The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological OrderBancroft, Charles
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The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order
Bancroft, Charles
United States -- History; United States -- Politics and government
SECT. 2.—_Invalids Disabled Subsequent to Passage of this Act._—This
section specifies as to pensions by reason of disabilities incurred
subsequent to the passage of this Act, and enumerates the circumstances
under which said disabilities must have been contracted.
SECT. 3.—_Unclaimed Pensions._—This section provides that pensions
remaining unclaimed for fourteen months after the same have become due,
shall be adjusted at the Pension Agency instead of at the office of the
Third Auditor; and the failure of any pensioner to claim his or her
pension for _three_ years, shall be deemed presumptive evidence that
the same has legally terminated. On a new application, with evidence
satisfactorily accounting for such failure, the pensioner may be restored
to the rolls.
SECT. 4.—_Increase of Pensions of Widows and of Children by a former
Wife._—This section gives an increase of two dollars per month for each
minor child of a deceased soldier, to commence from the death of their
father, and continue until they severally attain the age of sixteen
years; and provides that the children of a former marriage shall be
“entitled to receive two dollars per month, to commence from the death
of their father, and continue until they severally attain the age of
sixteen years, to be paid to the guardian of such child or children for
their use and benefit; _Provided, however_, That in all such cases such
widow is charged with the care, custody, and maintenance of such child
or children, the said sum of two dollars per month for each of said
children shall be paid to her for and during the time she is or may have
been so charged with the care, custody, and maintenance of such child or
children, subject to the same conditions, provisions and limitations as
if they were her own children by her said deceased husband.”
SECT. 5.—_Widows and Minors not Debarred, etc._—By this section no widow
or guardian to whom an increase of pension has been or may hereafter be
granted on account of minor children, shall be deprived thereof by reason
of their being maintained or educated at the expense of the State or of
the public.
SECT. 6.—_Extension of Limitation._—This section provides that all
pensions applied for within five years after the right thereto shall
have accrued, and which have been or may be granted under the Act of
July 14, 1862, or Acts supplementary thereto, shall commence from the
discharge or death of the person on whose account the pension has been
or shall be granted; and in cases of insane persons and minors, who were
without guardians or other proper legal representatives previous to
said limitation, applications may be filed in their behalf after its
expiration. This section applies solely to cases in which the title to
pension has accrued subsequent to March 4, 1861.
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