New Orleans Republican., 1867-05-31
AN ACT increasing the pensions of widows and
orphans and for other purposes.

AN ACT Increasing the pensions Of widows and
orphans and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre.
seutatives Of the Lnites states Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the provisions Of the pension
provost marshals, deputy provost marshal, and en-
roilln4 officers, who nave been h led or wou uded in
determining the amount Of pension 20 which such
persons ana their dependents shHl be entitled. pro
yost marshals snail be ranked cap ans deputy
provost marshals first iieutenants and enroiink
officers second lieute nants
SEE 3 And be It fur her enacted, That the pen.
SONS to WIDOWS OF deceased soldiers and sailors
hayng cihdren ~ tnca ceceased soldiers or sailors,
zach child OF such soldier 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 leaving no wisow. where hi widow has died
OF married again or where she has been deprived OF
her pension under the prUysio Of section even OF
act entitled An act supplementary to the sew.
era acts relating 70 pensious approved June sixth
eighteen hundred and SIXTY six e pension gran ed
20 such children under sixteen years Of age by exist
ing laws shall be Increased 70 the same amount per
month that would be allowed under the FOREGOING
provisions to the widow II living ard entitled to a
one pension be allowed to the same person.
SEC. And be it further enacted, That the pro-
visions of an act entitled " An act 10 grant pen.
siOns, approved July fourteen, eighteen hundred
and sixty two aad OF the acts supplementary tn retO
and amendatory thereof, are hereby far as applI
cable, extended to the pensioners under previous
laws eIcep' revolutionary pensioners
SEC. And be II fur her enacted That il any per-
son during the pendency of his Hpp jation for
valid pension and after the completion of the proof
showing his right thereto has died shall hereafter
die bat not in either case by reason Of wound re.
ceVed disease contracted in the service of the Unit
ed States and In the line OF duty his widow,
left no widow, or in the event of her death mar
riage, Dis Ielatives in the order in which they
would have received a pension il they had been
thereunto entitled, under eGlstIng laws account
Of services and death in the line of duty of such
person, shall have the right de mand and receive
the accrued pension to which he would have been
entitled had the certificate issued before his death
and IN all cases where person entitled TO an
invalid pension has died, shall hereafter die nm
der circumstances hereinbefore mentioned, whether
by reason of wound received or disease eontr acted
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 all be paid to
the executor or Of such person in like
manner and effect as II sad pension were much
assets belonging 70 the es ate Of tho deceased at the
SEC 5. And be IL further enacted, That the repeal
by the act entitled - An q I parliamentary 10 the
several acts relating 20 pensions" approved June
si1th, eighteen hundred and sixtysix of parts of
certain acts mentioned in the first section Of said
shall not work forfeiture OF any rights accrued
under granted by such parts of such acts SO re-
pealed; bat such acts shall be recogn zed nd allowed
in the same manner and TO all intents and purposes
IL said act had passed, except that the IN
after the taxing effect of SAID the increased pen
thereby granted in heu Of that granted By such
parts Of such acts repealed.
SEc 8. And be u further enacted, That nothing
plementary 10 the several relating to pension
approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
i've, or in any other supplement- nmandat Jry
act relating 10 pensions, shall be construed As 20
impair the riqht Of wseow whose claim for . pen.
sion pending at the date OF her re marriage 10
the pension TO which she would otherWIse be en-
tiLled had her deceased husband left no minor chid
children under the age OF sixteen yesra
Approved July Is, ft66.