An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers explained

Longtitle:An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers
Enacted By:28th
Introducedin:Senate
Vetoedpresident:John Tyler
Vetoeddate:February 20, 1845
Overriddenbody1:Senate
Overriddendate1:March 3, 1845
Overriddenvote1:41-1
Overriddenbody2:House of Representatives
Overriddendate2:March 3, 1845
Overriddenvote2:127-30

An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers, ch. 78,, 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Senate Library. Harness. Gregory. February 1992. John Tyler. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. dead. Washington, D.C.. The U.S. Government Printing Office. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20200323100541/https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/presvetoes17891988.pdf. March 23, 2020. PDF. 11 May 2018.
  2. Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Second Session of the Twenty-eighth Congress of the United States. authority. 1844. pp. 114.