Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-03-23

BE Il ea"rfci By the Senate ard H,nse
Of Representatives Of the United .Sates of
.fmcric" IN Congress dsscp,'led. Tha. the
Secretary of the Interior be, aud he is
hereby. authorized and directed to place
on th" pension roll the names Of the sur
viving officers and enlisted and drafted
men. including militia and volunteers. of
the military and naval service cf the Uni
ted States who served sixty days in the
war with Great Britain of eighteen hum
drcd and twelve. ana were honnrahly dis
charged and TO sush officers and soldiers
as may have been personally nance! in any
resolution OF Congress f,r any specific SER
vice in said war, although their term ui
service may have been less than sixty
days. aud who nj no time during the ate
rebellion against the authority of thr Tn
tied States adhered to the cause of the en-
cniics of tho Government giving them aid
andt ontnrt "rcxcrciScd the fin, q. n ofany
office whatever under any authority or pre-
tended authority in hostility to the Uni
ted States, and who shall take anil sub
scribe m oath to support the Constitution
of the United States. and the surviving
widows of such officers AMI enlisted AMI
drafted men: ProriRcd That such wild
ow shall have been married prior to the
treaty OF peace which terminated said war
TO an officer. or CnliStcd or drafted man
who served n aforesaid in said war, and
shall not have remarked.
SEcr,ox - .Ipiic Il fu5fhcr cnar'.1.
That this act shall not Apply to any person
who is receiving a pension at the rate Of
eight dollars or more rCr month, nor 10
any person receiving pension less than
eight dollars per month. except fer the
difference between the pension now re-
ccivcd and eight dollars per month. PEN
sions under this act shall bc at the rate Of
eight dollars rcr month, except. as here
in provided. when person is receiving
pension "flcss tIi,n cish:do!lars per month.
as,.i-~l,alibe ra,d ID the ,sors--~s ~=sssssssl
thereto from and artcr the pass?gc os ti,fise
act for anl during the term Of their nat
ural lives
Srcriax 3 .!r|ic T. fu-L,r Ca,-f~3.
That before 'hr nan.r If any person shall
bc placed upon the pension roll under this
act proof shall he made. under such rules
and regulations rs the Secretary rf the
Interior may prescribe, that the applicant
is entitled ,' 4 pension under tho proyis-
ions "s this ret; and any person who shall
falsely take any oath required "a b. taken
under the provisions Of this act shall be
guilty of perjury: and the Srcrr:a ry Of
the Interior shall cause to b. stricken from
the pension roll the name OF ANY person
whenever it shall appear by prn"f Satistac-
tory IA him that such name was Put upon
such roll through false or fraudulent rep
rs,scntations rs to the right nf sach person
to a pension under ;he provisions Of this
act. The loss Of 4 certificate Of discharge
shall not deprive the applicant of the ben
rtits Of this act. but other proof of service
performed and of an honorable diSchar &C
il satisfactory. shall bc deemed sufficient
SkcrIoN t. Ind BE- At fg1hcr enacted.
That the provisions Of sections twelve and
thirteen of an ac. entitled "An act sup
p!cmentary to An act to grant PENSIONS ="
approved July !. 1864. and of sections
two. three. and four of an net entitled
AN act supplementary to several acts re-
laiing to pensions. approved June 9th.
l>G6. shall h. applicable to the pensions
granted by this act
Ipprorrd february II, 1871.