The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-09

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the laws relating to npnsions.
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SEC. ~. mat III the administration
the pension laws, children born before the
marriage OF their parents, II acknowledged
by the father before or alter the marriage
shall be deemed legitimate.
SEC. IL. mat the WIDOWS OF colorec
vr Indian soldiers ana sailors who have
died, or shall hereafter die. by reason o.
wounds or injuries received or casualty
received, or disease contracted, II
the military or naval service OF the
United States, and IN the Inc OF duty
shall be entitled to receive the pension pro.
vided by law without other evidence OF
marriage than satisfactory proof that the
parties were joined in marriage by some
ceremony deemed by them obligatory, OF
habltually recognized each other as man
and wife, and were so recognized by their
neighbors, and lived together as such up to
date of enlistment, when such soldier or
sailor died in the service, Or, if otherwise,
to date of death and the children born 0,
any marriage so proved shall be deemed
and held to be lawful children of any such
soldier or sailor: Procided, That this
section shall not be applicable to any claims
on account of persons who shall have en-
listed after the passage OF this act.
SEC. II. That if any person has died. or
TO pension by reason OF his death, and a
child or children under sixteen years of age
by such widow, and it shall be duly certi-
fled under seal BY any court having probate
jurisdiction, that satisfactory evidence has
been produced before such court upon due
notice to the widow that the widow alore-
said has abandoned the care of such child
or children, or that she is an unsuitable per-
son, by reason of immoral conduct, to have
che custody of the same, or on presentation
Commissioner of Pensions. then no pen
such child or children shall have attained the
act or Of any previous; act to the contrary
children aforesaid shall be ,pensloned in the
if no widow had survived such person, and
such pension shall be paid to the guardian
of such child or children: Prou,ded, That
have been made to the widow, the pension
wv lLAC NtA+kl vi SiiiihiSIi oman SobiliSiiSO
from the date to which her pension has
been paid.
SEC. ID. That if any person embraced
withinthe provisions of the first section of
this act has died since the fourth of
March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
or shall hereafter die, by reason CT any
wound, injury, casualty, or disease, which
under the conditions and limitations of
aid caotin, r,Nnl1 hatyo onfitlnA hin, 10
&n invalid pension, and has not left or
shalt not leave, q widow or legitimate
child, but has left or shall leave other rel
alive or relatives who were dependent
upon him for support at the date Of his
entitled to the following order of prece,
dence to receive the same pension, as such
person would have been entitled to had he
been totally disabled, to commence from
the death of such person, namely, first.
the mother; secondly, the father third
ly, orphan brothers and sisters under SIX
teen years OF age, who shall be pen
stoned JOINTLY: .Ifor,dcd, That
where orphan children OF the
same parent have different guar
dians,, or a portion OF them only are under
guardianship, the snare OF the JOINT pen
sion to which each ward shall be entitled
shall be paid to the guardian OF such
ward: IfoGidSa, lhat II IN any case
SAD person snail have lett father and moth
er VINO are eependent upon nm, t1en,
on Tue oeat!i ol Tue l,iotiler, the iather slall
become entltied TO the pension, commence
ing from ana after the DEAN OF the mother !;
ana upon the oeaIh OF ile motner ana
nather, or upon the dealn OF latheT ana
Ehe remarllage OF ,he mother, the aepen-
ne,lM ofotneis anu SISTERS unuer sixteen
l'sshs Si age snail Johtiy become entitled
to sven pehsi'a nn''l lhey a,tam the
age ~ hiA'e4il years respectively, COM
menclns = IRON 1t tne u9ath OF Ienlarriage OF
the party WAC nay 1l'G pllol llsnt 20 lhe
pension: fsoI San dnat daaan Gtler sna,
be assumed 70 RaVe peeil oePenae!'t upon
her son, with, Ele lneanllle oa tlls acl, II
at the date of h V ssa.n sue +i tlau no o.n s
adequate means s'eppos' .,,an Inc ,a Tiu
nary proceeds OF h, own 'nitnuan laoor,
and the contributions ealu spii vi Vi any
other person not legai Y psuio W an IL, nel
support; and II, oy a,'Ipat coh.i I
or in any other way, the sSi, hau lecos,
nlzed his obligatlon 10 aia IN snppoit VI saiu
mother, or was by law pou'a 70 suIii sup
port, and that |. father or MINOR orotner
or sister shall, IN like manner anu uhoer
IKE conditions, be assuh 'ea 10 nave pee,l
dependent, except that the 'hc1tne WHICH
was derived or deriVable from i'' u .a1.ar
or possible manual labor shall os .ahsn
into account in eStmatinr n "tfer S