Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-08
PENSION CERTIFICATES.
A Government Agent Seeking Out shark,
and Usurers.

There are great many individuals and
firms all through the country who are still
engaged in the illegal practice of loaning
money to pensioners and receiving and hold
ing their pension certificates as security
therefor. The United States officers are
very DESTROYS that all pensioners whose GER
tficates are in the hands of such men, shall
notify them at once, and their certificates will
be recovered and the unlawful holders of
them prosecuted While it is violation of
law for pensioner to hypothecate his or
her pension certificates, entire immunity is
promised by the officers, whose only desire
is to stop the further prosecution of this
business bv such money lenders. All pen
sioners in this vicinity whose certificates are
now pledged or holden security, will be
able to recover the same by reporting the
facts to 5 J. Stafford, special examiner of
the L. S pension bureau, at No. - Oak
street. Augusta. The following is the law
relating to the hypothecating of pension GER
tifcate,:
ANY pledge. mortgage, sale, assignment or
transfer of any right. claim, or interest III
anv pension which has been, or may hereafter
be- granted shall b, void and of no effect,
and any pers IN who shall pledge or receive
as a pledge mortage, sale. assignment or
F transfer OF ANY liEhi' tihih' VI i'''N'N'' ~
any pension. or pension certificate, which
has been. or may hereafter be granted or
issued. or who shall hold the same "a cola
teral security for any debt. or promise, or
upon anv pertext of such security, or promise,
shall be guilty of a mlsdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined IN sum
not exceeding 500 and the costs of the prose
cution: and any person who shall retain the
certificate of a pensioner and refuse to sur
render the same upon the demand of the COM
missioner of pensions or a United Staes pen
sion agent, or any other person, authorized
! bv the commissioner of pensions. or the pen
sioner. to receive the same, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in a sum not exceeding SlOo
and the costs of the prosecuting.
City Personals.
! Ex-JJnited States Marshal Clark was in
/ Augusta yesterday.
| Miss Nellie Fuller and Miss Sarah Woart
sail for Europe next month.
Rev. A. II. Crane of East Winthrop, re-
/ Gently attended the funeral of his father.
/ Miss Lottie Wood and Mr. Ed Dunton
took the prizes at the Thursday evening mas
querade at the rink.
/ We learn that DIR. NJ. NJ. Leahy has recov-
cred from his recent sickness. so that he Will
4 be able to be at his Augusta office on Monday.
The creditors of W. f. Whitman, of
whom there are several in this city, have
nearly all accepted his offer of IL cents on
dollar
I Mr.. o. z. Smart, wife and daughter. all of
this city departed for Big Timbers, Montana,
last night. Mr.. Smart recently returned
from that territory.
Miss Myra l. Wentworth of Gardiner, is
employed as clerk at the pension office for a
while. to assist in cashing the pensions which
have been paid for this quarter, the present
week.
/ Miss Annie Partridge. teacher OF the
private school and Kinder garten, is spending
her vacation in Boston. She will reopen her
school on Crosby street in April or early
May.