The National tribune., 1911-04-20
The Pennsylvania Pension Bill.

The following is the Pennsylvania
pension bill as amended on the second
reading and now before the Legisla-
turs:
ITO provide for the pensioning OF
soldiers, sailors and marines who served
in the army or navy Of the United
States from Pennsylvania in the civil
war of 1S61-s5, fixing the rate Of said
pensions, the manner Of obtaining Same
and making an appropriation for the
payment thereof:
Sec. 1. Be 1t enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania IN
General Assembly met. and It is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same.
That any person who has served In
the army or navy Of the United States
in the civil war of 1876 and who
was enrolled from Pennsylvania and
who was honorably discharged there
from and who was resident of this
State at the date Of the commencement
of his service and shall be a resident
of this State at the time of making
application for pension as hereinafter
provided. shall be entitled TO a pension
from this State at the rate as herein
after stated; provided, however, that
such person shall have been hororably
discharged from said service.
Sec. 2. The amount to be paid as a
pension for each soldier, sailor and
marine as ser forth in Sec. 1 hereof
shall be as follows:
ITO those who served for one year or
less S. per month.
ITO those who served more than one
year and not more than two years. Sc
per month.
ITO those who served over two
years, 81 per month.
Sec. 3. 1t is understood that this act
does not include any soldier, sailor or
marine who was not a resident of this
State at the time Of entering the SER
vice and who has not resided in this
State at least one year prior to the
time of making application hereunder.
and also resided in this State at least
one year before each pension-paying
period.
Sec. 4. All applications for pensions
made hereunder shall be made to the
Auditor-General of the State of Penn
sylvania under such reasonable rules
and regulations as shall be prescribed
by him, and the right to such pensions
upon such applications shall be deter
mined by the said Auditor General
whose decision as to the granting or
refusal Of said pensions shall be final
SEQ. 5. Pensions granted in pur-
suancc Of the act shall commence as
of Jan. 1, 1912, and shall be payable
quarterly thereafter on the 1st days of
April, July, October and January Of
each year, but such pensions shall only
begin at the quarter yearly period after
same shall have been granted; provid-
ed. however. that no application shall
be received by the Auditor-General
prior to Nov. 1. 1911. and the first pay
ment to be made to carry this act into
effect shall be made on April l. 1912,
or as soon thereafter as possible, and
shall be for the quarter ending on
March 81. 1912.
sec. 6. The necessary blanks and
stationery for application and proof for
pensions under this act shall be fur
nished by the Department Of Printing
and Binding for use of the Auditor
General, and no charge shall be made
by the Auditor-General to such appli-
cant for pension for services or fees
in the matter of such pension.
Sec. 7. The sum of s1,900.000, or so
much thereof az may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby specifically ap-
proprlated for the purpose of paying
the pensions created hereby for the
five quarterly payments for the two
fiscal years beginning June l, 1911. and
In addition to the aforesaid appropria-
ton there shall be appropriated for
clerical hire, postage and incidental
exp psnses. commencing Sept. l, 1911
the sum of $4,000"