The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-10-08

i.sued Hs herein dIrecsd; and Ee shall isl>C give all necessary instructions and make all nsedfui regulations for carrying this act intC effect
 SEc. 6. An l be 1t further enacted, That agent, for tue pay msut of pensions, and any clerk, Gppoin!ei by them and designated in writing for that purpose, which designation shall b. return, q to ami fled in the office of the Com missioner oi Pensions, ara hereby authorized aud rsquirel, without any fee therefor, to take and C rtify the ahda' its of al peusoner. and tLeir WI ness.s-e Rha may personally sp-
 ear before them for that purfOs, in which ease the cheek for the penSiOn, when due and payAbl3, shall be KlV4n direct to the hand of tn4 parry entitled thereto, if desrvd. aud not m< led to hI ar hr address as required by ins second ssctisn of this act; and any De rson who shall isseiy and cprruptiy take and sub scribe any such affidavit before any agent or his dssign.t clerk for tha payment of pen sions, sha, b. deymei guilty of peiiury, and on cor viction be punished by impr sonment net exceeding five yesrs and by fire not exceeding ons thourand dollars.
 SEC T. And be 1t furth enacted, That the fee of agents nd attoroys for the preparation aud prosecution of claim fur pen.ion Or bounty land, under any or al of the various acts ot 0ugress granting tbe same, shall no: exceed in any case the sum oftWenty- five dol lars. u shall be ihe duty Uf the ag mt or st- torney ofrecO:d in the prosecu,iJn ofths case to cause t. b. filed with the comm Is sioGer of Pensions, for his approval, duplicate articles Gi agreement without additional cost to the claimant, setting forth the ee agreed upon by thr D. rties, and which agreement shall bs ex. ecited in presence of and certified by some cffic c0mpeteut tl administer oaths. In all ca es whee application is made fir pension o, bounty lad, and no agreement Is filed with and approved by the Commissioner as herein provided, the fss shall bo ten dollars and no Hore.
 SEC g. And bs it further enacted, that any sgent or attorney who sh sll drscliy or indi, ,ctly contract ioc, demand receive, or retzin any grt ater compensation for hls SsrViVfs as such agent or attorney, in any claim for pcn- sion or bounty snt, than Is prescribed or al- lowed under the provisions of he preceding section, shall be deemed guilty of misdemea l. ar, &nd, npon conviction thereof, shall, fer every such oEfarss Dc fined not exceeding five haOdrsd dollars or imprsoum nt at hard labor no. exceeding five years, or both, in the discres ton of the court.
 SEC 3. And be it further enac:sd, That the CommlSSloner of Peusl0nS shai forward the certificate of pension, granted in any cSse, to the agent for paying pensions where said cer- tifcate shall ba made pA? able, and at the same tme forward herewith one of the articles of agreement fled in ths ease and approved by tho Commissioner, setting forth tas ice agrs ed upO1 between the claimant and the attorney 0C agent, asa where no agreement Is on file, as hsreinbefors provided, he shall direct that q fee Of ten doliara cnly be paid said agent or attorney.
 SEC. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That it sh&li be the duty of the agent paying such pen s on to deduct from the amount due such pen- sienes ths amount of fee so agreed upon or di- rsctsd by ths Commissioners tp bs paid where no agreement IS filed and approved, and to for ward or cause to be forwarded to the agent or attorney 0 freeord named in the said Rgrsem ent, or in sa,e lhsle IS no agreement 10 the agent ths casa, the aH: uns of the prop. or ice. dsducting thsrefrsm tho sum of thirty cents in payment O. his services in forwardin Z the same.
 SEC. H. And bs it further enacted, That all acts or ptrts of acts in conflict with the provisions of ths act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved July 8, 1870,
 AN ACT authorizing the allowance of the
 claim of She State of Minnesota to lands for
 ths sOpporto of q State University.
 Be it enacted by iha Senate and House of Repre- ,sntAtiVes ofths United States of America in Consress assembled, That the commissioner of tbe General LAod Odics be, and h. is hereby Ani directed, in adjusting tue cls in oi the Siats of Nlnnesota 10 i~uda for the supp port of a State university, 10 Gpprcre and cs,s tfy selections of anf, made by the Governor of said State, U ihs iull amount of seventy .xn ssn.i.ns nlanli.n ] in line al O. Cnn.rssi