The national Republican., 1866-06-09
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
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Be IL enacted By he Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the Unffed States Of
America IN Congress assembled That section
Ave Of an act entitled IAN act supplement
ary TO an act entitled AN act TO grant pen
siona,' approved July fourteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two,r approved July fourth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and section
three Of IN act entitled aAn act supplement-
airy 10 the several acts relating to pensions"
approved March third, eighteen hundred and
Exty-fve. be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed, and the following shall stand in lieu
thereof: That. from and after the passage OF
this act, all persons by law entitled to less
pension than hereinafter specified who, while
IN the military OF naval service and in line OF
duty, shall have lost the sight Of both eyes,
or who shah have lost both hands, or been
permanently and totally disabled in the same,
or otherwise SO permanently and totally dis.
t, abled as to render them utterly helpless, or
90 nearly so as 10 require the constant per-
tonal aid and attendance OF another person,
shall be entitled TO pension Of twenty-five
dollars per month; and all persons who, un-
der like circumstances, shall have lost both
feet, or one hard and one foot, or been totally
and permanently disabled in the same, or
otherwise so disabled as to be incapacitated
for performing any manual labor, but not SO
and attention, shall be entitled to pension
OF twenty dollars per month and all persons
Z who, under like circumstances, shall have
lost one hand or one foot or been totally and
!. permanently disabled in the same, or other
wise 90 disabled as to render their inability
to perform manual labor equivalent to the
loss Of a hand or foot, shall be entitled to
. pension of fifteen dollars per month.
~ SEc. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
{ any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or
transfer OF any right, claim, or interest in any
pension which has been, or may hereafter be,
granted, shall be void and Of no effect and
T any person acting as attorney to receive and
receipt for money for and in bahalf Of any
person entitled to pension shall, before re-
iceiving said money take and subscribe an
oath, TO be fled with the pension agent, and
q. by him TO be transmitted, with the vouchers
, now required by law, to the proper account
ing officer of the Treasury, that he has no
interest in said money by any pledge, mort
gage, 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 con.
=. viction. shall be liable to the pains and pen
alties Of perjury.
q SEC 8. And be Il further enacted That
t dny pcISOn Nuo sunni prtstit UT Cuurc W be
presented at any pension agency any power
Of attorney, or other paper required as q
voucher in drawing pension, which paper
shall bear q date subsequently to that on
which il was actually signed or executed
!. such person so offending shall be deemed
guilty Of high misdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine mo-
exceeding fve hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment for term not exceeding three
years, or by both, at the discretion Of the
3 court before whom such conviction shall be
q had, and no sum Of money due, or to become
due, TO any pensioner under the laws afore
said, shall be liable to attachment, levy ol
seizure by or under any legal or equitable
process whatever whether the same remain!
with the Pension Office or any officer o
agent thereof, or is in course of transmission
to the pensioner entitled thereOto; but shall
inure wholly to the benefit Of such pensioner
SEC. 4. And be At further enacted, That
no claim agent or other person shall here
after charge or receive more than twenty
five cents for preparing the papers necessary
TO enable pensioner to receive setni-annua
payment Of his pension, nor shall any pension
agent charge or receive more than htteci
cents for administering an oath to pensi0neI
or his attorney in fact, under penalty G
Eve dollars in each case.
section one Of an act entitled "An act sur
Elementary to the several acts relating I
pensions" approved March three, eightee
d hundred and sixty-Gye, is hereby repealed.
SEC 6. And be IL further enacted, That
any person entitled to an invalid pension hG
died since March four, eighteen hundred an
sixty-one, or shall hereafter die while Il
application for such pension is pendinl
and after the proof has been complete
{ leaving no widow and no minor child undC
- sixteen years Of age, his heirs or legal repr
sentatiyes shall be entitled to receive IL
accrued pension to which the applicant wou
have been entitled had the certificate BET
issued before his death.
SEC. Z. And be at further enacted, Th
in all cases when commission shall ha'
been regularly issued to any person in Il
military or naval service who shall have d
or been disabled while in the line of dut
after the date Of such commission, and befo
- being mustered, such officer or other perst
entitled TO q pension for such death or dis
bility by existing laws shall receive pensi,
corresponding to his rank, as determined
such commission, the same as II he had be-
mustered: Provided, That this section shi
notapply TO any officer who shall have wilful
neglected or refused to be so mustered.
f'' SRc. .. And be IL further enacted, Tn
men absent on sick furlough, shall be
garded in the administration Of the pensi'
laws in the same manner as If they were
the field or hospital. .\
6Eo. o. And be IL further enacted, TIL
the period OF service Of all persons entitl
to the benefits OF the pension laws or on {
count Of whose death any person may
come entitled TO apension, shall be constru
to extend To the time OF disbanding the
ganization TO which such persons belongt
or until their actual discharge for other eau
than the expiration Of the service Of su
organization.
SEC. 10. And be il further enacted Th
enlisted men employed as teamsters, wage
ers, artifcers, hospital stewards, farrie
saddlers, and all other enlisted men, howev
.r employed in the service Of the army or nav
MOI specifically mentioned in the first secti
,Iof an act entitled "An act TO grant pc
sions," approved July fourteen, eighteen III
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