Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-21


si0ns.
The following is the arrears OF pen
sion act, approved January %, 1876, as
amended by addition Of an act approved
March 4th, 1879:
BE ID eEqtted by the people Qf t6e lrnasi states
III Congress assembled.
src 1 That all pensions which have been grant.
al uuder the general laws regulating pensions o.
may hereafter be granted in consequence Of death
from cause which originated IN the United States
service during the continuance OF the late war OF the
rebellon or in consequence Of wounds, injuries or
disease received or contracted in sail service during
said war of the rebellion, shall commence from the
date of the death or discharge Nom SAID service OF
the person whose account the Lain mas peeh OF
shall hereafter he granted. or from the termination
Of the right of the party having rIior title TO such
pension Provided the rate Of pension Tor the inter
yenng time for which arrears OF pension are herepy
granted shall be the same per month for which tue
pension was originally granted.
SIC. >. Talt the commissioner Of pensions Is
hereby authorized and directed to adopt Sueh rules
aud regulations for the payment Of the arrears otpeh
sons hereby granted will be necessary TO cause ~
he paid to such pensioners, If the pensoner shai
have died to the person or persons entitled 10 Tue
zane, all such arrears of pensions as the pensoner
may be OF would have been entitled to under thl7
act.
SEC That section forty seven hundred and
seventeen Of the revised statutes Of the United States
which provides that mo claim for pension not prose-
cuted a successful issue within five years from the
date OF filing tho same shall be admitted without
record evidence from the War Navy department OF
the injury the disease which resulted IN the dis
ability death Of the person on whose account the
claim is made; pforided, That in any case v when
the limitation prescribed by this section bars the
further prosecution of the claim, the claimant may
present through the pension office, to the adjutant
general of the army or the surgeon general Of the
navy. evidence that the disease or injury which re-
suited in the disability death of The ~ rson on
whose account the claim is made, originated in the
service and in the line of duty, ami ii such evidence
is deemed satisfactory by the officer to whom II may
be submitted, he shall cause record of the fact So
proved to be made, and copy of the same to be
transmitted to the commissioner of pensions and the
bar to the prosecution of the claim shall thereby be
removed" be and the same is hereby repeated.
SEC. 4. No claim agent or other person shall
DO entitled to receive any compensation for
services in making application Tor arrears OF pen
sion.
SEC. s.. That all acts or parts OF acts, far
they may conflict with the provsionsof this act be-
and the same are hereby repealed
The following provisions We're enacted as portion
of the act making appropriations for the pay
ment OF the arrears OF pensions approved March !,
1873:
That the rate at which the arrears Of invalid pen
sions shall be allowed and computed IN the cases
which have been shall hereafter be allowed, shall
be graded according TO the degree Of the pensioners
disability from time to time, and the provisions OF me
arrears shall be computed.
That Section l Of the act OF January %, 1879,
granting arrears Of pensions shall be construed e
extend 70 aud include PENSIONS on account of soldiers
who were enlisted drafted for the service in the
of the rebellion, but died or incurred disabilities
from cause originating after the cessation OF hos
tiltes and before being mustered out Proptded
That in shall arrears of pensions be allowed
and paid from time prior to the date OF actual dis
ability
SEc .. All pensions which have been or which
may hereafter be granted in consequence OF death
occurring from which origina'oa in the ser
vice since the 4th day of March, lscl 81 in consc-
qucnce of wounds injuries received or disease cou
tracted since that date, shall commence from the
death discharge of the person on whose account
the claim has been or is hereafter granted ii the dis
ability occurred prior to discharge; and If such dis
ability occurred after the discharge. then from the
date of actual disability or from the termination OF
the right of the party having prior title to such PEN
sion. Pr0Uided. The application for such pension
has been ishereafter filed with the commissioner
of pensions prior to the first day of July, lss other
wise the pension shall commence from the date OF
filing the applications but the limitation herein pre-
scribed shall not apply to claims by or in behalf OF
SIC g. Section i,7oa Of the revised statutes i
hereby repealed.
Persons who arc entitled to arrears
Of pensions, under the act granting ar
rears, approved Jan. %, 1879, and
whose pensions were granted previous
to that date, will not require the assist
ance Ola claim agent in obtaining the
amount due them. All correspondence
in relation TO any claim for such arrears
will be with the person entitled, and no
claim agent will be recognized III such
claim.
4 letter addressed to the commls-
sioner of pensions, signed by the per
son who was in receipt of the pension
at the date aforesaid, and two witnesses,
in the presence of magistrate, will be
the only application required, but no
acknowledgment of such applications
will be made nor any correspondence
had with the applicant until the claim
is reached for adjudication.
The pension certificate should not be
sent to this office, but it must be exhib-
tied to the magistrate.
The letter should be in the following
or equivalent form:
70 ne Commissioner Of Pensions.
u, a pensioner under pension ccrtif.
cate No. --. hereby apply for the arrears due
me, under the act granting arrears Of pension, ap
proved Jan. ., 1879 Ny post office address is
there insert the name of the postotiee, and If the
claimant resides in a city, the name and number
of the street aud residence must also be given.
Two witnesses. Name of claimant.
state oi-, county Of S.:
Signed in my presence. by -, VINO Is
known to me to be the person he describes him
self to be, and at the same time he exhibited 10
me his pension certificate, which IS numbered
- Magistrates signature.
j. A. BENTLEY,
Commissioner of Pensions.