Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-03
GENERAL NkrunE-No. 1e.l

Az ACT granting pensions to certain soldiers
and sailors of the war of eighteen hundred
and twelve, and the widows of deceased
soldiers.
Be it enacted BY the Senate aud House of Re
personalities of the United States Of A,nerics
IN CONGRESS assembled, That the Secretary Of
the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed TO place on the pension roll the
names of the surviving officers and enlisted and
draftcd men, including miiitie and volunteers,
Of the military and naval service of the United
States, who served sixty days in tbs war with
Great Britain of eishtesn hundred and twelve,
and were hoRarably discharged, and TO such
other officers and soldiers as may have been
personally named in any resolution OF Congress
fer any specific service in said war, although
their term Of service may have been less than
tixty DAYS and who at ne time, during the late
rebellion against the authority Of the United
States adhered 10 the cause Of the enemies OF the
government, giving them aid and comfort, or
exercised the functions of any oAes Whatever
under any authority or pretended authority in
hostility to the United States, and who shall
take and subscribe an oath to support the Con-
,titution of the United States, and the surviving
widows of such officers and enlisted and drafted
raen: Prorided, That such widows shall have
heen married, prior to the treaty Of peace which
terminated said war, to an officer, or enlisted or
drafted man, who served as aforesaid IN said
SIC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this
act shall not apply TO any person who il recciv-
ing a pension at the rate Of eight dollars or
moro per month; nor to any person receiving
pension less than eight dollars per month, sx-
cept for the differences between the pension now
recsived and eight dollars per month. Pen
stems under this act shall be at the rate of eight
dollars per month, except as herein provided
when person is receiving pension OF less than
eight dollars per month, and shall be paid to
The persou entitled thereto from and after the
passage of this act for and during the term Of
their natural lives.
SIC. s. hid b. It further enacted, That
before the name OF any person shall DO placed
upon the pension roll under this act, proof shall
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
under 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 ofany person Whenever it shall APP
name was put upon such roll through false or
fraudulent representations an to the right ofsush
. person 10 pension under the provisions Of this
act. The less of q certificate Of discharge shall
not deprive the applicant of the benefits of this
act, but other proof Of services performed and Of
an Memorable discharge, if satisfactory, shall
3 be deemed sufficient.
src. 4. And Be Il further enacted, That the
provisions of sections tBe Give and thirteen of an
act entitled IAN act supplementary to An act
to grant pensions" approved July four, cigh-
teen hundred and sixty-four, and OF sections
two, three, and four of an act entitled An act
supplementary to several acts relating to PEN
sions,n approved June six, eightcsn hundred
and sixty-six. shall be applicable to the rsn-
siozs granted by this act
Approved, February IA, 1871.