The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-03-14
Pension Act for Soldiers Of 1879.

We are indebted to the Hon. G. w.
Willard for the following copy of the act
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panying instructions, which will be of
interest to the veterans of1S12 and others
who take an interest in the brave de-
tenders of our country's honor.
Act granting pensions to the survivors of
the war Of 1912 who served 60 days,
and to their widows.
The following is the text Of the act
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors
of the war of 1912, and the widows of
deceased soldiers, approved February IA,
1871:
BE ii enacted by tie Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the Uuited States
Of america 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 drafted
men, including militia and volunteers, Of
the military and naval service of the
United States who served sixty days in
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discharged, and to such officers and SOL
diers as may have been personally 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 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 sup
port the Constitution of the United States,
and the surviving widows of such officers
and enlisted and drafted men: Provided,
That such widow shall have been married
prior to the treaty of peace, which term
mated said war, to an officer, or enlisted
or drafted man who served as aforesaid
in said war, and shall not have remarri-
ed.
SECTION 2. And be ii further enacted,
That this act shall not apply to any per-
son who is receiving a pension at the rate
of eight dollars or more per month, nor
to any person receiving pension less
than eight dollars per month, except for
the difference 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 provided, when a person is re-
ceiving pension of less than eight dol.
lars per month, and shall be paid to the
persons entitled thereto from and after
the passage of this act for and during the
term Of their natural lives.
SECTION 3. And be 1t 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
Interior may prescribe, that the applicant
is entitled to pension under the provis-
ion 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 caute to be stricken
from the pension roll the name of any
person whenever it shall appear by proof
satisfactory to him that such name was
put upon such roll through fraudulent
representations as to the right of such
person to a pension under the provision
Of this act The loss Of certificate of
discharge shall not deprive the applicant
Of the benefits Of this act, but other proof
Of service performed and of an honorable
discharge, if satisfactory, shall be deemed
sufficient.
SECTION 4. And be ii further enacted,
That the provisions of sections twelve and
thirteen of an act entitled "An act sup.
Elementary to can act to grant PENSIONS"
approved July 4, 1864, and Of sections
two three, and four of an act entitled
San act supplementary to several acts
relating to PENSIONS" approved June 6,
1866, shall be applicable to the pensions
granted by this act.
Approved February IA, 1871.