Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-11
TINE PENSION siLL As II IS.

An act to provide that all pensions on q
count Of death, or wounds received, or dis
ease contracted in the service Of the Unite
States during the late war Of the rebellion
which haye been granted. or which sha
hereafter be granted, shall commence iror
the date of death OF discharge from tb
service of the United States for the pay
ment of arrears of pensions. and other pur
poses.
Bet enacted by the Senate and House Q
Representatives GMe United States Of amer
iico in Congress assembled, Thst oil pension
which, have been granted under the genera
laws regulating pensions, or may hereatte
be granted, In consequence of death from
cause which originated in the United
States service during the continuance Of th,
late war of the rebellion, or in consequence,
Of wounds, injuries. or disease received o.
contracted 10 said service during said wa
of the rebellion, shall commence from til,
date of the death or discharge from said ser
vice of the person on whose account til,
claim has been or shall hereafter be granted
or from the termination of the right of th,
party having prior title to such pension
Provided, The rate of pension for the inter
yenlng time for which arrears of pension
are hereby granted shall be the same pei
month for which the pension was originally
granted.
Sec. 2. That the commissioner of pen
sions is hereby authorized and directed t.
adopted such rules and regulations for thu
payment of the arrears of pensions hereby
granted as will be necessary to cause to b
paid to such pensioners, OF, if the pension
ers shall have died, to the person or person.
entitled to the same, all such arrears ofpen,
sion as the pensioner may be, or would hav,
been, entitled to under this act.
Sec. 8. That section forty-seven hundred
and seventeen of the revised statutes of thu
United States, which provides that "ne
claim for pension not prosecuted to a sue
cessful issue within five years from the datt
of filing the same shall be admitted withou
record evidence from the wal or navy de
partment Of the injury or the disease which
resulted in the disability or death Of til,
person on whose account the claim is made
Provided, That in any case in which tn
limitation prescribed by this section bars th
further prosecution Of the Claim, the claim
ant may present, through the pension Office
to the acknowledgement of the arm
or the surgeon.geperal of the navy, evi
dence that the disease or injury which re
suited in the disability or death Of the pei
son on whose account the claim is mad
originated in the service and in The line {
DUTY and if such evidence ia deemed sat
isfactory by the officer to whom ii may b
submitted, be shall cause a record Of tn
fact SO proved to be made. and q copy {
the same to be transmitted. to tie commi
sioner of pensions, aud the bar to the pro
%ecution Of the claim shall thereby be r
moved" he, and.the SAINT is hereby. repeale
Sec. 4. No. claim agent or other persc
shall be entitled to receive anv compenss
ton for services 10 making application Fl
arrears 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 hereb
repealed.
Approved, January 25. 1879.