The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-29
TO PEN4ONERs.
An Important Circular Relative to tho
Now Law.

To Pensioners
The following circular has this day
been received from Hon. James Fl.
Baker, Commissioner Of Pensions
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE,
Washington, D. G., May s, '73.
RULING 50.
No attorney will, be recognized in a
claim for increase Of pension provided
for by section 9 Act of March 3rd,
1873, to single miaor already reoeiv.
ing original pension, nor in . claim for
increase Of pension also provided tor
b7 aforesaid section, to minor children
Of officers. The return of the certifi.
cato OF pension to the pension Office is
the only requisite to the adjudication
of the claim, unless the guardian has
been changed, in which case evidence
of guardianship must be furnished.
J. H. BAKER, Commissioner.
Section 8 of said law of March 3,
1873, reads as follows:-
Section 8. That the pensions of
Widows shall be increased from and af-
tez the twenty.itth day Of July eigh'
teen hundred and sixty.six, at the rate
Of two dollars por mouth for each child
under the ago of sixteen years Of the
husband on account of whose death the
claim has been, or shall be, granted.
And in every case in which the do.
ceased husband has left, or shall leave,
10 widow, or where bis widow has died
or married again, or where she has been
deprived Of her pension under the pro.
visions of the pension Law, the pension
granted to such child or children shall
be increased to the same amount per
month that would be allowed under the
foregoing provisions to the widow, it
living and entitled to . pension:
Provided, That tho additional pen.
sioa herein granted to the widow on
account Of the child or children of the
husband by former wife shall be paid
to her only for such period Of her Wild.
'whood as she has been, or shall be,
charged with the maintaining Of such
child or children ; FOR any period du-
ring which she has DOT been, or shall
not be, so charged, it shall be granted
and paid to the guardian of such child
or children
Provided further, That widow or
guardian to whom increase has been,
or shall hereafter be, granted on &C.
couut Of minor children, shall not be
deprived thereof by reason of their
being maintained in whole or in part at
the expense ota State or the public in
any educational institution, or in any
institution organized for the care OF
soldiers orphaus.
1t will be seen that this law differs
from that of jay rs, 1866, 10 that it
gives the increase of two dollars per
month to any only child Of deceased
soldier who left no widow or when the
widow has died or married again aud
the pension has been paid to guar
dian And slso in that it gives the To-
crease to the widow or guardian of the
child or children of officers who have
not by any previous law been entitled
thereto.
As the quarterly payment Of pen
sions will be due on the 4th of June
next, it will be we'll for those who de,
sire to draw the payment then dae to
defer forwarding their certificates to
Commissioners of Pensions for increase
until they have executed vouchers for
that payment, as they are required to
exhibit their certificates to the officers
before whom they execute their vouch-
ers. In all cases where the present
guardian is other than the one named
in pension certificate Ger titled COPY of
letters Of guardianship must be sent
With pension certificates when applica.
ton is made for increase.
E. McMURTRIE, Pension Agent.