A stated allowance out o the public treasury granted by government to an individual , or to his representatives, for his valuable services to the country, or in compensation for loss or damage sustained by him in the public service . Price v. Society for Savings, 64 Conn. 362, 30 Atl. 139, 42 Am. St. Rep. 198; Manning v. Spry, 121 Iowa, 191, 96 N. W. 873; Frisbie v. U. S
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