Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-18

of twenty dollars per month and those VI o
under the SANE conditions have lost both hands
or both ewes, shall Be entitled 70 q pension
Of twenty five dollars per month.
Sec 6. Aad Be L further enacted, That no pension
claim now on e, uaiess p rose-utsd to success
fHi Issue within three ears from the pzsssgs Of
this act, aud ne claim hereafter filed, not thus
prosecuted 10 successful issue within Eve years
from the date Of such fling. shall 10 admitted
w5thSuE satisfactory record esidens from tn War
Department q establish the same; and in every
case in which q tlAim for pension shall have
been sled more than fhres years affair the dis
charge or deceass Of the party on whose account
ths claim IL made, the pension, If allowed, shan
commerce from the dale Of Sling the LAST paper in
said ease BY the party prosecuting the same.
Sec !. Andbe Il farther eHzeted, That the re-
marriage Of any sid0w rscsfviBg pension, such
pens shall terminA 3, and shall lot be renewed
should she again become widow.
Sec AHf b Il further enacted, That sxamin-
ing geons, duly appointed W the G mmiasios ar
Of passions, may be required BY him from time 10
tims he shall deem for the Interests Of thu Gov
eraf1eut. to make special examinations Of pen
sioners The rolls Of their respective districts,
aud sueh examinations shall have precedence
previous examinations, whether special or biea-
BiaI bat when ipjusties j. q legged TO hsge been
done BY any exAniuation 50 ordered. the com mis-
sionsr Of nsiOus may, at his discretion, select
beard Of three duly appointed examining surgeons
who shall meet at place 10 Se designated by hEh,
and shall review sueh cases may BE ordered be-
fore them on appeal from any special examination
Aforesaid, and the decision II said beard shall
b. inAl on the que fion submitted thereto. The
compensation Of ali such sarKegns shall not ex-
/ esed that which has been e1stomsrlly allowed In
such cases, and shall be paid out Of any apr prf-
atoms made for the payment Of pensions, n the
same manner as the ordinary foes o. appointed sur
/ gsons are or may b anthsrisS 10 be paid.
Sec. 8. And Be Il further enacted Tsat those per-
soBs. not euIisfsd soldiers in the army. who vol
uut-cred for the time being to serve with any reg
/ ulariy Organizrd mii tary naval force Of the
tered and r-pdsrsd service In any engagement
With rebels or Indians, since the 70 rita day Of
| March, eighteen hundred aEd sixty-oBe. shall, 10
thsy have been dtsabisd In consequences Of vouuds
/ received ia battle in such temporary services, be
entitled 20 the same bsnrfits Of the pension laws
as thofe who have been regularly mustered into
the United states service and the widows or other
dependants Of such persons as nay have been
killed In the temporary service Aforesaid shall bs
| entitled 10 pensions in the same manner they
would have been hal such persons bee regularly
| mustered Protidsd, That claim under this sec
ton shall be valid unless presented and prosecuted
to q Successful Issue within three years an aud
aftsr the passage Of this act All such claims shall
be adigdicated under such special rules and rrgu-
| laiious a. be commissioner Of pensions may pre-
/ scfth=, most ssectually 20 guard against fraud.
sc. 10 AID 30 further enacted, That II any
/ psrs0a entitled to an Invalid pension an isF the
/ provisions u the act granting PENSIONS approves
Jolly fourteen, eightsen hundred and sixty-two,
hiss died or shall hereafter die while sppiiCAou
/ for such license is pending, ana having widow
or depfudent relative satitled 20 receive pension
by reason Of his service or Death, provided in
/ said act, then the pension 10 snch widow othel
/ person shall oommsnce from he dAfs a. Ehieb thi
! dsesaenss Invalid pension would have eommsneee
had 10 survived, subject 70 the conditions % THU
act ard the act 30 which this IL anne a5atory.
