The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-25

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We have learned that it has been decid-
ed by the government that all veterans VINO
re.e1listed in 1863 and early in 1864, under
the orders then relating to re-enlistmsnts,
as well as recruits who enlisted at that time
for three wears or the war, and on their
bonoruble muster out and discharge from
the service of the government, before the
.expirstion of their term of service 10y rea-
sons of the close of the war, or discharge on
account of wounds received in the line OF
dutv(. are entitled to the unpaid balances
of the bounties promised them at the
time of their enlistment. But this
does not hold good in the case
of yo unteers accepted and muster
ed into the service since the t
dsy of July, 1864, whether they enlisted
for the term of one, two, or three years.
Such volunteers, on being mustered out
before the expiration of the term OF ser
vice for which they enlisted, are entitled
only TO receive the proportion OF the u
ty. whether it be one or two thirds thereof,
which had accrued before the discharge.
To explain: if the soldier enlisted since
JuIy 18Th, 1864, for three years, and is
mustered out before the expiration OF the
first wear of his service las he probably VII
be1 he cannet claim but one third OF the
bounty. II he may have served 8 single
dsv over a wear and S half, or over hall OF
bis term of enlistment ofthree years, he is
entitled to and will receive two-thirds OF
that bounty. If he enlisted for ohe year
(sIwavs bearing in mind that he enlisted
since july 18th, 1864, for those who enlist
ed under the old order of late in '63 and
early in '64. are entitled to all the bounty
for which they contrscted) and is dis,
! CHARGED before the expiration of that year,
he il entitled, of course, only to that years
bounty ; and if he enlisted Tor two years,
and is mustered out before the expiration
| of his first year, he gets but one-thlrd OF
that two years bounty, and cannot collect
either the second or third instruments. q
We wish it understood that such recruit
having served only or less than half ms
term. Is not emitted to the second lnstalment
of one-third his bounty. But If he has
served more than one half his term, Inc
full amount of the second instrument Is
due him, and he will receive it on his mus
ter-out.
By Section 6 of the act of July, 1851, if
a soldier dies or is killed in the ~service, his
widow, or if there is no widow his legal
| heirs. in addition to all arrears of pay and
allowances, shall receive the sum OF 500.
And by the act of July l1tb, 1862, this
bounty shall be paid to the fol-
lowing per1s aud in the follow
inc order LIST, to the widow; I'd, 70 the
children, but stepchildren will be postponed
to those later in the list Sd, to the father )
4th, TO the mother 9th, 70 brothers and
sisters collectively. The last three in the
list must be residents of the United States,
but widow and children may collect the
bounty though nOn-residents.
AS q eneIal rule no one later in the list
can claim bounty while any of those be-
fore them are living, except it happen that
father is nonresident or has abandoned
the support of the family when mother
will claim, or if father and mother sre
both non residents, brothers and sisters
may claim. Heirs further removed than
brothers or slsters may claim back pay but
no bounty.