The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-18
PENSION 0FPIE,
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 of the 9th section of the act of the llth o February, l847, the Secretary of War ha. directed that the following regulations shall be observed:
 It will he observed, on reading the 9,h 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 priyates of the regular army who have served, or may serve, in Mexico, during the present war with that country, and who have $erved out the full period of their enlistment, and have been honorably 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 are mentioned in the preceding paragraph, who may die in the service, or after being discharged, and before the issue of a certi6- cate or warrant.
 3. Non-commissioned officers, 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
 i. 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.
 5. Volunteers received into the service since the commencement of the Mexican war, for less than twelve months, who shall have marched 10 the seat of war, and shall have served until 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 substaniiaie claim for land or scrip, under the provisions of the foregoing section of the act, 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 to be the original dis charge of the applicant, which must, in all cases, be produced, if in existence, accom- panied by the applicants affidavit, setting forth that he is the identical person mention ed m the discharge; and in case of the loss, or destruction, of the discharge, the applicant will make oath to the fact, and produce the affidavit of some credible witness in cor roboration of his statement. The claimant must set forth the regiment and company to 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 commissioned officer that he was honorably discharged.
 In case the claimant should desire scrip, instead of land, he must make his request in writing, according to the form marked A, ac- companying these regulations.
 The rules in the paragraphs immediately preceding are applicable to volunteers men, toned in classes No. and 5
 The representatives of deceased soldiers and others, as mentioned in classes 7, and 6 must produce evidence of the enlistment, service and death of the original claimant. If the soldier was discharged, the discharge must be produced, if in existence. If not, the same proof will be required as in other cases of lost discharges; and if he died in the service, the certificate of his captain, or other officer who commanded the company to which he belonged, must be produced.
 The persons who may claim must pro- duce evidence of their relationship to the deceased, and show the degree of consan- guinity they bore to him. The proof must be drawn in conformity with the form mark ed B, and may be taken before any court having probate jurisdiction. In case the father claims, he must show that no wife or child of the deceased is living; and in case the mother claims, she must show that neither wife, child or father of the deceased is living.
 J l.. EDWARDS,