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 112 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 184, 188. 1878. June 11, 1878. CHAP. 184.-An act designating the times for the election of Representatives to the ——-—————— Forty-sixth and succeeding Congresses from the State of Colorado. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _C<>l¤rad<>, elec- States of America in Congress assembled, That the election of a Represent- 2$:8°fu'°P'°““*“‘ ative to the Forty-sixth Congress from the State of Colorado shall be ' held upon the day fixed by the constitution of said State for the election of its governor and other State officers in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight ; and Representatives from said State to all succeeding Congresses shall be elected upon the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November as now provided in section twenty-tive of the Revised Statutes of the United States; and all laws in conflict with this law are hereby repealed. Approved, June 11, 1878. June 14, 1878. CHAP. 188.-An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other —··~t··—··——· pensions of the United States for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred 8.Dd SOVGIlby-l11I1B. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United A1>P¤>D¤i¤*i¤¤¤· 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 iiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes: Army p¤¤¤i<>¤¤· For pensions for Army invalids, thirteen million one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; for widows, minors, and dependent relatives, twelve million eight hundred and thirty thousand dollars; for survivors of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, eight hundred thousand dollars; and for widows of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, two hundred and eighty thousand dollars; and for fees of examining-sun geons, fifty thousand dollars, as provided by the several acts of Congress: S¤rg¤<>¤’¤ fw Provided, That a fee of one dollar and no more shall be paid to examining surgeon for each examination of 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. Navy pensions. For Navy pensions to invalids, two hundred and ten thousand dollars; and for widows and dependent relatives, three hundred and thirty-four ‘ thousand six hundred dollars; for fees of examining-surgeons, one Proviso. thousand dollars, as provided by the several acts of Congress: Provided, That the appropriations aforesaid for Navy pensions, and other expenditures under that head, shall be paid from the income of the Navy pension-fund, so far as the same may be sufficient for that purpose. War of1812. For pensions payable under the act of March ninth, eighteen hun- 1878,<>l¤·28, dred and seventy-eight, namely, for survivors of the war of eighteen A"’°·I’· 27· hundred and twelve, five hundred and thirty-two thousand dollars; for widows of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, nine hundred and Proviso. sixty-seven thousand nine hundred and seventy-four dollars: Provided, That so much of this sum as may be necessary shall be immediately available. Pension agents. That from and after July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, Salary, fees, and agents lor the payment of pensions shall, in lieu of the percentage, tees, °XP°"“°“· pay, and allowances now provided by law, be allowed and paid the following compensation for their services, postage upon vouchers and checks sent to pensioners, and all the expenses of their offices: First. A salary at the rate of four thousand dollars per annum. Second. Fifteen dollars for each one hundred vouchers or at that rate for a traction of one hundred prepared and paid by any agent in excess of four thousand vouchers per annum. Third. Actual and necessary expenses for rent, fuel, and lights, and for postage on official matter directed to the departments and bureaus at Washington, to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. And