Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-05-30
EQUALIZATION OF BoUNTIEs.


passed the following bill, which is Of such
unusual interest that we insert it entire.
The Senate has before it one Of similar
character, which will probably be super
ceedded by this one when it will become
a law . 20 ~"9yi'e
Section /. That instead Of sny grant
of land or other bounty, there shall be
allowed and paid TO each and every SOL
dier sailor and marine who faithfully SER
yes "a such in the army, navy and ma
rine corps of the United States, and who
has been or who may hereafter be honor
ably discharged from such service, the
sum of eight and one-third dollars per
month or at the rate of one hundred doll
lars per year, as hereinafter provided for
all the time during which such soldier,
sailor or marine actually served between
the 18th day Of April, 1861, and the -
day of April 1865. And in the case of
any such soldier, sailor or marine dis
charged from the service on account OF
wounds received in. battle or while en-
gagged in the line of his duty, the said al
lowance of bounty shall be computed and
paid up to the end of the term of service
for which his enlistment was made, and
in case Of the death Of any such soldier,
sailor or marine while in the service or
before the end of his term of enlistment,
if discharged on account of being woun-
ded as before provided, the allowances
and payment shall be made to his widow
or if there be no widow, then to the mi
nor children of the diseased.
Sect 2. That in computing and as
certaining the bounty to be paid to any
soldier, sailor or marine, or his proper
representative, under the provisions of
this act, there shall be deducted from any
and all bounties already paid or payable
under existing laws by the United States.
so that in no case shall the aggregate
amount of bounty allowed and paid ex
coed s l,3 dollars for each month Of ac-
tual faithful service, or at the rate of one
hundred dollars per year, and in the case
of any sailor or marine to whom prize
money has been paid or is payable, the
amount of such prize money shall also be
deducted and only such amount of boun-
ty as shall together with such prize money
aud any other bounty paid or payable by
the United States, amount in the aggre-
gate to the sum allowed by this act,
Section 8. And be it further enacted
that whenever application shall be made
by any claimant through an attorney the
claimant shall furnish his post Office ad-
dress. giving the name of the county and
and State in which it is situated, aud the
commission or fees which the attorney is
to receive for his services on the settle.
ment of the claim, which charges in no
case shall exceed the sum Of five dollars.
The Paymaster General, upon ascertain
ing the amount due, shall cause to be
transmitted to such claimant the full
amount thereof, less the fees to be paid
to the attorney. which fees shall be paid
in person, or transmitted to such address
as the attorney may direct. ...tIl
Section 4. And be it further enacted
that any attorney who shall receive from
any claimant sum greater than FIVE dol
lars for the prosecution of any claim un-
der the provisions of this act, upon con-
viction thereof shall pay fine not to ex-
coed the sum Of $1,000 or Imprisonment
ior Term not less than one year, or both
as the court or jury may adjuge and shall
be forever thereafter excluded from pros.
ecuting claims of any nature whatever
against the government Of the United
States. shEft .1.I n i (.
Section 5. And be it further enacted
That in case the payments shall be made
In the form of check order or draft up.
on any paymaster, national bank or gov.
eminent depository in or near the district
wherein the claimant may reside, it shall
be necessary for the claimants may reside
it shall be necessary for the claimants to
establish by the afidavits of two credible
witnesses that he is the identical per-
son named therein, but in no case shall
such checks orders or drafts be made ne.
gotiable until after such Identification