Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-04-03

By act of Congress approved Feb

Bv act of Congress approved reo-
ruary 14th, 1871, pensions of So per
month were granted to the surviving
officers and soldiers 4 the war OF
1912, who had served sixty days, and
who had not taken part in the late
rebellion, and to the widows OF de-
ceased soldiers if their marriage oc-
cured before the conclusion Of peace,
provided they had never remarked.
The present Congress has passed an
act, approved March 9th, 1878, giving
nensions to all who served fourteen
days, or were in any engagement, and
restoring to the pension rolls such as
we're engaged in the Rebellion. We
copy as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC., That the Secre-
tary of the Interior be, and he is here
BY, authorized and directed to- place on
the pension rolls the names or the
surviving officers and enlisted and
drafted men, without regard to color,
including militia and volunteers, OF
the military and naval service of the
United States who served Tor four
teen days in the war with Great
Britain of 1912, or who were in any
engagement and we're honorably dis
charged, and the surviving widows OF
such officers and drafted men.
Sec. 2. That this act shall not APP
ply to any person who is receiving
pension at the rate Of IS per month
or more, nor to any person receiving
pension Of less than IS per month,
except for the difference between the
pension now received Cif less than 30
per month) and IS per month. Pen
sions under this act shall be at the
rate of IS per month, except as here
in provided, and shall be paid to the
persons entitled thereto, from and
af or the passage of this act, for and
during their natural lives: Provided,
That the pensions to widows pro-
vided for in this act shall cease when
they shall marry again.
SEC. S. That the Secretary of the
Interior be, and he is hereby, author
lied and directed to restore to the
pension rolls the names of all per-
sons now surviving heretofore pen
stoned ON account of service in the
war of 1919 against Great Britain or
for service in any Of the Indian wars,
and whose names were stricken from
the rolls in pursuance of the act en-.
titled San act authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to strike from
the pension rolls the names of such
persons as have taken up arms against
the government or who nave in any
manner encouraged the rebels APP
proved February 4, 1862; and that
the joint resolution entitled "Joint
resolution prohibiting payment by
any officer of the government to any
person not known to have been OPP
posed to the rebellion and in favor of
its suppression" approved March 2,
1867, and section 47l6 Of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States,
shall not apply to the persons pro-
vided for by this act: Provided,
That no money shall be paid to any
one on account of pensions for the
time during which his name remained
stricken from the rolls.
A proviso is added to the sixth
section of the act, as follows: "Thal
under this net any widow Of revo.
lutionary soldier who served for four
teen days or was y any engagement
shall he placed or he pension rolls
of the United Sta es and receive q
pension at the rate OF 90 per month";
According to the instructions OF
the Secretary of the Interior the fol.
lowing classes Of persons are en-
titled to pensions under this act:
: First. Honorably discharged sol.
diers Of the war of 1919 who served
fourteen days and less than sixty days
Second. Honorably discharged sol
diers of sud war who served LEST
than fourteen days but were in ar
engagement with the enemy.
Third. Widows, without regard tc
the date of their marriage and who
have not remarked, Of honorably
discharged soldiers of said war de-
scribed in clauses one and two, and
the widows Of such soldiers as served
eixty days who were married subse'
ouent To February Is. 1915.