Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-17
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Third Session Of the Forty
Second Congress. IT.
ruBLrsHED BE AUTHORITY
GENERAL NATURE--No. gu

GENERAL NATURE--No. ".
AnAct to revise, consolidate, and amend the
laws relating to pensions. -.-..
Soc d That no claim for pension not prose-
cuted to successful issue within five years from
the date of filing the same shall be admitted
without record evidence from the war or Navy
Department of the injury or the disease which
resulted in the disability or death of the person
ON whose account the claim is made /: Provided,
That in any case in which the limitation pre-
scribed by this section bars the further prosecu>
ton of the claim, the claimant may present,
General of the army or the Surgeon General of
the navy, evidence that the disease or injury
which resulted in the disability or death of the
person on whose account the claim is made,
originated in the service and in the line of duty;
and if such evidence is deemed satisfactory by
the officer to whom it may. be submitted, he
shall cause record of the fact so proved to be
made, and copy of the same to be Transmitted
to the Commissioner of Pensions, and the bar
to the prosecution of the Claim shall hereby be
removed h r-.E s-. '.ft
Sec %. That if any pensioner, or any person
entitled to pension, who during the tendency
of his application therefor has died since March
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty one, or
shall hereafter die, his widow, or ifRo widow,
his child or children, under sixteen years of
age at the time of his death, shall be entitled TO
receive the accrued pension to the date
of death, such accrued pension shall
not be considered part of the assets of the estate of
said estate in any case whatever but shall nure to the
sole and exclusive benefit of the widow or children
of the accrued pension shall be made or allowed
except SO much may be necessary to reimburse the
person who bore the expenses of the last sickness and
burial of the deceden in cases where he did not leave
sufficient assets to meet such expenses.
his or her pension for three years after the same shall
have become due shall be deemed Dresumptye evidence
that such pension has legally terminated by the pen
he
ty, or otherwise, and the pensioners name shall be
Of a hs
pensioner o. If the pensIoner is dead by the widow
or minor entitled S to receive the sgeTGsd
ing for the failure to claim such pension and by med
cal evidence in cases of invads who were not exempt
from biennial examinations to the continuance of
the disability. a ~ etL
Sec. q. That when the rate. commencement, and du-
such act they shall not be subject to be varied by the
provisions and limitations of the general pension laws
the pension shall be subject variation in accordance
with the general laws, and its commencement shall
missioner of Pensions SHALL upon satisfactory evidence
that fraud perpetrated IN obtaining such special
act suspend payment thereupon until the propriey of
repeating the same can be considered by Congress.
Ses. 2S That the term Of limitation prescribed by
pnns dsn to oet
which has heretofore been taken before an Indian
agent or before officer of any tribe, COMPETENT
shall be held and regarded by the Pension Office, in
file. of the same validity as if taken before an
officer recognized BY law at the time as competent to
claims hereafter in those filed after the passage of
this act, shall be taken before the agent of the.
that in regard to dates all applications of Indians
on file be treated as though they were made before
to be in ali other respects Conclusive they shall be al
lowed and that Indians shall be exempted from the
obligation to take the oath to support the Constitution
n n nv fhn M abrnor
fourteenth. eighteen hundred and seventy provd
ing for pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the
var OF s,ghtssn hundred and twelve and toWidoWs Of
Sec q That the President shall appoint in the De-
consent of the Senate a competent person. who shall
De called the Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions. with
shall be charged with such duties in the Pension bu
reau be prescribed by the Secretary of the In
erSs or may be required by Law and il of the
his des shall devevs the pePuy Com
Sec. 80. That the Commissioner Of Pensions is here
by authorized and empowered to detail from time to
time, clerks IN his office TO investigate suspected at
tempts Mt fraud on the government of the United
States through and by yrture of the provisions ST this
or any other act of Congress providing for pensions
such additional compensation as is customary in cases
shall have the power to administer oat6s and tsfe af
dayits IN the course of any investigation ~
strumental in prosecuting any claim for pension q or
bounty land shall demand or receive any other com
pensaon for his services in prosecuting claim for
pension or bounty or bounty land than such as the
Commissioner Of Pensions shall direct to be paid to
him. not exceeding twenty five dollars and any agent
or attorney or ony other person instrumental in
ecutlng any claim or pension or bounty land, who
shall directly indirectly contract for, demand
ceive or retain any greater compensation for his SER
vices or nstrnm In prosecuting claim for pen
WHO shall Wrqngfully withhold from pensioner o.
claimant the whole or part of the pension or claim al
lowed aad due such pensioner or Claimant Or the LAM
guilty of a high misdemeanor. and. upon conviction
thereof. shall for every such oense, be fined not ex
eeedng Eve hundred dollars imprisoned at hard la
of the court. And any guardian having the charge
and custody OF the pension of his ward shall enbezzl
the same in violation of his trust or frauduently con-
fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or imprison
ment at hard labor for term not exceeding five
or both, at the discretion of the court
Sec 80. That any pledge. mortgage sale. assignment
or transfer OF any right claim. interest in any
sion which has been or may hereafter be granted
as attorney to receive and receipt for money for and Il
Eehaf of any person entitled TO o pension shall be
fore said money take and subscribe an OATH to be het
With the pension agent and BY him to be transmitted
accounting officer of the treasury, that he has no in
erest in SAID money by any pledge mortgage. sale,
sgnment transfer, and that he does not know or be
cye that the has been disposed of to any per
som; and any person who shall falsely take the sal
oath shall be guilty of perjury, and. on conyictio
shall be liable to the pains and penalties Of perjury
Sec 80. That any knowingly or wilfuly in any wis
procure the making presentation OF any false o
fraudulent affidavit concerning any claim for pension
within sas on ann 70 any IF Pa
10 II, OF shall knowingly or wifuy present or caus
of at any pension office agency any powe
drawing % other paper required as voucher 7
ssgssn e that which Il Was actually signed or exc
sssA pssfoa 80 offending shall be deemed guilt