Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-13
The Agent tor paying U. S. Pensioners, at -

PENSIONERS UN DER THE WAR DEPARTMENT
The following order will be observed i'm the several do
cuments composing the voucher, viz:
lst When application is made for the payment of a
Pehson the first thing that necessary is that the
OF the person whose behalf the pension claim.
ed should be established This must be done sgreeaby
to the subjoined form, marked A.
Zd' Where pensioner has neglected for one year. or
more 10 claim his pension additional proof of his identity
VIII DE requred this additional proof will be furnished
agreeably to the suboined form, marked b.
81 "hen an Attorney shall make application for pen
SON. oe me rank Of The PensiOner uha IL mdy he must
deposit with you power of attorney in his favor duly
knowedged, and dated subsequent 10 the dsy on
which the pension claimed became due, and within nine
~ days oil the time of his applying for payments and also
his own affidavit that said power was not given him by
reason oil any SALE transfer, mortgage OF said pension
the subjoncd form, marked C.
4th la all of payments upon power of attorney
he justice oil tie Peace or Magistrate before whom the
power is executed must have lodged with the Agent the
ceruHcate OF The Clerk OF Court OF Record unde
seal oil the Court that he is legally authorized TO act a.
SUCH and also paper bearing his proper signature
"nea 10 DC such by the Clerk OF some Court OF Record
ON III IS advisable, and is recommended, that PEN
sion Agents procure and place in book The signatures
anu seals OF Clerks OF the different Courts within their
agency who may DO Authorized TO certify as 10 powers
he better 10 detect by comparison OF the signatures and
seals imposiions that may be attempted.
ON Under the provisions OF the act of I'd March, 1929
requiring the arrears OF pensions due pension
ers to be paid to their widows and children he foloino
rules have been adopted, viz:
case OF the death OF any pen5ioner the arrears of
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l. 80 the widow Of the deceased pensoner or TO he,
Attorney proving herself TO be such before Court OF
Record. $500 "
III. If there be no widow then 10 the child or children
OF the deceased pensone his her. or their attorney
II Of lawful age, or TO his, her. their guardian; or IN
attorney they are minors upon proof before Court
record, oil The necessary facts in each case
III II there be no widow, child or children then the
amount que such pensioner at The time Of his death must
be pad to the legal representatives of the deceased
Nv. When an executor administrator shall apply for
The pension due TO deceased person. he must dsnosit
win you certificate OF the Clerk Of the Court JUDGE Of
rFooa'e Register OF wills, Ordinary Surrogate las
he case may be) stating that he duly authorized to act
IN that capacity on the estate of the deceased
ana That It been proved 10 his satisfaction that there is no
WIDOW child, nor children of the said pensioaer living
7th In all cases of payments being made of money,
due deceased pensioners Tie original pension
must be surrendered evidence OF the identity of the
person TO whom The pension claimed was due or Other
substantial evidence OF such identity mus, produced i'm
case such certhcae cannot be obtained for surrendrv
and That due search and inquiry have been made for said
cerunca'e ana mat 1t cannot be found. The date of said
pensioners death must proved before Court of Record
oih certificate OF the facts proved must be obtained
from the Clerk of the Court ii is not necessary for the
Clerk to give the evidence detail but only TO state the
ac That have been proved and certify under his seal OF
otce That the testimony adduced was satisfactory TO the
Court. W " '''
OH When pensoner placed under guardianship the
applying Tor pension must in addition TO the evi.
dence OF the pensioners Identity deposit with YOU GER
hcate from the proper authority that he is at that time
acting in that capacity and also satisfactory evidence
MS ward was living at the date the pension claimed be-
came due The identity of the pensoner in such case,
must be established under the form here with marked d.
lOh For all payments made by YOU duplicate rereni
must be TAKEN (agreeaby to the subioned FORM marked
~ one OF each OF you which will forward with YOUR quar-
ehy accounts 10 the Third Auditor the Treasury and
in all cases where person makes mark from inabitv to
wnte his name, there must be witness thereto other
such receipt will not be admitted at the Treasury
I'm our quarterly accounts will embrace the several
periods up TO The last days OF March, June Seote,nber
and December, Of each year, aud he made out
to the form herewith, marked f. These must be accom-,
panied by separate abstracts OF Invalid and Revolutionary
Pensioners, aud Of Pensioners under the act of III linz
1857 each made out in alphabetical ORDER and supported
by the vouchers herein before described numbered from
no onward; said abstracts to be made out agreeaby
lhe sul9olned form, marked G..