Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-03
The new Bounty Act.

SAoil ~ liO W W Gifd ltS~ld W WYNN Giid
every soldier, sailor and marine, who
faithfully served as such in the army,
navy or marine corps Of the United
States, and who has been or who
may hereafter be honorably discharg-
ed from such service, the sum of IS.
33t cents per month, or at the rate
Of 500 per year IS hereafter provi-
ded, for all time during which such
soldier, sailor or marine actually
served, between the 18th day of
April, 1861, and the 18th day of
April, 1865, and in the case Of any
such soldier, sailgr or marine dis
charged from service on account Of
wounds received in battle, or while
engaged IN the line of his duties,
said allowance shall be computed
and paid up to the end Of the term
of service for which his enlistment
was made, and in case of his death
after his discharge, and before the
end of his term of enlistment, if dis
charged on account of being wound
ed, as before provided, the allowance
and payment shall be made to his
widow, ifshe has not been remarked,
or if there be no widow, then to the
minor children Of the deceased, who
may be under 16 years of age.
SECTION. 2. In computing and
ascertaining 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 theretrom any and all boun-
ties already paid under existing laws
by the United States or by his own
State, County, City, Town or other
municipal organization, or by any
voluntary association so that in no
case shall the aggregate amount of
bounty allowed and paid from all
sources s. 333 for each month Of ac-
tual and faithful service, or at the
rate of 500 per year, and in case Of
any sailor marine to whom prize
money has been paid OF is payable,
the amount of such prize money
shall be deducted, and only such
amount Of money paid as shall, to-
gether with such prize money, and
all other bounty paid or payable by
the United States, or any State,
County, City, Town or other organi:
z%ation, or BY voluntary association
to the amount in the aggregate Of the
sum allowed by this.act.
SECTION 3. No. bounty under the
provisions Of this act shall be paid 20
or on account of any soldier, sailor
or marine, who served Us a substi-
tute in either the army or navy, or
who was a captured prisoner of war
at the time Of his enlistment, nor to
any one who was discharged on his
own application or request prior to
the 9th day Of April, 1868, unless
sucu dIsCharge was Obtained With a
view to re-enlistmcnt or to accept
promotion in the military service OF
the UNITED States, or from one
branch of the military service to an
other, and who did actually enlist or
accept promotion or was so rams
terred and'no bounty shall be paid
to any soldier, sailor or marine dis
charged on application or"at the re-
quest or parents, guardians or other
persons, or on the ground Of minor
ity.
SECTION 4. Every petition or ap-
plication for bounty made under the
provisions Of this act, shall disclose
and state specifically under oath, and
undcr the pains and penalties of per-
jury, what amount Of bounty, other
than from the United States or from
any other source, and what amount
OF prize money, if any, has 'been'paid
or Is payable to the soldier, sailor or
marine by whom or by whose repre-
sentation the claim is made.
SECTION 5. Whenever application
shall be made by any claimant
through any attorney or agent, the
post office address of the claimant
shall be furnished, giving the name
Of the County and State in which it
is situated, qnd'amouit of commits
sion or fee which the attorney or
agent is to receive fer his services in
the settlement Of the claim, which
charges, in no case shall exceed the
sum of So, and every such applica
ton shall be accompanied by a writ
ten affidavit OF the attorney or agent.
that he has not charged or agreed for,
and will not accept more than such
sum of So, for his services in each
case. The Paymaster General or
proper accounting officer of the
Ire sury, upon ascertaining the
aihodnt thereof, less the fee to be
paid to the attorney oragent, in per-
son, or transmitted to such address as
they may direct,
SECTION 6. Provides that any
attorney or agent receiving over
So for the prosecution of 0 claim
shall be fined OF imprisoned. !. tr' /.
SECTION Z. In case the payment
shall be made IN the form Of a check.
order or draft, upon any Paymaster,
National Bank OF Government De-
p%ository in or near the district where
the claimant to establish by affidavit
of two witnesses that be is the iden-
teal person named therein, but in no
case shall such order or drafts be
made negotiable until after such iden.
tiication.
SECTION s. 1t shall not be lawful
for any soldier, sailor or marine to