Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-12
APPLICATION, PROOF, AND AUrHENrloArroN.

APPLICATION claimant or claimants
must make a written application, under oath,
and over his, her, or their own signature, stat.
ing his, her, or their name, age, residence, CON.
nexion to the deceased, with the letter or name
of the captain Of the company and regiment 10
which he belonged, time Of his death and the
nature of the pay olaimed-whether "arrears
of pay" etc and the "$I0O bounsy," under act
of July %, 1861.
An application by a guardian should give the
name and age Of the ward or wards and should
be accompanied by letters OF guardianship, or
an authenticated copy thereof In application
o; mother, claiming bounty, her husband be
ing alive, the facts upon which the claim Ia
made should be clearly stated and proved. If
the soldier died unmarried. leaving no child, it
must be stated by the applicant, and also by the
disinterested Witnesses.
| PRooF.-To satisfy the accounting officer that
the person or persons thus claiming is or are
entitled to the money In the character be, she,
or they claim, the dispositions of two credible
Witnesses will be required stating that they are
| acquainted with the claimant or claimants, the
coDnexion held 10 the deceased, and that they
(the deponents) are disinterested. Proof of
marriage (record evidence, If possible) must
always accompany the applications of those
claiming to be the wldows
AUTHENTicATIoN.-The application and de-
positions, above required, to be subscribed and
sworn to before Judge, commissioner, notary
public or justice of the peace, duly authorized to
administer oaths, accompanied by the certificate
and seal of q court OF record as 10 the fact Of
the said judge, etc., being duly commissioned
and acting in his official capacity at the time of
the execution of the foregoing papers.
Administration As the taking out of "letters
of administration" 10 attended with considerable
expense (seldom necessary it is suggested that
it be done only when required by the accounting
officers. The bounty being no part of the estate
of the deceased, but gra!uity to the heirs, will
in no case be paid to an administrator.
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS. When q soldier (or
Volunteer) is discharged, he 10 (or should be)
furnished with regular discharge" and two
| (duplioste) "Pay Certfcates," and one OF
more disability certificates, If discharged on &C
count of disability. Upon these papers he can
be paid by paymaster OF the army upon their
presentation. Should he fail TO present them
for payment to q paymaster, or, having presented
them, and payment being refused, they are sent
to this office, the applicant must state the
reasonS for such refusal, aecompined by proof
Of identity and naturalization, as in the case OF
deceased soldiers. In no csse should the ''oath
Of identity" on the back of the Discharge"
be filed up, Sc the Discharge" is returned TO
the soldier alter his claim has been acted npon.
Where "PAy Certificates" and certificates of
disability have been withheld, he must send
all other papers given &c nim at the time Of bis
idiscnarge, together wi the ceaufcate of mis-
c,n,.ia th.t na such oerr6oates wsrs given h
sIm AND the reason Tor Withboldins mem II
case the cer,i6c.tes are Claimed re have hee,
lit An sfi1ayi, of sucb loss must ne furnis,ed
stating the oiren m stances under which il occur
\ red: t6at he Lai dilioentlv searched for tbeo
w,tbont sncoess. and thst he has mt receiver
nav thereon nor assigned them to aIv nsr
so1
No soldier. discharged under anv c;rcpmstap
ces. can receive tbe bonntv nrov;dsd hv tho oc
of July 90. 1861. unless ,:he shall have serve,