Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19
ARREARS OF PENSIONS.



sion act, approved January %, 1876, as
amended by addition of an act approved
March 4th, 1879:
Be Ii enacted by the people OF Tie United states
IN Congress assembled:
SEC. l. That all pensions which have been grant
ed under the general laws regulating pensions or
may hereafter be granted in consequence of death
from cause which originated in the United States
service during the continuance OF the late OF the
rebellion, or in consequence OF wounds, injuries
disease received contracted in sail service during
said war of the rebellion, shall commence from the
date of the death discharge from said service Of
the person on whose account the claim has been or
shall hereafter ba granted from the termination
of the right Of the party having prior title to such
pension Provided the rate of pension for the inter-
venng time for which arrears OF pension are hereby
granted shall be the same per month for which the
pension originally granted.
SEC. ,. That the commissioner of pensions is
hereby authorized and directed to adopt such rules
and regulations for the payment OF the arrears open
sons hereby granted as Will be necessary to cause to
be paid to such pensioners or if the peusoner shall
have died, to the person or persons entitled TO the
same all such arrears of pensions as the pensioner
may be OF would have been entitled to under this
act.
seventeen Of the revised statutes of the United states
which provides that mo cla IN for pension not prose
cuted 10 successful issue within five years from the
date of fling the same shall be admitted without
record evidence from the Wan or Navy department Of
the injury the disease which resulted IN the dis
ability death of the person whose account the
claim is made; pr0tidcd, That in any case in which
the limitation prescribed by this section bars the
further prosecution of the claim, the claimant may
present, through the pensica Office, to She adutant
general OF the army or the surgeon genera! OF the
navy evidence that the disease on injury which
suited in the disability or death of The p rson on
whose account the claim is made, originated in the
service and in the line of duty, AMI if such evidence
is deemed satisfactory by tho officer whom It may
be submitted, he shall causea record of the fact
proved to be made, and a copy of the same TO be
transmitted to the commissioners of pensions and the
bar to the prosecution of the claim shall thereby be
removed, be and the same is hereby repealed
SEC. 1. No claim agent or other person shall
be entitled to receive eny compensation for
services in making application for arrears of PEN
sion,
SEC. 3, That all acts or parts of acts far
hey may conflict with the provisions of this act be
aud the same are hereby repealed
The following provisions were enacted as portion
of the act making appropriations for the pay
ment of the arrears Of pensions approved March 4,
1879:
That the rate at which the of invalid pen
sions shall be allowed and computed in the
which have been shall hereafter be allowed, shall
be graded according to the degree of the pensioners
disability from time to tmc and the provisions OF the
pension laws in force over the period for which the
arrears shall be compnted.
That section / Of the act of January %, 1879,
granting arrears of pensions shall be- construed TO
extend To aud include pensions on account OF soldiers
who were enlisted or drafted for the service in the
war of the rebellion, but died or incurred disabilities
from cause originating after the cessation of hos
tilities and before being mustered out. PrOrided
That in shall arrears of pensions be allowed
and paid from time prior to the date OF actual d.s'
ability.
Syc . All pensions which have been or which
may hereafter be granted in consequence of death
occurring from cause which originated in the
vice since the lth day of March. 1861 or in conse-
quence OF wounds or injuries received disease
racted since thai date, shall commence from the
death or discharge of the person whose account
the claim has been is hereafter granted if the dis
ability occurred prior to discharge and if such dis
ability occurred after the discharge then from the
ate of actual disability or fron the termination of
the right of the party having prior title to such PEN
SIGN. Pr0r3ded. The application fer such pension
has been is hereafter filed with the commissioners
Of pensions prior to the first day of July, ISIS other
wise the pension shall commence from the date of
fling the applications but the Limitation herein pre-
scribed shall not apply to claims by in behalf of
insane persons and children under Is years of
age.
SIC 8 Section l709 Of the revised statutes is
hereby repealed.
Persons who are 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 of IL claim agent in obtaining the
amount due them. All CORES pondence
in relation 70 any claim for such arrears
will be with the person entitled, and no
claim agent will be recognized in 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 a 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, butt must be exhib
tied to the magistrate.
The letter should be in the following
or equivalent form:
TO the Commissioner Of Psnsioas:
J., penstoner under pension certln-
cate No. -, hereby apply for the arrears due
me, under tho act granting arrears OF pension APP
proved Jan. p, 1879. My post Office address is
here insert the name of the postolice and If The
claimant resides in a city, the name and number
of the street and residence must also be given J
Two witnesses. Name Of claimant
State Oh, county Of -, IS:
Signed in my presence, by -, who Is
known to me TO be the person he describes him
me his pension certificate, which s numbered
-. Magistrates signature.
j. A. BENTLEY,
Commissioner of Pensions
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