New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-14
GENERAL NArURE-No. g.

AN All making appropriations for the
payment OF invalid and other pensions of
the United States for the wear ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-two.
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 here
by. appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated. for
the payment OF pensions for the year ending
The thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and
seTentytwo:
For army invalid pensions, and for fur
ni,hlng artificial limbs or apparatus for re-
section, or communication therefor, as pre-
vided by acts of April twenty-fOur eighteen
hundred and sixteen: May thirteen. eighteen
hundred and tortv-six: July fourteen,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two: June six,
eighteen hundred and siXty-sN: July
twenty-scven, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight: and July eleven. eighteen hundred
and seventy nine million five hundred and
nifty thousand dollars.
For revolutionary pensions, and pensions
OF widows. children. mothers. fathers.
brothers and sisters OF soldiers, as provided
by acts OF March eighteen. eighteen hun
dred and eighteen; May fifteen, eighteen
hundred and twenty-eight; June seven.
eighteen hundred and thirty-two: July tour.
eighteen hundred and thirty-siN; July seven.
eighteen hundred and thirty-eight; March
three, eighteen hundred and forty three:
June seventeen, eighteen hundred and
forty four February twenty, eighteen hun
bred and forty February two. July
twenty one. and July twenty nine. eighteen
hundred and forty-cight: February three.
eighteen hundred and tifty-thrce June
three. eighteen hundred and iifty-e ght:
July fourteen and seventeen. eighteen hun
Gred and sixty-two: June thirty. eighteen
hundred and siyty-Iour: july twenty five.
eighteen hundred and siXty-siN; and July
twenty-seven. eighteen hundred and sixty
eight: and for compensation to the pension
agents and expenses of the agencies. and
fees tor preparing vouchers and admins
telIn~ ohths, nineteen million dollars.
For navy invalid pensions. including the
compensation to- pension agents. expenses
of the several agencies, and fees for pre-
pairing vouchers and administering oaths,
and for furnishing artificial limbs OK APP
pa:atus for resectiOn, or Communication
therefor as provided by acts Of April TWEEN
ty-thrce. eighteen hundred: February.
twenty. eighteen hundred 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 hundred and sixty four:
June six and July twenty five, eighteen
hundred and sixty-siN: July twenty seven.
eighteen hundred and sixty-eisht; June
seventeen. June thirty, july eight and July
eleven, eighteen hundred and seventy, one
hundred and fifty thousand 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
bred and sixty-siX; and July twenty seven,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Pro
vided. That the appropriations for navy
pensions be pad out OF the navy pension
fund.
Approved, January 30, 1871.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NATUEE-No. 8.
JOINT RESOLUTION decaratory of the
meaning of the act entitled - An act to
reduce Internal taxes. and for other pur-
poses. approved July fourteen. eighteen
hundred and seventy.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States OF
America il Congress assembled. That all
foreign merchandise which arrived at port
OF the nlted States on or before the thirty
first day OF December, eighteen hundred
v.
to a public store or bonded warehouse. shall
be entitled to the benefits OF the twenty
sixth section OF an act entitled An act to
reduce internal taxes. and tor other pur-
poses,'' approved july fourteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, the same as such mer
chandse would have been entitled to
had it actually been in public store
or bonded warehouse on Or prior
to the tlirty-tirst day Of Deem
Der, eighteen hundred and seventy: Pro
vided. That the owner Of such merchandise
shall. within thirty days from the passage
of this resolution, make application therefor
in writing to the collector OF the port at
which such merchandise arrived.
SEC. ,. And be it further resolved. That
the said ac- is hereby further amended by
inserting the word herein. in the twenty
first section thereof. between the words
otherwise and provided" wherever the
said words occur together in the said section,
and this amendment shall take effect from
and after January first, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one.
Approved January 3d. 1871.