The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-06
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The following the text of the Act al,-
proved February 18th 1871. a. handed 10
Us by II n Fowler, claim agent, who Is
prepared TO receive. applications to secure
this "Naleutinr" to the soldier, at 1912
and their widows
he it enacted o, the Senate and llou.e
of Representative. Of che tuited Sptc.
of America ii Congress assembled Thai
The Secretary Of the Interior be, aud be-
Is hereby, authorized aud directed topacc
on the pension roll tke names vi tho .ur.
yiying officer, aud enlisted aud drafted
men. including militia aud 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, aud were honorably
discharged, aud TO such officers aud ,ol-
-dier, a. may have been personally named
ia any resolution Of Congress for any
specific service IN said war, although
their term Of service may have been less
than sixty days aud who at no time during
the late rebellion against the authority 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 il
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
Procided. That such widow shall have
been married prior to the treaty of peace
which terminated said war, TO am officer,
or enlisted or drafted man who served AS
aforesaid in said war, and shall not have
remarked
Section 2. And be IL further enacted,
That this act shall not apply to any per-
son 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 for the
difference between the pension now re-
ceiyed and eight dollars per month. PEN
sions under this act shall be at the rate of
eight dollars per month, except, as here
in provided, when a person is receiving a
pension Of less than eight dollars per
month, and shall be paid to the persons
entitled thereto from and after the pass
age of this act for and during the term of
their natural lives.
SECTION 3. And be ii further enacted
That before the name of any person shall
be placed upon the pension roll undor this
act proof shall be made, under such rules
aud regulations as the Secretary Of the
Interior may prescribe, that the applicant
/ entitled to pension under the pro-
visions ofthis act; aud any person who
shall falsely take any oath required to be
.akeu under the provisions Of this act shall
DC guilty Of perjury; aud the Secretary of
lac Interior shall cause to be stricken from
lac pension roll the name Of any person
whenever il shall appear by proof salts {
actOry 70 him that such name was put /
upon such roll through false OF fraudulent
representations as 10 the right OF such
,erson to pension under the provisions
# this act. The loss OF certificate of :
discharge shall not deprive the applicant !
# the benefits Of this act, but other proof !
i service performed and Of an honorable :
discharge, it satisfactory, shall DO /
oemed sufficient.
SECTION I. Aud be It further enacted,
hat the provisions Of sections twelve =
nd thirteen Of an act entitled "An act {
supplementary TO An act 10 grant pen !
ions, approved July (, 1864, aud of !
ections two, three, aud four of an act !.
ntitled IAN act supplementary TO several
cts relating to pensions" approved June /
, 1860, shall be applicable 10 the pensions "
ranled BY this act.
Approved February II, 1871.