The National tribune., 1904-04-28

increase of pension on account 6f the in
crease of the disability for which the pen
sion had been allowed:
| And, provided further That no fee shall
be demanded, received, or allowed in any
claim for arrears of pension or arrears of
increase of pension allowed by any act of
| Congress passed subsequent to the date of
the allowance of the original claims in
which such arrears of pension or of in
crease of pension may be allowed"
| ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
The act of July 4, 1884, further pro-
vides:
vided for shall be in substance as follows.
! to wit:
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
"Whereas, 1, -, late a in Com
Pany Of Tue icc Regiment n mt. Of Service
n" d'tfe'1 1F, ..e,e So: Tue same), hav,ns
| made application for pension under the
| laws of the United States:
"'Now, this agreement witnesseth, that
| for and in consideration of services done
and to be done in the premises, l hereby
agree to allow my attorney, -, of -,
the fee or - dollars. which shall include
all amounts to be paid for any service in
| furtherance of said claim; and said fee
my said attorney tor attOrneys), in whole
or in part, except in case of the granting
| Of my pension by the Commissioner of Pen
siOns and then the same shall be paid to
him Tor them) in accordance with the pro-
visions of sections 47GS and 400 Of the
Revised Statutes.
"IClaimant's signature.1
"'[ Two witnesses signatures.
estate of -, County Of -, IS:
BE it known that on this the - day
of -, ammo DOmini nineteen hundred
and -, personally appeared the above
named -, who after having read over
to -, in the hearing and presence of the
two attesting witnesses, the contents of
the foregoing articles of agreement, volun-
tarily signed and acknowledged the same to
be - free act and deed.
"IOficial signature.]
"'And now, to wit, this - day of
-, ammo Domini nineteen hundred and
-, Cor WEI accept the provisions con-
tanned i'm the foregoing articles of agree
ment, and will, to the best of my Tor our)
ability, endeavor faithfully to represent
the interest of the claimant in the premises.
''Witness my Tor our) hand the day
and year first above written.
estate Of -, County or -, IS:
Personally came -, whom l know
to be the person he represents himself to
be, and who having signed the above ac-
ceptance of agreement, acknowledged the
same to be - free act and deed.
"And if in the adjudication of any claim
for pension in which such articles of agree
ment have been, or may hereafter be, filed,
it shall appear that the claimant had,
prior to the execution thereof, paid to the
attorney any sum fors his services in such
claim and the amount so paid is not stlp-
ulated therein, then every such claim shall
be adjudicated in the same manner as
though no articles Of agreement had been
filed, deducting from the fee of $40 allowed
by law such sum as the claimant shall
show that he has paid to his said attorney"
UNDUE ADVANTAGE.
The act of July 4, 1884, further pro-
vides: ! II
"Sec. 6. The Commissioner shall have
power, subject to review by the Secretary,
| to reject or refuse to recognize any con
tract for fees, herein provided for, when
| ever it shall be made to appear that any
| undue advantage has been taken of the
claimant in respect to such contract"
ILLEGAL FEES. j = .ra...
The act of July 4, 1884, further pro-
| vides 4 -
amy agent or attorney or other person
instrumental in prosecuting any claim for
pension or bounty land who shall directly
| or indirectly, contract for, demand, or re-
ceiye or retain any greater compensation
for his services or instrumentality in prose
cutting a claim for pension or bounty land
than is herein provided, or for payment
thereof at any other time or in any other
manner than is herein provided, or who
shall wrongfully withhold from pension
err or claimant the whole or any part of
the pension or claim allowed and due such
pensioner or claimant, or the land warrant
issued to any such claimant, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall, for every such of
Tense, be fined not exceeding $500 or i'm
prisoned at hard labor not exceeding two
years. Or both, in the discretion Of the
court"
CLAIMS UNDER ACT OF JUNE 81, 1890.
The act of June q, 1890, provides:
"Sec. 4. That no agent. attorney, or
other person, engaged in preparing, pre-
senting, or prosecuting any claim under
the provisions of this act shall, directly
or Indirectly, contract for, demand, receive,
or retain for such services in preparing,
presenting, or prosecuting such claim q
sum greater than $40, which sum shall be
payable only upon the order of the Com
missioner of Pensions, by the pension agent
making. payment of the pension allowed"