The National tribune., 1878-03-01
w a R OF 1872!
A NEW PENSION LAW
Glad Tidings to Survivors and Widows /!

By act OF Congress, approved March 9, 1878.
all surviving officers and enlisted and drafted
men, including militia andt volunteers of the
military and naval service, who served IA days
or were IN any engagement, and were honorably
discharged, and the surviving widows of such.
are entitled to pension at the rate of So Der
month from the passage of this act.
The following is the full and correct text Of
the law:
BE enactsd By he Sete and House Of RepreseantjDes
q ne United States Of Amer8ca Congress assembled
That the Secretary of the Interior be- and he is bereb
authorized and directed TO place on the pensoro te
names Oh the surviving officers and enlisted and drafted
men, without regard TO color including militia and volun
teers of the military and naval service of the Tinted
states who served for fourteen days war with Great
Britain OF 1872 who in any engagement and were
honoably discharged and the surviving widows of surb
officers and enlisted and drafted men
SEC 2 That this act shall apply to any person who
is receiving pension at the rate of IS perInonh or more
nor to any person receiving pension less than So per
month except for the difference between the peuson now
received al less than 81 per month and IS per month
Pensions under this act shall be at the rate of Is ner
month except herein provided and shall be a6 to be
peiss entitled 5eleto trom and after the passage of
TINS act Tor ana during their natural lives Pro5idsd
That the pensions to widows provided for IN bs act so
cease when they shall marry again.
SEC. 3. That before the name of any nerson s,ou h
placed upon the pensionrolls under this act proof shall
be made under such rules and regulations as the Com
missioner of Pensions with the approval of tba Sacot
OF the Interior shall prescribe that the applicant is en-
titled to pension under this and any person who
shall falsely take any oath required to be taken under the
provisions OF this act shall be guilty of perjury and the
Secretary OF the Interior shall to be stricken from
the rolls the of any person when it shall appear Inv
proof satisfactory to him, that name was nut said
rolls oy OF through false or fraudulent representations or
by mistake TO the right of such person to penson
under this act The loss lack of certificate of dis
charge shall not deprive the applicant the benefit of
this act but other proof of service performed aud Of an
honorable discharge if satisfactory shall be deemed sut
cent and when there is no record evidence ~ scb er
same by other satisfactory testimony Pr0gi9e5 That
when any person has been granted and-warrant under
any act OF Congress- for and account OF service in the
said war of 1912 such grant shall be 0rf1 e evidence
OF his service and honorable discharge rs to entte him
iWng or his widow if he be dead to pension under
this act but such evidence shall not be conclusive
may be rebuted by evidence that such andwarrant was
improperly granted.
SEC 4. That all applications for pensions "a t,o cI
es provided for in this act heretofore or which NAV her.
after be made shall be considered and decided as hongb
made under TINS act and all laws in force in regard
TO the manner OF paying pensions and in reference to tb
punishment OF frauds, shall be applicable to all claims
under the provisions of this act
SEC D. That the Secretary Of the Interior be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to restore to be
sonols the names OF all persons surviving hereto
fore pensoned on account of service the war of 1919
against Great Britain or for service iii any of the Indian
wars and whose names stricken from the rolls in
pursuance of the act entitled An act authorizing the
Secretary OF the Interior strike from the penson
the names of such persons as have taken nm int
the Government or who have any manner eneoI,ayed
the rebels" approved February 4 1850 and t6at SI
joint resolution entitled Joint resolution nrob;I;
pay yment by any officer of the Government 10 any person
not known to have been opposed to the rebellion and in
laVor OF It's Suppression approved March 9 1867 and
section 456 of the Revised Statutes of the United states
shall not apply to the persons provided for by this aef
ffoC6ed That no money shall be paid any one on a
count OF pensions for the time during which his name re-
manned stricken from the rolls
SEC o. That the surviving widow of any pensioner Of
the war loS where the name ofsaid pensoner was sck
en- from the pension rolls in pursuance of the act entitled
An act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to STRIKE
from the pensonolls the of persons as have
thp opntC ,1,o
any manner encouraged the rebels approved February
A. 1852 and where under the existing provisions of law
Saa pehsoner ded without his name being TO the
such widow after the passage of this act Prodd That
no such arrearages shall be paid for any period prior ~
the time of the removal Of the disability of the pensoner
as provided in section five Aad proeided frfbsr Thai
under this act any widow of revolutionary soldier who
served fourteen days in any eneapement shall
be placed upon the pension-ros of the United states and
ceiye pension at the rate of So per month
SEC Z That all laws and clauses of laws i'm conflict