Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-21
New Pension Law,

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munity can congratulate itself that
there are very few IL any soldiers who
come under the provisions of this law.
Marietta has had very few such cases
All the laws and penalties are made TO
prevent crime, although one in ten
thousand should be the percentage OF
those offending, yet the other nine
thousand nine hundred and ninety
nine are held up to all strict observ-
ances by the offense of this one
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress AS
sembled, That section forty-seven hun
dred and seventy-six, Title fifty-seven,
of the Revised statues of the United
States be, and the same is hereby,
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing additional provisions and provisos,
to-wit: Provided further, That in case
resident pensioner of the United
States shall for a period of over six
months desert his lawful wife, she be-
ing woman of good moral character
and in necessltous circumstances, or, il
he have no lawful wife, shall desert his
legitimate minor child or children un-
der sixteen years of age, or his per-
manenItly helpless and dependent
child, the Commissioner of Pensions is
hereby directed, upon being satisfied
upon competent evidence of such de-
sertion, to cause one half of the pen
sion due or to become due said pen
sioner during the continuance of such
desertion to be paid to the wife, or in
case there is no wife, to the legal
guardian of the child or children:
Provided further, That when soldier
or sailor enters into state
home for soldiers or sailors as an in
mate thereof, one half of his pension
accruing during his residence therein
shall be paid to his wife, she being
woman of good moral character and
in necessitous circumstances or ifthere
be no wife, then to his child or child
permanently helpless and dependent
child, if any, unlesN such wife and
children Shall also be inmates of the
same institution or of some home
provided for the wives and shildren of
soldiers and sailors: Provided further
That if any such pensioner is or shall
become an inmate of National Sol
uIers' Home one half of the pension
drawn in his behalf or to which he
may become entitled during his resi-
dence therein shall be paid by the
treasurer of that institution ito such
pensioners wife, she being IN neces-
Sitious circumstances and a woman of
good moral character, or, If there be no
wife, to the legal guardian of the
minor child or children, or the per-
manently dependent and helpless child
or children of such pensioner, on the
order of the Commissioner of Pensions
Provided further, That hereafter no
pension under any law of the United
States shall be granted, allowed or
paid to the widow of soldier, sailor,
officer naval or military, marine,
marine officer, or any other male per-
son entitled to a pension under any
law of the United States, unless it
shall be proved and established that
the marriage of such widow to the SOL
der, sailor, officer, marine, or other
person on account of whose service
the pension is asked, was duly and le-
gally contracted and entered into prior
to the passage of this Act, or unless
such wife shall have lived and cohab-
ited with such soldier, sailor, officer,
marine, marine officer, or other person
continuously from the date of the mar
riage to the date of his death, or unless
the marriage Shall take place hereafter
and prior to or druing the military or
ficer, marine, or other person on ac-
count of whose service the pension is
asked or claimed. This proviso shall
not apply to or affect the widow of any
soldier, sailor, marine, officer, or mar
inc officer serving or who has served
in the war between the United States
and the Kingdom of Spain.
In all cases the question of desertion,
entrance into home, necessftous cir
cumstances, and of good moral charac-
ter shall be ascertained and determ-
ined by the Commissioner of Pensions
under such rules and regulations as he
shall prescribe, and the treasurers or
governors of the several soldiers and
sailors homes shall be advised of such
action from time ito time.
Approved, March 3, 1899.
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