Chapter 4. making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one

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CHAP. 4.— An Act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one.Jan. 13, 1880. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Pensions, 1881,Appropriations. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not59 60 FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 4, 5, 8. 1880. otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, and for other purposes:

Army pensions.For pensions for Army invalids, widows, minors, and dependent relatives, survivors of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, and widows of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, thirty-one million four *Proviso.*hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the amount expended for each of the above items shall be accounted for separately. Pension agents.For pay and allowances for salary, fees for preparing vouchers, rent, fuel, light, and postage on official matter directed to the departments and bureaus at Washington, two hundred and fifty-three thousand dollars.

Navy pensions.*Proviso.*For Navy pensions to invalids, widows, minors, and dependent relatives, five hundred and seventy-five thousand dollar’s: *Provided,* That the appropriations aforesaid for Navy pensions shall be paid from the income of the Navy pension fund, so far as the same may be sufficient Accounts.*Proviso.*for that purpose: *And provided further,* That the amount expended for each of the above items shall be accounted for separately. Fees of examining-surgeons.*Proviso.*Rate of fees.For fees of examining-surgeons, as provided by the several acts of Congress, one hundred and one thousand dollars: *Provided,* That a fee of one dollar, and no more, shall be paid to the examining-surgeon for each examination of a pensioner, as provided by law, except when the examination is made by a board of surgeons, in which case the fees now allowed by law shall be paid.

Approved, January 13, 1880.