The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-06
Regulations the Pension Office
 PENSION OFFICE,
.Mareh 1, 1S47

K order to carry into effect the provisions of the 9th section of the act of the 1 lth of February, lSA7, the Secretary of War has directed that the following regulations shall be observed:
 IL will be observed, on reading the 9th section of the law, which accompanies these regulations. that there are six classes of per- sons provided for, viz:
 l. Those non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of the regular army who have served, or may serve, in Mexico, during the present war with that country, and who have served out the full period oi their enlistment, and have been honorabiy discharged, or who have been, or may be. honorably discharged before the expiration of the period of their enlistment, in conse- quence of wounds received, or sickness in- cured, in the course of such service. 2. The representatives of such persons as arc mentioned in the preceding paragraph, who may die in the service, or after being discharged, and before the issue of a cerlif- cate or warrant.
 3. Non-commissioned officcis, musicians and privates who have been mustered, or may be mustered, for twelve months, in any volunteer company, who have served, or may serve, until the end of the war with Mexico, and have been, or may be, honora- bly, discharged by reason of the expiration of their enlistment, or in consequence of disability from wounds received, or sickness incurred, in said service
 4. The representatives,, as designated by the act, of such volunteers as shall have died. or may die, in the service, or after having been honorably discharged, and before the issuing Of warrant or certificate.
 j. Volunteers received into the service since the commencement Of the Mexican war, for less than twelve months, who shall have marched to the seat of war, and shall have served un1l honorably discharged
 6. The representatives, as designated in the act, of volunteers received into the ser vice for less than three months, and who may have died in the service, or after having been honorably discharged, and before the passage of this act.
 In order to subsiantiate claim for land or scrip, under the provisions of the foregoing section of the aet, the persons described in the first class of these regulations will send to, or deposit with, the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City. evidence of en- listment, service and honorable discharge, as required by law. The best evidence on these points is held 10 be the original dis charge of the applicant. which must, m all cases, be produced, if in existence, accom- panied by the applicants affidavit, setting forth that he is the identical person m nilon- ed m the discharge; and in case of the loss, or destruction. ef the discharge. the applicant wIli make oath 10 the fact, and produce the affidavit of some credible witness in cor roboraiion of his statement The claimant must set forth the regiment and company 10 which he belonged; the time of entering the service; the time, place and manner of his leaving the same, and he must show by the testimony of q commissioned officer that he was honorably discharged
 In case the claimant should desire scrip, instead of land, he mus. make hts request in writing, according to the form marked A, ac- companying these regulations.
 The rules in the paragraphs immediately preceding are applicable 10 volunteers men, toned in classes No. 5 asd $
 The representatives of deceased soldiers and others, as mentioned in classes ?, [ and 6 must produce evidence of the enlistment, service and death of the original claimant. II the soldier v.as discharged, the dischafge must be produced, if in existence. If not the same proof will be required as in other