Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-16

The fspowiag 4. The text Of the New bounty
law, or nther ths amsndmentof Che Act Of July
"a. 1870 wlth an exposition of tho same, for the
benefit II thsse whu might not be able 20 see lis
application aud bearing from the text Of The law
itself f
BE Il shuct,d by ne Saan oad Hor,s Of Rep
rcseRfohcrs NJ he lated Stofcs Of 1merica in Con.
gy,s' os'cmlisd, That when soldicrs discharge
states that he 10 discharged by reason of, 'exp.-
ration oftcrin Of service, he shall bc held TO have
completed the full term " his enlistment, and
entitled ~ bounty accordingly.
"SE0. 2. ARdL b. Il further enacted, That the
widow, minor children, or parents m the order
named, Of any soldier who shall have died. after
being hunorably discharged from the military
service of the United States, shall be entitled to
receive the additional bounty t0 which such sol
dier would BE- entitled u living, under the pro.
visions Of On net entitled An act making apprO-
priatiuns ior sundry civil expenses OF the Gov
rrment Tor the year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred anil sixty seven, and for other purpus ..
approved July twenty. eighth, eighteen hundred
and sixty six, aud said provisions Of said act
shall be 10 construed.
"Scc. 3. And BE- nfHrfhsr enacted, That all
claims for the additional bounties granted in
sections l2 AMI 10 Of the act OF july 25, 1906,
shall, after the lst day VI May next. b. adjusted
and settled by the accounting officers Of the
Treasury, under the provisions Of said act and
manning 10 the ufilce of the Paymaster General
unsettled, shall be transferred to the second
Auditor 0f the Treasury f,ir settlement.
"Scc. 4. ,iad be Il further eHact,d, That all
claims fnr bounty under the provisions Of the act
cited IN the furgning section shall be void, unless
presented " due form prior 10 the LIST day Of
December, 1869"
Undcr the above amendment ali soldiers
whose discharge certificates show that they
were discharged by reason Of expiration Of term
Of ~rrice. but who did not serve the full term,
no matter for what reason, shall bc entitled to
receive the bounty provided for that term ofser-
vice.
This applies principally to "hoo.yedr regi-
mcnts."
Al soldiers whose claims have been refused
by the PAY Department, by reason of not having
served two years, whose discharge. paper show
them g. have been discharged by reason of ex-
piration of term Of service, can now apply for
aud receive the bounty due them.
Under the 0riginal act Of July 2S, 1896, if a
soldier died previous 10 its pnunge, his heirs were
not entitled tu the bounty which the soldier would
have been entitled had lie been living ut the date
its passage, unless they could prove that the
soldier died of disease contracted In the sell
vice.
Undcr the abTc amendment, the heirs, In the
the order named In the original act, are entitled
tn claim In cases where the .ol lier died befnro
the passage of the act tmely before July 2s,
| 500, provided the soldier had prcfnrmod the
w discharged by reason Of expiration Of term
pf service, or by the cloSo Of the war, or by
wounds received IN ,he line Of his duty.
No claim for additional bounty will be receiv-
ed by the Pay Department after December /,
1860,