The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-23
THAT NEW PENSION BILL.
Provisions of the Newly Signed PEN
sion Law for the Old Soldiers

! lFOm Olu sOlulefS DIS 10 just what all
of the provisions of the new pension
law were, and in answer to them we
publish the provisions of the law in
full.
The law after the usual enacting
clause reads:
THAT any person who served nine
ty days of more in the military or
naval service of the United States
during the late civil war who has
been honorably discharged there
from, and who has reached the age
of 81 years or over, shall, upon maxi
! ing proof of such facts, according to
such rules and regulations as the
secretary of the interior may pro-
vide, be placed upon the pension roll
and be entitled to receive a pension
as follows:
In case such person has reached
the age of 81 years, and served nine
ty days, $13 per month; six months,
$3.50 per month; one year, $14.OO
per month; one and a half years,
i$14.5O per month; two years, SIS
per month; two and one half years,
$3.50 per month; three years or
over, SIG per month.
In case such person has reached
the age of Sc years and served ninety
days SIS per month; six months,
$15.5 per month; one year, SIG per
month; one and a half years, $3.50
per month; two years, SIT per
month; two and a half years, SIS
per month; three years and over,
$19 per month.
In case such person has reached
the age of 70 years and served ninety
days, SIS per month; six months,
$19 per month; one year, $40 per
month; one and half years, $215O
per month; two years, $23 per
month; three years or over $25 per
month.
In case such person has reached
the age of rs years and served ninety
days, $21 per month; six months,
$3.50 per month; one year, SIS per
month; one and a half years, $27
per month; two years or over, $50
per month.
That any person who served in the
military or naval service of the
United States during the civil war
and received an honorable discharge,
and who was wounded in battle or
in line of duty and is now unfit for
manual labor by reason thereof, or
who from disease or other causes in
CURED in line of duty resulting in
his disability is now unable to per-
form manual labor, shall be paid the
maximum pension under this act, to-
wit, $50 per month, without regard
to length of service.
That any person who served sixty
days of more in the military or naval
service of the United States in the
war with Mexico and has been hon.
orally discharged therefrom shall,
upon making like proof of such SER
vice, be entitled to receive pension !
CT $50 per month.
All of the aforesaid pensions shall |
commence from the date of filing Of !
the applications in the Bureau of |
Pensions after the passage and ap-
prevail of this act: Provided. that |
pensioners who are 81 years Of age
Or over and who are now receiving
pensions under existing laws, or
whose claims are pending in the Blu
eau of Pensions, may, by application
% the commission of pensions, in
such form as he may prescribe, re-
'eive the benefits of this act; and
lothing herein contained shall pre-
'ent any pensioner or person enti-
led to pension from prosecuting
lis claim and receiving pension I'M
Ter any other general or special act:
'rovided, that no person shall re-
GIVE pension under any other law
t the same time or for the same
eriod that he is receiving a pension
nder the provisions of this act:
Provided, further, that no person
1ho is now receiving or shall here
fter receiving greater pension, un-
er any other general or special law,
han he would be entitled to receive
nder the provisions herein shall be
ensionable under this act.
Section 2. That rank in service
hall not be considered in applica-
ions filed hereunder.
Sec. 8. That no pension attorney,
lain agent, or other person shall be
ntitled to receive any compensation
or services rendered in presenting
ny claim to the Bureau of Pensions
r securing any pension, under this
ct, except in applications for orig
lal pensions by persons who have
OF heretofore received pension.
Sec. 4. That the benefits of this
ct shall include any person who
erved during the late civil war. or in
he war with Mexico, and who is now
r may hereafter become entitled to
ension under the acts of June q,
$50; Feb. Is, 1895, and the joint
esolutions of July /, 1912, and June
8, 1906, or the acts of January 20,
887; March 3, 1891, and February
, 1897. I
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of
he commissioner of pensions, as ,
ach application for pension under
his act is adjudicated, to be caused e
D be kept record showing the S
anne and length of service of each /
the monthly rate of pay I
lent granted to or received by him, I
nd the county and state of his res-
1ence; and shall at the end of the It
seal year, 1914, tabulate the record s
o obtained by states and counties, !
nd furnish certified copies thereof
pom demand and the payment of f
UGH fee thereof, as is provided by s
aw for certified copies, of records in s
he executive denartments II