The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-06
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Iers il the ate var Las passel re n01se
/ as a-enlel. oyevote Of - yeas . , 1aTs.
/ Tie amOqr,regE.red - meet ne provisions
Of the III : estimated g. S219,000O00.
The Diii IS ss follows:
i Ee 3! enacted, &C., That .as.sa4 Of l1v
grant o. lard o. other b0u1,r, mere s1st
10 allOwe1 acl PAID - eacL anL every
solder, sailor OF ua-.Le wl0 .a--l.l..y
served az such IL the army. navy - ma
--ue corps q tie United states I'D TLl
las Deel Or who may Hereafter " honor
ao.y discharged from slC- service, ~ SUI
OF : 80 per month. or q tie ra.s u 500
per year, a. hereinafter provided. e O..
ne tine dGriug which such soldier. s2lor
or marine actually 20 served between tie
18th day O. April, l66l, AID the lytl -ay
Of April. 1865: and q The case CT any
such solder. sailor o. marine discharged
from the service on account q wounds r.
ce-vel u battle. or while engaged Il TIE
line O. bis duty. the said allowance Of
county shall e completed an pad Up %
the end o. the term @ service Tor which
bis enlistment vas made. and il case Il
the death u any such soldier. sailor, or
Marie, while 10 the service. Or IL case u
Us death after discharge, and before Tie
erd Oi his term OF enlistment, = Dis
charged on account OF beng wounded, e
Jefore provided, the allowance shall be
made 10 Als widow, Z she has not been re-
married; or Il there he 10 widow, then 10
i Tie minor children WHO may Je l--eT L.
years OF age
Sc ?. AnR ~ Il furtser enacted. That
X compiling and ascertaining tie bounty
10 oe pad 10 any soldier. sailor or marine.
Or LIS proper Representatives, under re
/ provisions 81 this act. there shall be deduct
e. there.FOm any and al b0untiss ALREADY
I pad or payable under existing laws Jy the
United States, or by any State, county,
CITY. town or other municipal organization,
or by voluntary association. 50 that in 10
case shall the aggregate amount Of bounty
/ allowed anu paid from al sources exceed
- 535 for each month Of actual faithful
service OF 81 the rate Of 800 Ter year;
/ aud IN case Of any sailor OF marine 70
whom Prize money has been paid or e pay
abe, The amount o. such prize money shall
/ be deducted, and only such amount of
! bounty paid as shall, together with such
prize money. and any other bounty paid or
payable by the United States, OF bv any
state, county, city, town, or other munich
pal organization, Or by any voluntary as
"A
sum allowed by this act.
SIC 3. Ind Be Il fitrfter enacted. That
10 bounty under the provisions Of his act
shall be paid 20 or on account Of ar
soldier. sailor or marine who served as q
substitute in either the army OF navy, OF
who was q captured prisoner OF var a. tie
time Of bis enlistment, nor 20 any one who
was discharged OF his own application or
request. prior TO the 9th day Of April, 1865.
| unless such discharge was obtained will q
view % re-enlistment or 20 accept Promo
ton d the military or naval service Of the
United States, or 20 be transferred rom
one branch ofthe military service 70 another
and who did actually enlist OF accent pro-
motion, or was 50 transferred: and 10
/ bounty shall ne paid 20 any soldier. sailor
OF marine discharged on the application OF
al the request Of parents, guardians ~
/ other persons. or Or tie ground Of minor
.ty
SIC. + Aaa le q fi.r.i4r aacte1, That
every petition or application ior bounty
mace under he provisions Of this act shall
] disclose and state specially under oath and
under The pains ami penalties Of perjury,
what amount OF bounty, either from the
! United States OF from any other source,
AMI what amount OF prize money il any.
las been paid or is payable % the soldier.
sailor OF marine 10y whom or by whose rep
/ resentatives the claim Is made
Sc. .. ind te Il jtrtteF enacted. That
whenever application shall 0e made hy any
! claimant, through any attorney or agent,
/ tie p0stofiice address OF the claimant shall
! be furnished, giving the name Of the coun-
y and state N which IL Is situated. and
The amount Of commission or lee with the
attorney or agent S 10 receive iOr his ser
wees in the settlement OF the claim, which
charges in no case shall exceed the sum o.
So: and every such application shall be ac-
cODpanied by the written affidavit OF the
attorney or agent that he has hot charged
nor agreed tor and VIII not accept more
than such sum Of s. for lis services IL lie
case. The Paymaster General or proper
Accounting Officers Of the Treasury, upon
! ascertaining the amount due, shall cause
| 70 be transmitted 10 such claimant the full
amount thereof, less the lee 10 he paid 10
the attorney or agsn, which Zee shall be
! paid 10 the said attorney or agent in per-
son, or transmitted 10 such address as the
attorney may direct.
SEC. c. ind je Il further enacted, That
any Attorney or Agent who shall receive
from any claimant any sum greater than
/ - 4OI Tie prosecution VI dlt ClGlIl under
| the provisions Of this act, upon conviction
thereof shall pay fine not 10 exceed the
sum Of $1,000 or imprisonment for term
not less than one year, or both, as the
Court OF Jury may adjudge: and shall be
| forever thereafter excluded from prosecu-
ting claims Of any nature whatever against
the Government OF the United States.
SEC. :. And be Il Jurtler enacted, That
IN case the payment shall be made in the
form Of check, order OF draft upon any
Paymaster, National Bank or Government
Depository, or near the District wherein
the claimant may reside, i shall be neces-
Sary for the claimant 10 establish. hy the
affidavit VI TWO witnesses, that he IS the
Identical person named therein; but il 10
case shall such checks. orders or drafts he
negotiable until after such Identification.
SEC. :. Ana be 4. further enacted. That
il shall not be lawful for any soldier sailor
or marine TO transfer, assign, barter OF sell
| his discharge final settlement, descriptive
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