The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-03-01

ished us with a copy of the follow.
ing benefcent Act, just passed by
Congress
An act Granting Pensions tn
Certain Soldiers and .Sa,lors of
t"e War Of Eighteen Hundred
and 1scelve, and tie Wsdosos
Of Deceased Soldiers.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and
House nf. Representatives of the
United States of America In Con.
gress assembled, That the Seer eta
ry OF the Interior be, aud he is
hereby, authorized and directed to.
place OH the peDsion roll the names
of the Surviving officers and enlis.
ted and drafted men, including
militia and volunteers, of the milf.
tary and naval service of the Uni.
ted 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
III any resolution of Congress for
any specific service in said war.
although their term of service NAV
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 canse 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
IN hostility to the Uuited States.
and who shall take and subscribe
an oath to support the Constitution
OF the United Sta'es; and the sur.
wing wing widows of such Stiicers oS.st o,.sl
0tdsd That such widows shall
have been married, prior to the
treaty OF peace which terminated
SAID war, to an officer, or enlisted
OF. drafted man, who served as
aforesaid in said war, and shall not
htNS ic-ludrTlcO.
SEQ. 9. and be- IL FURTHER enact.
ed, That this Act shall not apply
To any pore.-r wiIu Is receiving a
pension at the rate of eight dollars
Or more per month; nor to any
person receiving a pension less
than eight dollars per month. ex-
ccpt for the difference between the
pension now received and eight
dollars per month. Pensions un-
der this Act shall bc at the rate of
eight dollars per month, except as
herein provided when a person is
receiving n pension of less than
eight dollars per month, and shall
be laid to the persons entitled
thereto from and after the passage
"f this Act for and during the term
OF their natural lives.
SEC. 3. And he 1t furtterenact-
ed, That before tie 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 Inter ior may prescribe, that
the applicant is entitled to a pen.
sion under the provisi rs of this
ACT and any person who shall
falsely take any oath required 20
be taken under the provisions of
this Act shall be guilty of perrin.
ry; and the Secretary of the Inre
rior shall cause tu be stricken
from the pension roll the name of
any person whenever it shall ap.
pear, by proof satisfactory tn him,
That such name was put upon such
roll through false or fraudulent re-
presentations as 10 the right of
such person to a pension under the
provisions of this Act. Tue loss
OF certificate OF discharge shall
not deprive the applicant of tie
benefits of this Act, but other
proof of services performed and of
an honorable discharge, if satistac-
tory. shall be deemed sufficient.
SIC. 4. And BE- t further enact
ed, That the provisions of sections
twelve and thirteen Of an Act en-
titled " An Act supplementary to
an Act to grant pensions, napprov-
ed duly four, eighteen hundred
and sixty four, and of sections two,
tllree and four of an Act entitled
AN Act supplementary to sever.
al Acts relating to PENSIONS" ap.
proved June six, eighteen hand
red anl siXty-six, shall be applica.
ole to the pensions granted by this
Act.
Approved February II, 1871.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Car.
Isle (Ky } Mercury puts the fol.
lowing conundrum:
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