The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-03

the PENSIONS allowed to thru by government. W are
requested s ,ly that the officers or the Bank Of Virginia
LYnch'trc viii attend to collection Of PENSIONS
gratis, for those Who may he entitled to them
(CIRCULAR)
1aEAsURY DEPARTMENT,
Second compiroiiers OBiee, December 3. 1926
SIR, The embarrassments which arse ia the
accounting Offices OF this Department IN audi
ing aud revising the pension accounts, oNilg TO
the great irregulariiy and diversity IN the forms
Of the vouchers rendered by many of the Agents,
and the great aud otherwise unnecessary CON
sumption Of time required for their thorough
examination. render il necessary that a revised
set Of forms and Instructions should be sem TO
the Agents for their government that such
forms should IN all cases, be rigidy aud HferR-
IN adhered TO, aud thai the order of the several
documents composing the perfect voucher
should be uniform 10 facilitate their snpesfiga.
ton.
But aware o, the difficulty of elTectng an i'm
mediate change. however desirable III vouchers
~ he rendered from every pan of the United
States, 1t is not intended that regid adherence
10 the Subjoined forms shall he exactcd until The
payments which will become due Oh tl,s 9TH Sep.
tember, 1927. stall he made. This will afford
the Agents an opportunity of circulating the in
formation and the forms among all the Pension.
ers previous 10 that time leaving them no rem
sonablc excuse fol any departure thrrctrom
After thai date, dH roucheTs not made out in
strict coHformitgt 10 These Instructions uiH be re.
jtcied IN This Department.
THE following order viii be observed in the Sc
veral documents composing the voucher. VIZ:
When application is made Tor the payment Of
pension, the FIRST thing that seems necessary
Is that the ldenfity Of the person. in whose be-
halfthe pension is claimed should be establish
IA 10 IA.
Joined form, marked A.
Where a Pensoncr has neglected for one
year, or more to claim his pension, additional
proof of his identity will be required as per reg
ulaiion of the Wan De- artmeni of the 18th lune
1874. This additional nrooi will be furnished
agreeahIy 10 the subioined form marked Dor
where the PensOnrr is. personally known TO the !
Agent, orc n establish his identity IN the county
where the Agent resides, by IA witness or wines.
ses, known 10 him to he reputable, this proof will
be deemed sufficient, provided II is certified I'm.
der the proper signature Of the Agcnt.-ln this i
case the voucher must be- made out agr.eably TO
the bjoncd form, marked b 2nd.
When an Attorney shn make application tor |
pension. he must deposle with You Il power of
attorney in his favour, duly acknowledged and
dated on, OF subsequent to the day on which the /
pension claimed became due; and also his own
aihdaVu that said power was not given him by |
reason of any SHE transfer or mortgage of said |
pension. The. q must b made OUT in |
strict conformity 10 the subjoined form marked
{.
When an Executor or Administrator sha | 40
ply for the pension due TO deceased person he |
must dcposite with you a certificate ofthe Clerk |
ofthc Court Judge of T. ohate Register orN lis
Ordinary or surrogate, Gas the case may be, } |
stating that nc is duly authorized H. act in that
"a an tho rel al tia. ,lag,agaI
er and must surrender the orig inal pension Ger.
lihcate, as evidence that the person on whose
estate he administered, was the identical person
entitled In the pension claimed. oIproduce other
substantial evidence OF such identity in case
snch certificate cannot be obtained foi surrend.
~, in which case the Executor or Admnstra.
tor must depositr with you his oath or afTirma-
ton tba' due search and inquiry have beeu made /
for said certificate. and that il cannot be found
lie must also deposte with you satisfactory cvt-
dencf the day said Prnsioner died on which !
day, II will occur 10 you, the pension ceases.
When Guardian shall apply for pension,
he must, in addition 10 the evidence of the Pen
sioner's identity, drposte with yon certificate
from the proper authority, thai he is at that time
aCtlng in thai capacity aud also satisfactory ev-
ldence that his wa was living al the date the |
pension claimed, became due.
BY an act Of Congress of the Bird March 1919. |
il IS required that examination should he |
had biennialis, of all Invalid Pensioners of the |
u0ited States. except where the pension shall |
nave been originally granted for total dsabili |
", IN consequence OF the loss Of limb, or other |
cause which cannot either in whole or in par be !
removed executing, also, those Invalid Pen
sionerS of thr Revolution who have siuce the |
passage ofthe law of the 18th March, 1918, a |
vailed themselves OF the prov isioas of that act. !
u q. 4, L.,
by two Surgeons PLY sicians. (whose credibili-
" in such shall be cert fed by the Magistrate
before whom their affidavit is made,) who shall
certify under oath the continuance Of the disabl-
lity tor which the pension WAS originally grant
ed describing ~ and the rate of slI, disability
Al the time of making the affidavit This certh
cate must be made out in accol dance with the
suboned form, marked ID. These ctrtfi ateS
were directed nv law to cempany the appI ea-
/ ton for the pa, mrnt which fell due on the 18th
| of September, 1919 aud al tbe end Of every two
| vear> thereafter according 10 which, the exam
| inaton is required to be had previous o the
! payment which falls due on ia 9TH September
| IN every year having an odd number, VIZ in
| 1897 % 81. &c No examination will be re-
! qured al any other time, except the one pfelimi
| nary tna Pensioners beng placed nn the roll
when this Shall take place more than SIN mouths
! antecpden To tie time for the regua ar cxamina-
| ton. ms directed nv law. he must be again exam
med At the regular period; but ii less than SIX
months shall plapSe from the time penSloner IS
placed the roll, 10 the time fixed as above for
the regular examination. the Surgeons ccrtf-
cate in such case may he dispense with II is
| however to be understood, that in no case can
the Surgeons certificate he considered ms au-
thority for raising a pension: op where II has
been reduced for 'rs oring the origina sum.
] For all payments made by Won duplicate re-
ceipts must he taken. (agrceahy to Suhioined
form, marked E) one Of each you will forward
with Won, quarterly accounts to the Thnd Au-
! ditor of the Treasury and IN all cases where a
person makes mark from inability TO write his
name there must he a witness thereto, other
wise such receipt will not be admitted at the 1reg
sury,
Your quarterly accounts will embrace the sew