The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-16
L LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT TIE
FirstSession of the Forty-Third Congress

~ lGENERAL NATNRE-No GIL
AN ACT prohibiting the publication of the
REVISED Statutes of the United States in the
newspapers at the expense of the United
States
Belt enacted By the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatioes Of The United States of america in
Congress assembled, That the revised statutes
of the United States and no part thereof shall
be published in the newspapers at the expense
of the United States.
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No.7 GIL
AN ACT making appropriations for the payment of
invalid and other pensions of the United States
for the pear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-dye.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Renre-
sentotsoes Of the United States Of Anserco in Con-
gress assembled, That the folluwing sums be, and
and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any
money IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the payment of pensions for the fiscal wear end
ing the th1rtieth Of June, eighteen hundred and
seventy-fve.
For army pensions to invalids, widows. and de-
pendent relatives revolutionary PENSIONS and pen
sions to soldiers of the war of eighteen hundred
and twelve, and for furnishing artificial limbs or
APPARATUS for resecton, with transportation
mutation therefor; also, for compensation to pen
sion agents, and the expenses of the several agencies
and for fees for preparing vouchers and administer
oaths as provided for by the acts of April twenty
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixteen; July fourth
eighteen hundred and thrty-sx; May thirteenth,
eighteen hundred and forty six; February twenti,
eth, eighteen hundred and forty seven; February
second, eighteen hundred and forty-eight: july
twenty-irst, eighteen hundred and forty Juy
twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-eigbt:
February third. eighteen hundred and ffty-three;
june third, eighteen hundred and ftty-eigRt; july
iGiurteentn and seventeenth. eighteen hundred and
sixty-two; June thrtIeth, eighteen hundred and
sxty-four; June sixth and July twenty-ffth, eight
cent hundred and sixty-six; July twenty-seventh,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eght; June seventeenth
and July eighth and eleventh, eighteen hundred
and seventy; February fourteenth and june eighth
eighteen hundred and seventy one; Februarv twen,
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two and Marcb
third, eighteen hundred and seventy three; and ali
other pensions provided by law, <wenty million
tive hundred thousand dollars.
For navy pensions to invalids. widows, and de-
pendent relatives, and pensions to sailors of the war
Oh hundred and twelve and for furnishing
artlnciai limbs or apparatus for resection with
transportation or Communication therefor; compensai
ZION &c 10 pension agents, expenses OF agencies, and
lees Ior preparing vouchers and administering oaths
as provided by the acts of April twenty-thrd eight
cen hundred; February twentieth, eighteen Hundred
and forty-seven; August eleventh, eighteen hun
dred md forty-eight; July fourteenth and seven
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty two; June thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty four; June sixth
and July twenty-hfth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
SIX; March second, eighteen hundred aud sixty-
seven; July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
sXty-eight; june seventeenth and July eighth and
eleventh, eighteen hundred and SEVENTH: lime
eighth eighteen hundred and seventy-one February
twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two; and
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-tbree:
ana all other pensions provided by law. four hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars: Provided, That
the aforesaid for navy and
paid from the income of the navy pension-fund. So
Tar as the same may be sufficient for that nurnose.
Proosded further That the fees for preparing youch
e[s ana administering oaths, which are now by law
Ihlrty cents In each case, shall hereafter be twenty
i've cents tor the same and no more '
Approved, June 20, 1874.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 68.l
AN ACT to fix the time for the election of Renro
sentatiyes in the Forty-fourth Congress from the
State of Mississippi. -'0n' 'n0
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Penre-
sentdtices Of the United States of An,er;en in Eo
gress assembled, That the election for Representa-
yves In the Fory-tourth Congress- from the state of
after the first Monday in November, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-fve, anything in the constitution
ing.
Approved, June 20, 1874