The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-04


An ACT Fp.elleatAry to al act entitled " An act =
/ grant pensions" approved Jcly fourteenth ei7b
teen hundred and sixtytwO.
Be eR1cicf by the Senate and House Of Rspresen,a
n n Unite StdtesQf America ia Congress assembled
That the biennial examination of PENSIONERS rsorir
i by an act approved March three, eighteen hundred
and httv- may be made b. one surgeon only
provided he Is surgeon Of the army or navy or an
examining surgeon duly appointed by the commis
sl0nrr or p-nslous shall tie biennial Certificate
of tSO uuappciute civil surgeons be accented IN any
case. except upon satisfactory evience that az ex
animation by commissioned or duly appointed sur.
\ geOn IS linprtcticable
sec. And BE- u further enacted That all fees nai
10 examining surgeons for biennial examinations OF
for examinations specially ordered as provided bv
the eighth section Of the act 70 grant pensions ap-
proved july iourteeath. eighteen hundred and sixty
Two, shall be refunded by Tie agent for raving non
sions n the distr within which the pensioner or
Claimant RESIDES out Of any money appropriated Tor
The pay ment OF pensions under such regulations as
/ the commissioner OF pensions may prescribe
sc. ARd bs a farLt,r enacted That declarations
Ol pension claimants shall be made before a court Of
record, or before some officer thereof having custody
OF It's seal, said Ocer bsiug hereby fully authorized
aud empowered 10 administer and certify anv oath
or aArmaiion relating 70 any pension or APPLICATION
therefor: Proridsd, That the Commissioner OF peu-
SONS may designate, in localities more than twenty
i've miles distant from any place at which such
court Is hotca persons duly qualified TO administ
oaths before whom declarations may be made and
testimony taken
Of the act 10 grant pensions approved July fourteen
eighteen hunired and sixty two is hereby repea cd
ana the comm ssl'ner OF pensions is authorized and
empowered 10 detail from time 10 time clerks in his
ouce - investigate suspected attempts az fraud on
the government through the pension Office aud to AID
ID prosecuting any persons So offending with such al
ditionN compensation as is customary in cases Of
special service
Sec. 5 And be It further enactsf That all persons
now by law entitled 10 less pensio than hereafter
speehsd who shall have lost both feet N the military
service Of the United States and in the line Of duty
sha De entitled 70 pension OF twenty dollars per
month"; anu those who under the same conditions
have lost both hands or both eyes shall be entitled 10
pension OF twenty-five dollars per month.
sec g. And b Il further en1cisd That no pension
claim now On lie Uni SIS prosecuted TO Successful
issue within three years from the passage OF this act
And no claim hereafter died, not thus prosecuted 70
successful issue within FIVE years from the date Of
such ning shall be admitted without satisfactory re
cord evidence from the War Department 10 establish
Tie same; and IN every in which claim for pen
sion shall have been nled for more than three years
after the discharge or deccase or the nartv on Who's
account the claim = made The pension. II allowed
shai commence from the date Of fling the last paper
ID sli- c.Ise by the party prosecuting the same
sec . ind 5s T. fHrther enacted That On the re
marriage cf any widow receiving pension such pen
sion shall terminate and shall not be rer cvad soufs
she again become a widow.
Sec. An 81 further enGctei That examining sur
geous, duly appointed by the commissioner Of pen
sions may b. required by him from tnie 70 time as
be shall deem FOR the interests Of the government 10
MAKE specai xiiniuatons OF pensioners the rolls
. their respective districts. ami such examinations
shah have precedence over previous exan.nati,us
whether SPECIAL ~ biennial Bu. when Injustice is
alleged . have been done bv any examination SO o.
defed the commissioner Of pensions nav at his dis
cretln select board o. three duly appoiuta cyan
ing surgeons, w-o shall meet AZ place 10 be das Z
mated by hin. and shall review such cases as nav Be-
orderei before them appeal from any special ex-
liaai "A as Aforesaid, and TIE decision OF such board
shAil De Ina. On the question submltte1 thereto
y M NOT
ceed that which has been clstorariy allowed IL such
cases, and shall BE- paid cIt O. any appropriations
made ior The payment q pensions, the man
aer as the ordinary fees O. appointed surgeons are or
may b. autl0rize1 20 be nati
sec g. And te !. fsrta = enacted That those per
sons, not enlisted soldiers IN the army who voicn-
teerec iol tAc time being 20 with any regularly
mil-ary cr lay force q the CLi,eL states
Or whre parsons 9TH rviss volunteered ant ren te-e
service IN any engagement WIKI rebels OF Iadfans
siaee the fourth day OF March. eighteen hundred and
sAA' ole sh2I, ihey have been disabled II conse
s-ence q W0tn-s received il battle, II such tempo
rary service, Be emitted 20 The same benefits q
pension avs as thoss Who have been regularly ms
.eTed laio iAe Jai.eG States service Aad IL vii
1Ns @ cl1cr pe1ltlls. of aly slca parSo1s nay
have been killed il tie temporary service afore- |
saie sLa o. e1tei - pensions in tie same -znrs-
as tney would have been had such person been -ers
4 fnlst're.- Pr rsdIi. That No claim under this
section shan be vl- u-lcss pres ,utss an r-srrs5
n successful is-re within three v.-s from Al af-
The passage O.. this a-t Au s1ch Gains shsH b a.
.--'- --.e- s--- E-l-a4 Ellls A. -eEulAfl0ns IS
..s commissioner q pe-s,11s my rrsscrite r1os-
10 guard against fraud
sc 10 Had b 4 fEr.Aor -a1ctef. That warv PEP
son ent tie % ar iuvAit pension under tie prov-s
oos q The &C. grating PERSONS approved July four
'een eighteen -re1 and sixty-t1ro, has tiAI o.
snal hereafter die, whie n ap9cation To- such rr
non Is pending, and having a widow o. dependent
s-2iive e1iiiled . receive pension b. rsass OF
Us service and DEATH as provided IL sai1 act then
ae peason 70 scch widow O. other sr son shan cen
nenoe from the date Al which the SecsS.nt's fuy,s
leasl would have commented ha1 he survives
Suset 70 tne Conditions OF this act An5 the act 70
which this is sRuendstorv
SSc- II And e 4 fT7scr eGcted. That all enlisted
e.ie4s q re army who shall have becCIne disabled
a ,hs service, whether they shall have been rexu-
@iy mustered N or not. shall be entitled te TIE SANE
'snsn's OF TIE pension laws a. those vhs have been