Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
PENSION ACT.

The following is the text of the bill re-
Gently passed by Congress, alluded to in
our letter from Senator Brownlow, pub
lished on Tuesday morning. We are in
debted to Hon. Horace Maynard for this
copy: n
Be 1T enacted By the Senate and House of Re
presentatires of the United States of Anseriea
in Congress assembled, That the Secretary OF
the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorised
and directed to place on the pension roll the
names of the surviving Offices and enlisted and
drafted men, including militia and volunteers,
of the military and naval service Of the United
Great Britain of eighteen hundred and twelve,
and were honorably discharged, and to such
other officers and soldiers as may have been per-
sonally named in any resolution Of Congress for
any specific service in said war; although their
term Of service may have been less than sixty
days, and who, at no time during the late rebel
lion against 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 70 the United
States, and who shall take and subscribe an oath
to support the Constitution of the United States,
and the surviving widows of such officers and
enlisted and drafted men; Prortded, That such
widow shall have been married, prior to the
treaty of peace which terminated said war; to
served as aforesaid in said war, and shall not
have REMARKED. % A ~ p -
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this
act shall not apply to any person who is receiv-
ing pension at the rate of eight dollars or more
per month; nor to any person receiving pen.
for the difference between tho pension now re-
ceived and eight dollars per month. Pensions
under this act shall be ut the rate of eight dol
lars per month, except as herein provided when
person is receiving pension OF less than eight
dollars per month, and shall be paid to the per-
sons entitled thereto from and after the pass
age of this act for and during the term of their
natural lives.
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That be-
fore 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 Interior may prescribe that
the applicant is entitled to q pension under the
provisions of this act; and any person who
shall falsely take any oath required to be taken
guilty of perjury; and the Secretary of the In
terror shall cause to be stricken from the pen
sion roll the name of any person whenever it
shall appear, by proof satisfactory to him, that
such name was put upon such roll through false
or fraudulent representations as to the right OF
such person to pension under the provisions of
this act. The loss of a certificate Of discharge
shall not deprive the applicant Of the benefits of
this act, but other proof of services performed
and of an honorable discharge, if satisfactory
shall be deemed sufficient
SEC T. And be 1t further enacted, That the
provisions of sections twelve and thirteen of an
act entitled An act supplementary to AN act
to grant pensions, approved July four, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-four, and of sections
two, three and four of an aet entitled IAN act
| supplementary to severals acts relating TO PEN
sions, approved June sir, eighteen hundred and
sixty-sx, shall be applicable to pensions grant
ed by this act.