The tri-weekly standard., 1866-11-13

filed within one year after the date of said dis
charge; and in cases in which the application is
persons employed as aforesaid shall commenced on
the day of the ding the application.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the fees
of agents and attorneys for making out and caus-
ing to be executed the papers necessary to estab-
iish claim for pension, bounty, and other al
lowance, before the Pension Office under this act,
shall not exceed the following rates For making
out and causing to be duly executed declaration
by the applicant with the necessary athdayits, and
forwarding the same to th. Pension Office, with
therequisfte correspondence, five dollars In cases
wherein additional testimony Is required by the
Commissioner of, Pensions, for eacn affidavit SO
required and executed and forwarded Except the
af1davits of surgeons, for which such agents and
attorneys shall not be entitled to any fees, one
dollar and fifty cents.
agent attorney who shall, directly indirectly,
demand or receive any greater compensation for
his services under this act than is prescribed in
the preceding section of this act, or who shall
contract agree to prosecute any claim for
pension, bounty, other allowance under this
act, on the condition that he shall receive per
centum upon any portion OF the amount o.
such claim, or who shall wrongfully withhold from
a pensioner other claimant the whole or any
part of the pension or claim allowed and due to
such pensioner claimant, shall be deemed guilty
of high misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof SHALL for every such offence, be fined not
exceeding three hundred dollars, or imprisoned
at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both,
according to the circumstances and aggravations
OF the offence
Commissioner OF feIsions be, and he is hereby
empowered TO appoint, at his discretion, civil
geons to make the biennial examinations OF pen
sioners which are or may be required to be made
by law, and to examine applicants for invalid
pensions where he shall deem ain examination bl
L surgeon to be appointed by him necessary; and
inc fees for each OF such examinations and the re
Iuisle certificate thereof, shall be one dollar and
ity cents, which fees shall be paid to the surgeon
ny the person examined for>which he shall take
receipt, and forward the same to the Pension
Jhce; and upon the allowance of the claim OF the
person examined, the Commissioner of Pensions
>Ilall furnish to such person an order on the pen
agent of his State tor the amount of the sur
rcOn'S fees.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner of Pensions, on application made
- MIN in person or by letter by any claimants or
applicants for pension, bounty, Or other allowance
required by law to be adjusted and paid by tine
tension Office shall furnish such claimants free
oil all expense or charge to them, al such printed
instructions and forms as may be necessary in
tiIblishing and obtaining said claim; and in
such claim is prosecuted by agent attorney
of such claimant applicant, on the issue OF u
certificate of pension or the granting of bounty
,r allowance, the Commissioner of Pensions shall
fort with notify the applicant or claimant tli
such certificate mas been issued allowance made
and the amount thereof
Sec 10. And be it further enacted, That the pi-
lots, engineers, sailors, and crews upon the gu.I
boats and war vessels of the United States, wn',
nave not been regularly mustered into the service
of the United States, shall be entitled to the
bounty allowed to persons of corresponding ranh
! iii the naval service, provided they continue in
service to the close Of the present war; and al.
persons serving aforesaid, who have been OF
may be wounded or ncapacitated for service, sinai.
De entitled to receive for such disability the pen
sion allowed by the provisions of this act, to thos
OF like rank, and each and every such person shall.
receive pay according to corresponding rank i'll
| the naval service: Provided, Tuat no person re
| ceiring pension or bounty under the provision
of this act snail receive either pension or bounty
| for any other service in the present war;
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That tn,
| widows and heirs of all persons described in the
| last preceding section who have been may b,
| employed as aforesaid, or who have been or may
be killed in battle, or of those who have died oi
shall die of wounds received while employed
| shall be paid the bounty and pensions allowed by
| the provisions of this act, according to rank, al
| provided in the last preceding section.
Sec. IL And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of ihe Interior be, and he is hereby,
thorized to appoint special agent for the Pension
Office to assist in the detection of frauds against
the pension laws, to cause persons committing
| such frauds to be prosecuted, and to discharg.
| such other duties said Secretary may require
| him TO perform; which said agent shall receiv,
for his services annual salary of twelve hundred
| dollars, and his actual travelling expenses incur
red in the discharge of his duties shall be paid by
| the government.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions
| of this act be, and the same are hereby, re-
| peal, d.
Approved, July IA, 1862.