An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers
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| Long title | An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers |
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| Enacted by | the 28th United States Congress |
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| Statutes at Large | 5 Stat. 795 |
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An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers, ch. 78, 5 Stat. 795, is an Act of Congress from March 3, 1845, which became the first bill passed after Congress overrode a presidential veto.[1]
The Act stated: "no revenue cutter or revenue steamer shall hereafter be built (excepting such as are now in the course of building and equipment) nor purchased, unless an appropriation be first made, by law, therefor."[2]
References
- ^ Senate Library; Harness, Gregory (February 1992). "John Tyler". Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Second Session of the Twenty-eighth Congress of the United States. authority. 1844. pp. 114.