The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
ARREARS OF PENSION.


AN ACT to provide that all pensions ON ac-
count Of death, or wounds received, or dis.
ease contracted in the service of the United
States during the late war Of the rebellion,
which have been granted, or which shall
hereafter be granted, shall commence from
the date of death or discharge from the ser
vice of the United States; for the payment
of arrears Of pensions and other purposes.
BE i. enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That all pensions
which have been granted under the general
laws regulating pensions, or may hereafter be
granted, in consequence Of death from
cause which originated in the United Suites
service during the continuance Of the late war
OF the rebellion, or in 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 Of the person
on whose account the claim has been or shall
| hereafter be granted, or from the termination
Of the right Of the party having prior title TO
sach pension:-f ir0pided, The rate Of pension
for the intervening time for which arrears of
| pension are hereby granted shall be the same
per month for which the pension was origin
ally granted.
SEC. 2. That the Commissioner Of Pen.
sions is hereby authorized and directed to
adopt such rules and regulations for the pay.
ment Of the arrears Of pensions hereby grant.
ed as will be necessary to cause to be paid Ia
such pensioners, or, il the pensioners shall
have died, TO the person or persons entitled
30 the same, all such arrears Of pension as the
pensioner may be, or would have been, emit
tied 10 under this Act.
SIC. 3. That section forty seven hundred
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United States which provides that mo claim
for pension not prosecuted to a successful
issue within five years from the date of films
the same shall be admitted without recorC
| evidence from the War or Navy Department
| Of the injury or the disease which resulted IL
the disability or death of the person on who's
account the claim is made ~ fouided, Tha
in any case in which the limitation prescribe,
by this section bars the further prosecution o
the claim, the claimant may present, thrOugl
the Pension Office, to the AdjutaDt Genera
Of the Army or the Surgeon General Of tn
Navy, evidence that the disease or injur
which resulted in the disability or death q
the person on whose account the claim
made originated in the service and in thelin
Of duty; and if such evidence is deemed salts
factory by the officer to whom it may be sui
mitted, he shall cause record Of the fact 5
! proved TO be made, and q copy Of the sam
TO be transmitted to the Commissioner {
Pensions, and the bar to the prosecution {
the claim shall thereby be removed be, an
the same is hereby, repealed
SIC. 4. No claim agent or other perso
shall be entitled to receive any compensatio
for services in making application for arreai
Of pension.
SEC. 5. That all Acts or parts Of Acts
far as they may conflict with the provision
of this Act be, and the same are hereby, r.
pealed.
Approved January %, 1879.