Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-24

"a set Increasing the Pensions Of WidoTS aad
OrIhrus. and for other Purposes.


"a set increasing the Pensions of Widows aad
OrIhrus. and for other Purposes.
Re ftesacisd yths Senate and House If Rsprss-
%eHatioss If CsessG Ga,ss II Amsriea a. Coagrsls
assembled,
TIA, the provisions of tho pension laws ara hereby
extended TO AMI mads h inelud5 provost m~arshals,
depatv provost mIrsnals, and enrolling oH ssrs, who
have 5sen kiliei ~ WIUliet in the dichary3 Of
their duties and TOR th3 purpose Of dsteFnlnin~
the amcGnt of psusi0l TO which such psrs9as and
their dependents shalt DC entitled, provost marshals
shall be ranksk as captains, deputy provost masshals
as f-st lieutenants, and enrolling others a. Sec
Ond lieHssnanfs,
Sec. 2. Aud be Il further enacted. That the
pensions To Nd sWs Of dsceBsel s0l1jsrs and sailors
having ch'ldsrn b. sush deceased soldiers or sail-
dr5, be increased al tho rate Of two q dltrs ear
month for each child Q; such soldier OF sailor HadsE
the age Of sixteen years. AMI in all eases 10 which
there shall be IN IRE than one child OF any deceased
soldier or sailor leaving NJ widJW, or where his
widow has died or srriei agiin or whore she has
been deprived of hsr p%slsiOn uaIw thl p-lYisi8n5
CT section eleven Of IN act entiJel "Anact supple.
mentaTy to The severOl acts relating to pensions"
approved June thu sixth, eighteen huudrel and
: xty-six the pension g.aaiet % such chiils-n az
der sixteen years ofage by existing laws shall BE-
in"Te SD To the Sans amount per month that
would be allowed tnber the fOreigh provisions %
she widow If living aud entitled TO a pension /:
Provided, THat Ia 10 case shall mJr5 taan one
pension be allowed 20 the samJ person.
Ss;, ). AMI be il further enacted, That tia
| pr5vis ans Of an aSt entitled AN Ios TO grant pan
sioRs." approx 4 July fourteen, e~igh:csD, hundred
aud sizty-twO, aud Of the aets supplementary
tn ereto and amendatory thereof, srs hereby, 50
far as applicable, extended 70 the psnsisus UNDER
previous laws, ez sept revolutionary pensioners.
Sec. 4. And be Il furtAet en- Ets1, That II any
person during the pendsncy Of his application for
an invalid penSi n. and sf.er tho completion Of
the proof showing his right thereto, has disd, or
I = ~ -1urF = AM rne - d.
Of q wound received, or disease contracted ia the
service Of the United States and in the line Of dR-
", his widow, or CT he left no widow, o. IN the
event Of her death or marriage, bis relatives in the
same order in which they would have rcsiAsd q
pen.ion. if they bad been thereuBtO entitled andar
ex sting laws N account Of the serti; es and death
ia the line 0 duty Of such person shall haV9 she
right to dem nd aud receive the accrued pension
to Hhich he would have been entitled had the GER
tifrate Issued before his death AMI ia ell cases
whore such person 50 entitled TO an invalid pension
has died, or shall hereafter die, under eineumstan4
ces bereinbefore mentioned, whether By reason Of
4 wound received or disease contracted 10 the SER
vice Of the United States, and in the lsn0 Of duty
VI otherwise, without leaV NJ n widow o. such
/ r~el4tigcs. lien saeh atcrned pension shRl De paid
40 The sxscus5r 90 al niaistrator Ell such porsOu ia
Hks nfnner a1d e41. as it such pension we're 20
-lnucA a3se.s bei4aginZw the estate VI the deceased
az the umsof BIS ds4sf
See s. aud t8 if furaer enacted, That the re-
3 NhAtN ID W - al ~ a4lIAoA41 lsaa =
the several acts relating to pensions" approved
Jane sixlh, eighteen hund ed and s~ixty-six, Of
parts of certain acts mentioned in the first section
Of said act shall not work a f2rfeiture q any right
accrued under or NantecSby susk> parts Of
such acts go repealed 0ut such rights shclI be rec0g-
| nized and allowed ia the same minner and 90 all
in;cuts ane purposes as il said ret had never passed
except; that Lle invalid psnsi0ner s shall be entitled
u dfaW from and after tue takIpg saec. u said act
the increased pension thereby graate1 ia lieu Of
thar glans.d by such parts Of such acts so repealed.
sec q. Aud DC It 4 farther enssted. Tuat nothing
in the fcurth i n ufal act cut lei A ne;tsuP-
Elementary 10 too eysral acts rslLtiug 20 pea
,iOns," approved March tie third, eighte5n bum
drvd. ana siIay Eve, or in any other supplementary
OF am ,ndatoiy act relating 10 pc lsiOns, shall be -
co lStructed "a a. 10 lnyiir the night Ot a widow
wnusO claim Tor a pshsi0n Us Psnsils a. tne dtte
Of her re-mtrriIge, 70 tins pension q which Sna
w,u Il Oth,rFi e b. emitted, hal her dScsased
hush nd lett 40 minor or clillsrn uni5f tho sse Of
[ SIX &C yefrs.