The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-23
Pensions 30 the soldiers nnd sailors
of Tho Mnr IAIn,


AN ACT amending the laws prnntng PEN
SONS IN the soldiers and sailors al ne war
uTolnht,pn hundred ana twelve, Nnd their
widows, and Tor other purposes
BE Il enacted bytfScHdtt and houSc u re-
prssratlto6s NJ tie Umtcd States Of dmcr'ca
j., c5ugrtss assembled, That the secretary
OF the interior be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to place on the
pcnsionrolls the names Of the surviving
officers and enlisted and drafted men,
without regard to color including mills
tia and volunteers, of the military and
naval service of the United States who
served for fourteen days in the war
with Great Britain of eighteen hundred
aud Twelve, or who ere in any engage
ment, and were honorably discharged,
\ Neutrality-suspicious. of such officers and
A enlisted and drafted men.
Sec. >. That this act shall not apply
\ to any person who is receiving pension
\ at the rate Of eight dollars per month
z or more, nor to any person receiving u
a rension OF less than eight dollars per
month except for the difference between
the pension now received Gf less than
q eight dollars per month"; and eight dol
n hrsper month. Pensions under this
act shall be at the rate OF eight dollars
Il per month, except as herein provided,
and shall be paid to the persons entitled
II thereto from and after the passage OF
n this act, for and during their natural
II lives Proudcd, That the pensions to
widows provided for in this act shall
cease when they shall marry again.
n Sec, 3. That before the name OF any
n person shall be placed upon the pens
sion rolls under this act, proof shall be
Il made, under such rules and regulations
II as the commissioner of pensions, with
N the approval Of the secretary OF the in>
II terror shall prescribe, that the applicant
n Is entitled to pension under tins act !
n and any person who shall falsely take
any oath required to be taken under
N the provisions of this act shall be guilty
oipprjury and the secretary OF the ms
4 terror shall cause to be stricken from
the rolls the name of any person, when
n II shall appear, by proof satisfactory 20
MN, that such name was put on salu
n rolls by or through false or fraudulent
Il representations, or by mistake as to tue
N right OF such person to n pension undel
n this act. The loss or lack OF certificate
n Of discharge shall not deprive the APP
I phcant of the benefit of this act, but
other proof of the service performed anc
/ Of an honorable discharge, ii satisiac
I tory, shall be deemed sufficient; anc
when there is no record evidence o
such service and such discharge, the ap
L PIlant may establish the same by othel
II satisfactory testimony Prooidfd, ina
( Wien any person has been granted
Is MndNarrant under any act OF congres
lor and on account OF service IN TN
L SlId war of eighteen hundred and twelve
L such grant shall be prima-iacle evidence
Is ms service and honorable discharge
SO as to entitle him, il living, or HI
I WIDOW, II he be dead, to q pension
under this act but such evidence shat
M not be conclusive, and may be rebutte'
N " evidence that such land-warran
4 was improperly granted
sec !. That all applications for per
vi Tue classes proVluei lot III tni
sc' heretofore or which may hereatte
uemlde shall be considered and decide
As though made under this act; and a
Jaws now in force in regard to the man
a'f OF paying pensions, and in referenc
" me punishment of frauds, shall b
applicable to all claims under the pre-
VISIONS Of this act.
Sec. .. That the secretary of the in
'e'ior be, and he is hereby, authorize
aug directed to restore TO the pension
,ols the names Of all persons now su
mlng heretofore pensioned on accour
uservlce in the war of eighteen hundre
.uu Twelve against Gre t Britain, or IL
syrvlee IN any of the Indian wars, an
nose names were stricken from Il
, "hs In pursuance of the act entitlt
an act authorizing the secretary OF Il
Inferior to strike from the pension-ro
Tue namesof such persons as have taxi