, 1870-08-09
PENSIONS.

fnportnnS to PcnA5onern and Agents
department Circular Prescribing
the Schedule OF Fees Under the NclK
l.A.S.
The Commissioner of Pensions hss lust
issued to Pension Agents the following import
ant circular prescribing the fees for tie coIlec-
ton OF PERSONS under the recent Law:
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, !
HAsnISG1os, D. T., August i, $50
SIR: The act Of Congress tniitje,3 - An ar:t Il,
ts aenns The du7es of Pension Agents to psrsere
tae manner u paying pensions, and for other pu.
1oses At Proved Ju1s 5, $50, Ia settivn seye9th-
makes Il the t!uty Of eyery Cl.im .lsen, or attSr
nesan ~ 81 hseoni IN the Prosecution u c.als Tor
each cl1:tn With thu Commissioner OF lensluns du-
psa.e articles Of agteen.ent. without al.,ilsiunal
amount aGEtc,i upon as the lee for his services. In
prosecution OF sail Cain. which a.rren,ent shan
a., ee sxsSIsd 9s u ptesence Of aud certiat,l by
s1E1e oHcef competent 10 administer natfIs anil
stall he approved hy said commissioner. th,t N
eath case IN Which no such agree nenl ia r11e,i
With auu anp!nSedb! sat'i Commissioner, the leo
shall 9s oa!y 80. ant, ln M shall 1t exceed
ssa. II Is deemed advisable to acquaiut The mar
t!es affected By this enactment with the ices
which should generally obtain, aud with the fsct
that The lnty is Isllnctl, understood to he ipcum
bc1f upon Inc sstd COMMISSIONER to reserye to
himsslt er hts Erptssentausv ths discretion to in
bssweenthe claimant and att. rney, nr claim agent,
as TO him may seem ft-
To this ead the annexed schedule Of fees ii pre-
concerns, win ,hc resacs, for conformity thereto,
AMI fer the IncCFlkr ton Of rrUytso In each
a=reernent after the specification ut amount Of
es ot Pensions may direct" that a new contract
IEas not be necessary, when the amount sHsclded
Is net approved ey the commissioner: sa,l asEee~
ment tw henever the amount respectively deslgna-
ted In the schedules, n any particular cAsc re-
.Eardcd IS tnsstf1cttnt>. tn ht accompanied with
letter to said Commissioner, settlu. fu51h thu rcA-
pf.rS r13nl AFTrNf fa4,
Attention Is also directed to the penalties pre-
scEibed for violations vi thr aforesaid laws set
se,h IN ne s9py ,ns. 81 xhss Il ntfe
this uflce Of any violation thetp1t Of which Juu
may become ccEHizatt.
sEc. l. -4nd tx it further rnae'td, That. in
addition to the compensation now alluwetl by
law, each pension agent shall te allowed, ~
full compensation for all servce, .ttclustas
Ehs sun 81 'a e al ns e for a eses
voucher prepared and paid nJ him, which amoun
sh0ll be pa!d bT The United States. Ans pension
agent Of "taef person employed OF appointed b.
him, who shall sake, OF receive, or demand ans
fee Or ieWard from any pensloner for any service
In connection with the payment Of his OF her reu-
sion, shalI te hehi gully OF q tnisdcneanor, aud
shall b. punished By 3ae not exceeding sou1.
SEC. & lind b. 5nrth<s enacted, That agents for
the paymeat Of pensions, and any CLERKS appolnt-
cd BY Them and designated IN writing for that
and lied IN tie Office OF the Commissioner 81
Fensions-are herehY authorized md required,
without any fee therefor, 10 take aud certify The
afllt'aEats u all pensioners aud the1 VI tlssse.
for tlzt purpose, Id which case the check
for the psnt.ol, when due aud payable. shan bt
Eircn uilrSs 10 the hand Of the party entitled
tEercte, II desscl. ootl not mailed to his Or her
atnr s., IS required BY rhe second section Of th!s
cct;a. d sry person who shall falsely and cor
rrr.'t lake anti subscribe any sncn a11tlavlt hc.
frrc any agent or Ills designated clerk for the paJ
luent Ut Itustong fhall he deemed guilty Of per
Jury. ami, conviction he punished by imprlson-
mcnt l,ol exceeding nSc yeats aiii BY me not eS-
sxc. L ind b. IT tur,htr enacted, That anv agent
attorney who shall. directly or Indirectly. con-
tract for, demand. receive. OF rttain any greater
compensation for his services aS such aKent Ur at
toFney. tn any clt1n fo- pension or bounty fI,it.
than IL prescribed or allowed unier the
provisions OF as p'ese'i'us section: sns!'
m ana, a npoa fsst.i r"nstc.ion snercoi. snali'
fnr eveEy such offence. he nnel not exceeding
-s5fO, ar Imprisoned at har,t labor not excre.lIng
five 3earf, uf bnt iu the discretion OF the ctutt-
scuEurLK oP FEEi.
!nrc'M rtns:oas.-Onstua1, t1e; increase. sto:
H',do.ta' caqim.- without children, Invalid
cia1n never t!ieti: original clain xta; rettcsr.1
ca!nl, fis with children. raid claim never te'1,
same rates: with Children invalid claim aluslt.
TED: nEginal clstn'. tls; rejected claim, SIS;
without children. invalid claim Pending. esllns..
original claim, Si0: rejected claim, *ls; widows
increase, original cAln1. SO: rejected claim, FIJI
.Hitars' CIai.rs-Inva1!d claim pen.ilns-ort9iaal
claim, $l2: rejected claim. $1A No prior claim
hietl-or1gina, so; REJECTED. So. Nlaossr claim
pendlng-0i tglnaf, so; rejected. f:a. Willows
claim adsnttte.-cr1gnal, go: re1ectet: So Iasa-
iAofhrrs Clafms.-iuvalil claim peu.ling-oriztn-
al claim, so; rejected, feo. Invalid clam never
nls.iaoftRsusl. 81: rejected. 81 Invalid claim
Fufhsr.' Ctaf1n.-So mother SURVIVING. a2l H.
valid claim never ned: original claim, $50; reject
M mptner snrytytnr-1nrafIN claim nen,iro