New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-09
,roved 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
siOns. and pensions to soldiers of the war
of eighteen hundred aud twelve, and for
furnishing artificial limbs or apparatus for
resecti0n, with transportation or commute
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 fOFty-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 tfty-three; June third, eight
cen hundred and ffty-eight; July four
teenth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two; June thirtieth, eighteen hun
bred and sixGy-frur; June sixth and July
| twenty-ffth, eighteen hundred and sixty
six; July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundHed
! and sixty-eight; June seventeenth and JWy
| 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 apd
twelve, and for furnishing artificial limbs
! or apparatus for resectiUn, 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,s 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 ana sixty
| four; June sixth and July twenty fifth
i eighteen hundred and sixty-six;. March
| second, eighteen hundred and sixty seven
/ July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight; June seventeenth, and July
eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and all other tensions provided by
law, four hundred and eighty thousand
dollars; provided. that the appropriation
aforesaid for navy pensions, and the Other
| expenditures under that head, shall be paiC
from the income of the navy pension fund
so far as the same may be sufficient, to-
that purpose.
4 Approved February 20. 1872.