The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-03
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of the Thirty-Ninth
Congress.

CHAP. CCXXXv.-AN ACT increasing, the
Pensions of Widows and Orphans, and for
other purposes.
Re il enacted bv the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States OF America
in Congress assembled, That the PROVISIONS OF
the pension laws are hereby extended TO and
made 10 include provost marshals, deputy pro-
vost marshalS, and enrolling officers, VINO nave
been killed or wounded in the discharge OF
their duties; and for the purpose OF deteThlh-
ing the amount of pension TO which such per
sons and their dependents shall be entitled,
provost marshals shall De ranked as captains,
deputy provost marshals as first leutenahts'
and enrolling officers "a second heutenants.
See. ,. And be it further enacted, That the
pensions to widows of deceased soldiers and
sailors. having children by such deceased sol
diers 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 soldier or sailor leaV-
ing no widow or where his widow has died or
married again, where she has been deprived
of her pension under the provisions OF section
eleven of an act entitled Gan act supplement-
ary to the several acts relating to PENSIONS,
approved June SsiXth, eighteen hundred ana
siXtv-SiX. the pension granted to such children
under sixteen wears of age by existing laws
shall be increased to the same amount per
month that would be allowed under the fore
going provisions to the widow if living and en-
titled to pension: Provided, That in no case
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same person.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions of an act entitled can act to grant
pensions" approved July fourteen, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts sup
Elementary thereto and amendatoTy thereof,
are hereby, so far as applicable, extended to
the pensions under previous laws, except reYo-
lutiOnary pensioners.
Sec, 4. And be ii further enacted, That if any
person during the pendency of his application
for an invalid pension. 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, or disease
contracted in the service Of the United states
no ia 5he 81 Pf the !3X ent of her death or mar
/ riage, his relatives in the same order in which
/ tbyely would have have received a pension, il
/ theS had been thereuntO entitled under exist
/ ing laws on account of the services and death
/ in the line Of duty of such person, 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: and
/ in all cases where such person so entitled to an
/ invalid pension has died, or shall hereafter die
under circumstances hereinbefore mentioned,
whether by reason of a wound received or dis
ease contracted in the service of the United
States, and in the line of duty or otherwise,
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
/ deceased at treBtne of his death.
Z sec. a. Anu De IL IuIIner enacted. mat the
/ repeal by the act entitled "An act supplement-
/ airy to the several acts relating 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
4 forfeiture Of any rights accrued under or
/ granted by such parts of such acts so repealed;
/ but such rights shall be recognized and allowed
/ in the same manner and to all intents and pur-
| poses as e said act had never passed EXCEPT
that the invalid pensioner shall be entitled to
4 draw from and after the taking effect of said
/ act the increased pension thereby granted in
lieu of that granted by such parts Of such acts
so repealed.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That no.
thing in the fourth section of am act entitled
Gan act supplementary to the several acts re-
lating TO pensions" approved March third.
eighteen hundred and sixty-fiye, or in any
/ other supplementary or amendatorv act reIat-
ing to pensions, shall be so construed so as TO
I impair the right of a widow whose claim for a
pension pending at the date of her re-nar-
riage, to the pension to which she would other
wise he entitled, had her deceased husband left
no minor child or children under the age of
sixteen years.
Approved. july -, 1866