New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-31

execution 10 the rule above established is maze IL
the one hundred and twepty-.hird section OF the
act which provides tbs. payments o, Prize MONEY
shall be regarded as income IRON salaries, anu ~
the dn,y thereon shall be adjusted and collected n
| like manner. The tsy must therefore DO "lthleiu
from all payments of prize money as heTctoiore,
and such payments may be deducted from income
| as provided III section III.
| INVALID PENSIONERS.
Rv Are Ao. of July 4, 1861, biennial examinations
of invalid pensioners will hereafter be made BY one
surgeon only, provided lie has beer appointed an
examining surgeon by the Commissioners OF Pen
sions. or is surgeon Of the Army or NAVY. tho
fees fOr the service, orfor any othef ~
appointed surgeons that may be required by INC
Pension. Office, will no longer be paid BY the rem
! sioucIs. q
Tho same Act increases the Invalid pensions OF
those no have lost both hands or both eyes, W
! TWENTY-FIVE dolars per month"; and those VINO nave
lost both feet 10 twenty dollars per month. IL liso
uroy dies for disabled unenlistcd men, or those tenn
porarilv serving with the regularly Organized MIL,
tary or Naval force, as well as FOR theT "noV Eu
other dependant relatives, and Tor caseS "neio e'
IS no evidence Of muster-ln.
The Commissioner of Pensions has published the
Act in pamphlet form, with the necessary H.
structioIs.
William HeImick, esq, the Chief Clork OF the
Pension Bureau, is acting &c Commissioner Vi
| Pensions in tho absence OF Mr. Barrett.
PENSION BUSINESS.
following instructions, and especially directs atten
ton to the following particulars, in which previous
legislation and official practice have been modified
under tho provisions Of the supplemental Pension
Act of July L. 1854:
BIENNIAL EyAaINATroS.--The biennial ezainina-
tioDs OF invalid pensioners, required by the ACT OF
March g. 1859, will hereafter be made by one
Surgeon only if be is regularly appointed, or holds
a Surgeons commission III the army. In 10 case
viii an * animation by unappointed CT II surgeons,
b. accepted, unless it is satisfactorily thowi ny me
affidavit of one or moro dsinterested and credible
Witnesses giving tho reasons for such assereraton,
that an examination BY commissioned or duly up
pointed Surgeon is mpractcabo. On sacAprooi, the
certificate of two unappoinied civil surgeons VIII
be accepted in the Same MANI or ss heretofore Fees
paid TO unappointed Surgeons viii not be refunded.
Fees of appointed Surgeons will be PAID directly Dy
Pension Agents. under prescribed regulations, and
not by the pepsioncr TO DO afterwards rcirlded, as
under the Act Of 1862.
III. DrcLAnATIoss-hll declarations Of claim
ants residing within twenty miles OF any Court q.
Record musi, without exception, be made before
such court or before some officer thereof having
custody Of its seal For the convenience Of persons
residing more tnsn twenty-five miles distant ffcn
any Court Of Record officers Qualified by Law TO ad-
minister oa,hs may DC designated by tho Commis-
sioners of Pensions, before when such declaration
shall be executed.
Ill IScRgAsED PENSIONS IN CgErAIS CASES
~ sion of twenty-five dollars per month is erant-
ed H. those having los. both hands OF both ewes IN
the military service OF the United States, ~ tho line
ef duty and twenty dollars rer month - thosc who,
under tho same conditions shall have lost Do ia feet
if suoh parties entitled 10 lower rate OF p -
sion under the act of 1862. Tho higher pension wiz
date only frou the fourth day Of July, 1861, ia the
case OF pensioners already enrolled, os applicants
discharged Prior to that date.
". CoMAgNcEMENT oP pIEsIoEs WINK APFL-
cATioNs ARE DELAYED MORE THAN IHREE tAhs.-
l N.,,l al, ,lto.s IA
than three years after the discharge OF dcceasc OF
| the 7 son Oh whose account tie claim is made,
the pension II III wed, WI! coml1 'lce Is; tho date
OF the fling tie last lap,r ID supper OF such lain
Cains tied boioTc July 4, 1854 must DC PROS c-ted
10 final issue within i've years from No cate Of
cling or they will thereafter 5e rejected, IN tue alb
scuoe OF satisfactory Toccrl evidence nom the Var
Department 10 support such claim.
'. WIDOWS PENSION EoT RENEWABLE Aztec
| MARpIA GE.-lhc re-marTlsge Of widow tcrmi-
Mates al claim to ponsiGL from the datc o. such
re-marriage, although the may again become u
widow.
| VI. SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS OF PRssIoyYns.-
Special examinations OF usIoncTs will be- ordcTedai
sdcn times as the iAtalrstsol as GoycEaInent may
require; and suol examinations, subject TO an ap-
neal to a board OF three app ntcd surgeons, viii
| take precedence Of all previous examinations.
! vi. PEss.oSS TO UEEs Lisnp MLh, Oh TO
THHR DETl SDEST6 ~ CE.rAE CAsS-PcIs"ns
disabled by wounds received IN battle while toHpO-
rary serving with any regularly organized ~! NJ
or naval force OF the United States siEco hI-ch
I, 1861, bat not regularly enlisted, and To vid-
ows dependent mothers %. sisters or mia'r ihdrcn
under sixteen years of age, Of those sLo serving
in like manner, have been or may be killed, or en-
titcd on satisfactory proof - tho benefits ~ TIE
Act Of july H. 1872, Oh the conditions therein pre-
cnbcd.
Proof Of service in csaas arising under the ninth
section Of the Act Of July A. 1861, must DO furnish
cd hv a commissioned officer uLdof, or with whom
such ulchli3tel person served, showing the nature
period, and circumstances OF such service. iTool
Az 20 the disability or death Cf person 80 serving
must be shown N ,hc samo Nguner, whea pfa'-
flexible or hy TIC affidavit a two rOEcomilesior-
ed officers ~ priyatcs, in the sane service, with
evidence that proof D. commissioned officer ~ i'm
practicable III ihe officer furnishing such evidences
not AT the time 10 heseTfice bis ceriht ate must
be duly sworn 20 and hia signature authenticated.
WI. CoIXEaC.MEaT or WIDOWS PE, ION ~
CERTAIN CAs!s.-When an applicant entitled toan
Invalid pension dies during dependency oihis claim,
leaving widow or depend nj relative entitled 10
receive pension by reason Of his service ond death
such pension viii Commerce from the date 20 which
tho invalid pension wouid have coulEe1ccd II ID
United wAilc the claimant was hylng.
TX. EvII-ECE or Nus ER.--ln accordance with
Tho eleventh lection ~ ino ACT Of July l. 1854 c7i-
dsnco 81 tho rustcru oi lie soldier VIII not be -
CURED in Any cn9o. but thcro must be positive re-
cord cyi eGcc % service, except III such cass as are
ca,hrlc,d within ihc provisions OF tho ninth sec
ton a. tao said act. The eleventh scciioL applies
o.lv 20 enlisted soldiers. Evidence o. musior-in
in TN case oi commissioned officers IL still re-
CURED.
X. FEss OF CIAIH AGEg1s.-Clnim agents are
Prohibited. under severe penalty, from Receiving
more than ten dollars IN al for their services IN
prosecuting any pension claim, or from rccc.ung
lry par; oi snch Eco n advance or any per eentaeo
OF any chin u Of any potion thereof, for pension
. or bOUutr.
~. pnooF or MAapIAGr on CoLonED SOLDIERS
NInnWa 10 cAinllI.h Tho mnrago OF Tie alleged