Smyrna times., 1868-12-02
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PGssedGtthe Second Session of the FOrti,h Congress
tPUBLIC-No. 49,


Be enacted by the Senate House Representatives
the United States Of merea in Congress assembled the
reativesof deceased leaving neither widow nor
strued as to give precedence such relatives following
phan brothers sixteen years OF age who shall
if persons shall have left both taher and
mother who Eee upon them then the death of
from and after the death the mother and upon the
father the brothers sisters under sixteen
tain the age OF sixteen respectively commencing from
sH % @ e deh 0 the me party xh9 PTeeedFS them would
pension heretofore awarded shall be affected by anything here
And be it nrther That no person shall
n the service Of the United States subsequently to the
service was at the time actually in the field or the
at post fort garrison OF in the naval service
A. time borne on the books OF some ship or other vessel OF
Tr WAS on ms way oy c"mPeten HuthGy to the
SEC And be IT lrter enacted That SO much Of the acts
August twenty third eighteen hundred and fortytwO
after the same have become due shall be adjusted at the "ce
q" e nd Au%E h IS hereby repealed and the failure Of any
after the same shall have become sha presump
the pensioners death cmarrige recovery dsah
from the rolls subject to right Of resorson to the sama
on new application with evidence satisfactorily accounting
| lOr the failure TO claim such pension.
SEc And be further enacted That any officer soldier
eighteen hundred and sxtyone, shall hereafter die. leaving
teen years OF age by former wife each of said children shall
from father and continue until they several
c @ ns G @f q sixteen tee % years to 6 paid 70 the gGarsn Of
ever That in all cases where such widow charged with the
SS be- S al S % e gSs far aP F r% the F tina Of said children 5S
Seb % eSTgd ar g hG care 70 eFIody & and
si9 anu as IL they were her own children by her
further enacted That in all cases where an
increased pension has been or may hereafter br granted to
deceased soldier or sailor under an act entitled An act in
proved July twentyfth eighteen hundred and xtyx,
subsequent act such widow the guardian such child
/
child or children OF such deceased soldier sailor being the
charitable institution organized for the and education
school or INSTITUTION where sneh orphan NAV in Whole m or IN
part be maintained or educated at the expense of State
SEC And be further enacted That all pensions which
have been granted in death occurring disease
contracted wounds received the day March
shall commence from the discharge from the death o the
ter be granted Provided, That application or such pen.
Of Pensions Within i've wears after the r%bt beret ba
except that by or in behalf Of insane per
the expiration o the said five previously thereto they
And Be- Fiat m%eday
ce Il s6eii II he tSe , dnt M o az tb % as M may pe u
give public notice Of the contents of the foregoing section
upon any application by otherwise for or on bha Of
notification that snch person entitled paw cause
or other person shall be entitled to Tccre amy no
for services in making application for the of
SEC And he It further enacted The section eleven Of an
ac entitled AN act to the several acts relating
six be amended and reenaeed read follows That
ceyed disease in the duty in the mill
ta naval service Of the United states leaving widow and
6 duly certified under seal 9y having probate urs
such that aandonc the care
immoral conduct have the custody same pre-
81 psnsions fban M sio 81 Ill IL oii,d 81, aeh
"n ssd 6d % r % so h sa Ue = t 20 enen Eao%
standing child children aforesaid be pension
ed in the manner as widow hal survived the said
soldier or seaman and such pension may Be paid to h
SEC And be further enacted That section six Of
pensions approved june six eighteen hundred and
& re- ana te same s = r. amended ap ,eenacte 20 as .o
died since March fourth eighteen hundred and xtyone
endns leaving widow and no child under sixteen years
to e % the accrued pension n which the appSt Wou
been entitled had the certificate been issued before his
And further enacted That the FsT@6issS
prior to the application therefor the issue Of pen
for tie period eapsns from the death Of her husband Or
her remarriage Provided however, That nothing
this section shall be construed to repeal or modify the our
granting pensions approved March third eighteen hun
IL Ana be further enacted That the provisions Of t
and siEtyioGr entitled sgppementary to An act
grant & %T da1 n1foy Gu od's and
$40 H. And further enacted That section q
pen cn approved june six eighteen HUNDRED sxsix
a before re the Of act to than
live dollars per month. who while the military naval
vice line Of duty in consequence of wounds re
disease contracted therein having only one s
have lost the pension OF twenty dollars per mont
be il further enacted That the third section
entitled An act increasing the pensions OF widows
orphans. and for other purposes approved July weh-h
" hundred and sixty-sx, shall be construed as
place pensioners whose right her Ito accrued subsequent
the Revolution and prior to the fourth day
March, eighteen hundred and sxty-One the same ootn
PENSION and after the OF said act
those who have been pensOned under acts passed since @
March, eighteen hundred and sxtvOne and
OF soldiers and sailors receiving
less shall hereafter be paid at the rate OF eight dollars
q month"; =,
SEC IA And further enacted That all officers in q
military Of the captain in the
the and Of less rank who have lost leg
and in the line duty, in
wounds received disease contracted therein shall be
titled artificial limb the privat
in the army entitled to receive the same
be It further enacted, That in all pensO
special acts COngre
shall subject be varied In according to the
: Visions and limitations of the pension
SIC I6 And further enace That all acts and parts
acts with the foregoing of this act
and the are hereby repealed.
Approved. July q, 1868.
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