Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-22
Bill for the Relief OF the Officers and Sol
diers of the last War.


The following bill, for the relief Of certain .
oficers and soldiers Of the army and navy who
served in the war of 1912, has been introduced
into the House Of Representatives by Hon. S.
A. Smith, Of Tennessee. 1t may not be ont OF
place here to add, that national convention
TO promote the objects contemplated in this
bill will be held in this city on the 9Th Of Jan
uary next;
SECTION |. Be Il enacted, &C., That every officer,
non-commissoned officer, musician, or private OF
the regular army, State troops, militia, and
every officer, non-commissioned oficer, musician,
mariner or marine of the United States navy,
who served in the war with Great Britain de-
clared on the 18th day of June, 1872, al one or
more terms, period Of two years, shall be autho-
rized TO receive pension equal 10 his full pay in
said service according 10 his rank but not exceed
ing, in any case, the pay OF captain OF Infantry
and thai every officer, non-commissioned oftcer,
musician, private, mariner or marine, as aforesaid
who shall have served as aforesaid, term or
TERMS in the whole less than two years, but mol.
less than three months, shall be authorized, TO
receive, as aforesaid, pension bearing such pro-
portion 10 the annuity granted 10 the same rank
for the service Two years his term OF service
bears TO the term aforesaid; said pensions TO COM
mence on the fourth day of March, eighteen hun
dred and fifty four, and continue for life.
SECTION 2. That if any officer non commissioned
officer, musician private, mariner, or marine, who
served in the manner specified in The first section
of this act has died, shall hereafter die, leav-
ing widow, such widow shall be entitled TO the
| same pension that her husband would be entitled
to, if iving under this act; said pension 10 COM
mence on the fourth day OF March, 1904, II her
husband was then dead but if he was then living,
i to commence from the day of his death, and con-
| tinue during her widowhood: Provided, That a
| second marriage, after the death Of her husband
| for whose service she claims shall be no bar TO
\ her claim if she be again widow at the time oil
| presenting her claim.
| SECTION 3. That if any person entitled TO pen
| sion under this act shall file claim for the same
during his or her lifetime and die during the pen
| dency of said claim, such pension, from the time
| the right accrued 10 the death Of the claimant,
| shall be paid to the widow Of such claimant, II
| any survive, and if not, then to the surviving
| child or children Of such deceased claimant, or TO
his or her executor administrator, for the benc-
| iii of the surviving child children; but in no
/ case where the pension was not claimed in the
lifetime Of the person originally entitled thereto
shall the right 10 said pension survive his or her
DEATH or descend TO his or her children, or other
| representatives.
| SECTION 4. That the pensions granted by this
i act shall be payable semi-aunualy, in the same
manner as pensions under The act entitled An
| Act supplementary 10 The act for The relief OF
certain surviving officers and soldiers OF the re-
voutionn approved June Z, 1882 and shall not be,
in any way, transferable or liable 10 attachment,
| lew or SEIZURE by any legal process whatever
| but shall inure wholly to the personal benefit oil
| the person originally entitled thereto or TO the
| widow or surviving children Of such person, In
| case he or she shall die during the tendency oil
| the claim.