The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-03-07
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he following Is the text OF the act
granting pensions to certain soldiers and
sailors of the war of 1912 and the Wild
ows Of the deceased soldiers.
Be iteaacted By thsSenate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United 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 tue namess-of
the suivivingiofl and enlisted md
drafted men, including militia and vol
unteers, of the military and naval SER
vice of the United States who served
sixty days in the war with Great Britain
of eighteen hundred and twelve, and
were honorably discharged, and to such
officers and soldiers 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, during the late rebellion
against the authority of the United
States adhered to the cause of the enc
mics of the government, giving them
aid and comfort, or exercised the func-
tionssof any Office whatever under any
authority or pretended authority IN he's
tility to the United States, and who silall
take and subscribe an oath to support
the Constitution of the United States,
and the surviving widows Of such ofi
GERS and enlisted and drafted men Poo
Uided, That such widow shall have been
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 war, and shall not
have remarked. - -. $,
SEC 2. Ind be it further enacted. That
this act shall not apply to any person.
who is receiving o pension at the rate
of eight dollars per month, nor to any
person receiving q pension less than
eight dollars per month, except for the
| difference between the pension now re-
ceived and eight dollars per mouth
Pensions under this act shall be at the
rate of eight dollars per month, except
as herein provided when a person is re-
ceiving a 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. s.. 81 = $
SEC, 3. Aad be it further enacted, That
before the name Of any person shallb d
placed upon the pension roll unders this
/ act, proof shall be made under st(ek
rules and regulations as the Secretary
of the Interior may prescribe, that the
applicant is entitled to a pension under
the provisions of this act; and any per-
son who shall. falsely take any oath re
Iqnired to be taken under the provisions
of this act shall be guilty Of perjury
and the Secretary Of the Interior shall
cause to he stricken from the, pension
roll the name of any person whe1esel
it shall appear by proof satisfactory tc
him that such name was put upe n sucl
roll through false or fraudulent repre-
sentations as TO the right of such per
son to a pension under the provision
of this act. Tie loss of Ger tificatel {
discharge shall not deprive the appI
cant of the benefits of this act, hut otf
er proof Of services performed and {
an honorable discharge, If satisfactory
, shall be deemed sufficient
!, SEC. A. And be Hturthcr snacted, ,Tba
) the provisions of sections II and ls o
j and act entitled San act supplemented
to An act TO grant pensions, " approve
tJuly 4, 1864. ard of sections 2, 3 and.
of an act entitled IAN act supplement:
Try. to several acts relating to pensions
approved June 6, 1866: shall be appl
cable to the pensions granted By th
act. 9. <.sN - 'ss z