The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-03-09
PENSION TO THE SOLDIERS
OF THE WAR OF 1912.


The following is the text of the law
recently passed in Congress giving
pensions to the Soldiers of the war of
1872:
An ACT granting pensions TO certain
soldiers and sailors of the war of
eighteen hundred and twelve, and
the widows of deceased soldiers.
Be at enacted 6g the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the uni
ted States Of A AGaeTicd in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary of the
Interior be, and he is hereby, author
lied and directed to 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 to
such other officers and soldiers as may
have been personally named in any
resolution of Congress for any spe-
cific 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 enemies
of the government, giving them aid
and comfort, or exercised the fnnc-
tions 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, and the surviving wild
ows of such officers and enlisted and
drafted men: Prorided, that such
widows shall have been married, pri-
or to the treaty of peace which ter
minated said war, to an officer, or en-
listed or drafted man, who served as
aforesaid in said war, and shall not
have remarked.
SEC. 2. -1nd be Il. further enacted,
That this act shall not apply to any
person who is receiving a 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 difference be-
tween the pension now received and
eight dollars per month. Pensions
under this act shall be at the rate of
eight dollars per month, except as
herein provided when person is re-
ceiving q pension of less than eight
dollars 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.
SEC. 3. Aaad be 1t 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 and regulations as
the Secretary of the Interior may pre-
scribe, that the applicant is entitled to
a pension under the provisions of, this
act and any person who shall falsely
take an oath required to be taken un-
der the provisions of this act, shall
be guilty of perjury ; and the Secre-
tary of the Interior shall cause to be
stricken from the pension roll the
name of any person when it shall ap-
pear, 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 proyis-
ions of this act. The loss of a certifi-
cate of discharge shall not deprive
the applicant of the benefits of this
act, but other proof of services per-
formed and of an honorable discharge,
if satisfactory, shall be deemed suffic-
lent.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted,
That the provisions of sections twelve
and thirteen of an act entitled. San
act supplementary to 'An act to grant
PENSIONS" approved July four,
eighteen hundred and sixiy-four, and
of sections two, three, and four of an
act entitled San act supplementary to
several acts relating to pensions" ap-
proved June six, eighteen hundred
and sixty-six, shall be applicable to
the pensions granted by this act.
Approved, February Ia, 1871.