New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-12
pproved February 20, 1872.
[GENERAL NAruRE-No. I3.l

| 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
siOns. and pensions to soldiers of the war
OF eighteen hundred and twelve, and for
furnishing artificial limbs or apparatus for
resectiOn, with transportation or eommuta-
ton therefor; also, for compensation to pen
sion agents, and the expenses of the several
agencies, andf 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 fOrty-eight; July twenty
first, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.
July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred
and fOrty-eight; February third eighteen
hundred and ifty-three; June third, eight
cen hundred and ffty-eight; July four
teenth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-twO; June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-fUur June sixth and July
tWenty-hfth, 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 ali 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 transDorta-
ton or communication therefor compensation
to pension agents, expenses of agencies, and
tees tor preparing vouchers and administer
ing Oaths as provided by the acts of ApriI
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 sixtv-twO;
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixtv.
four; June sixth and July twenty-fftR.
eighteen hundred and sixty-six; March
second, eighteen hundred and sixtv-seven:
July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty -eight; June seventeenth and Julv
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and all other pensions 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.
so far as the same may be sufficient for
that purpose. -
Approved February 90, 1872