossession. or which at any time may come
into the possession of the government OF
the United States, or Of any department.
thereof, may be resoTted to for lnforma.
tion-by the board of commissioners OF
claims created by act approved March
three. eighteen hundred and seventy-One !;
and COPIES thereof duly certified by the
office having custody of the same, shall be
treated with like force and effect as the
original.
For the rebuilding of the Catholic orphan
ASYLUM at Charleston, South Carolina,
twelve thousand dollars, in consideration
of the services rendered by the sisters of
Our Lady of Mercy, of Charleston, South
Carolina. to the sick and wounded Union
officers and soldiers, while said city was
under bombardment during the war.
SEC. 9. That there is hereby approprla-
ted to pay the salary for the remainder OF
the present and for the next fiscal year, OF
the Assistant Attorney General, author
lied to be appointed by the act of the last
session of Congress, six thousand five hun
dred and twenty-five dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
SEC. 5. The following stated sums are
hereby appropriated for the purposes here
matter expressed, VIZ:
To supply a deficiency in the appropria-
ton for contingent expenses of the House louise
of REPRESENTATIVES for the present fiscal
wear. the same to be added to the appropri-
alton "for miscellaneous items, " five thou
sand dollars .r-.
To supply deficiency in the appropria--
tiOnS for the service of the Independent
Treasury, for the fiscal year, as follows:
For clerks and messengers in the office
of the assistant treasurer at Baltimore, SIX
thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the office
of the depositary OF Cincinnati, hive thou-
sand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the Office
of the depositary at Chicago, one thousand
one hundred dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the ONCE
of the depositary at louisville, eight nun
dred dollars.
For salary of the assistant treasurer at
New Orleans, to make his compensation