The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-04-02
Pennsylvania Service Pension Bill.

AN ACT granting Service, Per Diem,
widows and Soldiers Orphans Pensions,
and providing means for the payment
thereof; applying the precedents of all
other wars of the United States to the
soldiers of the war of the rebellion; and
to redeem the promises made to the
soldiers when they enlisted;
SECTION l.-That every soldier, sailor or
marine, whether officer or private, who
enlisted and was sworn into the military,
naval or marine service of the United
States in the war for the suppression of
the rebellion and who was honorahly dis
charged therefrom, shall from and after
the passage of this act receive service
pension of eight dollars per month, and in
addition thereto per diem service PEN
sion of one cent day for every days SER
vice shall be added monthly to the eight
| dollars per month hereinbefore provided; I;
il being the meaning hereof, that every
soldier, sailor or marine as before speci-
fed, shall receive pension under this act
as follows:
For days service, $s.Ol per month.
For 30 days service. $3.50 per month.
For 30 days service, $500 per month.
For years service, Sll.65 per month.
And so proportionatcly for whatever
number of DAYS service was rendered.
SECTION 2.-The provisions of this act
shall not in any manner interfere with any
pension now being received, but shall be
in addition thereto; nor shall it i'll any
manner interfere with the right to any
increase, re-rating or other right now had
under the pension laws in force before and
at the passage of this act.
SECTION 3.-The limitation of claims for
arrearages of pensions is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.-That the army, navy and
marine service rolls and an honorable dis
charge therefrom shall be the only evil
dence required to entitle any living soldier
to the service and per diem pensions
granted by this act and the Commissioner
of Pensions is hereby directed to formu-
late such rules for the identification of
such living soldiers as may be necessary (;
and the Secretary of War and the Secre-
tary of the Interior are hereby authorized
and directed to increase their clerical forces
to the extent necessary so that within one
year from the passage of this act every
soldier entitled to pension under its pro-
visions shall be in receipt OF the same ;
and the money necessary to pay for such
additional clerical force is hereby appro-
priated from any money in the United
States Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
SECTION SIN case of the death of any
soldier who is drawing or has drawn a
pension under this or any other law of the
| United States, no matter what the cause OF
| death, the widow of said soldier while she
| remains such widow shall be entitled to
the WIDOWS pension OF twelve dollars per
month; and any minor child or children
of any dead soldier shall be allowed the
sum of five dollars per month each until
| such child or children attain the age OF
| eighteen years and those women who
were regularly employed as army nurses,
shall receive pension of twenty-five dol
| lars per month.
SECTION 6.-That there shall be appro-
| priated from the annual revenues a suffi-
cient sum to pay the amounts due under
this act; and if the surplus revenues are
not sufficient to pay the amounts hereby
appropriated, then the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized and directed
to have issued annually, full legal tender
paper money of the United States of Amer
| lea, and bearing on its face the title, "Pen
sion Money of She United States of Amer.
ica,' in sufficient quantity to pay the de
ficit; and all penalties for counterfeiting
and all provisions for renewing any mutt
lated or worn out United States paper
money shall apply to the pension money
| hereby created.
The above is the Bill approved by th'
Pennsylvania Service Pension Association
Address all correspondence to the Chair
man. T, T.. RYNDER, Chairman,
Milesburg, Pa
D. w. SMITH, Secretary,
Houtzdale, Pa