Sec II AHd - aJarthR saactsas Th<t all Gu
listed soldiers in the army who h u have bseom'
di.Ahied Ia the service, whether they shall ka "
bssen regular mustered 10 or rot, seNii he eBti
tied 70 the same benefits o. ihs pessson laws a
those who have bs~H regularly mustered tnto III
Unitsi .taies rviee: Aad the y dovs or oths
dependents entitled % pen Ions b. Law, As Pc
scr he'd b. the act q Jaly fourtssn, sizhts hun
deed and siKty-two, q any such soldier whe ma
! have been lied Or shall have diet or sha here
after die. BY reason 81 apy w0uuf FsesiT o. die
- cont raetsl whiie in said servca and In ID
fins OF duty, shall is entitled 70 The penaial
as tbongh such soldier had bssB regularly ma
/ tsrsd Lotto the Eeryies.
see Y. Aad D. q hsrtter saaofsd That the fees o
/ az nts and attorneys for msklng oai aad eaa.inl
/ o Be sxscusrd tbs pspeFs nec-ssas 10 establish
. / elsm for a p nsion. tounty, aud ethsr N0wsn
: b-fors the 2 usloo once, under this act shall no
| sAcnrd The folio 4inz rates: For tnsking out
4 eAasisg 20 b. faly executed deriafati u ~ a.
applicant, With the n-ee.sAry an isxits, and To-
: / wardlnK the same TO tho Pension oaiee, With th
r~qa sits oartespoade zee, ten dollar which suE
4 n Il. BE- recstys BY such agsat or attorney is fa'
! for all seFsess 10 tanning sueh p~nsioos, al
. / shall not BE- demanded Or fecslved II Nb9ls or u
: part uni such ysasion shall BE- obtained and N
sixth aBd seventh sections u an at sHtitlsd A
Z act 10 graft pensi-ns " approved JaiF toaftesu
!. eighteen hundred and siHty two, aFe Aersbl "a
!. foc. IL. AHdbs Il fsrfasr ENACTED. That any aSeu
: or attorney who shAll, directly or iaaHectly, a.
mand or receive any greater Corporation Tor b.
4 services under tnis act than = prescribed In N
preceding section Of this act or who shall eoHtTse
. Or agrso u prosecute any eiaim for pension
bounty, or other allow tnca nader this act. on IA
eondition that be shall reoelVe pr ssatum upo
: | any portion u the amount d such claim. or VIII
J shall wrongfully withhold from psnsicner -
: | other claimant the Shoie any part e she pen
: sion or claim ailowsd and due 20 eh penslOus
: or claimant. shall be dssmsa guilty u hig
: | mis- smsanor, and upon conviction thereof shs
fsr every such ofsnee. b. aued net exceeding thrs
hundred dollars, Or impri5onei al hard labor &c
exesd hE two years. OF both, aeeqrdh 70 the eli
! | cumstan aud axzrasAtl u thH afsaes
sec. ~ Ama Be Il fsFtAsr saacfeas That the widow
: / AID children u eotored soldiers whe bav# heeu
!. or who may be hsreAfier Killed. Who have die
: or may hereafter dis Of wounds vsd H. battle
/, | or who hsys iiea may hereafter die 81 dissas
contracted Ia the military service Of tho Unite
States and In the line Of duty, shall b entitled
/. / receive the pensions nos provided By Law wtthou
other preof q marriage than that tbs part IS ha
habltually rec gniKsd each other Is n1sn aud wiis
and lived together sueh for dannite perl Cd,
: / preceding the oilers enlistment not less thA
years. 10 he shown by she afaAavits Of crsditA
i bic witnesses Frssiasd kolrersr, Tbat such widol
and children are free persons: Thrssai.d. fsrth~'
> That If such parties resided IN any State in vhie
their marriage nay have bean legally solsm n a.
! the u.usl evidence shall be required.
: sec. ~. And Be q farther enacted, That all act
and parts Of acts Inconsistent vita Ike provision
: Of this act are hereby repealed
Approved July 4, tss4
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