New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08


wise the pension shall commence from the
date Of fling the last evidence necessary to
establish the same; provided further, that
the limitation herein prescribed shall lot
apply to claims by or in behalf OF insane
persons or persons under sixteen years.,
SEC. &C. That in constituting the preceding
section, the right Of persons entitled to PEN
sions shall be recognized as accruing at the
date therein stated for the commencement
of such pension, and that the right of de.
nendeut father or dependent brother 70
pension shall not in any case be held to
have accrued prior to the sixth day Of June.
eighteen hundred and sixty six; and the
right Of all other classes Of claimants. II ap.
piying on account of the death OF a person
who was regularly mustered into the ser.
vice. or regularly employed in the navy, or
mon the gunboats or war vessels OF the
United States. shall not be held to have &C.
crued prior 10 the fourteenth day
of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
two: if APPLYING on account OF chaplain
of the army, their right shall not be held 10
have accrued prior 10 this ninth Gay OK
April, eighteen hundred and sixty-four:
applying on account Of an enlisted solder
Who was not mustered, or g. non enlisted
man in temporary service, their right shall
no. be held to have accrued prior 70 the
fourth day of July, eighteen nundred and
sixty.four; if applying on account OF an act-
ing assistant or contract surgeon, tueiE ilenI
shall not be held to have accrued prior 10
the third day of March, eighteen hundred
and sxty-fve; if applying on account OF
VERSIONS enlisted az transfers, wagoners, ar
Ulcers, hospital stewards, or farrlers, their
right shall not be held 20 have accrued prior
to the sixth day of June, eighteen hundred
and sixty-six; and the right OF all classes Oh
claimants. applying on account OF provoss
marshal, deputy provost marshal. or ENROLL
ing officer. shall not he held TO have ac-
crued prior to the twenty fifth day OF July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six; provided,
tha. the right of a widow or dependent
mother who married prior, aud did not ap.
NV till subsequent to the twenty-seventh
dav Of July. eighteen hundred and sixty.
eight, shall NOT be held to have accrued
prior to that date.
SEC IL. That i shall be the duty OF tho
Commissioner OF Pensions. upon any ap.
nlicatiop bv letter or otherwise by or en-
behalf Of any pensiorer entitled to arrears
of pension under the fifteenth section OF
this act, or, il any such pensioner shall
have died, upon q similar application by or
on behalf of any person entitled to receive
the accrued pension due such penslones at
his Or her death, 10 pay OF cause TO De pal0
to such pensioner, or other person. all such
arrears of pensions as tue pensicner may
be entitled to. CT If deadly would have been
entitled to under the provisions OF said
section had he or she survived; and no
claim agent or other persons shall Oe enc
:itled to receive any compensation sof ser.
vices in making application fos arrears oO
pension.
in respect to tho rates Of pension are here.
by extended to pensioners whose tight to
pension accrued under general acts passed
since the war Of the Revolution and prior
TO the fourth OF March, eighteen hundred
and sixty-One, TO take effect from and afteI
the twenty fifth day Of July, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty SIX: and that tie widows OF
revolutionary soldiers and sailors receiving
a less sum shall be paid at the rate Of eight
dollars per month from and after the TWEEN.
ty.seventb day Of July. eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight.
SEC. 10. That in all cases in which the
cause of disability or death originated ID
the service prior to the fourth day Of
March, eighteen hundred and sixty-One,
and an application for pension shall not
have been filed within three years from the
discharge or death of the person on whose
account the claim is made, or within three
years Of the termination of a pension previ.
ously granted on account of the service and
death of the same person. the pension shall
commence from the date OF filing. by tho
party prosecuting the claim, the last paper
requisite to establish the same provided,
that no claim allowed prior TO the sixth day
of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
shall be affected by anything herein con.
tanned.
Sec. 20. That nothing 10 this act shall be-
so construed as TO allow more than one pen"
sion at the same time to the same person or
to persons entitled jointly: but any pen"
siOner who shall so elect may surrender his'
or her certificate, and receive IN lieu there.
Of certificate for any ether pension to"
which he or she would have been entitled
had not the surrendered certificate BEEN
is sued; provided, that all payments pIevi.
Ously made for any period covered by tha
new certificate shall be deducted from the
amount allowed by said certificate.
Sec. 81. That declarations of pension
claimants shall be made before court Of
record, or before some officer thereof having
custody of its seal, said officer hereby being
fully authorized and empowered to admin.
lister and certify any oath or affirmation res
lating to any pension or application there.
for; provided, that the Commissioner Of
Pensions may designate, in localities more
than twenty-five miles distant from any
place at which such court is holden, persons
duly qualified to administe. oaths. before
whom declarations may be made aud tests
mOny taken, and may accept declarations
OF claimants residing in foreign countries
made before a United States minister OF
consul, or before some officer Of the country
duly authorized to administer oaths for gene
erai purposes, and whose otfcia! character
and signature shall be duly authenticated
by the certificate OF United States minis.
ter or consul: declarations il claims OF In.
dams made before United States agent:
and declarations in claims under the act OF
February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy-One, made before an officer duly au.
thorized to administer oaths for general pur.
poses, when the applicants, by reason Of in.
trinity of age, are unable TO travel; pro.
vided, that any declaration made before an
officer duly authorized to administer oaths
for general purposes shall be accepted to
exempt claim from the limitation as 70
date of filing prescribed in the fifteenth sec.
ton of this act.
SEC. %. That the Commissioner Of Pen.
slons, on application being made TO him in
person Or by letter by any claimant or ap.
plicant tor pension, bounty land, or other
allowance required by law to be adjus ted
or paid by the Pension Office, shall furnish
cuch person free of all expense to him or her,
all such printed Instructions and forms as
may De necessary in establishing and Oh.
tanning said claim; and on the issuing Of a
certlhcate OF pension, or OF bounty land
warrant, he shall forthwith notify the
claimant or applicant, and also the agent
or attorney in the case, if there be one, that
such certificate has been issued, or allow.
ence made, and the date and amount
thereof
SEC. q. That no money on account of
pension shall be paid to any person. or to
the widow, children or hers of any de.
ceased person, who ia any manner volun.
tarlly engaged in, ar aided or abetted. the
1ate rehelllOn again the authority of the
United States
SEC. "a. That no claim for pension not
prosecuted to successful issue within.