Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-02-13
Tico 0itnesses.

Signed in my presence, by --,
who is known 10 me 10 be the person
he describes himself TO be. and al the
same time be exhibited TO me his pen
sion certificate, which is numbered
-. Magistrates Signature"
The following is the Pension act as il
passed Congress
AN AcT, to provide that all pensions on
account Of death. or wounds received,
or disease contracted 10 the service
of the United States during The late
war Of the rebellion, which have been
granted, shall commence from the
date Of the death or discharge from
the service Of the United States; for
the payment Of arrears Of pensions,
and other purposes.
Be II enacted By TIE Senate and House
Of Representatives. IF the United STATES
Of .ameyica IN Congress assembied, That
all pensions which have been granted
under the general laws regulating pen
sions, or may hereafter be granted, in
consequence ofdeathlfom acansc which
originated in the United States service
during the continuance Of the late war
Of the rebellion, or 10 consequence OF
wounds, injuries. or disease received
or contracted in said service during said
war Of the rebellion, shall commence
from the date Of the death or discharge
from said service ofihe person on hose
account the claim has been or shall
hereafter be granted, or from the ter
fsiaaiion Of The right Of the party hav-
ingprior title 70 such pcnsion--Pgoriaed
the rate OF pension for the intervening
time for which arrears OF pension are
hereby granted shall be the same per
month for switch the pension was ori-
ginaIIy granted.
SEc. 2. That the Commissioner OF
Pensions is hereby authorized and d.
rected to adopt such rules and regnla-
tions for the payment Of the aFSesrs Of
pensions hereby granted as viii be me-
cessary to cause 10 be paid to such PEN
sloners, or, u the pensioners shall nave
died, to the persons entitled TO the same,
all such arrears Of pension as the PEN
sioners may be, OF would have been,
entitled to under this Act.
SEc. 8. That section forty-scyen hum
dred and seventeen Of the Revised Sta
tules Of the United States, which pro-
yides that mo claim for pension moi
prosecuted TO a successful issue within
FIVE wears from the date OF fling the
same shall be admitted without record
evidence from the War or Navy De-
partment Of the injury or the disease
which resulted in the disability or death
of the person on whose account the
claim is made ProDidea, That in any
case in which the limitation prescribed
by this section bars the further prose-
cutlon OF the claim, the claimant mas
present, through the Pension Office, tc
| the Adiuiant General Of the Army Of
the Surgeon General Of the Navy, evi.
dence that the disease or injury which
resulted in the disability or death ofthe
person on whose account the claim /;
made originated in the service and IL
the line Of duty; and il such evidences
| il deemed satisfactory by the officer K
whom il may be submitted, he shall
cause record Of the fact so proved L
be made, and cory Of the same to b
transmitted to the Commissioners o
Pensions, and the bar 70 the prosecu
lion DC lie chin shall thereby DO re-
moved" be, and HE same i hereby
repealed.
SEC. A No claim agent or other per
son shall be entitled toreceive any com
pensation for services il making apDli
1 cation for arrears Of pension.
/ SEC. 5. That all Acts or parts Q
Acts so far as they may conflict witt
the provisions of this Act be, and tn
same are hereby, repealed.
/ Approved January 70, 1879.