The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 272
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
widow, or children. or any heirs of any deceased soldier on account of bounty, back
pay, or pension, who have in any way been engaged in or who have aided or abetted
the existing rebellion in the United States; but the right of such disloyal widow
or children, heir or heirs of such soldier, shall be vested in the loyal heir or heirs of
the deceased, if any there be.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That pensions which may be granted, in pursu-
ance of the provisions of this act, to persons who may have been, or shall be,
employed in the military or naval service of the United States, shall commence on
the day of the discharge of such persons in all cases in which the application for
such provisions is filed within one year after the date of such discharge; and in
cases in which the application is not filed during the said year, pensions granted to
persons employed, as aforesaid, shall commence on the day of the filing of the appli-
cation.
S'c. 6. And be it further enacted, That the fees of agents and attorneys, for making
out and causing to be executed the papers necessary to establish a claim for a pen-
sion, bounty, and other allowance, before the Pension Office under this act, shall not
exceed the following rates: For making out and causing to be duly executed a
declaration by the applicant, with the necessary affidavits, and forwarding the same
to the Pension Office, With the requisite correspondence, five dollars. In cases
wherein additional testimony is required by the Commissioner of Pensions, for each
affidavit so required and executed and forwarded (except the affidavits of surgeons,
for which such agents and attorneys shall not be entitled to any fees), one dollar and
fifty cents.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That any agent or attorney who shall, directly or
indirectly, demand or receive any greater compensation for his services under this
act than is prescribed in the preceding section of this act, or who shall contract or
agree to prosecute any claim for a pension, bounty, or other allowance under this
act, on the condition that he shall receive a per centum upon, or any portion of the
amount of such claim, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or other
claimant the whole or any part of the pension or claim allowed and due to such pen-
sioner or claimant, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof shall, for every such offense, be fined not exceeding three hundred
dollars, or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both, according to
the circumstances and aggravations of the offense.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioner of Pensions be, and he is
hereby, empowered to appoint, at his discretion, civil surgeons to make the biennial
examinations of pensioners which are or may be required to be made by law, and to
examine applicants for invalid pensions, where he shall deem an examination by a
surgeon to be appointed by him necessary; and the fees for each of such examina-
tions, and the requisite certificate thereof, shall be one dollar and fifty cents, which
fees shall be paid to the surgeon by the person examined, for which he shall take a
receipt, and forward the same to the Pension Office; and upon the allowance of the
claim of the person examined, the Commissioner of Pensions shall furnish to such
person an order on the pension agent of his State for the amount of the surgeon's fees.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioner of Pensions, on applica-
tion made to him in person or by letter by any claimants or applicants for pension,
bounty, or other allowance required by law to be adjusted and paid by the Pension
Office, shall furnish such claimants, free of all expense or charge to them, all such
printed instructions and forms as may be necessary in establishing and obtaining
said claim; and in case such claim is prosecuted by an agent or attorney of such
claimant or applicant, on the issue of a certificate of pension or the granting of a
bounty or allowance, the Commissioner of Pensions shall forthwith notify the appli-
cant or claimant that such certificate has been issued or allowance made, and the
amount thereof.
SEc. 10. And be it further enacted, That the pilots, engineers, sailors, and crews
upon the gun-boats and war vessels of the United States, who have not been regu-
larly mustered into the service of the United States, shall be entitled to the same
bounty allowed to persons of corresponding rank in the naval service, provided they
continue in service to the close of the present war; and all persons serving, as afore-
said, who have been or may be wounded or incapacitated for service, shall be entitled
to receive for such disability the pension allowed by the provisions of this act, to
those of like rank, and each and every such person shall receive pay according to
corresponding rank in the naval service: Provided, That no person receiving pension
or bounty under the provisions of this act shall receive either pension or bounty for
any other service in the present war.
SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the widows and heirs of all persons
described in the last preceding section who have been or may be employed, as afore-
said, or who have been or may be killed in battle, or of those who have died or shall
die of wounds received while so employed, shall be paid the bounty and pension
allowed by the provisions of this act, according to rank, as provided in the last pre-
ceding section.
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