Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-29
SOLDIERS BOUNTY.
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| y = TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 1, 1872.
On the Sd day of May, 1861, the Pres
ident issued his proclamation calling
for forty-two thousand and thirty-four
volunteers for three years. On the 4th
of May, 1861, General Orders No. 10
were issued, providing for'the organiza-
tion of those volunteers into forty regi-
ments, and promising bounty of one
hundred dollars, in addition to travel
pay to his home, to each enlisted man,
when honorably discharged from the
service.
The promise was only made to the
volunteers called for in the Presidents
proclamation, but as eighty-two regi-
ments were offered and accepted be-
fore the passage of the law of July %,
1861, the enlisted men of which were
alike equitably entitled to the bounty,
Congress passed an act, April p, 1872,
to place those enlisting for three years,
before July %, 1861, upon the same
footing asto= =boanty,-te which the ac-
counting officers have given the follow
ing construction, under authority from
the War Department:
All volunteers who enlisted for three
years prior to July %, 1861, and were
mustered into the service for three
years before August 6, 1861, are entitled
10 one hundred dollars bounty, if they
have been honorably discharged and
have not received the same for such ser
vice. isf nf.. 70 +rfen
Those enlisted and mustered as above
who were discharged for promotion are
not entitled to bounty, as such discharge
is not muster out of service, as is con-
templated by General Order No.15, 1861,
under which the contract was made.
Where such soldiers have died since
discharge, the recent law makes no pro-
vision for bounty to heirs. Such as
were discharged by reason of wounds,
and the heirs of such as were killed, or
died in the service, have already had
bounty granted under other acts, and
take nothing under this. tt
Soldiers who have received bounty
under act of July 2s, 1866, cannot re-
ceive bounty under this, in consequence
of the restrictions contained in the first
named act.
Where an application for bounty, un-
der the decision of the Supreme Court,
has been filed, no new application is ne
cessary, unless called for by this office.
E.B. FRENCH, Auditor.
AN ACT to prohibit the retention of
Soldiers discharges by claim agents
and attorneys.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
any claim agent, attorney OF other per-
son engaged in the collection of claims
for pay, bounty, pension, or other allow
ance for any soldier, sailor or marine
or for any commissioned officer of the
military or naval forces, or who may
have been a soldier, sailor, marine or
officer ofthe regular or volunteer forces
of the United States, and honorably dis
who shall retain, without the
consent of the owner or owners thereof,
or shall refuse to deliver or account for
the same upon demand duly made by
the owner or owners thereof, or by their
agent or attorney, the discharge papers
or land warrant of any such soldier,
sailor or marine, or commissioned Off
Ger, which may have been placed in his
hands for the purpose of collecting said
claims, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeaner, and shall, upon conviction,
be punished by fine not exceeding five
dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or both, at
the discretion of the court, and shall
thereafter be debarred from prosecuting
any such claim in any executive depart
ment of the Government.
Approved May 81, 1872.
AN ACT to extend the time for filing
claims for additional bounty, under
the act of July 2Sth, 1866.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
,f America i'm Congress assembled, That
the time for filing claims for additional
bounty, under the act of July %, 1866,
md which expired by limitation Janu-
lry 18th, 1871, be and the same is hereby
revived and extended until the Both day
IF January, 1873; and that all claims
for such bounty filed in the proper de-
partment after the 18th day of January,
ISL and before the passage of this act,