New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-18
Approved February 20. 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 10 I

! An act making appropriations for the pay
ment of invalid aud 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 assembl 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 for 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-eipbt.
July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred
and fOrty-eight; February third, eighteen
hundred and tifty-three; June third, eight
cen hundred and fifty-eight; July four
teenth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-twO; June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and sixJy-fuur; June sixth and july
twenty-ifth, 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, |
aud 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 /
70 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 torty-eight; July fourteenth and seven
tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-twO:
June thlrtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
four; June sixth and July twentv-ffth !
eighteen hundred and sixtv-six: March
second, eighteen hundred and sixtv-seven:
July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
5lxty eight; June seventeenth, and july
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and all other tensions provided bv
aw, four hundred and eighty thousand
iollarsj provided, that the appropriation
ltoresaid for navy pensions, and the other
expenditures under that head, shall be paid
rom the income OF the navy pension fund,
% far as the same may be sufficient tor
hat purpose.
Approved February 20. 1872.