American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-20

I,>,...a,t,tives nf the United States
u tsep,r,on s.It,e;,.a in CONGRESS assembled -
oi r,,.A. ns,, .a.,;ar Eve of an act ont;,Ied An
na' 80, Sou,, ran.;on., ,nnrovsd Jrlv a
ISs Tees 3 ann,aved JnIy / 1854 and soe3
: ,foY byse sfiF an III ent;tled "An-acf sur.
,,Io,ne,,arv 4, .,h,. .seycy., arts i.elafino Ia
pon.;nn. 3 anaroved. ,M,rcb 2 1864 h.
p IA ,ho s.,a or. borehv rena.loa and
~ m;aa shaIl stnnd 4, len tberoof
TSs, er,m, sna ofier the naEsage Of his
.sr~ ~ ssssor. .e,t;tIed by law to a less
nsns;a, ,h.n bsrs,n,fter snecifsa who.
while in the military or naval.service and
in line Of duty, shall have lost the sight
bath ewes. or who shall have lost both
hands on been permanently and totally
si.abloa In The same or otherwise 50 per-
msn,nty and totally disabled a. to rem
dsr them, utterly helpless. or so nearly so
-, "a reoaire tbe constant personal aid and
,l%saanca of snother person, shall be
ls4nt;tled 10 pension Of twenty. FIVE dol
lara psr month !; and all persons who,
nnderlike circumstances, shall have lost
hoth, fact or one hand and one foot, or
been permauently and totally disabled in
IN same or Otherwise so disabled as to
he in1canacitated for performing any man
en,l labor bat nos SO much so as to re-
Il .o,,ire eoastsnt personal aid and attention,
shall be entitled to pension of twenty
JoIIars ,er month and all persons who.
auntler like circumstances, shall have lost
oJone foot or been totally and permanently
disablcd in the same, or otherwise so dis
- AL TO- nd ar n "a
form manual laber equivalent to the loss
a., Of hand or foot, shall be entitled to q
pension Of fifteen dollars per month.
Srcrroy .. And be il further enacted
That shy pledge, mortgage, sale, or as
.ionment or taansfsrof any right, claim,
or in terest in any pension which has been
or NAV hereafter be granted, shall be void
and Of no effect and any person acting
q. attorney TO receive and receipt for
money for and in behalf of any person
.ntitiea to pension shall, before receiv-
lido sale. money, take aud subscribe an
oath to be fled with the pension agent,
and by him to be transmitted, with the
vouchers now required by law, to the
proper accounting officer of the treasury,
that he has no interest in said money by
Any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment,
or transfer, and that he does not know or
believe that the same has been so disposed
Of to any person and any person who
shall falsely take the said oath shall be
guilty Of perjury and, on conviction,
shall be liable 70 the pains and penalties
of perjury. ,se I-as
SECTION 9. And be il further enacted,
That any person who shall present or
cause to be presented at any pension agen-
,ey auy power of attorney or other paper
required as voucher in drawing pen
sion. which naner shall bear a date subse-
ouent to that on which it was actually
sgned or executed, such person so of
Tending shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
ydemeanor, and shall, on conviction there
Of, be punished by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for term not exceeding three years, or
by both, at the discretion of the court
before whom such conviction shall be had :,
and no sum of money dse, or to become
due. TO any peusioner under the laws
aforesaid, shall be liable to attachment,
levy, or seizure by or under any legal or
equitable process whatever, whether the
same remains with the Pension Office or
any Office or agent thereof, or is in course
of transnission to the peBsioner entitled
thereto, but shall inure wholly to the ben
ekt Of such pensioner.
SrcyrIor And he !, further enacted
That mo CLAN, aren't or other person shall
bereafter CHARGE or receive more than 25
CENTS for nareparine the papers necessary
10 enable 4 .5nensioner to receive a semi
annual napmept of. his nensiop. nor shall
apv pension agent charge or receive more
than fifteen cents for administering an
on,hto apensiouer. or his attorney in
fact nnser nepaltv Of Eve dollars in each
ease, y ~ sau mse ss g-
7Sror1oN & And be il further enacted
That section ono of an act entitled "Ap
.ct sunnlementarv 70 the several acts re-
ht;peto1 PENSIONS approyed March 8,
1865 n beTebS fcresled VI :
Sron,lts - Ss. e. aa5 ~ I, s,r,h.r oooo,oa
That e anr neraon er en,;t,sd ~ 70 an ] ;nvalid
rsns;on has d;n5 since March a 1851 or
nan bersaftsr AZ wb;le an annl;cat;on
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