The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-23
PENSIONERS Or THE WAR OF
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Act OF Congress for their Benefit.
AN AT granting pensions to certain sol
ulers ana sailors OF the war of eighteen
hundred and twelve, and the widows OF
deceased soldiers.
Be II enacted by the Senate aud House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America In Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the Interior be. and "a hereby,
authorized and directed 70 place on the pen
sion 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 the war with Great
Britain OF eighteen hundred and twelve.
and were honorably discharged, and 10 such
other ofncers and soldiers as NAV have been
personally named in any resolution of Con-
gress for any specific service in said war al
tnough their term OF service may have been
less than sixty days. and who at no time,
during the late rebellion against the author
lty OF the United States. adhered TO the
cause of the enemies of the governments
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 support
the Constitution of the United States, ana
the surviving widows of such officers and
enlisted and drafted men: Provided, That
such widows shall have been married, prior
TO the treaty OF peace which terminated
man, who served as aforesaid in said war,
and shall not have remarked.
SEC. z. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall not apply TO any person who
Is receiving pension at the rate of ell ght
dollars or more per month nor TO any person
receiving pension less than eight dollars
per month, except for the difference be-
tween the pension now received aud eight
CELLARS per month. Pensions under this act
shall be at the rate of eight dollars per
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person Is receiving pension Of less than
eight dollars per month. and shall be paid
10 the persons entitled thereto from and ar
ter the passage of this act for and during
the term of their natural lives.
sec. 3. And be il 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 aud
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior
may prescribe, that the applicant is entitled
10 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 Re guilty OF
perjury; and the Secretary of the Interior
shall cause to be stricken from the pension
roll the name of any person whenever 1t
shall appear, by proof satisfactory to him.,
that such name was put upon such roll
through false or fraudulent representations
as to the right OF such person to a pension
under the provisions of this act. The loss
of certificate of discharge shall not de-
priVe the applicant of the benefits of this
act, but other proof Of services performed aud
of an honorable discharge, If satisfactory,
shall be deemed sufficient.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That
the provisions of section twelve and thir-
teen of an act entitled AN act supplement
tary TO An act TO grant PENSIONS" APP
proved July four, eighteen hundred aud
sixty four, and of sections two, three and
four of an act entitled IAN act supplement
tary to several act relating to pensions"
approved June six, eighteen hundred and
sixty-siX, shall be applicable TO the pensions
granted by this act.
Approved, February IA. 1871.