New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-21
Approved February 20. 1872.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 1871

| 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
three.
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 end
ing the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred
and seventy three, viz:
For army pensions to invalids widows,
and dependent relatives, revolutionary pen
slOns. and pensions to soldiers of the war
OF eighteen hundred and twelve and for
furnishing artificial limbs or apparatus for
resectiOn, with transportation or cOmmuta-
ton therefor; also, for compensation to pen
sion agents, and the expenses of the several
agencies and fees for preparing vouchers
and administering Oaths, as provided for
by the acts of April twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixteen; July fourth, eighteen
hundred and thirty-six; May thirteenth,
eighteen hundred and forty-six; February
twentieth, eighteen hundred and forty
seven; February second, eighteen hun
dred and f0rty-eight; July twenty
first, eighteen hundred and forty-eight,
July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred
and forty-eight; February third. eighteen
hundred and hfty-three; June third, eight
cen hundred and ifty-eight; July four
teenth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and slxty-twO; June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-fUur; June sixth and July
twenty-ffth, eighteen hundred and sixty
six; July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred
and siXty-eight; June seventeenth and july
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy; and February fourteenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-One; and all other
pensions provided by law, thirty million
dollars.
For navy pensions to invalids, widows,
and dependent relatives, and pensions to
sailors of the war of eighteen hundred and
twelve, and for furnishing artificial limbs
or apparatus for resectiOn, with Transports
ton or communication therefor, compensation
to pension agents, expenses of agencies, and
fees for preparing vouchers and administer ,
ing Oaths as provided by the acts of April |
tWenty-third, eighteen hundred: February
twentieth, eighteen hundred aud forty |
seven; August eleventh, eighteen hundred |
and fOrty-eight; July fourteenth and seven |
teenth. eighteen hundred and sixty-two;
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty |
four; June sixth and July tWenty-fftb, |
eighteen hundred and sixty-six; March |
second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven;
July tWenty-seYenth, eighteen hundred and |
sixty eight; June seventeenth, and July |
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and |
seventy, and all other tensions provided bv |
law, four hundred and eighty thousand |
dollars; provided, that the appropriation |
aforesaid for navy pensions, and the other |
expenditures under that head, shall be paid |
from the income of the navy pension fund,
80 far as the same may be sufficient for |
that purpose.
Approved February % 1870