The National tribune., 1909-04-22
THE. NEW YORK PENSION BILL.

Comrade William s. Bull, Assistant
Adjutant- General, Department of New
York, G. A. R., sends us the following
corrected copy of the New York pen
sion bill, which is now before the As
sembIy. Comrade Bull thinks that when
it comes to a vote of the people it will
be adopted by a handsome majority:
Sec. l. The Comptroller shall estab-
lish and maintain az part of his Office
a Bureau of Pensions
Sec 2. There shall be in the Bureau
of Pensions a Commissioner of Pen
sions, who shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, for the term of
four years, OF until his successor is ap-
| pointed, who shall be entitled to receive
a salary of 81. 600 a year, and shall give
a bond for the. faithful performance of
| his duty, in the SUM of 100000, the
same to be approved by the Comptrol-
| Ter and filed in the Office of the State
Treasurer
Sec. 3 The Commissioner of Pensions
shall perform, under the directi0n of
the Comptroller, such duties in the exc
cutiOn of this ac' as may be prescribed
| by the Comptroller.
| Sec. 4. There shall be In the Bureau
| of Pensions a Deputy Commissioner of
| cnSfOHS, NHo sIldll De dppDibitu Dy
| the Governor, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate, who shall
| hold said Office for four years, or until
his successor is appointed, who shall be
charged with such duties in the Pen
sion Bureau as may be prescribed by
the Comptroller. OF may be required by
law, and in case of death, resignation,
absence or sickness of the Commission
er his duties shall devolve upon the
Deputy Commissioner, until successor
Is appointed or such absence or sickness
ceases. The Deputy Commissioner shall
be entitled to receive an annual salary
of $4,000, and he shall give a bond for
in the sum of 5000, the same to be
approved by the Comptroller and filed
in the Office Of the State Treasurer.
Sec. 5. Any person who enlisted or
was enrolled In this State, and who
served 80 days or more, unless sooner
discharged for disabilities incurred in
the service, as a volunteer soldier in
any regiment, battalion, battery, troop
or other military body, organized under
and by authority of this State for SER
vice in the civil war, and who has been
honorably discharged therefrom, and
any person whose enlistment or enroll
ment was credited upon the quota of
this State in the military, naval or ma
rine service of the United States during
the civil war, and who served as afore-
said. and who has been hsnorably dis
charged therefrOm, shall, upon making
proof of such facts. according to such
rules and regulations as the Comptrol-
Ter may provide, be placed upon the
pension roll and be entitled to receive
a pension as follows: Where such per-
son has reached the age of 81 years or
over. $6 a month: and sIIch pension
shall commence from the date of the
filing Of the application In the Bureau
of Pensions after the passage of this
act, provided that all persons who are
being maintained in any Home for dis
abled volunteer soldiers. or their wives,
supported in whole or in part by the
United States Of America, or any State
thereof, shall not be entitled to the
benefits Of this act, and should any
person entitled to receive a pension un-
der the provisions of the act be an in
mate Of any Of the said Soldiers Homes
or OF any eIeemosynary institution sup
ported in whole or in part by the pub
lie, and the wife Of such person shall
not be an inmate of any of said Sol
dfers' Homes or any institution afore-
said, or should any person to whom a
pension be granted under the provisions
of this act thereafter be admitted to
one Of the said Soldiers Homes, or be-
come an inmate of-fES institution afore-
said, and the wife of such person shall
not be an inmate of any of the said
Soldiers Homes or any institute
aforesaid. then in either of said cases
the pension allowed under this act shall
be paid to the wife of such person, pro-
vided that he was married to such wife
on OF before Jan. 1, 1890; but IL such
wife is being maintained In any of the
Homes or Institutions hereinbefore
named, then such pension shall cease.
subject to the right of restoration to
the same on a new application by the
pensioner, accompanied by evidence
satisfactorily showing that he is en-
titled to the same under the provisions
of this act. Provided, further, that any
person who actually abandons his wife
without adequate support, or leaves her
in danger Of becoming a burden upon
the public, or who neglects to provide
for her according to his means, Upon
due proof OF such fact inads TO the
Comptroller. the pension alIqwed such
pSTsoe shaI thereafter be paid to the
VIE Of such person, II she was married
to the pensioner as aforesaid, and Is rot
being maintained In apy Home or insti-
tutdof shove described. Provided, fur
Al Ia,