The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-08
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the law governing attorneys fees for collecting
pensions. dnstrsr.
SIC. ass. No agent or attorney or other person
shall demand or receive any other compensation
Tor hi7 scryice7 IN prosecuting claim for pension
or bounty land thUn such tile Commissioner Of
Tensions shall direct 70 be paid to him. not exceed
Ing 80 nor slal! such agent attorney, or other
person demand or receive such com Cus1tiou IN
whole or 10 part until such pension or bonntv-Iand
claim shull be allowed. Tr0ri,isd That in ali
claims allowed since June 20 ISIS where /. shall
appear 10 the satisfaction of the Communications ~
Pensions that the fee of So or any part thereof has
not heen paid, he shall cause Tire same to be de-
uucted nom The pension, and .he pension agent To
pay thc same TO the recognized attorney
SIC. a. Ihht section ESQ of the Revised Statutes
IS hereby niuented so Is TO read as follows:
SIC. 1856. The agent o attorney Of record in
tile prosecution OF the may cause to be fl ed
with the Commissioner Of Pensions duDIic1te artf-
Cles of agreement without additional cost 10 Tho
claimant. setting forth the fee agreed upon by the
parties, which agreement shall be executed in the
presence Of and certified by some icer NJ
10 administer oatbs. In All cases where application
- made for pension or bounty land aud no agree
meHt - HE'D with the COMMISSIONS n. herein ur-
Ydcd, the fee shall be $40 aud no more And s,,.y
articles Engagement rs may hereafter he glrd ,y n
the Commissioners OF Pensions are not authorized
nor VIII they be FecOsu lied except IN claims for
original pensions. claims for increase OF pension on
account OF new disability, in claims for re-tOra-
Ton where "a pensioners name has been or may
hereafter be dropped from the pension rolls ON tes
timony taken by special examiner. showing that
the disability OF cRusn OF death on mt OF which
the pension was allowed, did not originate in tf.,
line al duty, and in case of dependent relatives
whose names have been or may hereafter be
a Iron from rHff
The ground OF uOn-dcpcudencc and in such o.her
cases Of difficulty and trouble as the C5n1rnisS n n ~
OF Pensions may sec tit TO recognize them Pro-
tttsut Ihat no greater Zee than $40 shall be de-
niaudei, received or allowed in any claim for pen
sion or bounty land granted by special act Of Com
ErcSS, nor in any claim for Increase Of penson M,
account OF the Increase OF the disability for Inch
the pension had been allowed AHd l,rorid-d fur
Tier, That no fec shall be demanded received or
hio"eu ia any claim Tor arrears of pension or
arrears OF increase OF pension allowed by any net
Ot Congress passed subsequent To the date OF the
allowance OF the original claims in which surh
arrears oi pension or increase OF pension may De
Hllo we'd"
Aud II in the adjudication Of any claim for pen
sion ia which -uoi, articles OF agreement have been
or mny hereafter be fled 10 shall appear that the
claimant had, prior To the execution thereof paid
10 tho attorney any sum for his services i'm such
claim, ana the amount so paid Is not stipulated
therein then every such claim shall be ndiulcat ed
IN the same manner though no articles of agree
meut had been ilei dcduCting from the fee gf $40
allowed 10y law such sum rs claimant sbaII sbo,,y
that lac has paid To his said attorney
Any agent or attorney other person iustru-
mental IN prosecuting any claim for pension or
bounty land who shall directly or Indirectly con-
tract Tor, demand, receive or retain any greater
compensation for his services or instTurnentality
la prosecuting claim for pension or bounty land
than Is herein provided or for payment thereof AT
any time or ia amy other manner than - herein
provided, or who shall wrongfulIy Withhold from
hpcnsiouer or claimant the whole or anv part of
the pension or claim allowed and due such pen
sioner or claimant, O the land warrant issued to
any such claimant shall be deemed guilty of "A
msdcmennor, and upon conviction thereof shall for
every such otiense be fined not exceeding $500 or
Imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years.
or both IN the discretion of the court
Approved July g. 1851.
ID. x. C., MaHRid, Lld.-If soldier files a declar-
atory statement on piece of land and fails to 20
on the same, does ho become thereby debarred Of
his homestead and presumption rights 1nsirer.
II the soldier did not 20 upon his land and make
settlement within six months aer date of filing his
declaratory statement, then his rights rs n home
stead settler are forfcited but he would still have
the right To pro-empt.
j. NJ, PhHSon, Pd--My flther, who contracted
disease In the service, has died therefrou leayin.
me an orphan under 10 years of age. His disabIi-
ties can be proven. Can L claim anything on his
account? AnS,cer. Ii you prove that the cause
OF your fathers death due To line of duty i'm
service, you are entitled to pension