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PENSIONS TO WIDOWS AND OR
PHANS,


Az Ac, granting half pay to widows or orphans
where their husbands and fathers have died Of
wounds received in the military service Of the
United States in certain cases, and for other pur
poses.
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House NJ
Representation oftte United States Of inner
sea in Congress assembled, That when any
officer, non commissioned officer, musician
or private Of the militia, including rangers,
sca fcncibles, and volunteers, shall have
died while in the service of the U. 5 since
the twentieth Of April, eighteen hundred
and eighteen, or who shall have died in con.
sequence Of wound received whilst in the
service, since the day aforesaid, and shall
have left a widow. or, if no widow, child
or children under sixteen years Of age, such
widow, or il no widow, such child or chill
lven, shall be entitled to receive half The
monthly pay to which the deceased was en-.
titled at the time of his death or receiving
such wound, for and during the term Of FIVE
years. and in case Of The death or marriage
Of said widow before the expiration Of said
Eve years, the half pay for the remainder
of the time shall 60 to the said december, ::
Provided, that the half pay aforesaid shall
be half the monthly pay oftb officers, non
commissioned officers. musicians, and pri
yates Of the infantry ot the regular army
and no more. Provided also, That no
greater sum shall be allowed to the widow,
or the child or children Of any officer than
the half pay Of lieutenant colonel.
SECTION 2. And be ii further enacted,
That If any officer, non commissioned off.
Ger, musician. soldier, Indian spy, mariner
or marine, whose service during the revo.
lutionary war was such as is specified in
Ahe act passed the 18th day Of June, 1882,
entitled IAN &C, supplementary to the act
for the relief of certain surviving officers
and soldiers Of the revoln,ion," have died
since the fourth day Of March eighteen
hundred and thiriy.onc, and before the
date Of said act, the amount Of pension
which would have accrued from the fourth
day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty.
one, to the time Of his death, and become
payable to him by virtue of that act, If he
had survived the passage thereof, shall be
paid to his widow; and fhc left no widow,
to his children, in the manner prescribed in
the act hereby amended.
SECTION 8. And be ii further enacted,
That if any person who served in the war
Of the revolution, in the manner specified IN
the act passed the seventh Gay Of June.
eighteen hundred and thirty two, entitled
IAN oct supplementary to the oct for the
relief Of certain surviving officers and sold
icrs Of the revolution" have died leaving a
widow whose marriage took place before
the expiration of the last period OF his SER
vice, such widow shall be cnlitlcd TO re-
ceiyc, during the time she may remain un'
married, the annuity or pension which
might have been allowed to her husband,
by yrtue Of the act aforesaid, ii living OF
the time it was passed.
SECTION 4. And be IL further enacted,
That any pledge, mortgage, sale, assign
ment, or transfer Of any right, claim, or in.
lerest in any money or half pay granted by
this oct, shall be utterly void and of no et-
feet; each person acting for and in bchal
Of any one, entitled TO money under 'h's
act, shall take and subscribe an oath TO be
administered by the proper accounting 9th
Ger, and retained by him anc put on file
before warrant shall be delivered TO him
thst he has no interest in said money by
any pledge, mortgage, sale, asssingnment
or transfer, and that he does not Know o.
believe that the same has been SO disposed
OF TO any person whatever.
SECTION 5. And be il further enacted
Tha, the Secretary of War shall adopt sucl
forms of evidence, in applications unde
this act, as the President Of the Unite,
States shall prescribe.
APPROVED, July 4th, 1886,
War Dep, Pension Office July 0, 1886.
In order 10 carry into effac, the Act G
Congress of the 4th July, 1886, cn'nlc
ian Act granting halfpuy to the widow
or orphans where their husbands and faith
ers have died Of wounds, received in tn
military service Of the United States, i
certain cases. and for other purposes" tn
following rules have been prescribed b
the President Of the United States, an
adopted by the Secretary of War; an
they are now published for the iniorma,Io
Of applicants under that law.
/. Applicants under the first section {
the act must produce the bes: proof til
nature Of the case will allow, as to tn
service Of the deceased officer or soldier
the time when he died, and the complain
Of which he died, and the supposed caus
Of HE disease. II must be clearly show
in what company and regiment or corps b
served, and the grade he held. Sue