Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-03

AN ACT gran ting pensions 10 certain sold;ers
and sailors OF the war of eighteen hundr.d
and twelve, and the widows Of deceased sol.
diers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Housa
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Interior be, and he
ls hereby, authorized and directed to place
on the pension roll the names OF the sur-
vivlng officers and enlisted and drafted
men, including militia and volunteers of
the military and naval service of the
States. who served sixty days in the war
with Great Britain of eighteen hundred
and twelve, and were honorabIy dis.
charged, and to such other officers and
soldiers as may have been personally
named in any resolution of Congress for
any specific service in said war, althouoh
their term Of service may have been less
than sixty days, and who at no time dur
ing the late rebellion against the authori.
ty Of the United States adhered to the
cause OF the enemies of the government,
giving them aid and comfort, or exercised
the functions Of any Office whatever under
any authority or pretended authority in
hostility to the United States, and who
shall take and subscribe an oath to SUD-
port the Constitution OF the United States.
and tt =" surviVing widows Of such officers
and eLls-ed and drafted men Provided,
That such widows shall have been n srrisd
PRIOR to the treaty Of peace whi,h termt-
mated said war, to an officer, o. ealisted u5
drafted man, who served as aforesaid il
said war, and shall not have remarked.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
this act ehall not apply to any person who
is receiving pension at the rate of eight
dollars or more per month nor to any
person receiving pension less than eight
i0Ilars per month, except for the l..ilor-
ence between the pension now received
and eight dollars per month. Pensions
under this act shall be at the rate Of eight
dollars per month, except as herein pro.
vided when person is receiving a per.-
sion OF less than eight dollars per month,
and shall be paid to the persons entitIe,'
thereto from and after the passage of thi5
act for and during the term OF their natur.
al lives.
Sec. .. And be it further enacted, That
before the name of any person shall be
placed upon the pension roll under this
act. proof shall be made, under such rules
and regulations as the Secretary of the In
terror may prescribe, that the applicant ia
entitled - pension under the provisions
OF This ac<; and any person who shall false
~ take any oath required to be taken un-
der the provisions of this act, shall be
guilty of perjury; and the Secretary of
the Interior shall cause to be stricken from
the pension roll the name of any person
whenever it shall appear, by proof satis-
factory to him, that such name was put up
on such roll through false or fraudulent re-
presentations as to the right of such per-
son to pension under the provisions of
this act The loss of certificate of dis
charge shall not deprive the applicant of
the benefits Of this act, but other proof of
services performed and of an honorable
discharge. IT satisfactory, shall be deemed
sufficient. =
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That
the provisions of sections twelve and
thirteen OF an act entitled "An act sup
Elementary to AN act to grant pensions,
approved July four, eighteen hundred and
slxty-four, and of sections two, three and
four Of an act entitled can act supplement
tary to several acts relating to pensions"
approved June six, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, shall be applicable to the pen
sions granted by this act.
Approved, February IA, 1871.