Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-08-10
lived within the United states.

lived within the United States
Sec. 4. In ascertafhing the income
above mentioned account shall be
taken: 3f-#
(a) OF any persion which clains
ant is already receiving from this OF
any other government.
| (b) OF the yearly income. which
| might be expected to be derived from
any property belonging to that per-
son. which, though capable OF invest
ment or profitable use. is not SO IN
vested or probably used by him.
| (c) OF the yearly value of any ad-
vantage accruing to that person from
the ownership or use OF any property
which is personally used or enjoyed
by him.
td) Of the yearly value of any
benefit or privilege enjoyed by such
person.
| Sec. S. In calculating the means of
a person being one of married couple
| living together, the means shall not
in any case be taken to be less than.
one half the tota; means Of the cou
pie. Provided, that when both hus
band and wife are pensioners, except
where they are living apart pursuant
to any decree, judgn ent, order OF
deed of separation. the rate OF pension
for each shall be three-fourths of the
rate given in the above sche4ul
| Sec. 8. The pension hereunder
may be increased oradecreased every
| two months, whenever the pensioners
income decreases or increases accord
| ing to the terms of the schedule; and
the Secretary of the Interior shall
make all needful regulations for pro
viding for this change of rating.
Sec. Z. This act is amen1atcry of
and supplemental to, all existing
statutes touching pensions, and all
such statutes in all respects are here.
by declared to apply to. and to protect
claimants under, this Act, precisely as
though they had been in form incor-
porated herein.
Sec. 8. The said pension shall be
1 paid in thirteen installments in each
year in advance. It shall begin on
the date when the claim is filed; and
the arrears from that time to the
time of allowance shall, if the claim
amt be then living, but not otherwise
be paid in a lump sum.
Sect 9. In case any person entitled
hereunder is an incompetent or is in
capable under the law where such
person resides, the claim for the pen
sion of such person may be made and
the pension may be collected for such
person by any person or persons ap
pointed under the local law as guar
dian, conservator, tutor or the like, oi
such claimant.
II Sec. 10. This Act shall be literally
administered to effect its purpose
which is to provide out Of the public
enable them to enjoy the last remain
ing years of their lives in such free
dom from the fear of want as they
J have earned by a long service for so
ciety as citizens of the Republic.
Sec. IL. In accord with Par. 2, Sec
IL, Article of the Constitution, and
of the precedent established by the
Act passed over the Presidents veto
March q, 1868, the exercise of juris
diction by any of the Federal courts
upon the validity of this Act is here
by expressly forbidden.
For Old Age Pension Commission.
i. The following is a Joint Resolution
for appointment of commission to in
yestigate the matter OF old-age pen
sions, which was introduced by Rep
resentative Berger:
RESOLVED by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the
; United States of America in Congress
assembled, that a commission be, and
1t is hereby, created, consisting of two
members of the Senate, to be appoint
ed by the President of the Senate, and
three members of the House of Rep
resentatives (no two Of whom shall
belong to the same political party) to
be appointed by the Speaker thereof,
for the purpose of collecting and COM
Epiling detailed data ON the subject OF
old-age pensions, said commission to
submit report through the President
to the Congress of the United States
not later than the second Monday In