American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-06-22
WAR, GAZETTE,

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service of the United States. THIS fea'-
ure alone will be worth to all many times
the subscription price Of this paper
Send us 80 cents, and the Army Her
aid" shall be sent you every month Tor one
wear. Soldiers in the field can have the
naper sent to their friends at hoBee, and
from thence forwarded to them, wherever
they may be, their friends being at all
times fully advised as to their wherea-
bouts.
When the death Of soldier is caused
by intemperance, which is an offence
against military law, he does not die from
disease contractedin the service andin the
line of his duty; therefore, is not entitled
to pension Incorporate men willmake
a note Of this.
Deserters forfeit all right to pension
Disability arising from cruel treatment
by the enemy, while prisoner OF war,
entities the disabled man to pension.
A soldier discharged on account OF a
disease under which he was laboring be-
fore he entered the service is not entitled
to a pension.
All invalid pensions commence fromtho
time of discharge if application is made
within one year; if not made within one
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pleting the proof in the case. A Wild
ow's or minor child's pension commences
from the day of the death Of the husband
or father
No crime.except desertion, forfoits the
pay of a soldier, except sentence Of
court-martial, unless in consequence OF
crime the soldier is withdrawn from SER
vice.
A soldier discharged on habeas corpus,
as a minor, forfeits all pay and allowance
previously due, both by regulations of the
army and general principles.
When an officer or soldier is furlough
ed, in anticipation of his discharge or the
expiration of his term of service, he can
not claim for the balance of his term, his
travel pay and his pay as in service.
A soldier who is taken prisoner, is en-
titled to his pay and allowance duringthe
time he is detained, and to travelling al
lowancs from the place where he is releas-
ed to his home.
Arrears of pay due deceased soldier
may be paid, without administration, to
the widow, child, father, mother, brother
and sister. but not to more remote hcirsi
and no after-gpplioation for The benefit Of
creditors will be recognised.
Arrearsof pay may be legally paid to the
mother o. deceased soldier, he being an
i!legitimats SOP, leaving neither wife nor
children
The wife, gua.d;a2 os minor children
or widowed mother, can draw the pay OF
prisoner of war ytthoW written order
from said prisoner. We furnish blanks
and collect such pay when desired.
If soldier is discharged, within three
months from the timeof entering the ser
vice, for disability which existed at the
time he enlisted, he is not entitled to pay
or other allowance excep! subsistence End
transportation to his home.
Pensions are payable unto the person
named in the certificate, if living and to
the legal representatives of such as may
have died.
On the death of female ponsioner, The
balance of pension, due at the time Of her
death, is payable to her children then liy-
ing.
A power of attorney, to draw a pension,
must be dated and acknowledged On, or
subsequent to the day on which the pen
sion becomes due.
Disability incurred, from any cause, by
a person in the line Of military duty, if
not occasioned by his own misconduct, en-
titles him to an invalid pension.
No person whileia receipt of pay, as an
officer or soldier of the army, con be plac-
cd on the pension list.
HSg- In the House of Representatives
the Military Committee hasreported bill
increasingthe pay Of priyatesoldiers from
Asl3 to sl6 per month; corporals, to SIS;
sergeants, to $40; orderly-sorgeants to
s24; sergeant-majors, to s26j and pay
masters clerks to 81 200 per annnm,-
Some discussion ensued, and the bill was
passed unanimously.
This increase of payof soldiers will in
yolve anadditional expenditure of between
.S30000000 and SAC, 600 cooper annum.
The increase is to take effect from the Ist
of May.
IMPORTANT TO OFFICERS.
It viii be of interest to many officers
who have been promoted from the ranks,
to know that the Adjutant General has
loo;Jod g fh,t vhan a man hoe haop ,,,,,e l.