Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-19
ARREARS OF PENSIONS.

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ARREARS OF PENSIONS.
Full Text of the Law with Amendment
OF March 4th--How to Apply for PEN
sions.
The following IS the arrears Of pen
sion act, approved January %, 1876, as
amended by addition Of an act approved
March 9Th, 1879:
be it enacted By tie people Of the United states
| in Congress assembled:
| SEC. T. That all pensions which have been grant
| ed under the general laws regulating pensions
may hereafter be granted in consequence of death
| from which originated in the United States
service during the continuance of the late of the
rebellion, Or in consequence of wounds, injuries or
disease received or contracted in sal service during
said war of the rebellion, shall commence from the
| date Of the death discharge from said service OF
| the person 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 such
pension. Provided the rate of pension for the inter
vening time for which of pension hereby
granted shall be the same per month for which the
pension originally granted.
| SEC. 2. 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 will be necessary to cause to
be paid to such pensioners or if the penSlOner shall
have died. to the person persons entitled to the
same, all such arrears of pensions the pensoner
may be or would have been entitled to under this
| act.
| SEC. 8 That section forty seven hundred and
of the revised statutes of the United States
which provides that mo claim for pension not prose-
cuted to successful issue within five years from the
date of filing the shall be admitted without
record evidence from the War Navy department OF
the injury or the disease which resulted IN the dis
ability or death of the person whose account the
claim is made; pr0vided, 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 pension Office to the adJutant
general OF the army or the surgeon general OF the
navy. evidence that the disease injury which
suited in the disability or death of The rson on
whose account the claim is made, ginated in the
and in the line of duty, ana if such evidence
deemed satisfactory by the officer to whom it may
be submitted he shall cause record of the fact
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 repealed.
SEC. 4. No claim agent or other person shall
be entitled to receive any compensation for
services in making application Tor arrears OF pen
| sion.
| SEC. 5. That all acts parts of acts. so far
they may conflict with the provisions of this act be
and the 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 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 the
pension laws in force the period for which the
| arrears shall be computed.
That Section l Of the act of January 25, 1879,
granting arrears of pensions shall be construed to
extend to and Include pensions account Of soldiers
who enlisted drafted for the service in the
war of the rebellion but died incurred disabilities
from originating after the cessation of hos
tilities and before being mustered out PrOUided.
That in shall arrears of pensions be allowed
and paid from time prior to the date of actual dis
ability.
SIC. 2. All pensions which have been which
fmay hereafter be granted in consequence Of death
occurring from cause which originated in the
vice since the 4th day of March, 1861 in conse-
quence of wounds or injuries received or disease con-
tracted since thai date shall commence from the
death discharge of the person on 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
date of actual disability from the termination OF
the right of the party having prior title to such pen
| SION Proyided The application for such pension
has been is hereafter filed with the commissioner
Of pensions prior to the first day of July 1873 other
wise the pension shall commence from the date of
fling the application; but the limitation herein pre-
scribed shall not apply to claims by in behalf of
| insane persons and children under Is years OF
age.
SEC. g. Section 47C9 of the revised statutes is
hereby repealed.
Persons who are entitled to arrears
Of pensions, under the act granting ar
rears, approved Jan. 25, 1879, and
whose pensions were granted previous
to that date, will not require the assist.
ance of a claim agent in obtaining the
amount due them. All spondence
in relation to 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 commits
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 exhlb-
tied to the magistrate.
| The letter should be in the following
or equivalent form:
To the Commissioner Of Pensions:
| I,--, pensoner under pension certif-
cate No.. hereby apply for the arrears due
me, under the act granting arrears OF pension, ap
! proved Jan. 25, 1879. My post office address is
there insert the of the postothce, and If the
claimant resides in city, the name and number
| of the street and residence must also be given.
| Two witnesses. Name of claimant.
State ol--, county of--,ss:
| Signed in my presence by --, who is
known to me to be the person he describes him
self to be, and at the same time he exhibited to
me his pension certificate, which IS numbered
-. Magistrates signature.
e4a- j. A. BENTLEY
Commissioner of Pensions
Feels Young Again.
"My mother was afflicted long
| time with NEURALGIA and a dulI. heavy