The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-08-25
50 punished b. tiao not exceeding Eve

90 pulisheQ ~ 2 Illg uOs. e6ceeulug I'VE
HUNDRED dollars.
SEQ. 5,Aad5s Il jpri5cr caactsd, Tha.
the Secretary ofthe Interior shall cause
suitable blanks for the vouchers mentioned
III tho first scctirn Of this act to be printed
and distributed to the agents for tho pay
Ament Of pension, upon which he shall Gauge
note to be printed informing pensioners
of tho fact that hereaftcru no pension will be
paid except upon tho vouchers issued as
herein directed; and shall also give all nee
cssary instructions and mike all needfull
regulations foa carryin this act into effect.
SEc. 8. Aad6e II further enacted, That
agenisfor the payment Of pensions, -and
any clerks appointed by them aud dcsigna.
4tcd in writing for that purpose, which des-
ignaticn shall be returned to aud filed in
tho Office Of tho Commissioner Of Pensions,
arc hereby authorized and required, With
ont any fec therefor, to tako aud certify
tho aiilavits Of all pensioners and their
witnesses who may personally appear be-
fore them for that purpose, in which case
tho check for tho pension. when duo and
Z payable, shall be given direct to tho hand
of the party entitled there, il desired, and
not mailed to his or her address as rcquir-
cd by the second section of this act; and
any person who shnll falsely and corrnptly
take and subscribe any such affidavit be-
fore any agcnt.or his designated clerk for
tho payment Of pensions, shall bccmod
guilty Of perjury, and on conviction be
punished BY imprisonment not exceeding
five years and BY fine not exceeding one.
thousand dollars.
Sgc. Z. And Ja Il further enacted, That
tho fco ofagGnt and attorneys for the pre-
pnration and prosecution Of claim for
pension or bounty land, unlos any or all
Of The various acts Of Congress granting
tho same, shall not exceed in any case the
SUN Of twcnto-fyc dollars. ItShalI be the
duty Of the agents or attorney Of record
in tllc prosecution Of the case 10 cause to
DC lilled with the Commissioner Of Pen
sions, for his approval, duplicate articles
ofaggrccmcnt, without additional cost to
the claimcnt, setting forth the fec agreed
upon by the parties, and which agreement
shall DO executed in presence Of and certi-
fed By some officer competent to admins
ter oaths. In all cases where applications
is made for pensions or boanty land, and
no agreement is tillcd with and approved
by tho Commissioner as herein provided,
the fec shall be ten dollars and no more.
SIC. s. lnl be II further enacted, That
any agent OF attorney who shall directly or
indirectly contract for. demand, receive. or
rosain any greater compensation for his ser
vices as such ageutor attorney, many claim
Tor pension or bounty land, then is prcscri
bed or allowed under tho provisions Of the
proceeding section, shall DC doomed guilty
Of u mistlomcanor, aud. upon conviction
thereof, shall, fof every ouch oFeesc, bo
fined not exceeding Gvo hundred dollars or
imprisoned ntbaKl labour not exceeding
five years. or both, in The district oftlo
court
SEc. 0. lad DC Il further cnocicd, That
Tho Commissioner Of Pensions shall forward
tl,c certificate of pension, granted in any
case. 10 the agent for paying pensions
where said certificate shall be made paya-
BILE. aud at the same time forward there
with one Of The articles of agreement fled
III the case and approved by the Commits
sioncr, setting firth the fco agreed upon
between tho claimant md the attorney or
agent. and where no agreement is on clio,
as hercinbeforc provided he shall direct
that a fec Of ten dollars only be paid said
agent or attorney.
SEQ. 10. 1tn1 It further enacted. That
!itshall DO tho duty Of the agent paying
such pcasion to deduct from tho amount
due The pcnsioncr the amount Of tho fee so
agreed upou or diacctcd by tho Counts
sionor to DO paid whcro no agreement is
fled and approved. and to forward or
cause to be forwarded to the agent OF at
torney Of record named in the said agree
mont, or in case tIcro is no agreement, to
tho agent prosecuting the case, the amount
Of tho proper fec, dcductiug thcrcfrom the
sum of thirty cents in payment of his SER
vices in forwarding tho same
SEC. H. And DC il further enacted. That
all acts aud parts Of acts in conflict with
the provisions OF this act be, and the same
arc hereby, repealed.
Approved, July s, 1870.