The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-09
Pension orpIor, March A, 1871.

Pension orrIoE, March A, 1917.
order carry into effect the provisions of the 9th section
of the of the lIth February, 1884, the Secretary of
War has directed that the following regulations shall be OBJ
served. .t..
II will be observed reading the 9th section of the law,
which accompanies these regulations, that there six
classes of persons provided for, Wis ,l
l. Those non-conmissoned officers, musicians and pri
Yates of the regular army who have served or may serve
in Mexico during the present war with that country, and
have been honoraby discharged may BEEN
may be- bonoaby discharged before the expiration OF the
period Of their enlistment consequence oil wounds
ceved, sickness incurred in the course oil such ser
the preceding paragraph, who die in the service
after being discharged and before the issuing OF cerf-
g. Non-comnissioned officers, musicians, and privaes
who have been mustered, may be mustered Tor twelve
months, in any volunteer company, who have served, or
until the end OF the war with Mexico and have
or as IN %
from wounds received or sickness incurred in said ser
The representatives designated by the act of such
volunteers shall have died. may die in the service or
after having been honoraby discharged and before the is
Volunteers RECEIVED into the service since the com
mencemen of the Mexican for less than twelve months
who shall have marched the Of and shall have
served until honorably discharged
The representatives, as designated nEthe act OF von-
eers received into the service for less than three months
and who have died in the service after having been
honoaby discharged and before the passage of this
In order ubsiantiate claim for land scrip under
the provisions Of the foregoing section OF the act the per-
send to- depose with, the Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington city, evidence Of enlistmcn service and hon
these points is held to be the original discharge of the
sience aeeompanied by the applicants AFFIDAVIT, setting
forth that he is the identical person mentioned in the dis
charge; and in of the loss destruction, of the
discharge, the applicant will make oath the fact and
produce the affidavit of credible witness in corrobo
ment and company to which he beonged the time of en-
ering the services the me place and manner OF his eav
missioned officer that he honorably discharged
In case the claimant should desire scrip, instead ofand
he must make his request in writing according to the form
marked A. accompanying these regulations.
The rules in the paragraphs Immediately preceding
The representatives of deceased soldiers and others,
mentioned in classes g. and produce evidence of
II the soldier discharged the discharge be pro-
dnced If in existence Inot, the same proof will be re,
in the service the certificate of his captain other officer
who commanded the company to which he belonged must
The persons who may claim must produce evidence Of
& bo e @ ra ns bsee
in conformity with the form marked b, and may be taken
father claims he must Show that no wife or child of the de-
saw s, vng and IN ease The 9e % ms she
IS living '' '' ' 'A :. 'i L. EDW All s's'Ss0
Commissioner of Pensions.
Copy The 9th section of the of February H. 1877 ent
tied "An act to raise for limited tie additional nita-
SEC g. md be it further enacted, That each non-comms-
stoned officer, musician, private enlisted be
enlisted in the regular army regularly mustered in
any volunteer company, for period of less than
twelve months, who has served or may serve during
honorable discharge or who shall have been killed
or died of wounds received or sickness incurred in
discharged before the expiration of his service in
owounds RECEIVED sickness incurred the
or warrant from the War Department for the quantity ofonc
Or sf h at lawn at amy e G'as office the
United States, in body, and in conformity the legal
lands in such district then subject to private entry and
upon the return of such certificate with evidence
eral Land Office, patent shall be issued therefor Thai in
the event OF the death Of such officer
and before the issuing certificate aoresaid
the said certificate shall be issued in favor and
the following rules first, to the widow and to his
children second, his father; third his mother. And
legally constituted guardian of such minor children
shall, in conjunction with such Of the children, if
lied by the orphans other having probate urSdc
for the benefit Of those Interested And all
mortgages, powers, other instruments of writing, going
TO affect he tde or claim to any such bounty right made
cae shall be null and void all ntents and purposes what
affected by charged with subject to- the payment Of
debt claim incurred by the soldier prior the ssu
issued under the provisions Of this act shall be laid
upon any lands OF the United States which there shall be
settlement and cultivation. Provided, further That every
such non-commissoned officer, musician, and private who
may be entitled under the provisions of this act
certificate warrant for one hundred and sixty Of
land shall be allowed the option receive certificate
warrant treasury scrip for hundred dollars and
such scrip whenever is preferred shall be issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury such person persons
would be authorized receive such certificates war
for lands; said scrip bear interest of six
per &c, cent per payable semnnnuny redeemabls
private, noncommssioned officer, and musician who
shall have been received into the service of the United
Mexico for less than twelve months and shall have served
for such until honoraby discharged shall be entitled
receive warrant for forty of and which may be
subject to private entry or twenty-five dollars in scrip pre-
ing his of service, after honorable discharges but
before the passage Of this then the such
there be any, and if none, then to the father and there
be father then the mother OF such deceased volunteer
Provided That nothing contained in this section shall be
construed as to give bounty lands such volunteers
accepted and discharged without being march
ed TO the seat of war.
SIR: request that my claim bounty land, under the
9th section of the 18th of February 1917 entitled
can raise for limited time additional military
entitled to land wish relinquish, and do hereby
relinquish right thereto and in lieu thereof
treasury scrip for hundred dollars.*
am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington CITY
b.
II is hereby certified that satisfactory proof been ex
hbited before the for the county of
in the State of by the affdavits of
and who persons entitled to credit, that
and are the only surviving
children OF who was in the
In testimony whereof have my hand and seal of
office this day of in the year
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
Or twenty-five dollars, the may be-
The evidence may be taken before any officer ribu