The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-03-16

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law and forms and inquiring. whether an agent
here is necessary. hopeit will be the pleasure
of the President to copy The law instructions and
forms in full, and thus inform all on the subject.
No agent here is necessary. Each soldier should
procure his attorney other intelligent person
! to prepare his papers. An error IN the start
will be difficult to correct and should be cautious
| ly avoided. Fiji; 5.as
JOHN T. HARRIS.
Act granting Pensions to the Survivors OF the
Var of 1872 Ubo served 60 days, and to
their Widows.
The following is the text of the act granting
| pensions to soldiers and sailors of the Of
| 1872 and the widows of deceased soldiers, ap-
proved February H. 1871.
Be At enacted by the Senate and House Of Rcpr6sen-
tdtiyes 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 nension roi, the names of the surviving
officers and enlisted and drafted men, including
militia and volunteers, of the military ana naval
service of the United States who served sixty
days in the war with Great Britain of eighteen
hundred and twelve, and were honorably dis
charged, and to such officers and soldiers as may
have been personally named in any. resolution Of
Congress for any specific service in said war, al
though 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 of the enemies OF the
Government giving them aid and comfort or ex-
ercised the functions fanny office whatever I'M
der any authority or pretended authority in hos
tility to the United States, and who shall take
and subscribe oath to support the Constitution
of the United States, and the surviving widows of
such officers and enlisted and drafted men: Pro-
uided, Thatsuch widows 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.
SECTION 2. Aaad belt further 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 pension less
than eight dollars per month"; except for the diff
| f. ~ence between the pension now received and
| eiob,. dollars per month. Pensions under this
oc shat be at the rate of eight dollars per month,
1 ovoant, &c herein provided, when person is re-
oa;Hipn ans ION Of less than eight dollars per
month and 81 nj he paid to the persons entitled
tbereto from and aftr the passage oil this act for
and during the term of heir natural lives.
SECTION 8. And be aJsrt@sr eaae yea lnat De,
fore the of any person s We paoeu W
the pension roll under this &C. PROOF Sha'l pe
made, under such rules and reguis 'ons as ,ne
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe 'Aa. .ne
applicant is entitled to pension under the oi1 :,
| visions of this act; and any person who sha.
falsely take any oath required to be taken under
| the provisions of this act shall be guilty of per-
| jury; and the Secretary of the Interior shall
cause 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 false or fraudulent rep
| reservations as to the right of such person to
| pension under the provisions 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 suff-
| cient.
! SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions of sections twelve and thirteen of an
act entitled can act supplementary to An act to
grant PENSIONS" approved July 4, 1864, and of
sections two, three and four of an act entitled
ssAn act supplementary to several acts relating
to PENSIONS" approved June 8, 1866, shall be ap
plicable to the pensions granted by this act.
Approued February IA, 1871.
PENSION OFFICE, February II 1871
By an act of Congress approved February IA,
1871, pensions at the rate of eight dollars per
month are granted to the officers and enlisted and
drafted men (both militia and volunteers) of the
military and naval service of the United States
in the war of 1872 who served for period of
sixty days, and to the widows of those who have
died who were married prior to the treaty of
peace December "a, 1814,) which terminated
said war. Also to such officers and soldiers who
served less than sixty days who have been per-
sonally named in any resolution OF Congress for
any specific service In said war.
Under this act three classes of claims will arises
Flrst-Of officers, soldiers, and sailors, who
served for sixty days, who have never been pen
stoned for disability incurred in the service of
H. un;tod Cto.ec Those will ha entitled tn
full pension of eight dollars per month, from Feb
| ruary IA, 1871.
Second OF officers, soldiers, and sailors, who
served for sixty days, but who are in receipt of
pension for disability incurred in the service of
the United States. These will be entitled to an
increase of their pension to eight dollars per
month from February H. 1871.
7hrd-Of widows of officers, soldiers, and
sailors, who served sixty days, who
red to the soldier prior to the treaty of peace
which terminated said war, December "a, l9l4,)
and who haze not since remarked. These will be
entitled to eight dollars per month from February
H. 1871.
If the term of service was less than sixty days
there is no claim for pension under this act, I'M
| less the person who served has been personally
mentioned in resolution of Congress for some
sntcifc service in said war in which case he or
| his widow is entitled to the same benefits under
| it's provisions though he had served the full
| period of sixty days.
| An honorable discharge in all cases is necessa-
| ry.
| Declarations Of these claimants must be made
before court of record or before some officer
thereof having custody of its seal, said officer be-
| ing fully authorized and empowered to admins
ter and certify any oath affirmation relating to
any pension OF application therefor.
The claimants identity and loyalty must be
proven by two witnesses, certified ty the judicial
officer to be respectable and credible, who
present and witness the signature of the declar-
ant, and certify to his identity and loyalty under
oath or affirmation.
The declaration must recite the name, age, and
residence of claimant whether married or I'M
married; that the term of service was the full
period of sixty days; or that he has been mem
toned in resolution of Congress; giving date
of resolution, the place and time of enlistment and