The National tribune., 1909-09-09
Pensions of Remarked Widows.

The law governing the restoration oi
remarked widows to the pension rolls
will be found in the following sections
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States:
Amendment to Sec. 470S of the Re-
vised Statutes in relation to pensions
of remarked widows, reads as follows:
BE it enacted, etc, That Sec. 4f0S
of the laws of the United States govern
ing the granting of Army and Navy
pensions be. and the same is. amended
to read as follows:
The remarriage of any widow, de-
pendent mother or dependent sister en-
titled to pension shall not bar her right
to such pension to the date of her re-
marriage, whether an application there
for was filed before or after such mar
riage; but on the remarriage of any
widow. dependent mother or dependent
sister having pension such pension
shall cease: provided, however, that
any widow who was the lawful wife of
any officer or enlisted man in the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps of the United
States, during the period of his service
in any war, and whose name was placed
or shall hereafter be placed on the
pension roll because of her husband s
death as the result of wound or injury
received or disease contracted in such
military or naval service and whose
name has been or shall hereafter be
dropped from said pension roll by rea-
son of her marriage to another person
who has since died or shall hereafter
die, or from whom she has been here
tofore or shall be hereafter divorced
upon her own application and without
fault on her part, and il she is without
means of support other than her daily
labor as defined by the acts of June %.
1890, and May 9, 1900. shall be entitled
to have her name again placed on the
pension roll at the rate now provided
for widows by the acts of July IA. 1862;
March 3, 1873, and March 10, 1886,
such pensions to commence from the
date of the filing of her application in
the Pension Bureau after the approval
of this act; and provided, further, that
where such widow is already in receipt
of pension from the United States she
shall not be entitled to restoration un-
der this act: and provided. further. that
where the pension of said widow on her
second or subsequent marriage has ac-
crued to a helpless or idiotic child, or
a child or children under the age of lG
Years. she shall not be entitled to res
toration under this act unless said help
less or idiotic child, or a child or children
under 16 years OF age be then a mem
ber or members of iler family and cared
for by her. and upon the restoration of
said widow the payment of pension to
said child or children shall cease.
Sec. 2 No claim agent or other per-
son shall be entitled to receive any
compensation for services in making
application for pension under this act.
Approved March 3, 1901.
AN act to amend an act. entitled AN
act amending Sec. 470S of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. in reIa-
ton to pensions to remarked widows,
approved March 8, 1901.
BE it enacted, etc, That Sec. 470S
of the laws of the United States govern
ing the granting of Army and Navy
pensions, be- and the same is, amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 4708 The remarriage of any
widow, dependent mother or dependent
sister entitled to pension shall not bar
her right to such pension to the date of
her remarriage. whether an application
therefor was filed before or after such
but on the remarriage of any
widow, dependent mother or dependent
sister having pension such pension
shall cease; provided. however, that any
widow who WAS the lawful wife of any
officer or enlisted man or other person
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of
he United States, as described in para
graphs /, and of Sec. 1898 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States,
Turing the period of his service in any
war, ana whose name was placed or
shall hereafter be placed on the pension
roll because of her husbands death as
the result of wound or injury received
Or disease contracted in such military
Or naval service, and whose name has
been or shall hereafter be dropped from
said pension roll by reason of her mar
riage to another person who has since
died or shall hereafter die, or from
whom she has been heretofore or shall
be hereafter divorced, upon hers own
application and without fault on her
part, and if she is without means of
support other than her daily labor, as
ieiined by the acts of June 81, 1890,
and May ., 1900, shall be entitled TO
have her name again placed on the
pension roll at the rate now provided
Tor widows by the acts of July Ia, 1852;
March 5, 1873, and March 19, 1886,
such pension to commence from the
1ate of the filing of her application In
the Pension Bureau after the approval
'f this act; and provided further, that
where such widow is already In receipt
)f pension from the United States ,
She shall not be entitled to restoration
lnder this act: and provided, further, |
iiat where the pension of said widow |
IN her second or subsequent marriage
mas accrued to helpless or idiotic
;hild, or child or children under the |
lge or 10 years, she Shall not be entitled |
% restoration under this act unless said |
helpless or idiotic child, or child or chill |
iren under l6 years of age be then a |
member or members of her family and