The national Republican., 1866-08-16
THE DE,PIARTMENiTS

The Pension Bursaa-lnPsrtsas e PEN
siensrs.
The Ho.. Judss Barrett, cssnississsr " Pea
sions, has just Issued sa Important circular, con-
tanning forms and inssrusioes psztisussiy Interest
ing 10 all a. msnbsss Of Ne ary whs ars sntitlsd
to pensions under the sst Of Juiy Is, 1865. The
mnissionsr, In his circular, says:
..The arvt section Of the cot Of July IS, 1855,
extends the benefits confsnsd BY The pension laws
TO provost marshals, depaty provost marshsls, and
enrolling ofcsrs disabled In the line Of ofhciL duty
as such, and 10 the widows, or dependents OF such
officers in like manner. The grade Of such officers,
for the purpcss Of determining the rates Of pensions
under this section is fixed follows: Provost mar
shals will rank as captains; their deputies Is hrst
iisutsnantsi and enrolling ofhcsn a. second lieu
tenants. N t~..-+ ..s lEF
TThs second section Of this act allows to those
Who are or shall Be pensioned as widows Of soldiers
or sailors, o. psr month additional pension for each
child (undsr 10 years Of age) Of the deceased sol
dior or sailor BY the widow thus psnsionsd.
"0n the death or rsmarriags Of such widow, OF
on the denial Of pension to her, In aeeordancc
with the provisions Of section eleven Of the aot Of
June Q, 1886, the same amount to which she would
otherwise be entitled under this and prsvious pro-
visions, IL allowed to the minor chiidfsu. The
number and names Of the childrsn, vith their ages
must be proved BY the afhdavi Of tvo credible hnd
disintsrsstsd witnesses The provisions Of this
tiou only include the children Of the widow, and
not those Of her deceased husband BY . previous
marriage. TIE widows OF minor children Of ofieers
are not entitled 10 this increase. l5i
"An psnaionsrs under acts approved prior to
July a. 1852 ars, BY The third section Of the pres
emit act granted the same rights those psnsioned
under acts approved at or since that date far
said acts may be applicable with the exception ol
soldiers of the Revelation, or their widows This
section applies only to pensioners Who wore such At
the date Of the approval Of this act.
Tx foufth sootiOu Of thia u construed in
connection With tho tenth section Of the act uly
1854, and the sixth section Of the act Of june o,
1865, to which II Is supplsmentary. II an appli-
cant for invalid pension dies while his claim Is
pending, the evidence having bssn completed, the
pension under the provisions Of this section and of
those sections Of previous acts shove referred to- IL
disposed Of - follow: >.
IL. n he left widow, or minor child or chill
drsn under sixteen years of ass, or other depend.
ent relatives, and died Of wounds received or Of
disease contractsd In the service and in the line Of
duty, no invalid pension osrtincste win Issue, but
such widow or depsndsnt relatives will receive .
pension, in their own right, taking precedence In
the order prescribed by Law in other oasss. (See
"2 II the claimant LEFT widow or dependent
relatives, but did not die Of wounds received or
disease contracted In the service and in the limo Of
duty, so that neither widow nor dependent rela.
tivss would bs entitled 10 pension his account,
then the certi6eate will be issued In his name, and
the pension paid TO the widow or TO the dependent
relatives as the case mey be, in the same order in
which they would have been pensioned, II entitled
% set forth In the preceding paragraph. t.,a
"3. II the claimant left no widow or dependent
relatives the certificate will issue In his name, and
the pension will be drawn By his executor or ad-
ministrator. .... .....r ... ...
"Ths afth section reserves all rights that may
have acorusd under the fifth section oftho pension
act Of July 4, 1854, and the third section Of the
pension act Of March 5, 1855, though repealed By
the Arst section Of the act Of Juns 0, 1885.
pending are entitled, uadsr the sixth section, II
their claims are otherwise valid to receive pension,
to the date Of rsmariage, II the deceased ofhcsr,
soldier or sailor on whose aocount they claim, ls,
no legitimate child under sixteen years Of ago.