The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-30

the service, or 10 case of his deatn nIsor
discharge aud before tie end Of tho term
Of enlistment, If: discharged on account
Of being wounded, llsE before provided,
the { allowance shall be made to MS
widow, if,shs has not been remarked, or
if there be no widow, then to tho MINOR
children who may BE- under sixteen years
Of nge.
SEC. 2. And b: 4 further enacted,
That 10 computing and sscertain'ng tho
bounty to be paid to any soldier, sailor
or marine, or bis proper representatives,,
under tho provisions Of this act, there
shalt be deducted thercfrom any and al
bounties already paid, or payable under
existing laws, by tho United States or
by any State, county, city, town. or
oihor municipal organization. or BY any
voluntary association, SO that in no case
shall the aggregate amount OF bounty
allowed and paid, from all sources, ex'
coed eight and one.third dollars per each
month of actual faithful service, or at
tho ratio Of 500 per yeur; and IN the
case ofuny sailor or marine to whom prize
money has been paid or is payable the
amount Of such prize money shall be do
Quoted, aud only such amount Of boun:
ty paid as shall, together with such Prizo
money and any other. bounty paid or
payable by tho United Suites, or by any
State, county, city, town, or other mu'
uicipal organization, or by any volunsa'
~ association, amount in tho aggregate
to the sum allowed BY this act.
"SEC. 3. And be II further enacted,
That no bounty, under the provisions of
this act, shall be paid to Or on account
of any soldier, sailor, or marine who
served as q substitute in cithor the army
or navy, or who was captured prisoner
of war at the time of his enlistment; nor
to any ono who was discharged on his own
application or request, prior to tho 9TH
day Of April, 1865, unless such discharge
was obtained with q view to re-cnllst.
mcnt or to accept prom otion in tho mil:
itury or naval service Of the United
States, or to be transferred from ono
branch Of tho military service to another,
and who did actually enlist or accept
promotion, or was so transferred t; and
no bounty shall be paid to any SO ldicr,
sailor, or marine discharged on the up.
plication or at tho request Of parents
guardians, or other persons, on the
ground Of minority.
"SEc. 4. And be it further enacted,
That every petition or application for
bounty, made under tho provis ions of
this act, shall declare md state specific.
ally, under oath and under the pains
and penalties Of perjury, what amount Of
bounty, either from tho United Suites or
from auy other source, and what amount
of prize money, if any, hos been paid or
is payable to tho soldier, sailor, or ma
riuc, by whom or by whose representa-
ton the claim is made.
"SEc. S. Ind be 1t further enacted,
That whenever application shall be made
by any claimant through any attorney
or agent, the postofico address Of the
claimant shall be furnished, giving the
name Of tho county and State in which
it is situated, and tho amount Of com.
mission or fec which tho attorney or agent
is to receive for his services in the settle.
ment of tho claim, which charges in no
case shall exceed the sum Of Eve dollars.
and every such application shall be &C.
companicd by the written affidavit Of the
attorney or ngent, that hc has not
charged or agreed for, and will not nc
cept more than such sum Of five dollars
for his services in the cuse. Tho Pay.
master General. or propcE accounting
officer of the treasury, upon usccr-
tanning the amount due, shall cause to
be transmitted to such claimant the full
amount thereof, less the fee to be paid
to tho attorney or agent, which fec shall
be paid to said attorney or agent in per-
son, or DO transmitted to such address as
the attorney or agent may direct.
"SEc. 6. and be II further enacted,
That any attorney or agent, who shall
receive from any claimant any sum
greater than FIVE dollars for the prosecu
ton of any claim. under tho provisions
of this act, upon conviction thereof,
shall pay o 6ne not to exceed one thou.
sand dollars, or imprisonment for term
not less than one year, or both, as the
court or jury may adjudgc, and shall be
forever thereafter excluded from prose.
cutting claims Of any nature whatever
against tho Government Of the United
States.
"SEc. Z. and Le il further enacted,
That in case the payments shall be made
in tho form of a check, order, or draft,
upon any postmaster, national bank, or
Government depositary, in or near tho
district wherein the claimant may reside,
it shall be necessary for the claimant to
establish, by the afidavits Of two wit
nesses, that he is the identical person
named therein. But in no case shall
such checks, orders, or drafts be made
negotiable until after such Identification.
3SEc. 8. Ind be II further enacted,
That it shall not DO lawful for any SOL
dior, sailor, or marine to transfer, assign,
barter, or sell his discharge, final state.
mcnt, descriptive list, or other papers,
for the purpose oftransferring, assigning,