Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18


married to such officers or soldiers or sailors
prior to the discharge of such officers and
enlisted menl: PrOvided, That such widows
have not remarked: % [And provided
further, that this act shall not apply to any
person not a citizen of the United Statesl:
[6) Provided, That eusry sack officer, en-
listed mar, or 7yido1y s.hO rs or may become
sfxty-fzo years of age, or svko rs or may be-
come subject to any disabiIityOr DEPENDENCY
eqaizaEenf to some caHSe prescribed or rec
ogNized BY the pension Eazus Of the United
States as sufficient reason for the aLo1p-
ance of a pension, shall be entitled TO the
benefits of This act; 6Hf it shall not be held
TO include any person not zvifkin the rale Of
age or disability or defeNdency herein de-
fined, or zvkO incurred SHch disability zvkike
ir any manner 0olnRfdrily engaged in or
aiding or a5effiNg the rebellion against the
authority of the United States.
SEC. :. That pensions under % section
one of this act shall be at the rate of eight
dollars per month, and payable only from
and after the passage of this act, for and dur
ing the natural lives of the persons entitled
thereto. (S) or during tie continuance of
the disability for zvAieh the same shall be
granted: Pro0ided, That section one of
This act shall not apply to any person zvho is
recei1'iag a tension at the rate of eight dol
lars Per month or more, nor TO any person
rece .Uing a pension of less than eight dol
lars FER month, except for the difference be-
fzveeH the pension nov receiUed If less than
eight dollars per MONTH and eight dollars
PER month.
SEC. g. That before the name of any
person shall be placed on the pension-roll
under this act proof shall be made, under
such rules and regulations as the Secretary
of the Interior may prescribe, of the right
of the applicant to a pension; and any per-
son who shall falsely and corruptly take any
oath required under this act shall be deemed
guilty of perjury; and the Secretary of the
Interior shall cause to be stricken from the
pension-roll the name OF any person when
ever it shall be made to appear by proof sat
istactOry to him that such name was put up
on such roll through false and fraudulent
representations, and that such person is not
entitled to a pension under this act The
loss of the certificate of discharge shall not
deprive any person of the benefits of this
act, but other (o) record evidence of (Io)
enlistment and service( ~ performed and of
an honorable discharge may be deemed suf-
6cient (I2): Provided, That ,vken any
person has been granted a land warrant,
under any act of Congress, for and on ac-
cOnnt of service in tie said zvay with
Mexico such grant shall be trina facie
evidence of his service and honorable dis
CHARGE; bit SRck eUiaence shall not be con-
clnSiUe, and may be ye6Rtted BY evidence
that such land -zvarranf 7yas improperly
granted.
SEC. 4. That the pension laws now in
force which are not inconsistent or in conflict
with this act are hereby made part of this
act, so far as. they may be applicable thereto
SEC. (. That it shall be unlawful for any
attorney, claim agent, or any other person
to demand or receive fee greater than ten
dollars for services rendered in behalf of
claimant under this act, (I3) ito be paid
whenl zvAick shall not be demanded or re-
ceiued until such claim is allowed (I4); and
any person z'iolating tie provisions Of this
section shall be subject TO tile provisions of
section ftty-foHr hundred end eiehtyfUe
of tile Refused Statutes Of the United
States.
SEC. s. That section forty-seven hundred
and sixteen of the Revised Statutes is here
by repealed so far as the same relates to
this act or to the pensioners under this act
SEC. 7. That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to any person while under
the political disabilities imposed by the four
teenth amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States.
G5) Sec. 8. That every person sbecifed
in the seveyal classes enumerated in section
f0rty-stx hundred and ninety-three of the
Repised Statutes of tile United States, and
the amendments thereto, zvhO serOed in the
military or naUai service, as mentioned in
said section. for tile 6eyiod of three months
dnyfng the 4var of fhe rebellion, and has an
honorable dfsck0Tpe fheyefyom. and zuko is
or shall become disabled from any cause not
the result of his Ozvn gyoss cayelessness.
disyebxfabke conduct or Ufcions habits. and
shall also be debeadenf uboa his ozyn labor
for subfort. skaH pbon making ME byoof
of the facts. ngder such REGULATIONS as may
he byesc,;6~d bv tbe 5yote, out5oy;t,, i.
SL,csd ,,bo, ,6c J;st ~ do,s;one.,s of ~.
IIn;ted .Stotes ovd he entitled to ,scS;z,r a
Seus;o, duy;uo the Continuance of suck dis.
a6;I;,y 7t a ,a5e 6,o6o,t;oyots N he deo,e.
tkeyeof. and sucL 6e,s,or s6oU ro,u,ns,c.
ot t6e dote of III, q nm o6sz;cof;o, fIsysfo,
ire L;oIssi rate Of beus;on gycnted ngde,
tL;s ,eet;on zyhick tLaH he foy totoI inca.
Sac;fv fo Serfoyy, auv manual labor. shaU
bs f:yeutv- fouy doL9rs 1ph;ch is beyebv
,uode 1;z,;SibLe ,t6ou mat bas;s foy ony Less
decree of disob;Lity. Pyoy;ded THAT mo
6esso, s,t;tJed IN ~. ,ece;7,;uo an ;nz,oId
bension uudey exisfinc Lazys. or such as NAV
he Iersaftsy ~ enncted 1yaut;ne Seasious for
d;sob;I;i;er coytyocted in the 1,;I;tayy n,
sa1,oI se,1,;cc of the U,;tsd STATES and IN
Ene of duty gysofey fbou Haf Syoyided
fo,, Ls.s,e;, sbeU ,,ece;z,e f6e be,efts of ri.
art i. b,t ony nbbz;cout to, sucI ;y1oy;d be,.
s;oy Go-,;y q M, ob8J;cot;ov tIeysfoy bcnd.
;n@ ~, z,bS sLoH Lersoftsy file HI. aS6I;ca.
t;en far suc6 beus;o, NAV by n deeLarat;on
o-,s, his ozyu s;ouatuye Mt any hime. eIect
1o b.osecyte h;s s1;6 cLa;1 urdey mis- act nv
unds,, Tho oe,eyoI rms and hi, bens;on
1y6e, oWozyed IF 6yosecuted uudey Til, net
,I,W commsue. Tram the date of such eIee,
TO- 10,
1,6> g. @ That nU ,,;do,cs mr. .u;no- cb1.
d,sn of soIJ;er, and ar;Io,s ,nbo ne s,ch nre NOM
rsce;;no ,raJsr srist;no Loms general M snec;oI
,Ss s,,,,, If s;nI, Jo1ors nor ,onth b,, ,sdso nj
H. J.n,S ~ oSc6 soI;sro r,,d oo;o,s :, ssrcs ~
so, ;sob,J;t,, .o,IrcteJ in re ,,;Eto,,,, ~. ,o-
,oJ as,.;cs NJ Il. JL;tsd Sto,es and in line of
J,sy sboU fro,n and oder his date be entitled 10
and rsce;re The rate of f,rehs dollars uer month in
Gs,, of .o;d ro,s If ,;obt rloUor, and nD s,ch
,C;do,cs nv minor ci;Idren ,1bo sh1U hereafter be
f,,,,J n h. sntysJ N tbs rot. of .;obt dollar, ner
month under eyist;no hms s.aH be entitled TO and
rscei,s The rate of i,rsivs dollar, in lieu of said
-oss NJ s;ob, Jo,l9-, ''0
G12l Ssc 1O Tint # nu, ;n,nEd nension,r
,ens;oned FIR n d;snbility Contracted in the mill
farU or nGral service of the United States, and in