The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-10-02
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WAR DBPARTMBNT, ]
ADJUrASr GsHERAL's OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, September 10, 1855.

RULES AND REouLATIoNs FOR rHR pIyurNr
OF RoUnTIEs UNDER THIS ACT TO EoUALizE
| bouNTlBs, APPROVED JULY rs, 1855.
l. All applications shall be nled within the period Of
lore any payments are made shall be classified BY
regiments pa"aons or otner separate organizations
ana no appcsuon nied ter 'hat period snail be set.
ued un'i the FORMER Snaii nave oeen paid.
apphcauon snAii Dc entertained unless acco n
panied oy inc onsna oenAge OF 'he SOLDIER and the
required oyhe if'h section Of the act and the
urher amdaV 'hs ne mas not received nor Is he en-
"ea 70 reesVe rom 'as onned e'a'es under any laws
regulations PRIOR 70 the act OF July 2sth 1885, more
hah w" bounty ior any aod 81 military service rem
usiea ~ Nun aurns .ns A.e reoe'on' over and above
'ne amount 'neiein chained
o. All sppneanon' LOT 'he addhionai bounty, author-
ed ~ TINS ae' rom surviving soldiers shall be in the
or~ hereinafter prescribed and the evidence Of iden-
wy snail DC the same as now required, and appliea-
rom 'ue hss " aeeessed soldiers snail be In the
'0,m a'W ,equnea " .ne treasury department
=. a. soon as 'he EXAMINATION Oh the claims OF any
men'' OF o'nei ,naepehaent organization snail have
ossn properly ao'ea upon lns oener shall
~he inc necessary steps ior tner prompt payment.
o. ass'ei saA,l % .ep' IN the raymaser Cen
sN omee' ana ALSO III tue once Oh 'he second Audi
.or' OF all claims presented under the law In which
~ .o s "'. W., 800, W .asou " iesnen's' &C. IL
'ne 'lAhs DO a'lo~ea ,ae amour. o, bounty paid to
'A WI W no'u, anu ie'ee'oa' 'ne cause o' feJee'
"on wii W. u'7'neuy S'A'eu'
In the Applications Tor bounty as required by the
ID 'hese the snail state each and every
period ot service rendered by the claimant, and also
that he never served otherwise than therein stated
T. organiiAtons irreguiarly In the service OF the
United States or called out for special purposes as
STATE hihtia home GUARDS, &C. aud not Included In
the general bounty laws are not included within the
meaning OF the act.
Soldiers enlisted for 'three years or during the
war, who were discharged by reason Of the termlna
on OF the war, shall DO considered as having served
period Of their enlistment, and entitled to
bounty under this act.
o. The minority Of heirs, claimants for bounty under
this aet must be proven to have existed at the date Of
m passage PARENTS shall receive Jointly the bounty
TO which they may be entitled as heirs. unless the
father has abandoned the support Of his family, in
which case 1t shall be paid to the mother Non resi-
dence In the United States shall not be bar to the
claims OF heirs. who would otherwise legally inherit
The provisions Of the act exclude from its benefits the
following CLASSES;
l. Thoss who, after serving the full period Of their
enlistment, were dishonoraby discharged at Its exp
| ration.
Those discharged during enlistment BY way Of
hvor or punishment
D. THOSE discharged on account OF disability con.
raeted In the SERVICE but not oceasioned by wounds
received Tin the line OF duty who shall not have
previously served two or three years respectively at
the time OF discharge.
fhose discharged on account Of disability existing
VINE time Of ther enlistment.
fns nes OF those VINO nave died since their dis.
charge Of wounds or disease not contracted In the
wee ana In the line OF duty
Inc surviving soidiers and heirs OF deceased SOL
ders who under previous laws have received or are
entitled to receive boaR'y Of more than sloO from tho
United stA'es'
inc surviving soiders' As well as the heirs OF de-