June 26, 1848.
Chap. LXXI. — An Act making Appropriations for the Payment of Revolutionary and other Pensions of
the United States for the Year ending the thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-nine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the following 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 of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
Revolutionary pensions.
1818, ch. 19.
For revolutionary pensions, under the act of the eighteenth of March, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, in addition to an unexpended balance remaining in the
treasury of eighty-three thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven dollars and forty-three cents,
fourteen thousand one hundred and twenty-two dollars and fifty-seven cents.
Invalid pensions.
For invalid pensions, under various acts, two hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For widows and orphans.
1836, ch. 362.
For pensions to widows and orphans, under the act of the fourth of July, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-six, in addition to an unexpended balance remaining in the
treasury of one hundred and fifty-one thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars and thirty-six
cents, thirty-two thousand eight hundred and forty-three dollars and sixty-four cents.
1848, ch. 8.
1844, ch. 102.
For pensions to widows, under the act of the second February, eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, in addition to the unexpended balance of two hundred and sixty-three
thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine dollars and eighty-seven cents remaining in
the treasury of a former appropriation for the payment of pensions, under the act
of seventeenth June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, one hundred and thirty-six thousand two hundred and
seventy dollars and thirteen cents.
For half-pay pensions to widows and orphans.
For half-pay pensions to widows and orphans, payable through the Third Auditor's office,
in addition to an unexpended balance remaining in the treasury of eight thousand seven
hundred and ninety dollars and four cents, nine thousand five hundred dollars.
Arrearages.
For arrearages prior to the first of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
payable through the offices of the Second and Third
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Auditors, in addition to an unexpended balance of three thousand two hundred and one
dollars and forty-five cents, eight hundred dollars.
Proviso in act of 7th May, 1846, ch. 13, repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proviso to the second section of the act entitled "An Act making appropriations
for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the year
ending the thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and for other
purposes," approved May seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same
is hereby, repealed.
Approved, June 26, 1848.
Printed Document, 2 page(s), Public Acts, 30th Cong., 1st sess., George Minot, Statutes at Large 9, 239-40