The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-23
Pension Bill
Recently Passed

The following pension act will be OF
interest to all Federal soldiers and !;
Sells states that he will r
be glad to give further Information 9
and furnish necessary blanks for those +
desiring to make application. k
Be il enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives ofthe United
States of America in Congress as
sembied.
That any person who served ninety
DAYS or more in the military or naval
service of the United States during the
late Civil War, who has been honor
ably discharged therefrom, and who
has reached the age of six,y-two years
or over, shall, upon making proof Of
such facts, according TO such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may provide, be placed upon
the pension roll and be entitled to re-
ceive as follows: In case such person
has reached the age of sixty-two years
and served ninety days, thirteen dol
lars per month; six months, thirteen
dollars and fifty cents per month; one
wear, fourteen dollars per month; one
and a hall years, fourteen dollars and
fifty cents per month; one year, four
teen, dollars per month; one and half
years, fourteen dollars and fifteen cents
per month; two years, fifteen dollars
per month; two and half years, fiji
teen dollars and fifty cents per month;
three years or over, sixteen dollars and
fifty cents per month;two ars,seven-
teen dollars per month, two and a nall
years eighteen dollars per month;three
wears or over, nineteen dollars per
month. In case such person has
reached the age of seventy years and
served ninety days, eighteen dollars
I per month; six months, nineteen dol
: lars per month; one age of seventy
e years and served ninety days, eighteen
s dollars per month; six months, nine
teen dollars per month; one year, TWEEN
r ty dollars per month; one and hall
4 wears, twenty-one dollars and nifty
: cents per month; two years, twenty
It three dollars per month; two and .
;. half years, twenty-four dollars per
= month; three years or over, twenty
It five dollars per month. In case such
t. person has reached the age of seventy
of five years and served ninety DAYS
twenty-one dollars per month; SIX
is months, twenty-five dollars and ilfty
re cents per month; 'one year. twenty-foul
IS dollars per month; one and a hall
is wears, twenty-seven dollars per month
Sc two years or over thirty dollars pei
ne month. That any person who served
~ in the military or naval service OF tht
w United States during the civil war anC
CT received an honorable discharge, ant
ne who was wounded in battle or in lint
ng of duty and is now unfit for manua
ed labor by reason thereof, or who from
ill disease or other causes incurred in linz
ID of duty resulting in his disability i
m now unable to perform manual LABOR
let shall be paid the maximum pension
le- under this act, to-w1t, thirty dollar
re- per month, without regard to lengtl
NY of service or age.
he That any person who has serve
In sixty DAYS or more in the military G
,ty naval service of the United States i
the War with Mexico and has bee
honorsbly discharged therefrom, shall
OF upon making like proof of such service
ose be entitled TO receive a pension I
re- thirty dollars per month.
,ial All of the aforesaid pensions sha
for commence from the date of the filir
md Of the applications in the Bureau
mir Pensions after the passage and appro
les, al of this act; Provided, That pensio
or ers who are sixty-two years of age
nst over, and who are now receiving pc
,ions un::er existing laws, or who
claims are pending in the bureau
tea Pensions, may, by application to T.
nd, Commissioner of Pensions, in SUI
sese form as he may prescribe, receive t
the benefits of this act; and nothing here
cen contained shall prevent any pension
was or person entitled to pension fro
sng prosecuting his claim and receiving
pension under any other general
special act: Provided, That no pers
aine shall receive pension under any otf
MY, law at the same time or for the sal
fore period that he is receiving pensi
was under the provisions of this act: +
vided further, That no person who
r.s now receiving or shall hereafter rece
hv greater pension under any other g
tho eral or special law than he would
M entitled to receive under the provisit
i'm herein shall be pensionable under
act.