The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-03
[PUBLIc-No. I'll

[PUBLIc-No I'll
 AN AcT amerdatory of an act entitled "An act
 aIneudatory of the act entitled An act to IncoI-
 poraie The Provident Association of Clerks in the
 Civil Departments of the Government of ihe Uni
 fed States, in the District of Columbia" appro-
 we'd Sd March, 1925
 De it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatiyes of the United States of America iii Con gress assembled, That from aud after the first day of January eighteen hundred and forty eight the funds oi "the Provdent Association of CleIks," srnii be appropriated and paid 10 the families of deceased members, at the following rates 10 wt To the ialni- lies oi such membess may die at any tme during the first five years of their membership, the amount of the subscription which shall have been paid tn by such members respectively with the addition thereto ot fifty per cenun of the amount paid in by them; to tke families of members dying at any time during the next five years, additional sun of seven dol. lars and hall for every quarter ot each of said ceedIng years; 10 the families of members dying at any time during the next succeeding ten years an additional sum of six dollars and twenty-five cents for every quarter Of each of said succeeding years 10 the families of members dying at any time during the next succeeding five years, an additional sun ol i've dollars for every quarter of each of said suc- ceedins years; to the families of members dying at any time during inc next succeeding len years, an additional sum of six dollars and twenty five cents for every quarter of each of said succeeding years and to the families of members dying al any time after the thr'y-fith year, an additional sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents for eveIyquarter o each of said succeeding years that, at the end of the filth, tenth, twentieth twenty fifth, thrtyfifth and ioI'teth years respectively every member dying at either of those periods shall have provided for his family out of the funds of the association the sums of seventy five, two hundred and twenty five, four hundred and seventy five, five hundred and seventy five, eight hundred and twenty-five, and one thous- and and seyenty-fve dollars respectively.
 SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That, with the consent of three fouTths of all the contributing mem. bers, the foregoing rates may, at any time be in- creased or diminished and subsequently, altered, as may be deemed warranted or required by the then existing funds of the association: Prooided Thai any and every such act of alteration, duly atested by the presiding and recording officers of the asso- citation, and uLd der its seal, shall be filed within ten days after the adoption thereof, in the office of clerk of the circuit court of the District of Columbia oI the county of Washington, whose duty it is hereby made to receive and record the same in his office.
 SEC 3. And be Il further enacted, That any lneln- Der of the association who has been, or may here after be, removed from office. may al any time here after, and after such renewal discontinue his quar- tefy payments to the funds of the association, and instead of thereby forfe'ting his previous payments as provided in the original act of incorporation o said association, by such discontinuance, there shall be paid to the family of such member at his death such amount of the said funds as they would have been entitled to had his death occurred at the time he discontinued his payment.
 SRc. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for member of said association who has wife and children to designate his widow enti- tied to receive the whole benefit of his membership if no widow, his children, such of them as he may designate; and if no child children, then such per. son or persons as he may designate, Cor adopt,) by giving notice in writing to the president and board of officers of the nane names of such person oi persons
 SEc. ,. And be it further enacted That as much of the original act of incorporation and of the ac of the third of March, eighteen hundred and twenty five atnendatory thereof, is inconsistent with the provisions of the act, be, and the is hereby ! repealed R0BT. C. WINTHROP, Speaker of the House cf Representatives.. G. M. DALLAS,
 piee President of he Unted States. and President of the Sea0te. APPROVED, March 2, lel9.
 JAMES K POLK.