Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-07
An Act Increasing the Pensions of Wild
ows and Orphans, and for other pur-
poses.

BE It caactedbg He senate and House
Dc Representatives, Qf the thjted States
of Amrtca IN Congress assembled.
That the provisions OF the pension
laws are hereby extended TO and
made to include provost marshals,
deputy provost marshals, and enrol
ling officers, who have been killed OF
wounded in the discharge OF their du-
ties aud for the purpose Of deter>
mining the amount Of pensions 20
which sg.cn persons and their Deepen
dents shall be en- illed, provost mar
shals shall be ranked az captains,
deputy provost marshals as first
lieutcnants, and enrolling officers rs
second lieutenants.
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted,
That the pensions TO widows of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors, having
children by such deceased soldiers
or sailors, be increased at the rate OF
two dollars per month for each child
OF such soldier or sailor under
the age Of sixteen years. And in all
cases in which there shall be more
than one child OF any deceased sol
der leaving no widow, or where his
widow has died or married again.
or where she has been deprived OF
her pension under the provisions CT
section eleven Of an act entitled "a n
act supplementary to the several acts
relating to pensions, " approved June
sixth, eighteen hundred aud sixty
six, the pension granted to such chill
dren under sixteen years Of age BY
existing laws shall be increased to
the same amount per month that
would be allowed under the forego
ing provisions to the widow if living
and entitled TO pension: Procided,
That in no case shall more than one
pension DC allowed to the same per.
son.
SEC. 3. mi be it further enacted,
That the provisions Of an act emit
dcd can act to grant pensions" ap.
proved July fourteen, eighteen hun.
dred and siXty-two, and the act sup
Elementary thereto and amcndatory
thereof, are hereby, 50 far as appli-
cable, extended to the pensioners un-
der previous laws, except revolution
airy pensioners.
SEC. 1. Ind be It further enacted, If
any person, during the tendency of
his application for an invalid pension,
and after the completion of the
proof showing his right hereto, has
died, OF shall hereafter dlc, but not
in either case by reason of wound
received, or disease CONTRACTED in
the service OF the United States, and
in the line Of duty, his widow, or if
he left no widow, or in event Of his
death or marriage, his relatives in
the same order in which they would
have tccoived a pension if they had
been thcreunto entitled had the GER
tifcatcs issued before his death
And in all cases where such persons
so entitled to an invalid pension has
died, on shall hereafter die under the
circumstances hcrcinbefore mention
ed, whether by reason of Il wound
received or disease contracted ~ the
service Of the Unitcd States, and in
the line Of duty, or otherwise with
out leaving Il widow or sreh rela-
tivcs, then such accrued pension
shall be paid to the executor or adj
ministrator Of such person in like
manner and effect as if such pensions
..c.p so much assets bclOnUin~ to
the estate Of the deceased at the
tine Of his death.
SIC. s. A1d Jc i further enacted,
That tie repeal Of tile net entitled
can act supplementary to the sever
n acts relatin. to pensions, approx
ed June sixth eighteen hundred and
siXty-siX, Of parts Of certain acts
mentioned in the first section Of said
act, shall not work a forfeiture Of any
right accrued under or Granted BY
such ports of such acts so repealed
but such rights shall be recognized
and allowed IN the same manner, and
to all iutents and purposes, as if sad
act had never passed except that
the invalid pcnsioncr shall he emit
lied to draw, from and after the
taking effect of said act, the incrcas-
ed pension thereby granted, in lieu OF
that granted by such parts of such
acts 50 repealed.
SEC. 6. And be i further enacted,
That nothing in the fourth section OF
an act entitled can act supplement
tary to the several acts relating &c
pensions" approved March third
4 eighteen hundred and sixty five, OF
any other supplementary or amend.
atory act relating to pensions, shall
bc SO constructed as to impair tho
right Of widow, whose claim for {
pension was pending ut the date o
her romarriago, to the pension L
I which She would otherwise be onti
tied. had her deceased husband left
no minor child or children under
sixteen years Of age.
ApPr0red J3y 1866.
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