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of State be, and he hereby is, authorized to purchase from RobertGreenhow one thousand five hundred copies of the History of Oregon,California, and the othter Territories on the northwest coast of America ,published by him: Provided, That the said copies be furnished at arate not exceeding two dollars per copy.

Sec. 2. And be it fiurther enacted, That the sum of three thousanddollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase ofsaid books, be, and the same hereby is appropriated, out of any moneysin the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from the said copies, sopurchased, one shall be furnished to the President and one to the VicePresident of the United States ; one to the attorney general, and one toeach of the heads of the departments; one to each of the judges of theSupreme Court of the United States ; one to each member of the pre-sent Congress ; one to the Governor and one to the Secretary of Stateof each State and Territory in the Union; and that twenty copies shallbe deposited in the library of Congress, twenty copies in the office ofthe Secretary of the Senate, and thirty copies in the library of the Houseof Representatives ; and that the Secretary of State be, and he is here-by, authorized to distribute copies of said work to ministers and diplo-matic agents of this government, and of such foreign governments asare in the habit of furnishing to this government works published bythem ; and to universities, colleges and literary institutions now entitledto receive congressional documents printed by order of either House ,allowing one copy to each; and the remaining copies, if any, to bekept by the Secretary of State, in his department, subject to the orderof Congress .

Approved, February 20, 1845.

Chap. XIV. — Jin 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 theUnited States of America in Congress , assembled, That the followingsums be, and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in theTreasury not otherwise appropriated for the payment of pensions forthe year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six:

For revolutionary pensions under the act of eighteenth March, eigh-teen hundred and eighteen, one hundred and eighty-six thousand twohundred dollars;

For invalid pensions under various laws, one hundred and eighty-fourthousand eight hundred dollars;

For pensions to widows and orphans under the act of fourth July,eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two hundred and twenty thousand fivehundred dollars;

For pensions to widows under the act of seventh July, eighteen hun-dred and thirtv-eight and the supplementary act of twenty-third Au-gust, eighteen hundred and forty-two, one hundred and eighty thousanddollars;

For pensions to widows under the act of third March, eighteen hun-dred and forty-three, eighty thousand dollars;

For pensions to widows under the act of seventeenth June, eighteenhundred and forty-four, one million and ninety-six thousand dollars — apart of which sum may be applied to the payment of pensions allowedunder said act in the year ending on the thirtieth June eighteen hun-dred and forty-five;

For half pay pensions to widows and orphans, payable through theAuditor’s office, one thousand five hundred dollars;

Purchase of1500 copies au-thorized.

Approprialion

therefor.

Distribution

thereof.

Statute II.Feb. 20, 1845.

F evolutionarypensions.

1818, ch. 19.

Invalid pen-sions.

Pensions towidows and or-

phans.

1836,

ch.

362.

1838,

ch.

189.

1842,

ch.

191.

1843,

ch.

102.

1844,

ch.

102.