Legibility, &c..... 17 1 17 17 19 17 30 17 22 Accrued pensions of a person dying while application is pending Order of action upon claims.. Limitation for filing not affected by application of those not entitled.. Index-Continued. Only one pension Suspension of payment of pension Unclaimed pensions.. Indorsements upon envelopes Evidence upon file in any department of the government available Neither original papers nor copies to be furnished When the office deems proper, papers to be returned for correction Pledge, sale, or transfer Vouchers License; oath. Revocation of power of attorney by claimant Substitution by power of attorney Time of payment, &c.... When certificates of unappointed civil surgeons are admissible Certificates of surgeons not conclusive if there be conflicting proof. Widows Death: When deceased has died in regiment or hospi'al from wounds or other 26 Testimony of an officer having personal knowledge. Date of death 26 Furloughs. When the deceased has died on furlough or after his discharge Dependence... Death of husband, or his abandonment of, or disability for support - Increase to pensioners of wars prior to 1861 CHAPTER IV. Index Continued. (-Declaration of widow for original pension when no child under sixteen years of -Declaration for original pension of a widow, child, or children under sixteen years of age surviving.. E-Declaration of a pensioned widow for increase of pension.. F-Declaration for pension for children under sixteen years of age. -Declaration of guardian for increase of pension to pensioned children. H-Declaration for original pension of a mother. I-Declaration for original pension of a father. J-Declaration for pension of dependent brothers and sisters. K-Declaration for restoration to the pension rolls of a person whose name has been L-Declaration of pensioner for restoration to the rolls under section 3, act of July 27, 1868.. M-Declaration for increase of pension under section 13, act of July 27, 1868. 0-Declaration for restoration to the pension rolls of a person whose name has been P-Declaration for pension under section 6, act of March 2, 1867 Q-Application for a new certificate R-Application for a transfer Page. CHAPTER VI. LAWS. ARMY AND NAVY PENSION LAWS. Act of April 10, 1806, provides for revolutionary invalids 53 Act of April 25, 1808, provides for payment of State pensioners of the Revolution by Act of April 16, 1816, grants half pay to widows and children of soldiers, &c., of war Act of April 24, 1816, increases pensions of invalids and provides for those of the 56 Abstract of act of June 17, 1832, provides for full life-pay pension to all who have Act of July 4, 1836, grants half-pay to widows and orphans of those who have died since Act of July 21, 1848, extends provisions of act of July 4, 1836, to widows and orphans Act of February 22, 1849, see marginal note of section 2, act of July 21, 1848. Act of February 3, 1853, continues half-pay of acts of July 21, 1848, and February Act of August 5, 1854, provides that a widow shall not be barred except during cover- ture. 60 Act of June 3, 1858, continues half-pay for life to widows, and to children under sixteen, 60 Abstract of act of April 1, 1864, grants annual stipend to each revolutionary pensioner. 60 Act of July 14, 1862, provides for pensions of invalids of the war of the rebellion, and 59 61 Act of July 4, 1864, provides for increase of pension of invalids of the war of the Index-Continued. Act of March 3, 1865, provides for relief of assistant or contract surgeons and their rela- tives, and for increase of pensions of invalids of the war of the rebellion.. Act of June 6, 1866, provides for further increase of pension of invalids of the war of the rebellion, and for relief of certain persons in same service not previously men- tioned, &c.. Page. Act of July 25, 1866, provides for relief of provost marshals, enrolling officers, and their dependents; for increase of pensions of widows and children; and for extension of benefits of act of July 14, 1862, to pensioners of other wars, except revolutionary Act of July 27, 1868, provides for invalids, disabled subsequent to its passage, and their relatives; for further increase to invalids; additional increase to widows; pen- sion to children by a prior marriage; increase of pensions to widows of revolutionary NAVY PENSION LAWS. Act of April 23, 1800, provides for pension to invalids of the Revolution... Act of January 20, 1813, grants five years half-pay pension to widows and children Act of March 3, 1817, provides for widows and children of those who died subsequent Act of March 3, 1819, continues for five years half-pay pension of widows and orphans. Act of January 22, 1824, continues for five years half-pay pension to widows and Abstract of act of May 23, 1828, continues for five years half-pay pension to widows Abstract of act of June 30, 1834, extends the benefits of the act of June 28, 1832, for another five years, and grants the same to widows of another class.. |