The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-14
BENNINGTON, VT. MAY IA, 1912
THE PENSION BILL

Before starting for Ohio President
Taft signed the new pension bill,
granting a service pension. The law
in full is as follows.
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
honorably discharged therefrom and
who has reached the age OF sixty
two years or over, shall, upon max
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 pension
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 year, fourteen dollars per month;
one and a half years, fourteen dollars
and fifty cents per month; two years
fifteen dollars per month; two and a
half years, fifteen dollars and fifty
cents per month; three years or
over, sixteen dollars per month. In
case such person has reached the
age of sixty-six years and served
ninety days, fifteen dollars per
month six months, fifteen dollars
and fifty cents per month; one year,
sixteen dollars per month; one and
half years, sixteen dollars and fifty
cents per month; two years, seven
teen dollars per MONTH two and a
half years, eighteen dollars per
month; three years or over, nineteen
dollars per month. In case such per-
son has reached the age of seventy
years and served ninety days, eigh-
teen dollars per month; six months,
nineteen dollars per month; one
year twenty dollars per month; one
and half years, twenty-one dollars
and fifty cents per MONTH two years,
twenty-three dollars per month; two
and half years, twenty-four dollars
per month; three years or over,
twenty-five dollars per month. In
case such person has reached the age
OF seyenty-five years and served nine
ty days, twenty-one dollars per
month; six months, twenty-five dol
lars and fifty cents per month; one
year, twenty-four dollars per month !;
one and a half years. twenty-seven
dollars per month; two years or over
thirty dollars 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 incurred in line OF
duty resulting in his disability is
now unable to perform manual labor
shall be paid the maximum pension
under this act. TO wit, thirty dollars
per month, without regard to length
of service or age.
| That any person who has served
sixty days or more in the military Of
naval service OF the United States il
the War with Mexico and has beer
honorably discharged therefrom
shall, upon making like proof of sucl
service, be entitled to receive a pen
sion of thirty dollars per month.
All OF the aforesaid pensions shall
commence from the date of filing o
the applications in the Bureau o
Pensions after the passage and az
proval of this act: Provided. Tha
pensioners who are sixty-two year
OF age or over. and who are now RI
ceiving pensions under existing laws
or whose claims are pending in tn
Bureau OF Pensions may, by applic1
ton to the Commissioner OF PEI
sions, in such form as he may pr,
scribe. receive the benefits OF thi
act; and nothing herein containe
shall prevent any pensioner or pc
son entitled to a pension from pros,
cutting his claim and receiving a pei
sion under any other general or spe,
ial act: Provided, That no perso
shall receive pension under an
other law at the same time or for III
same period that he is receiving
pension under the provisions OF tn
act: Provided further, That no pc
son who is now receiving or sha
hereafter receive greater pensiC
under any other general or speci
law than he would be entitled to r
ceive under the provisions here
J shall be pensionable under this act.
Sec. 2. That rank In the servi,
shall not be considered In apple
, tons filed hereunder.
II Sec. 3. That no pension attorne
| claim agent, or other person shall
entitled TO receive any compensate,
for services rendered in presentll
any claim to the Bureau of Pension
or securing any pension, under n
act, except In applications for ori
nal pension by persons who have n
heretofore received a pension.
| Sec. 4. That the benefits OF n
act shall include any person W
served during the late Civil War.
in the War with Mexico, and who
now or may hereafter become
titled to pension under the acts
j June twenty.seventh, eighteen h,
dred and ninety. February fifteen
eighteen hundred and ninety.fve. a
the joint resolutions of July nr
nineteen hundred and two. and Ju
twenty-eight, nineteen hundred a
six, or the acts OF January tween
ninth. eighteen hundred and elgh
seven, March third. eighteen h
dred and ninety.one, and Februi
seventeenth, eighteen hundred
ninetyseven.
Sec. 8. That Il shall be the d,
OF the Commissioner OF Pensions.
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