The National tribune., 1877-10-01
The Bounty Act.
rQUALIzre THE
LATE wan THE UNION


M
THAT EVERY AID EVERY SOLDIERS rarENp
INTERESTED A
The following is the bill equalizng bountie as it passed
the House of Representatives of the last Congress
An act to egalize the boues of soldiers scho served IN the
late sodr for The Union.
BE enacted blythe Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of 4perica IN Congress assembled,
That there shall be allowed and paid to each and every
non-commissoned officer, musician, artificer, WAGNER,
and private soldier, sailor and arne including those
borne upon the rolls slaves and Indians, who faithfully
served such In the military service Of the United States
who have been honorably discharged from such service
the sum OF eight and onebird dollars month for all the
time which such non-commssoned officer, musican art
icer WAGNER and private soldier, sailor and marine
actually SO served, between the twelfth day Of April,
eighteen hundred and sxtyone, and the ninth day of
May, eighteen hundred and sixtyfye And the provis
ions OF this act shall extend to all soldiers who
tered into the service OF the United States and were sub
! States. QnfNj gi3fH ~ 4iW l1'li
SEQ. g. That in case of the DEATH either before or after
the passage OF this act of any such nocommissioned Off
Ger, musician, arcer WAGNER private soldier, sailor,
or marines the allowance and payment shall be made
his widow if she has not remarked if there be
widow, or she has remarked, then to the minor child
or children of such deceased non-commissoned officer
muscan artifcer wagoner or private soldier, sailor, or
SEC. g. That in computing and ascertaning the bounty
to be paid to any non-commsoned officer ml,sician
icer, wagner, private sodier sailor marine,
his proper representatives under the provisions OF this
act there shall be deducted hererom any and all boun
ties already paid under the provisions of the United States
! laws.
SEGA That no bounty under the provisions of this act
shall be paid to account of any soldier who served
as substitute in the army or who was captured pris
oner OF war at fhe time OF his enlistment any
who was discharged his own application request,
for other than disability incurred in the service,
prior to the nineteenth day OF April eighteen hundred
and sixty-ive, unless such discharge obtained with
view to reenlstment accept promotion i'm the milf
ary naval service Of the United States
erred from branch of the military service another
and such person did actually reenlist accept pro-
motions or was SO transfelkd and no bounty shall be
request OF parents guardians other persons the
ground OF minority. nFsa
SEC 5. That every petition application for bounty
made under the provisions of this shall disclose and
state specifically, under oath and under the pains and
penalties OF perjury what amount of bounty has been
paid under the provisions of any United States laws
to the non-commissioned officer musician, artifcer,
WAGNER, private soldier sailor, Marine by whom
by whose representative rep the claim is made
SEQ 3. That any attorney or agent who shall receive
from any claimant sum greater than ten dollars for the
prosecution OF any claim under the provisions of this act
upon conviction thereof shall pay ine not to exceed
one thousand dollars, Imprisonment for term less
than one year. bot the court jury may adiudge,
and shall forever thereafter be excluded from prosecuting
claims OF nature whatsoever against the Government
| of the United States.
SEQ 7. That it shall not lawful for any soldier to
transfer, assign, barter sell his discharge, final state
men descrptive-lst other paper for the purpose OF
transferring assigning, barteng, selling any interest
In any bounty under the provisions OF this act And all
such transfers. assignments barters sales heretofore
made hereby declared null and void to any rights
intended to be SO conveyed BY any such soldier
| SEC. 8. That in any where person entitled TO
receive payment of bounty under the provisions Of this act
shall make application therefor, where such application
shall be made by proper representative such person.
being deceased and the discharge of such person has been
lost it shall be competent for the accounting officers
receive in lieu of the actual production OF such discharge
proof OF the actual loss OF the same and secondary proof
of its issue and contents, together with proof of the den
tty OF the claimant person deceased under such rules
defining the character and form of the evidence the
| Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.
SEC. o. That adjustment payment OF any claim
OF any non-commsoned officer musician, articer wag
oner, private soldier sailor, Marine his proper
representative, under the provisions OF this act shall be
made, unless the application be filed within five years
/ from the passage of the same.
Passed the House of Representatives June 90 1876.
| Attest: GEO. NJ. ADAMS, Clerk.
The following the report OF the Committee Military
Affairs OF the House Of Representatives, presented by
General Cook, Of Georgia, ex-Confederate soldier,
accompanying the bill the equalization bounties