The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-08-13
PENSIONS ROR TEE IMDLAR VAR yEE
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The following enactment Of cor
gress has been sent to the. Office Of
the FLoRDIAN by Senator Pasco we
presume for information to all parties
concerned, and with pleasure we place
it in the columns of our paper. The
old veterans who fought in the wars
with the red men in the dayslong ago,
have suffered, "hope deferred"-a
long time, and those who remain and
the widows who are lett behind are to
be congratulated upon the provision
of pension and we trust they will
have no difficulty in obtaining it
speedily.
An act granting pensions to the survivors
OF the Indian wars of eighteen hundred
and thirty-two to eighty hundred and
forty two, inclusive, known as the Black
Hawk war, Greek war, Cherokee disturb
ances, and the Seminole war.
Be 1t enacted 6y the Senate and the House
OF Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Interior be, and he is here
by, authorized and directed to place on the
pension roll the names of the surviving
officers and enlisted men, including
marines, militia. and volunteers of the
military and naval service OF the United
States, who served for thirty days in the
Black Hawk war, the Greek war. the
Cherokee disturbances, or the Florida war
with the Seminole Indians. embracing q
period from eighteen hundred and thirty
two TO eighteen hundred and forty-two,
inclusive, and were honOrably discharged,
and such other officers, soldiers, and sailors
as may have been personally named in any
resolution in congress, for any specific
service in said Indian wars, although their
term of service may have been less than
thirty days, and the surviving widows Of
such officers and enlisted men: PROVIDED,
That such widows have not remarked:
Provided ttsrther, That this act shall not
apply to any person not citizen of the
United States
SEC. 3. That pensions under this act
shall be at the rate of eight collars per
month, and payable from and sitter the
passage Of this act, for and during the
natural lives OF the persons entitled thereto.
Sec. 3. That before the name OF any
person shall be placed on the pension roll
under this act proof shall be made, under
such rules and r gulStiOns as the Secretary
IF the Interior may prescribe, of the right
of the applicant to a pension; and any
person who shalB falsely and cOrruptly take
any oath required under this act shall be
deemed guilty OF perjury; and the Secretary
of the Interior shah cause TO be stricken
Irom the pension roll the name of any
person whenever il shall be made 10 appear
by proof satisfactory 10 him that such
name WAS put upon such roll through false
and fraudulent representations, and that
such person is not entitled to pension
under this act. The loss Of the certificate
Of discharge shall not deprive any person
of the benefits OF this aet but other evidence
Of service performed and of an honorable
discharge may be deemed sufficient.
SEC. 4 That this net shall not apply 10
any person who is receiving pension at
The rate Of eight dollars per mosth or more,
nor TO any person receiving . pension of
less than eight dollars per month, except
received Git less than eight tls,llArs per
mouth( and eight dollars per month.
SEC: g. That the pension laws now in
iUrce. which are not inconsistent OF in con.
EAct with this act, are hereby made par,
VI this acty so far IS they maY be applicable
thereto.
SEC: 8. That section forty seveB hundred
and sixteen of the Revived Statutes IL
hereby repealed, 80 far rs the same relates
10 this act or to pensioners andef this act
Approved, July 81, 1891!