United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/19th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 2
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Chap. II.—An Act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States.
Appropriations for the military service of the year 1826, &c.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 they are hereby, respectively appropriated towards the military service of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and for the objects following; that is to say:
For pensions to revolutionary pensioners.For the pensions to the revolutionary pensioners of the United States, one million three hundred and fifty-two thousand seven hundred and ninety dollars.
For the invalid and half pay pensioners.For the invalid and half pay pensioners, in addition to an unexpended balance of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For pensions to widows and orphans.
To be paid from the treasury.For pensions to the widows and orphans, twelve thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sums, respectively, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, January 18, 1825.