United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/28th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 14
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Chap. XIV.—An Act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six.
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 hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the payment of pensions for the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six:
Revolutionary pensions.
1818, ch. 19.For revolutionary pensions under the act of eighteenth March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, one hundred and eighty-six thousand two hundred dollars;
Invalid pensions.For invalid pensions under various laws, one hundred and eighty-four thousand eight hundred dollars;
Pensions to widows and orphans.
1836, ch. 362.For pensions to widows and orphans under the act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two hundred and twenty thousand five hundred dollars;
1838, ch. 189.
1842, ch. 191.For pensions to widows under the act of seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight and the supplementary act of twenty-third August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars;
1843, ch. 102.For pensions to widows under the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-three, eighty thousand dollars;
1844, ch. 102.For pensions to widows under the act of seventeenth June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, one million and ninety-six thousand dollars―a part of which sum may be applied to the payment of pensions allowed under said act in the year ending on the thirtieth June eighteen hundred and forty-five;
For half pay pensions to widows and orphans, payable through the Auditor’s office, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Arrearages.
1817, ch. 60.
1820, ch.nbsp;53.
Deficiencies for year ending 30th June 1845.For arrearages provided for by acts of third March, eighteen hundred and seventeen, and second [first] May, eighteen hundred and twenty, payable through the accounting offices, one thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations made for the payment of pensions during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-five, under the following heads, viz:
1836, ch. 362.For pensions under the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, seventy-six thousand dollars;
1838, ch. 189.
1842, ch. 191.For widows’ pensions under acts of July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and August twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-two, two hundred thousand dollars;
1843, ch. 102.For widows’ pensions under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, twenty-nine thousand dollars.
Approved, February 20, 1845.