The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-06
PENSION ARREARS.

TEXT OF THE BILL AS IT PASSED.
The following is the text of the law
granting arrearages of pensions to Fed
eral Soldiers:
IAN act to provide that all pensions
Oh account Of death or wounds received,
or disease contracted, in the service Of
the United States army during the late
war Of the rebellion, which have been
granted, or shall hereafter be granted,
shall commence from the date of death
or discharge from the service of the
United States, for payment Of arrears,
pensions, and other purposes"
BE it enacted. etc, That all the pen
sions which have been granted under
the general law regulating pensions, or
may hereafter be granted in conse-
quence of death from cause which orig
mated in the United States service dur
ing the continuance of the war Of the
rebellion, or in consequence of wounds,
injuries or disease received or contract
ed in said service during said war of
the rebellion, shall commence from
the date of the discharge from said SER
vice of the person on whose account the
claim has been or hereafter may be
granted, or from the termination OF the
right of the party having prior title to
such pension provided tile rate of the
pension Of the Intervening time, for
which arrears Of pensions are hereby
granted, shall lie the same per month
as that for which the pension was orig
inally granted.
SEC. 2. That the Commissioner of
Pensions is hereby authorized and d.
rected to adopt such rules and regula-
tions for the payment of arrears OF pen
sions hereby granted as will be neces-
sary to cause them to be paid to such
pensioners. or if the pensioners shall
have died, to the person or persons ell
titled to the same, all such arrears of
pension rs the penSiOner may he or
would have been entitled to under this
act.
SEC. 8. That section 4,717, revised
statutes, which provides that no claim
for pens ion not prosecuted to 4 sue
cessful issue within Il period of five
years from the date of filing the same
shall be admitted without recorded ev-
idence from the War of Navy Depart
ment Of the injury or death OF the per
| son on whose account the claim is
made; provided, that in any case on
! which the limitation prescribed hy this
section bears further prosecution Of the
claim, the claimant may present
through the pension office to the Adju-
tant-General Of the army or Surgeon
General of the navy evidence that the
disease or injury which resulted in the
disability or death OF the person on
whose account the claim is made origi-
mated in the service and in the line Of
duty, and if such evidence is deemed
satisfactory by the officer to whom it
may be submitted, I've shall cause Il rec
ord Of fact SO proved to he made, and a
| copy OF the same transmitted to the
Commissioner of Pensions, and the bar
t. the prosecution Of the claim shall
thereby be removed, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 1. No claim agent or otherper-
son shall be entitled to receive any com
pelisation for services in making appli-
| cation for arrears IF pensi III, etc.
SEC. S. That all acts or parts Of
acts 50 far us they may conflict Will,
the provisions of this act, De and are
| hereby repealed.