The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-25

On this-----day oi----, personally appeared before the ------e ef----------the-----.. 4. B., resident of----, in the county ek -------and State, Territory, og DisHies of --------agett----years. whp being 6fsg duly sworn according io law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, ia or der to obtain the heneGit of tke nrnvisioa made by ihe act of Cungrvss paeseN Jaly 4s ls''6, and the ac, explanatory Of said acs. passed March }, 1897: That she was mar red 10 C. D., who was Ihere insert ,hs gHrx i'cula's respecting the serFiee of the deceased husband, for whose services she may claim pension, as directed in rule No. {, nf ake lorego'g resolutions of July 9, lS36l
 She further declares, that she was married to tho said C. D. on ihe--------day of----. --in the year seventeen hundred and-----s that her husband, the aforesaid Q. D. died on ihe---day of-----; that she vaa afterwards married to II, B. who diad oa tha ---siay of-------, and that she wac ( widow on the 1th July, 1896, and still Fes mains widow, as will more fully appeag by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
 Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
 NOTES.
 |. lt Is proper to state. fuF the information of claimants nnder the 9th sertioa of thn aps of February l 1, 1877. that in every instance ln which volunteer soldier was discharrea m snrgeon's certificate. that paper must be sent to the Pension Office with the cIni- manrs affidavit, unless ii has bean asher. wise disposed of. In that case satisfactory evidence must he exhibited us to the nature and origin of the claimants disability. The testimony of commissioned officer should be obtained II possible. lfnot to he had, the affidavit of one or more credible witnesses, certified to be so by the magistrate who may administer the oath, should be prnduped, J The official character and signature of the magistrate who may administer an oath must be certified by the proper officer. undes his seal of office. The certificate must ac, company every ease, and be attached to the paper on which the affidavit Is written. No affidavit taken before a notary public can Au admitted as evidence,
 5. The reIinquishment Of the right tQ bounty land must be signed by the claimant, fl he wishes to receive scrip in lieu of land, and the rslinquishmant must be witnessed by some one who writes legihie hand. 1. Volunteers m some eases have been discharged from lhe service without evev having received A certificate to that etiec, from inc officer who discharged il.em. Such cases have occurred where an entire regiment has been mustered "ut of the service. Iu such case the claimant must make the oath of identity required by the regulations, and add io the statement as to his service the foi. lowing words 'i never received any dis. charge. The regiment to which l belonged was mustered out oi the service.n
 ,. No assignmeu, oi land Of scrip can ba made until after lend warrant has been is- sued from the Pension Office, ar certiicata of scrip, as the case may be.
 1. 6. As there were some six mouths' vol. unteers, who did not march to ihe seat Of war 1t IS indispensably necessary that every soldier who was engaged. should pyndnee the certificate of the commanding officer of the regiment or company to which he hss longed, showing that he was at the seat of war. The post to which the soldier marchs cd should he mentioned.