The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
FOR The SOLDIERS WIDOW
Congressman Parker introduced
Bill in Congress to Further
Provide for Her Aid.

A. j. Wooledge, an old soldier of
this city, has handed The Republican
for publication a bill that is intended
to further help the widows of old
soldiers. A portion OF the bill
embodies some of his ideas that he
has long thought. ought to be en-
bodied into laws for the benefit Of
the widows Of the old soldier. The
bill was drafted and sent TO Congress-
man w. Ell. Parker, WHO introduced
1t in the house, where it was read
twice and referred to the committee
on pensions. The following is the
bill.
An Act to lmend section three of
the Act OF June twenty-seventh,
eighteen hundred and ninety, as
amended by an Act approved May
ninth, nineteen hundred. providing
for pensions to widows and minor
children of soldiers and sailors of the
United States who served during the
late wal of the rebellion.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House o: Representatives OF the
United States OF America Tin Con-
gress assembled. Tnat section three
OF the Act Of june t@enty-seventh,
eighteen hundiei anh ninety.
amended by an Act approved May
ninth, nineteen hundred, providing
for pensions TO viao@s and minor
children OF soldiei, aud sailors of the
United States, 0hu served duling
the late war OF tie rebellion, be
amended SO as to lea as follows:
"Sec. 3. That if any .of1cer or
enlisted luan VITO served ninety days
or mole IN the Army or Navy IF the
Quilted States curing the late war
;of the Rebe. lion, and who was honor
ably discharged, has died, or SHALL
hereafter die, aving widow or
minor children under the age of
sixteen years, such widow shall, upon
due proof Of her husbands death,
without proving his death to be the
result of bis army service, be placed
on the pension roll from the date of
the application therefor under this
Act at the rate Of twelve dollars per
month during her widowho cd. except
as hereinafter provided, and shall
also be paid two dollars per month
for each child of such officer or
enlisted MAJ under sixteen years Of
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remarriage Ut the widow. leaving a
child Or children of such officer or
enlisted man under the age of sixteen
years. such pension shall be paid
such child or children until the aye
OF sixteen: Provided, that in case
a minor child is insane, idiotic, or
otherwise physically or mentally help.
less, the pension shall continue dur
ing the life of said child, or during
the period OF such disability; and
this proviso shall apply to all pensions
heretofore granted OF hereafter to be
granted under this or any former
statute; and such pensions shall COM
Inence from the date of the appli-
cation therefor after the passage of
This Act; And provided further,
That said widow shall have mdrfied
said soldier prior to the passage of
this Act; And provided further.
That when said widow shall arrive at
the aye of seventy years or over she
snail receive a pension at the rate of
hfteen dollars per month";: AND
provided further, That when she
shall arrive at the age Of seventy-five
years or over She shall receive a
pension at her rate of twenty dollars
per month.
Tho the earth with Jack Frost shakes,
Not a man will have the aches,
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