Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-04-11
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS OF
1872.

The following bill has been signed by the
Governor:-
an Act to Proride for the Payment Of Gra-
tuities and Annuities to the Soldiers Of the
uar Of 1912 and their Wid0,os.
Section l. Be it enacted, DO, That the
act entitled an act to provide for the pay
ment of gratuities and aunuities to the SOL
diers of the war of 1919 and their widows.
approved the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1868,
be and the same is hereby revived, with the
following proviso and amendment. Prori-
ded, That the affidavit required in the said
act shall DO made before the Court of Com
mon Pleas of the county in which the appli-
cant shall reside at the time OF making his
or her application. which affidavit shall he
attested by the Prothonotary or Clerk OF
the court, with the seal of the court attach
ed or in the event of the applicant being
too sick or in6rm to make application to
such court, the affidavit aforesaid may be
made before an alderman or justice of the
peace, which affidavit shall be supported by
two respectable citizens. under oath or af-
firmation. stating such sickness or infirmity.
And procided, That the term ''necessitous
circumstances" in the said section shall he
construed to mean not TO be possessed OF
real or personal estate of the value o. five
hundred dollars. And proUided further,
That the gratuity mentioned in the said act
shall not be paid to any person who shall
have received q gratuity under the said act.
And prorided, Also that said gratuity and
annuity shall csase so soon as provision
shall be made by Congress for said soldiers
and their widows, and thereafter 70 pen,
sions shall be paid under this act. ARd
prorided further, That every application ior
either q gratuity or annuity under tho pro-
visions of this act shall be attested annually
by an affidavit as aforesaid. And prooided
further, That the application of any person
under the provisions of this act shall be
indorsed as meritorious by one OF the judges
of the court before which the affidavit re-
ouired by this act shall be made. And
prorided further, That no pensions or gra
tuities shall be paid on any application
heretofore made under the act of March 80
1866, and persons claiming the beDetit o.
this act shall make their application anew
Prorided turther. That any person who is In
receipt of pension or gratuity Ia persuanet
| of any special act of Assembly shall not bs
entitled 10 the bcne6. Of the provisions o.
| this act, and that no fee shall be recovered
| for the collection of any annuity after thu
first payment made by the State Treasur,
as aforesaid.
Section 2. That any attorney, agent o.
other persoR prosecuting any claim unde
| this act, w4b shall defraud or rsesive an!
greater sum than five dollars as fee 10
Prosecuting any claim under this act, shal
be deemed guilty of misdemeaner, and OF
conviction thsreof, in the Court OF Quarte
Sessions of the county whore be may ressd
shall pay fine of not more than nfty aol
lars, or may be imprisoned not exceedinl
one month.
Section 3. That any soldier Of the sal
war who may not have served the iull teri
of two months, but who WAS In actual er
gagement with the enemy, or the widow {