Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-02-17

Pensions to Soldiers Of1sl2--Text
OF the Act as Passed by Com
gress.
The following is the text of the act grant
ing pensions to certain soldiers and sailors
of the war of 1872 and the widows of de-
ceased soldiers, agreed upon by both houses,
and now in the hands of the President
+ Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the Interior be, and he is here
by, authorized and directed to place on the
pension roll the names of the surviving off,
GERS and enlisted and drafted men, including
militia and volunteers, of the military and
naval service Of the United States who scrv-
ed sixty days in the war with Great Britain
Of eighteen hundred and twelve, and were
honorably discharged, and to such officers
and soldiers as may have been personally
tanned in any resolution of Congress for any
specific service in said war, although their
term OF service may have been less than six
ty 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 comf9rt, or exercised the functions of
any office whatever under any authority or
pretended authority in hostility to the Uni
ted States, and who shall take and subscribe
an oath to support the constitution Of the
United States, and the surviving widows of
such officers and enlisted and drafted men :
provided that such widow 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
SEC. 2. and be 1t further enacted, That
this act shall not apply to any person who is
receiving pension at the rate of eight dol
lars or more per month, nor. to any person
receiving pension less than eight dollars
per month, except for. the difference between
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
receiving pension of less than eight dollars
per month, and shall be paid to tie persons
entitled thereto from and after the passage
of this act for and during the term Of their
natural lives.
Sec. 2. Ind be 1t further enacted. That
before the name of any person shall be
placed upon the pension roll under this act.
proof shall b. made under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior
may prescribe, that the applicalt is entitled
to pension under the provisions OF this
act; and any person who shall falsely take
any oath required to be taken undsr 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 representations 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 9th,
er proof Of service performed and of an
honorable discharge, if satisfactory, shall be
deemed sufficient.
Sec. 4. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
tho provisions of sections IL and IS of an
act entitled can act supplementary to An
act to grant pensions" approved July 4,
1854, and of sections 2, 5 and 4 of an act
entitled can act supplementary to several
acts relating to PENSIONS" approved June
., 1866, shall be applicable to the pensions
granted by this act.