The Newtown bee., 1878-08-08
Bounty Laws.

IefG0nS dlSc1afgHd to fncClNC promo tion are not entitled to Bounty
 Every soldier who enlisted for three years between May 3d, 1861, and July 2l, 1861, and was actually mustered in- to service before Aug. 6. 1861 is entitled to Sl00 bounty no matter how short a lime he served nor for what cause dis charged. Those who served out their three years received it at discharge :; but these who were dischargGd for dis cGtSe or }rOHnds have not got it unless they received ii since the act passed viz : April 2, lS73 This bounty is paid to ihc soldier only, not to widow nor heirs.
 No soldier who was di lehaTged for d;a- cdse can get bouniy unless he cnl.s cal between the dates above mentioned 1, or unless he served teo yedrs. If a soldier enlisted so a.5 not to come within the dates above spccitied-that is if he en- listed afier Juiy 2t, 1861, and was dis charged for disease before. two years service he gets no bounty. but if he ser we'd two years, he is entitled to $50, by act of July 28. lSG6-
 All who enlisted for three years, Gef0ro Sept. 23, 1868, are, if they served full lime entitled to 800, and no more-thev were paid S100 at discharge and were entitled to Sl0O more by act of July 2S. 1866. They are entitled to the same amount provided they were discharged for p0uads, rupture, or ReechUlicM injury but not entitled if they were dis charged for disease, if they served less than two years,
 Any soldier, in any enlistment if he was discharged for U0,nd, ijmy or yup- lure is entitled to the full bounty which he would have received, had he served his full term.
 The heirs of deceased soldit r. are en- titled to the soldiers bounty in all eases except the first case above mentioned.
 If soldier was discharged for disease before he served two years, he got no bounty; but if he died of that disease before July 2S, 1866, then his heirs are entitled to s100.
 VETERANS.
 All soldiers who enlisted between Sept. l, 1868 and April l, 1864, were eii- titled to $500, but if they had at any time previous, during the war serrcd TifR months ill any other enlistment they wero 10 he called veterans and were to receive 500 A great many soldiers who served nine g.o1sfks at some other enlistment. then enlisted again and got the $500 ought to have been marked as reterans and to have received Sio9 To all such let me say, l can yet get your record changed to show you a veteran and can collect the other Sl00 for you.
 Those enlisting after July 1, 1s6f, for one two and three years, received boun- ty at the rate of SI09 per yea payable in instailmenis. Iffhey were discharged for disense, they only got the accrued bounty. If discharged Tor wounds they were entitled 10 the fHR bounty promised them at enlistment All persons believ- ing themselves entitled tol.ounty should write me at once enclosing stamp for reply. Address. N. w. Fitzgerald, Box 5Ss. Washington, D. c.
 We clip from the National caisen dnd iSoidisr, published al Washington D. C., the above for the benefit of sol Hers who may not fully uBde stand the law in regard to bounties. The paper from which the above was taken is published monthly and costs only 5tleeuis per year. and every soldier should have copy.