The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-07
Concerning Pensions.

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We have received the following from
Representative Joseph Howell, which
will be of interest to our readers.
An act to increase the pension OF
widows. minor children, and so forth, OF
deceased soldiers and sailors of the late
civil war, the war with Mexico, the
various Indian wars, and so forth, and
to grant a pension to certain widows
of deceased soldiers and sailors of the
late civil war.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States in Congress assembled, That
from and after the passage of this Act
the rate of pension for widows, minor
children under the age of sixteen years
and helpless minors as defined by exist
ing laws, now on the roll or hereafter
to be placed on the pension roll and en-
titled to receive less rate than here
matter provided shall be twelve dollars
per month; and nothing herein shall be
construed to affect the existing allow
ance of two dollars per month for each
child under the age of sixteen years
and for each helpless child; and all Acts
or parts of Acts inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby repeal
ed: Provided, however, that this Act
shall not be 10 construed as to reduce
any pension under any act, public or
private.
Sec. 2. That if any officer or enlisted
man who served ninety days or more in
the Army or Navy of the United States
during the late civil war and who has
been honorably discharged therefrom
has died or shall hereafter die, leaving
widow, such widow, shall upon due
proof of her husbands death, without
proving his death to be the result Of his
army or navy service, be placed on the
pension roll, from the date Of the filing
her application therefor under this Act
at the rate of twelve dollars per month
during her widowhood. provided that
said widow shall have married said
soldier or sailor prior to June 20, 1880;
and the benefits of this section shall
include those widows whose husbands
if living would have pensionable status
under the Joint Resolutions Of February
Is, 1895, July /, 1902, and June 2s, 1906.
Sec. 3. That no claim agent or at
torney shall be recognized in the ad-
judication of claims under the first sec
ton of this Act, and that no. agent,
attorney or other person engaged in
preparing, prosecuting or presenting
any claim under the provisions of the
second section of this Act, shall, directly
or indirectly, contract for, demand, re-
ceive Or retain for such services in pre-
pairing, presenting or prosecuting such
claim sum greater than ten dollars,
which sum shall be payable only upon
the order of the Commissioner of PEN
sions by the pension agent making
payment Of the pension allowed; and
any person who shall violate any of the
provisions Of this section or who shall
wrongfully withhold from the pensioner
or claimant the whole or any part of a
pension or claim allowed or due such
pensioner or claimant under this Act.
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, shall, 70.
each and every such offence, be fined
not exceeding five hundred dollars ,,or
be imprisoned at hard labor not exceed
ing two years, or both, in TIE discretion,
of the court.
Approved, April 10, 1908.