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 1082 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 548. 1891. the war of eighteen hundred and twelve and with Mexico, one hundred and thirty-three million one hundred and seventy-three thou- Itovisos. sand and eighty-five dollars; Provided, That the appropriation aforexnvypeumm said for Navy pensions shall be paid from the income of the Navy pension fund, so far as the same, may be sufficient for that purpose: Accounts. And provided further, That the amount expended under each o the above items shall be accounted for separately. And provided further, lumcmmmom That hereafter no pension shall be a lowed or paid to any officer, non j>)•;_ A*'¤Y commissioned officer, or private in the Army, avy, or Marine Corps _of the United States, either on the active or retired list. Provided also, That hereafter no agent or attorney shall demand, receive, or rss rm- ummm, be allowed any compensation under existing law exceeding two dol- °“’··°“""“· lars in any claim for increase of pension on account of the increase of the disability for which the pension has been allowed, or for services rendered in securing the passage of any special act of Congress granting a pension or an increase of pension in any case that has been presented at the Pension Office or is allowable under the general pension laws: And provided further, That any agent, attorney, or other person mw gu- ning instrumental in prosecuting any claim for increase of pension on aem°¤*"°°· count of the increase of isability for which pension was allowed, or who has rendered services in procuring the passage of any special act of Congress granting a pension or an increase of pension in any case that as been presented at the Pension Office or is allowable under the eneral pension laws, who shall directly or indirectly contract fo1·, hemand, receive, or retain any compensation for such services, except as hereinbefore provided shall be deemed gluilit of a misdemeanor, and u on conviction thereof shall, for eac andy every such offense, be Hned) not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisoned, not exceeding two years or both, in the discretion of the court- Rm,gmmm_ Provided, hmvever, That the foregoing provisions in relation to fees of agents or attorne s shall not apply to any case now nding where there is an existing lawful contract express or impliedlc Examining sm- For fees and expenses of examining surgeons for services rendered hve hundred thousand dollars. And each member of each examining board shall, as now authorized by law, receive the sum of two do lars for the examination of each applicant whenever five or a less number shall be examined on any one day, and one dollar for the Promo. examination of each additional applicant on such day: Prorzded, hamiuuom. That if twenty or more applicants appear on one da · no fewer tl1a11 twenty shall, if practicab e, be examined on said dlay, and that if fewer examinations be then made, twenty or more having a >peared then there shall be paid for the first examinations made on die next examination day the fee of one dollar only until twenty examinations shall have been made. Asununimss. For salaries of eighteen agents for the payment of pensions, at four thousand dollars each, seventy-two thousand dollars. ¤|erk_bire. For clerk hire, four hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That the Appel-uoumm. amount of clerk hire for each agency shall be apportioned as nearly as practicable in proportion to the number o pensioners paid at eac agency, and the salaries paid shall be subject to the approval of the ecretary of the Interior. rue:. For fuel, seven hundred and fifty dollars. IUM _ For lights, seven hundred and fifty dollars. smmuy. For stationeiiy and other necessar * ex enses, to be approved by the Secretary o the Interior, thirty-five thousand dollars. asso. _ For rents, eighteen thousand two hundred dollars. {$18;%**,:* ms; SEC: 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized group; and  to arrange the various agencies for the payment of pensions in three groups as he may think proper, and may from time to time change any agency from one group to another as he may deem convenient for the transaction of the public business. The first
 * ’°°"“°°'· within the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, one million