American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-08-08
AN ACT,
I'm creasing the Pensions of
widows and Orphans, and
for other purposes.

AoE OtAef PuFpOscBs
Be IL enacted oy the Senate and House
Of Represen fufues Of The United State,
Of America IN Congress assembled, That
the provisions Of the pension laws are
hereby exte nded to and made to include
provost marshals, deputy provost mar.
shals, and enrolling officers, who have
been killed or wound ded in the discharge
of their duties; aud for the purpose Of
determining the amount of pension to
which such persons and their depend
ents shall be entitled, provost marshal:
shall be ranke as captains, deputy pro
vost marshals as first lieuteuants, and en-.
rolling officers as second licutenants.
SEC. 9. Aad be IL farther enacted
That the pensions TO widows of deceased
soldiers and sailors, having children by
such deceased soldiers or sailors, be in
creased at the rate of two dollars pei
month for each child Of such soldier OF
sailor under the age of sixteen years -
And in all cases iu which there shall be
more than one child of any deceased
soldier or sailor. leaving no widow, or
where his widow has died or married
again, or where she has been deprived Of
her pension un der the provisions of sec
ton eleven of an act entitled Gan act
supplementary o the several acts rela
ting to PENSIONS" approved June sixth,
eighteen hundred and sixty six, the pen
sion granted to such children under six
teen years OF age by existing laws shall
be increased to the same amount per
month that would be allowed under the
foregoing provisions to the widow if liv.
ing aud entitled to pension Proritlea
That in no case shall more than one pen
sion be allowed to the sa ne person.
SEC 8. And be IL further enacted.
That the provisions of an act emitted "a
act to grant PENSIONS" approved July
fourteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, apd of the acts supplementary there
to and amendatory thereof, are hereby,
SO far as applicable, extended to the pen
sioners under previous laws, except re.
volutiouary pensioners.
SEC. 4. And De IL further enacted,
1t any person, during the tendency of
his application for an invalid pension I;
and after the completion of the proof
showing his right thereto, has died, or
shall hereafter die, but not in either case
by reason Of a wound received, o. disease
contracted in the service Of the United
States, aud in the line Of duty, his wild
ow, or in event of her death or marriage
his relatives in the same order in which
they would have received a pension if
they had been thereunto entitled under
existing laws, on aceoAnt of tho services
and death in the line OF duty of such per-
sou, shall have the right to demand and
receive the accrued pension to
which he would have been entitled had
the certificate issued before his DEATH
Aud in all cases where such person so en-
titled to an an Invalid pension has died
or shall hereafter die under the circum
stances hereiubefore mentioned, whethe
by reason of wound received or dis ease
contracted in the service of the United
States, and in the line Of duty, or other
wise, without leaving a widow or such
relatives, then such accrued pension shall
be paid to the executor or administrator
of such person in like manner and effect
as if such pension were so much assets
belonging to the estate of the deceased
at the time Of his death.
SEC. 5. And be 1t further enacted,
That the repeal by the act entitled Gan
act supplementary to the several acts re-
lating'to pensions" approved 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 unGer or
granted by such parts Of such acts as re.
pealed; but sach rights shall be recog
nized and allowed in the same manner
and to all intents and purposes, as if said
act had never passed, except that the in
valid pensioner shall be entitled to draw,
from and after the taking effect of said
act, the increased pension thereby gran
ted, in lieu of that granted by such parts
of such acts SO repealed.
SEC. 6. And be i urther enacted,
That nothing in the fourth section Of an
act entitled "An act supplementary to
the several acts relating to pensions" ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty i've, or any other supplements
bry or athendatory act relating to pensions
shall be so construed as to impair the
right of widow, whose claim for pen-