Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-02-25
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Pensions 80 Soldiers Of fISls---Texs
ofthe Act AS Passed by Congress-.

The following is the text of the actgrant-
ing pensions to certain soldiers and sailors
Of the war of 1912 and the widows of de-
ceased soldiers, agreed upon by both houses,
aEd approved by the President:
Be II enacted 6y the Senate 0nd House of
Representatives. Of tie United States OF
1nlericn in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the Interior be, and he is here
by authorized and directed to place on the
pension roll the names Of the surviving Of
fccrs and enlisted and drafted men, includ-
ing militia and volunteers, of the military
and naval service 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 Con-
gress for any specific service in said war,
although their term Of service may have
been less than sixty days, and who ut no
time during tho rebellion against the au-
thority of the United States adhered to the
cause of the enemies of tee government,
giving them aid and comfort, or exercised
the tuctions of any Office whatever under
any uAthorty or pretended authority in
hostility 10 the United States, and who
shall take ana 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
pcLor to the treaty Of peace which termiua-
ted said war 70 an officer or enlisted or
drafted man, who served as aforesaid in
said war, and shall not have remarked.
Section ,. And Be Il tt,rther enacted,
That this act shall not apply to any person
who Is receiving pension at the rate OF
eight dollars or more per month, nor TO
any person receiving a pension less than
eight dollars per month, except tor the diff
terence between the pension now received
and eight dollssD per month. Pensions un-
der this act ChGll he Gt the rate of eight
dollars per month except a. herein proy!-
dcd when q person il -eCeiVing n pen sion
Of less than eight dollars per month, and
SHAH hc pain to the persons entitled thereto
from and after the passage Of this act for
and during the term of their natural lives.
Section 3. Ipd be Il further eRGcted,
That before the name of any person shall
he placed upon the pension roll under this
act, proof shall be made under such rules
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior
may prescribe, that the applicant j. ,nti-
Tied tO q pension under the provisions OF
this act and any person who shall false
~ take any oath required to be taken un-
der the provisions OF this act shall be gull
/ ~ OF pcrgury, aud the Secretary of the In,
ierlor shall cause 10 be stricken from the
pension roll the name of any person when
ever II shall appear, by proof satisfactory
To HIM, that such pame was pu' upon such
roll through false or traedulent Representa-,
/ llons as 10 tbe right Of Cueh person 10 q
penslon under tle Provisions of this act
/ The loss Of certificate OF DISCHARGE shall
not deprive the applicant Of thc beugtigs 81
this aci, bat other proof OF services per
Z lurmed end Of an honorable dischHrse, I
satisfactory, suall bo derucd Suihcirnt
section 4. md Je Il G,fitfr aaritd
That lhe provisions 0i sections twelve auI
thirteen ol an act entitled "Au ACE supple
munury io An act 81 grant pensions, q
approved July four eighteen bundled au,
hiAtY gul uf sections two, thtyp, au,
lIug ot an act entitled "Au act supp.emtn
try 10 several aets relating 10 pensions,
approved june s.A, eighteen hunltd ant
tlAli alk, sha'l hg applicable lo tho Iau
s.uua siaul,d by lhh acc
Approved, ltb IA, 1914