The national Republican., 1867-03-01
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RuLxs ISp REGULATIONS FOR THE PAYMENT
or pouurIEs UNDER THE ACT TO EoUALIsE
pouETIBs, APPROVED JULY 70, 1896
An ,pplestions shall be hlsd within the period Of
as, o,tb. from the lst day Of October, lsee and be-
fore any payments are made, shall be classified by
,.sm.n,. bsttaiions or other separate organizations
and no application hisd asr that period shall be set
tl.d up,Ii the former shall have been paid.
mo .ppiieatiou shah bs entertained unless aeeom-
n..,sd Nv ths original dsehAgs Of theodisr and the
davt required BY the l4h section Of the ast and the
further smdavt that he has not received, 10 he
titled 10 reeavs om the United statss under any laws
n, reauatons prior 10 the act Of July 7sh 1850,
than toO bounty for any and al military service rem
dsrsd by him daring the lae rsbsllion and above
the amount therein claimed
g. All applications for the additional bounty, author
Isd by this ae from surviving soldiers shall be In the
form hereinafter prescribed and the evidence Of dsn-
Try shall be the same now required and sppliea
lions from the heirs Of deceased soldiers shall be in the
form now required BY the Treasury Department
T. As a. the examination Of the claims Of any
regiment other independent shall have
been properly acted upon the PaymAstsr General shall
take the necessary steps for their prompt payment
O. A register shall be kept in the PAymhster Cen
erals once and also In the once Of the Second Audi
tor Of all claims presented under the Law, in which
the claimants will be classified By regiments, Ae II
the claims be allowed, the amount Of bounty paid TO
each will be noted and rejected, the cause Of rsjse-
uon will be distinctly stated.
In ths applications for bounty, as required BY the
Sd Of these rules the AdAvt shall state each and every
period Of service rendered by the claimant and also
that he never served otherwise than therein stated
T. Organizations irregulary in the service Of the
United States, called out for special purposes, n
State Militia, Home Guards, ke, and not included lin
the general bounty laws not included within the
meaning Of the aet
s. Soldiers enlisted for 'ehres years or during the
who wera disehafred nv reaaon of term
uon Of the var, shall be considered having served
out tas period Of their enlistment and entitled to
bounty under this act.
o. The minority Of heirs claimants for bounty under
this se be proven to have existed at the date Of
Its passage Parents shall receive Jofntiy the bounty
10 which they may be entitled hsirs, unless the
father has abandoned the support Of his family, in
which II shall be paid to the mother. Eon-resi-
denoe In the United States shall not be bar TO the
claims Of heirs who would otherwise legally Inherit
The provisions Of the act exclude from Its benefits the
following CLASSES;
l. TAOss who, amer serving the full period Of their
enlistment, dishOnorAbly discharged at Its eIpi'
ration
a Those discharged during enlistment by way O
fAvsr or punishment
g. Those discharged on account Of disability con.
rastsd in the Service but not oeeasionsd by wound
received "in the line Of duty" who shall not have
prSyousiy served two three years respectively Al
the time Of discharge.
Those discharged account Of disability existing
At the time Of their enlistment
g. The heirs Of those who have died since their dis.
charge Of wounds or disease not eonracted in the
vice, and In the line Of duty.
The surviving soldiers and heirs Of deceased sol.
diSr who, under previous laws, have received
entitled to receive bounty Of than sioo from the
United States.
The surviving soldiers, we'll the heirs Of de-
ceased soldiers when such soldiers have bartere sold
their hnal aaehArgs papers, or any interest In the
bounty provided BY this any other Act Of Congress-
The Act Of the 2sth Of July, 1885, creates right
Of Inheritance beyond those vested BY the Law under
which these heirs received entitled to receive
the original bounty and dsbars certain classes brothers
and sisters Of heirs that entitled to receive the
original bounty, from any claim for the additional
bounty provided by thiA Act.
Respectfully referred to the Attorney General for hi.
opinion on the point whether the Rules and ReguA
uons as within amended are in conformity with law.
EDWIN N. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
sEPTKNBER IA, 1866.
Ihave examined these amended Regulations, and Au
Of opinion they are in conformity with law.
HENRY sTAHBERY,
Attorney General.
sEPrEMBRR l6, 1859.
The foregoing Rules and Regulations are published
for the information and guidance Of all concerned.
By order Of the Secretary Of War:
Assistant AdJutAnt General
APPLICATION or DrsCHAEoED sOLDHE TON ADDITIONAL
BOUNTY.
State Of - County Of - @'
On this - day Of -, 1856, personally appeared
before me- In and for the county and Stat,
Aforesaid, -, of-,i In the county Il AnS
State Of -, personally known to me. who beinI
duly sworn according to law, declares that his age Il
- years; that he is a resident Of -, county II
State Of -, and that ho Is the identical - VIII,
was enlisted as in Company Of the - regi
mont Of -, to serve for the period Of -, and wa
discharged from the service Of the United states
-n-, on the day Of -, 1856, by reason
Of -, and that he has again enlisted asA- In
Company -, Of the - regiment Of -, to serve fol
the period Of - and that he discharged from thu
service Of the United States asa- at -, on the
- day Of -, 1856, by reason Of -, and thA
there Is additional bounty Of t-due him under the act
Of Congress- approved July 2s 1855 And he does fur
thsr declare that he has not bartsred, sold, assigned
tanfsrrsd loaned, exchanged or given away his nnal
discharge papers, any interest in the bounty pro-
yded by this any other act Congress that he has
not already received Is entitled to receive any other
or greater bounty than $780, and that the statement Of
service above given correct and true statement Of
any and all service rendered by him during the rebel
lion, and that he has served otherwise than As
stAtedp ana ne AL concerning
this claim to be sent to him at -, county Of -
and State Of.
Signature Of Claimant.
ALSO personally appeared before me-and -,
Of the county Of - aud State Of -, personally
known to me, who being duly according to law.
declare that they have been for years acquainted
with -, the AboVs'nAmed applicant, who was =
in Company Of the II regiment OF -, and
know him to be the identical person named in the
foregoing declaration and that they have no interest
whatever In this application.
Signatures Of DftnssSsS
Sworn to and subscribed before me this - day Of
-, 1855.
0DIetdl d0RdtUrs
oERTII that -, before whom the foregoing
declaration and Aradavt were made, hA-, duly
authorised to administer oAhs and that the above
his signature.
In witness whereof have hereunts set my hand and
oniciAl seal this - day Of, 1856.
lL.sl -, Clerk Of the
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