United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/23rd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 142
Chap. CXLII.—An Act making certain allowances, and granting certain arrearages, to the captains and subalterns of the United States corps of marines.
Act of March, 1827, ch. 42, extended to marine corps.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to extend the benefits of the act of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, entitled “An act giving certain compensation to the captains and subalterns of the army of the United States in certain cases,” to the captains and subalterns of the corps of United States marines under similar cases.
Arrearages of pay to be allowed.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be settled by the proper accounting officers of the department, all arrearages of pay and allowances which shall be found due the said captains and subalterns of the United States corps of marines from the period at which the act of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, above referred to, went into operation, up to the passage of this act; and that the same be paid out of any moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, June 30, 1834.