Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-06-26
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Text oftho Pension Bili as Passed
by Both Houses.

Following is the text OF the Pension
bill as passed by both houses and sent
to the president:
Section THAT In consi dering the
pension claims OF dependent parents
the fact OF the soldiers death by rea-
sons of any wound, injury, casualty or
disease which, under tho conditions
aud limitations OF existing laws. would
have entitled him 10 an invalid PEN
sion, and the fact that the soldier left
no widow or minor children having
been shown as required by law, II shall
be necessary only to show by compe-
tent aud sufficient evidence that such
parent or parents are without other
present means OF support than their
own manual labor or the contributions
OF others not legally bound for their
support; provided, that all pensions
allowed to dependent parents under
this act shall commence from the date
OF tho filing OF the application hereun.
der and shall continue no longer than
the existence OF the dependence.
Section 2.--That all persons who
served three months or moro In the
military or naval service OF the United
States during tho late war OF tho re-
bellion. and who have been honorably
discharged thereirom, and who are
now or who may hereafter DO suffer-
Ing from u mental or physical disabil.
ity OF Il permanent character, not the
result OF their own vicious habits,
which incapacitates them from the
pei formanco OF manual labor In such
degree ms to render them unable to
earn support, shall, upon making
due proof Of the fact according to such
rules and regulations as the secretary
OF he interior may provide, be placed
upon the list OF invalid pensioners OF
the United States and be entitled to
receive q pension not TO exceed $l2 per
month and not less than Sc per month
proportional TO their inability TO earn
u support; and such pension shall COM
mence from tho date OF fling OF tho
application In the pension office, after
the passage OF this act. upon the proof
that the disability then existed, and
shall continue during the existence OF
such disability; provided. that persons
who are now receiving pensions under
existing laws. or whose claims are
pending In the pension Office, may, by
application TO the commissioner Of
pensions, in such form as no may pre-
scribe, showing themselves entitled
thereto, receive the benefits Of this
act; and nothing herein contained shall
be construed SO as TO prevent any pen
sioner Hereunder from prosecuting his
claim and receiving his pension under
any other general or special act; pro-
vidod, however, that no person shall
receive more than ono pension for the
same period; and provided, further,
that rank In tho service shall not be
considered In applications filed under
this act.
Section 3.--That II any officer or
enlisted man who served ninety days
or more In the army or navy OF tho
United States during the war OF the
rebellion, ana who was honorably dis
charged, has died, or shall die. leav-
ing widow without other means OF
support than her daily labor or minor
children under the age OF 10 years,
such widow shall, upon due proof Of
her husbands death, without proving
his death to be the result OF his army
service, be placed on the pension roll
from the date OF the application there
for under this act, at the rate Of So per
month during her widowhood, and
shall also be paid 81 per month Tor
each child OF the officer or enlisted
man under l6 years OF age; and in case
OF the death or remarriage OF the wild
ow. leaving n child or children OF such
officer or enlisted man under the ago
of 10 years, such pension shall be paid
such child or children until the age OF
l6 years; provided, that In case mi
nor child IS insane, idiotic or otherwise
permanently helpless, the pension
shall continue during tho period OF
such disability; and this provision
shall apply to all pensions heretofore
granted or hereafter to be granted I'M
der this or any other statute, and such
pension shall commence from the date
of the application therefor, after the
passage OF this act; and, provided, fur
Their, that said widow shall have mar
ried said soldier prior to the passage
of this act.
Section 4.--That no agent, attorney
or other person engaged in preparing,
presenting or prosecuting any claim
under the provisions OF this act shall,
directly or indirectly, contract for, de-
mand, receive or retain for such SER
vices In preparing. presenting or pros
ecuting such claims a sum greater than
S., which sum shall be payable only
upon an order OF the commissioner OF
pensions, or the pension agent making
payment OF the pension allowed; and
any person who shall violate any OF
the provisions OF this section. or who
shall wrongfully withhold from the
pensioner or claimant the whole or any
part OF pension or claim allowed or
due such pensioner or claimant under
this act shall be guilty OF misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof shall,
for each and every said offense, be fin
cd not exceeding $500, or imprisoned
at hard labo: not exceeding two years,
or both, in the discretion OF the court