St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-20

sixteen wears of age. any previous enact
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding
and the child or children aforesaid shall
he pensIoned in the same manner rs if no
widow had survived the said offices, SOL
der, or seaman, and such pension may
be paid to the regularly authorized guar
dian Of such child or children
SEC. 8 And be it further enacted,
That section six of an act entitled "An !
act supplementary to the several acts re /
ating to PENSIONS approved June SIX,
eighteen hundred and sixty-siX, be, and |
the same Is hereby, amended and rc-en-
acted. 50 as TO read as follows: That ii
any person entitled to Il pension has died
since March fourth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-onc, or shall hereafter die while
an application for such pension Is pend
ing. leaving no widow and no child I'M
der sixteen years of age, his or her heirs
or LEGAL representatives. shall he entitled
to receive the accrued pension to which
the applicant would have been entitled
had the certificate been issued before his
or her death.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted,
That the rcmarriagc of any widow or de
pendent mother. otherwise entitled to a
pension prior to the application therefor,
or to the issue Of y pension certificate to
her. shall hot dcbar her right TO Il pension
for the period clapsing from the death OF
) her husband or son, on account OF whose
services and death sue may claim 4 pen
sion, 10 her rcmarrIage Provided, how
ever, That nothing in this section shall
be construed To repeal or modify the
fourth section of an act entitled An act
supplementary to the several acts grant
t i'm pensions" approved March third,
eighteen hundred and sixty-iive.
, SEC. IL. And be it further enacted,
e That the provisions Of the ninth section
| of an act approved July fourth. eighteen
: hundred and siXtv-four, entitled AN act
: supplementary to An act to grant pen
siuns. are hereby continued i'll force for
t five years from the fourth day Of July,
j eighteen hundred and sixty seven.
= Sc. - And be il further enacted,
r That section one of an act entitled can
i act supplementary to the several acts re-
e latin@ to pensions" approved June six,
= eighteen hundred and siXty-siX, shall be
y so construed As to secure to every person
h entitled by law before the passage of said
act To less pension than twenty-five dol
|, lars per month, who while in the military
r Of naval service and IN the line OF duty,
II OF in consequence Of wounds received or
: disease contracted therein, having only
Il one eye. shall have lost the same, q pen
i sion Of twenty-five dollars per month.
Y SEC Is. And be il further enacted,
IL That the third section OF AN act entitled
T San act increasing the pensions OF Wild
II ow, and orphans, and for other Purpo--
= c-,' approved July twentytiiih, eighteen
D hundred and >ix;y-siN. shall be 81 CON
II ~truyI IL 10 place all pensioners who's
= RIGHT thereto accrued subsequently to tn,
o war Of the Revolution, and prior t. the
- fourth d1v ~: March. eighteen hm.,rrl
= AID -;Nty-,uc. on :hc same footing, a. Il
II rate oF pcn-iyn, from and at.er The pas
= Sl-e Of "a; | act. a. those who have brrH
@ pci~ioneI under acts passed since >ai,'
! fourth day # March, eighteen hundred
/ am sixty one and the wild 5w- Of ryvo-
, luiioaarv -o, 3cr- AMI sailors now rccc.v-
- M L. ~uu shall hereafter - I,.;l n
= tie rate .. ci@.it dollars per month.
SIC, II. Aud be It further enacted.
. That a." officers IA the military nc naval
= service. or tie rank Of captain ia tin
. army or lieutenant in the nGyl. and e
= l.-- rank. who have los; Il L. or arm D..