Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
THE DEPsE DEsT PENSION DILl.
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Following ia synopsis OF the Deepen
dent Pension bill passed by the Senate
Monday week: The bill provides that in
considering the pension claims OF DEEPEN
dent parents under the provisions of this
act the fact Of the death of the soldier or
sailor, and the fact that he left no widow
or minor child or children having been
shown as required by Law, it shall be
necessary only to show by competent and
sufficient evidence that such parent Or
parents are without other means Of sup
port than their own labor or the oontri.
buttons of others not legally bound for
their support; provided, that all pensions
allowed to dependent parents under this
no. shall commence from the date Of the
filing OF the application hereunder, and
shall continue no longer than the exist.
ence OF their dependence.
Section 2 provides that all persons who
served three months or more in the mill
tary or naval service of the United States
during the late war OF the rebellion, and
who HAYS been hono-a5ly discharged
therefrom and woo are nov or may here
after be suffering from mental or physi-
cal disability not the result OF their own
proof of the fact, be placed upon the list
Of iuvaiid pensioners OF the United states
and be entitled to receive Sl2 per month;
aud such pension shall commence from
the date Of the filing OF the application
in the pension office; provided, however,
that no person shall receive more than
ons pension for the same period and that
rank in the service shall not be consid-
aNaA N snuti r.Fa q laS TfOIaR on
Section provides that il any officer or
enlisted man who served three months or
more Ia the army or navy of the United
| States during the late war of the rsbe :
! lion, and who was honoTably discharged,
has died or shall hereafter die, leaving a
| widow, minor child or children under IL
| years o. age, or in case there be no widow
or minor child or children, dependent
| mother or father IS such dependency is
| defined under section l Of this act, such
widow, minor child or children or mother
or father shall be placed upon the pen
siou-roll ut the rates established for then
by law without regard 10 the cause Of
death Of such officer OF enlisted maa. AL
pensions granted 10 widows under thit
act shall take eifsot from the date OF the
death OF the husbands OF such widows
b'iN A4SA ttNAA'AEl bNNN VI hA4o k'opSnaS VI tL'
act.
Section provides that from the dat,
OF the passage OF the act the increase o
pensions FOR minor children will be at tn
re- of - per month, instead Of 81 pc
month az new provided by law, and IL
case c minor child is insane, iliotic o
Otherwise helpless, the snsion shall con
tinus during the lifs OF said child or dur
, inG the period of such disability.
Section provides that no agent, attoi
ney or other person engaged in prepsi
ing, presenting or prosecuting any clair
under the provisions OF the act shall
directly or indirectly, contract for De
, uland, receive or retain for suoh servios
t. in preparing, presenting or prosecutin
: such claim, . sum greater than Sit
! which sum skall he payable only upo
= order OF the commissioner OF pensions
y. any person who violates the provision
y OF this section shall be deemed guilty
= rNihd lnssDor and upon conviction ska
= for each III tnco be fned not exceeGir
y $500 or be- imprisoned at hard labor nj
2 eSosediug two Yeas, or both, in the di
l. erection of tho noGTt.
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