The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-28

Such pensioners can not receive In addition
to the special act pension, any pension under
the general INV, or arrears Of pension, I'M
less the special act expressly states that
such are 10 be granted.
Tho invalid claimant should carefully
state his Company and Regiment, names OF
commanding officers, and dates Of his en-
lstmcnt and discharge. In Navy cases
the vessel, etc, etc, on which tho man
served should be given.) Tho nature and
locality OF the wound or injury, the time,
place where, and circumstances under
which it was received and the datyin which
the man was then engaged. Every minute
detail should be given. II the claim be for
disability from disease, state when the dis.
case first appeared, the place where no was
when il appeared and the duty he was then
engaged upon. He should detail tho cir
crmstanccs Of exposure TO tho causes
which, in his opinion, produced the disease.
He should give the names, numbers and
localities Of all hospitals in which no was
treated and the dates Of his admission
thereto, as correctly a. be may be able.
He will state IL he was in the military OF
naval service Of the United States prior 70
or after the term Of service in which his
disability originated. He will give his ex.
act post-oface address, and the street and
number of his residence il in city.
CouRTs, MAGISTRATES, WITNESSES, TEsrI.
MoSY, ETc-Swcar to your declarations and
claims If possible before Court Of Record
and have placed on them the seal Of said
court. When magistrates and others 3D.
minister oaths their authority TO do %
nsst be verified by the Court Of Record.
ANY one acting as deputy OF m officer Of
. Court of Record ard administering an
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TO the certificate OF the fact and not that OF
the person for when he Is acting.
III prosecution OF claim the witnesses
should be, il possible, other 5,erson5 than
near relatives Of the claimant, and every
witness must state whether he or she has
any interest. direct or indirect, In the pros
ecu,ion Of the claim In which he ties.
titles, ard give his posto0icc address. Wit
ness should give detailed statement oil
fats known to them and how they obtained
such knowledge. The officer taking the
dispositions must certify to the credibility
of the witnesses and must state why he
considers them entitled to belief, he must
certify that the contents Of their dispositions
was made known to them, and that ~ has
no interest, direct or indirect, in the claim.
Alterations on interlincations or erasurcs
must be accounted for by certificate Of the
oath administering official, that they were
made with knowledge and sworn consent Of
the afiant.
Surgeons or physicians making afadavits
In support of claims should detail the nature
Of the disability, dates Of treatment and
death, symptoms and opinions rs TO oonnoo
ton between disease, or injury and disease,
and it should be in the handwriting Of the
party signing it.
The official certificates Of judicial officers
using q seal, or CT commissioned officers Of
the army or navy in actual service. will be
accepted without affidavit; but al other
witnesses must testify under oath.
If an attorney does not prosecute case
given him in one year from receiving it the
Pension Office must inform the claimant.
With the blanks and directions obtainable
from the United States Departments nearly
every claimant, of any class, can make out
his claim and prosecute the Same himself.
But where, through necessity or preference,
an attorney is employed, one Of standing
and high rcpute should be selected, An
agent or attorney can only collect ten dol
lars for prosecuting pension claim Tor
twenty five dollars where the claimant vol,
unfairly gives that amount, and contract
to that effect is signed and approved by the
has right to demand any fee before the
case is settled. Higher charges than these
are Illegal and those making them are sub
jcct to heavy penalties. No agent or other
person is entitled TO any compensation for
services il making application for any ar
rears Of pension; no agent or attorney can
assign claim to another agent or attorney
without the written consent Of the claimant
When an agent or attorney is disbarrcd
claimant may appoint q new attorney and no
| fee is duo the former one. II an attorney
| called on for new evidence In case does
not furnish it in ninety days, the claimant
can file the same through another and the
| first forfeiis all fees.
A fee viii not be allowed to . guardian
who prosecutes the claim Of his ward, nor
| to . iirm or attorneys Ut Which the cuardiaR
| is a member.