The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-30

We print below the text of the bill
granting arrearages of pensions which
recently passed Congress and, by re-
ceiving the Executive signature, has
become law: a
can act to provide thatall pensions
on account of death, or wounds re-
ceiyed, or diseases contracted in the
service of the United States during
the late War of the Rebellion, which
have been granted OF which shall
hereafter be granted, shall commeDee
from the date of death or discharge
from the service of the United States
for the payment of arrears of pensions
and other purposes.
Be 1t enacted, ETC., That all pensions
which have been granted under the
general law regulating. pensions, or
may hereafter be granted, in conse-
quence of death from causes which
originated in the United States SER
vice during the late War of the. Re-
bellion or in consequence OF wounds,
injuries, or diseases received or con-
tracted in said service during said
War of the Rebellion, shall commence
from the date of discharge from said
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count the claim has been or may here
after be granted, or from the termina-
ton of the right of the party having
prior title to such pension provided,
the rate of the pension for the inter.
vening time for which arrears of pen
sions are hereby granted shall be the
same per month for which tho tension
was originally granted. --
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Pensions is hereby authorized and di.
rected to adopt such rules and regula.
tions for the payment of arrears OF
pensions hereby granted as will be
necessary to. cause to be paid to such
pensioners, or, if the pensioners shall
have died, to the person or persons
entitled to the same, all such arrears
of pension a. the pensioner may be OF
would have been entitled to under
this act.
SEC. 3. That Sec. 1,717, Revised
Statutes, which provides that no claim
for pension not prosecuted to sue.
cessful issue within five years from the
date of filing the came shall be admit
ted without recorded evidence from
the War or Navy Department of the
injury or disease which resulted in the
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whose account the claim is made
prOvided, that in any case on which
the Limitation prescribed by this Sec
ton bars further prosecution of the
claim, the claimant may present,
through the Pension Office, to the
Adjutant-Gensral of the Army or
Surgeon General of the Navy, evi-
deDce that the disease or injury which
resulted in the disability or death of
the person on whose account the claim
is made originated in the service and
in the line of duty, and, if such evil
dence is deemed satisfactory by the
officer to whom it may be submitted,
he shall cause record of the fact SO
proved to be made, and copy OF, the
same transmitted 10 the Commission
er of Pensions, and the bar to the prose-
cution of the claim shall thereby be
removed, and the same is hereby re-
pealed. s itt.y ,.l.5.i.. -
SEC. 4. No claim agent or other
person shall bo entitled to secure any
compensation for services in making
application for arrears of pension.
Sec 5. That all acts or parts of
acts, so far as they may conflict with
the provisions in this act, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed"