The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-01
PrNsIoy OrPIcE. March a, 1917

| PENSION OFFICE, March 4, 1871.
In order carry effect the provisions of the 9th section
of the act of the lh February, lsi7 the Secretary o
War has directed that the following regulations shall be OBJ
served
1t viii be observed, reading the 9Th section Of the law
which accompanies these regulations, that there are sly
classes OF persons provided for, viz;
l. Those nonconmissioned officers, musicians, and pr
Yates of The regular army who have served, may serve
in Mexico during the present war with that country
who have served the full period of their enlistment
have been honorably discharged who have been
may be- honorably discharged before the of the
period of their enlistment, in consequence of wounds
ceved, or sickness incurred in the course of such ser
vice.
The representatives of such persons mentioned
in the preceding paragraph, who die in the service
alter being discharged and before the issuing OF cert
cate or warrant.
B. Non-commssioned officers, musicians, and private.
who have been mustered, may be mustered for twelve
serve, until the end of the with Mexico, and
BEEN may be, hononby discharged by reason Of the
praton of their enlistment in consequence of disability
from wounds received, or sickness incurred in said ser
vice
volunteers shall have died. may die in the service,
after having been honoaby discharged and before the is
suing of a warrant or certificate.
g. Volunteers received into the service since the
Of the Mexican war; for less than twelve months
who shall have marched to the seat of war; and shall have
served until honorably discharged.
The representatives as designated inthe act OF voqn-
eers received into the for less than three months
and who have died in the service after having been
honoraby discharged and before the of this
In order to subsantaie claim for land scrip, under
The provisions OF the foregoing section OF the act the per-
sons described in the first class of these regulations will
send deposlte Wlth the commissioner Pensions,
Washington city, evidence of ensment service and hon
orable discharge required by law The best evidence
these points is held to be the original discharge of the
applicant which must in all cases, be Produced if in
isence accompanied by the applicants affidavit setting
forth that he is the identical mentioned in the dis
charge and in case OF the loss destruction, OF the
discharge, the applicant will make oath the fact, and
produce the affidavit OF credible witness in corroboa-
ton OF his statement The claimant nast set forth the
ment and company to which he belonged the time OF
terng the service the ne place and OF his leav
ing the same and he must show by the testimony OF com
mlssloned officer that he honorably discharged.
In the claimant should desire scrip instead ofand
he must make his request writing according 10 the form
marked A, accompanying these regulations.
The rules in the paragraphs immediately preceding are
applicable to volunteers mentioned in classes No and
The representatives of deceased soldiers and Others as
mentioned in classes and must produce evidence of
If the soldier discharged the discharge be pro-
duced, if in existence NOT, the proof will be
CURED as in other cases Of lost discharges and if he died
in the service the certificate of his captain, other officer
who commanded the company to which he belonged, must
be produced
their relationship the deceased and show the degree of
conanguiniy they bore to him. This proof must be drawn
before any court having probate jurisdiction In the
father claims, he show that wife child of the de-
ceased is iving and in the mother claims she
show that neither the wife, child father Of the deceased
is living j. l.. EDWARDS,
Commissioner Of Pensions
led II" act 70 raise for hmtsa time, additional militia
ry force, and for Other purposes"
SEC; g. Andbe it further enacted That each noncommis
stoned oheer, musician OF private enlisted or to pc
any volunteer company, for period OF not less than
twelve months, who has served or may serve during
the present with Mexico, and who shall receive
honorable discharge, who shall have been killed
died of wounds received sickness incurred in
the course o. such service, or who shall have been
discharged before the expiration of his Of service in
consequence ofwound received sickness incurred the
ofsuch service shall be entitled receive certificate
from the War Department for the quantity ofone
hundred and sixty and which be located BY the
warrantee, his heirs law any land office Of the
United States in one body, and in conformity to the legal
subdivisions of the public lands, upon any of the public
lands such district then subject private entry; and
upon the of such certificate warrant with evidence
location thereof having been legally made the Cen
the death any such officer
musician private during service, after his discharge
and before the issuing certificate aforesaid,
the said certificate shall be issued in favor, and
the benefit of his family relatives according
the following d rules n h to the WIDOW hs o ana ms
in the of his children being Minors then ne
legally constituted guardian of such minor Children
shall, in conjunction with such OF the Children if
any, as may be of full age, upon being duly author
lied by the orphans other court having probate urisdc
ton, have power SELL and dispose of such cetcat or
for the benefit of those Interested And ali sales
mortgages powers other instruments of writing poing
executed prior the issue such warrant or cen-
cate, shall be null and void to all nen and purposes what
affected by or charged WITH or subject the payment of
any debt claim incurred by the soldier prior to the iss,I-
warrant Issued under the provisions of this shall be laid
upon amy lands OF the United States which there shall be
apreeupton right, or upon which there shall be
settlement and cultivation Provided, further, That every
such noncommssioned officer musician and private who
may be entitled under the provisions of this act to receive
certificate warrant for hundred and sixty acres of
land shall be allowed the option receive such certificate
warrant, or treasury scrip for hundred dollars and
such scrip whenever is Preferred shall be issued by the
Secretary OF the Treasury to such person persons
would be authorized receive such certificates or war
rants for lands said scrip bear an interest of six
per cent per annum payable semi-annualy redeemabe
at the pleasure of the government And that each
private, non-commissoned officer and musician who
shall have been received into the service of the United
States since the commencement of the war with
Mexico, for less than twelve months shall have served
for such term until honoraby discharged shall be entitled
to receive warrant for forty of land which may be
subject to private entry or twenty-five dollars scrip pre-
erred and in the of the death of such volunteer dur
ing his term OF SERVICE after honorable discharge but
before the passage OF this act then the for such
land or scrip, shall issue to the wife, child, children,
there be any, and If none then the father and if there
be father then the mother of such deceased volunteer
Prouidd That nothing contanodin this shall so
construed give bounty lands such volunteers as were
accepted into services and discharged without being march
ed TO the seat OF
A.
Sin; request that my claim to bounty land under the