New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-16
Approved February 20, l872.
[GENERA1 NAruRE-No. Is. /


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, aud the same are here
by appropriated, out of any money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the pay ment of pensions for the year end
ing the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred
and seventy three, viz;
For army pensions to inyalids, widows,
and dependent relatives, revolutionary pen
si0ns, 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-
tiOn therefor; also, for eompensa ton to PEN
sion agents, aud the expenses of the several
agencies, and for fees for preparing vouchers
and administering eaths, 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 hum
dred and forty-eight ]; July twenty
first, eighteen hundred and tOrty-eight,
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
bred and sixty-fcur; June sixth and July
twenty-ffth, eighteen hundred and sixty
six; July twenty th, 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. 81 ssa- s4
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 transporta-
tion 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.huudred and sixty
four; June sixth and July twenty fifth,
eighteen hundred and. sixty-six; March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven;
July twenty seyentf, eighteen hundred and
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 paid
from the income of the navy pension fund,
SO far the same may be sufficient for
Approved February 20, 1872.
IGENERAL NATURE-No. ~
An act to amend an act entitled can aett
provide national currency secured by
pledge of United States bonds and to
provide for tie circulation and redemp-
ten thereof approved June third,
eighteen hundred and sixtyfour.
BE. it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
AIherica. in Congress assembled, That sec
ton thirty-One OF said act be amended by
striking out thesword "Leavenworthn when
it occurs in SAID section.
Approved March !, 1872
LGENERAL NATURE-No. l6,l
An act to set apart q certain tract Of land
lying near the head waters of the yellow
ssfone river as a public park.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States of
America ia Congress assembled, That the
tract Of land in the Territories Of Montana
Z and Wyoming, lying near the head-wateTs
of the Yellowstone river, and described as
follows, to wit. ConlmeRcing at the junction
of Gardine~l river with the Yellowstone
river, and unning east to the meridian
passing ten miles to the eastward of the
most eastern, point Of the Yellowstone lake,
thence. south along said meridian to
the parr lei Of latitude passing ten miles
south If the most southern point
Of Yellowstone lake; thence west along
said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen