The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-20
NJ CUnBER HAS
AN AMENDMENT
NORTH DAKOTA SENATOR WOULD
AMEND THE PENSION BILL, Civ
ING SOLDIERS WHO HAVE
REACHED CERTAIN AGES, GRAD.
uATED PENSION.

Sen. P. ]. McCumber of North Da-
kota has introduced the following bill
in the senate which was 9 twice and
referred to the committee on pensions
Of which Senator McCumber is chair
man:
A bill to amend an act entitled, An Act
Granting Pensions to Certain Enlist
ed Men, Soldiers and Officers, Who
Served in the Civil War and the war
With Mexico, approved Feb. s, 1911.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in congress as
sembled, that the act entitled, An Act
Granting Pensions to Certain Enlist
ed Men, Soldiers and OFFICERS, Who
Served in the Civil War and the war
With Mexico, approved Feb. 6. 1907,
be, and the same is hereby, amended
to read as follows:
Section 1. That any person who
served ninety days or more in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States during the late civil war, who
has been honorably discharged there
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az 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 plac-
ed upon the pension roll and be en-
titled to receive a pension as fol-
lows: In cas- such person has reach
ed the age of 81 years and served
ninety days, $13 per month; one year,
$l4 per month; two years. SIS per
month; three years or over, SIC per
month. In case such person has reach
ed the age of Sc years and served
ninety days, SIS per month; one
year, SIC per month; two years, SIT
per month; three years, or over, SIS
per month. In case such person has
reached the age of 70 years and serv-
ed ninety days, SIS per month; one
year, $50 per month; two years, $22
per month; three years or over, $24
per month. In case such person has
reached the age of rs years and serv-
ed ninety days, $21 per month; one
year, $24 dollars per month; two years,
SGT per month; three years or over,
$50 per month.
THAT any person who has served
sixty days or more in the military or
naval service Of the United States in
the war with Mexico and has been
honorably discharged therefrom, shall,
upon making like proof of such serv-
ice, be entitled to receive a pension of
$50 per month.
"All of the aforesaid pensions shall
commence from the date of filing Of
the applications in the bureau Of pen
sions after the passage and approval
of this act: Provided, that pension
ers who are 62 years of age or over,
and who are now receiving pensions
under existing laws. or whose claims
are pending in the bureau Of pensions,
may, by application to the commits
sioner of pensions, in such form as he
may prescribe, receive the benefits Of
this act; and nothing herein contained
shall prevent any pensioner Of person
entitled to a pension from prosecuting
his claim and receiving a pension I'M
der any other general or special act:
Provided, that no person shall receive
a pension under n other law at the
same time for the same period that he
is receiving a pension under the pro-
visions Of this act: Provided further,
that no person who is now receiving or
shall hereafter receive a greater pen
sion, under any other general or spe-
cial law, than he would be entitled to
receive under the provisions herein
shall be pensionable under this act.
Section 2. That rank in the serv-
ice shall not be considered in appli-
cations filed hereunder.
Section 8. That no pension at
torney, claim agent, or other person
shall be entitled to receive any com
pensation for services rendered in pre-
senting any claim to the bureau of
pensions or securing any pension UNI
der this act"