Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-18
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vices under this act than is prescribed
in the preceding section of this act
or who shall contract or agree to pros
ecute any claim for pension, bounty
or other allowance under this act, oil
the condition that he shall receive .
per centum upon, or any portion o
the amount of such claim, or VIII,
shall wrongfully withhold from a pen
sion or other claimant the whole o.
any part OF the pension or claim al
lowed and due to such pcnsioner Of
claimant, shall be deemed guilty of 9
high misdemcanor, and upon convic
ton thereof shall, for every such Of
feuce, be fined uot exceeding three
hundred dollars, or imprisoned a,
hard labor not exceeding two years
or both, according to the circumsta tam
ces and aggravations Of the offence.
SEC. s. And be Il further enacted, That
the Commissioner of Pensions be and
nc is hereby empowered to appoint, at
his discretion, civil surgeons to make
the biennial examinations of pension.
ers which are or may be required to
be made by law, and to examine ap.
plicants for invalid pensions, where
he shall deem an examination by q
surgeon to be appointed by him ne
cessary and the fees for each of such
examinations, and the requisite Ger.
titicate thereof, shall be one dollar aud
fifty cents, which fees shall be paid
TO the surgeon by the person cxamin.
ed, for which he shall take u receipt,
and forward the same to the Pension
Office and upon the allowance oi
the claim Of the person examined, the
Commissioner of Pensions shall fur.
nish to such person an order Oh the
pension agent of his State for the am.
ount Of the surgeons fees.
SEC. 9. And be Il further enacted, That
the Commissioner Of Pensions, on ap-
plication made to him in person or by
letter by any claimants or applicants
for pension, bounty, or other allow
ancc required by law to be adjusted
and paid by the Pension Office, shall
furnish such claimants, free Of all ex-
pensc or charge to them, all such
printed instructions aud forms as may
be necessary in establishing and OBJ
tanning said claim and in case such
claim 10 prosecuted by an agent or at
torney of such claimant or applicant,
on the issue of a certificate of pension
Or the granting of bounty or allow
ancc, the Commissioner of Pensions
shall forthwith notify the applicant or
claimant that such certificate has
been issued or allowance made, aud
the amount thereof. .....
Srr 10 Ind be IL further enacted, That
the pilots, engineers, e":to.-, ...A
crews upon the gunboats and war ycs-
sells of the United States, who have
not been regularly mustered into the
service Of the United States, shall be
entitled to the same bounty allowed
to persons of corresponding rank in
the naval service, provided they con-
tinue in service to the close of the
present war and all persons serving
as aforesaid, who have been or may
be wounded or incapacitated for SER
vice, shall be entitled to receive for
such disability the pension allowed
10y the provisions of this act, to those
of like rank, and each and every such
person shall receive pay according to
corresponding rank in the naval SER
vice: Prorided, That no person re-
ceiving pension or bounty under the
provisions of this act shall receive
either pension or bounty for any other
service in the present war.
SEC. IL. And be 1t further enacted, That
the widows aud heirs of all persons
described in the last preceding section
who have been or may be employed
as aforesaid, or who have been or may
be killed in battle, or of those who
have died or shall die of wounds re-
ceived while SO employed, shall be
paid the bounty aud pension allowed
by the provisions of this act, accord.
ing to rank, as provided in the last
preceding section. @ @
SEC. II. Ind be Il frrther enacted, That
the Secretary Of the Interior be and
he is hereby authorized to appoint a
special agent for the Pension Office,
to assist in the detection Of frauds
against the pension laws, to cause
persons committing such frauds to be
prosecuted, and to discharge such
other duties as said Secretary may re-
quire him TO perform which said
agent shall receive for his services an
annual salary Of twelve hundred dol.
lars, and his actual travelling expcn-
ses incurred in the discharge Of his
duties shall be paid by the Govern.
ment.
SEC. Is. And be IL ffmrther enacted, That
all acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, July IA, 1862.