The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-14
THE ARREARS OF PENSION ACT.

An act to provide that all pensions on &C
count OF death. or wounds received, or
disease contracted in the service Ofthe
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 service of the
United States; for the payment of ar.
rears of pensions, and other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress Assem- bled,
That all pensions which have been
granted under the general laws regulat-
Ing pensions, or may hereafter be granted,
in consequence Of death from q cause
which originated in the United States
service during the continuance of the
late war Of the rebellion, or in cOnse-
quence Of wounds. injuries, or disease re-
ceived OF contracted in said service du-
ring said war of the rebellion, shall COM
mencs from the date of death or discharge
from said service of the person on whose
account the claim has been or shall here
after be granted, or from the termina
ton OF the right of the party having
prior title to such pension:
Provided, The rate ofpensions for the
intervening time for which arrears Of
pension are hereby granted shall be the
same per month for which the pension
was originally granted.
Sec. 2. That the Commissioner Of
Pensions is hereby authorized and direct
ed to adopt such rules and regulations
for the pay ment Of the arrears Of pensions
hereby granted, ~ 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 Is the pension
er may be or would have been entitled
to under this act.
Sec. g. That section Att Of the Re-
vised Statutes of tho United States,
which provides that mo claim for pen.
sion not prosecuted to . successful issue
within five years from the date of filing
the same shall be admitted without rec
ord evidence from the War Or Navy de-
partment Of the injury or the disease
which resulted in the death or disability
Of the person on whose account the
claim is made.
Provided, That in any case In which
the Limitation prescribed by this section
bars the further prosecution Of this
claim, the claimant may present through
the Pension office, to the Adjutant Gen,
eral Of the Army, OF the Surgeon Gener
al of the Navy, evidence that the disease
or injury which resulted in the disability
of the person on whose account the claim
is made, originated in tho service and in
the line of duty and if such evidence is
deemed satisfactory BY the officer to
whom it may be submitted, be shall cause
a record of the fact % proved to be made,
and . copy Of the Same to Do transmit
ted to the Commissioner Of Pensions, and
the bar to the prosecution of the claim
shall therefore be removed" be, and the
Same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. No claim agent or other person
shall be entitled to receive any c0mpen-
sation for services in making application
for arrears of pension.
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts Of acts 90
far - they may conflict with the provi-
sions of this act be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved, January Is. 1879.
No claim for arrears under the provi-
sions of the above act, due to pensioner
already upon the rolls, shall 30 adjusted
until Congress ahall have appropriated
the money for the payment of such
claims.
Applications for such arrears may,
however. be 6led-but will receive no
answer until the claim is adjusted.
The above rules are necessary TO pre-
vent the work Of the Office from becom-
ing blockaded BY unnecessary cores
pondencs.
J. A. BENTLEY,
Commissioners of Pensions.