m
s
GJTJriCJLiZ.
guardian to whom increase of pension has been, or
Fliall herejfterbe. irranted on account of minor
children, shall not be deprived thereof by reason
.ia nffTin TT;nj1 Cffc t..cnl nl , ' of their belnz maintained in whole or in pm at
"-rJiie'- -s"" w i.w.- w.- w.-w. ... vv-, uieexpeusootuio stale
Third Session of tfe&42d Congress.
inr-the nubile In anv educn-
I tlonal institution, or in. nay institution organized
Ke !9. Tmit in trundminUtrailon of the nen-
slon lawn, children born beforo the marriase of
their parren's. Ifacknuwledced br the father no
fore or alter the marriage, biiull be deemed legltl
m.ato.
Sit 11. T!it the wLtiaa of colored or Indian
1 n-i .1 1 . . ... .,.; . .u. iintia lfd ai .tii11 horn.
-mWtf, That if the ability of any offlcre-ol the ?;7r.fo..
ar.r.v lnclcliucrtr0'ul:irs,volus?ers, anTiallltia. i "l"' r..M' 'Jtit .Vi..n nntr.v,i m t,i.
CHAP. rrrcxxrV". An A-ctto-revhe. consolidate,
and amend the laws relating to Pensions.
Br. itcr.acte.1 by Ui Senate and itonse of Krprfxcnt-
auvt of tnr. L,ti)uxuucs of America, in ixmgrau as
orj naval vervje of the United Statin, nr In its ma
rnecor3wnet;ii;r rcycuiarty niuuireu or
nblc! br rcaton of any wound nr iniurr 1
or, d'sjoso contracted; while In the nervice of the
casualty
lltarv tir
' I in the- line of duty, aall be entitled to receive the
...-. .".." ' t . II
Sal" ted JE. WV SoTed In h i-hlta uIta ? naVal oof Un5a SUM. and
nisiyfl.iinuj.iiowe4.ee fixnpioyea. m .nr l..miarj , 4n ,h. ! ,.,.0. hriii h entitled to receive the
A ., . -..,, .. ... l.n.l,..All .;.nl71
UbkmI Mates and In ure line or duty; any master -,, i,iV ,i,,aivui wift. ami . n reccenlx-
scrving on RUhboat. or any pilot. cn?lneer.sai!ur,, ,? HfeireK. and ufved fSStbe Sroch
orany person not regularly mustered, servitiK up- ? ;.," H,tnfSni!Vm.nt trhoii siieli soldier or
on any cunboatorMTHr-veel of the CnttM Stat, S, ffiLd?MrK
dfjibled br auv wound or iiiiurv received . or oth- Sri"?.-.'"?!! J"!""'.: !!: SV l ZUV ft-. T
erwise- incatmeiuitea. wiuia in the line or duty, ror . ";.j , u be Adeemed and held to be lawful chll
Brocurius Ms nabshteuee by manual labor: any I 2l.,T I ri, sol.lfer or sailor: Provided. That
v pjrv-- ". " .. . .. .. .. ..!.!. .
person not an enlisted soioicr m, tae army., serv
ing for the time being as a member of the militia
01 any siwe imutT oraere in anyomccruiine Km" the mtswre or tills net.
wtl MK,orwno vomniccrea lor me um ocinx 1 ' ,. That If anr nerson
10 serve wiih aii.v n-jjuiany ojsjmieu .niuiarj r j lien,afI(.r .e. lenvlin: a widow entitled to a pen-
Iiavai iuutop miiioumioi oiniw.tii " ""-. .!,.,. ht-rM.n oriilHdpnth.sind JS.-M1H1I or children
,1.1. .AAltnn nliatl niit tin nnn!!pflhll f n A11V f!laim On
account of persona who shall have enlisted after
has died, or shall
wise volunteered ana rendered service in any en
gagement wl'h rebels or Indians. dl-ab"ed In c-wse-queues
ofwouudsoelniury receiveil in the lln of
biicIi temporary service : any acting naiisUmt or
ouitiMCt sur J'on.labJed by any wou'i I or Injary
nc vel r OiAOfse cpntractel In the linn ni duty
wlilli- ctuJly perform '.ni:ib duties or asiiitwii
- kurveon. oc?outractrnsassist-intsurgeon vitt.any
ut'httw: force in the a eld or in tr.1nsitu.0r-lu Uis-)ital.ocanyprn'Oiti-mftrs..al.
deputy provost mar
fchul orcnrollingoiHcer disabsedby reason of any
wound or injury received in tlc di-hnoe of his du
ty, to procure a subxtance by manual labor, has
been since tU fourth tlay ofMarch. eighteen hund
red and slxtj'-one. or shall horonOer be impaired
by reaaon uf such disability, heshajl. upon making
dne i)roofoftlielact,acconlln tosac'i forms and
nsrafmkiii a. areormiy be pniiMLsl by rod.in
pursuance ofla-.v, be placed upon the ii-t of lnv.i:nl
iiesrSo'iers of the U!ilt:ul Stntt3. and ba onXtled to
recciv(, or a total disability or a permanent se
ciflc dmblilty, such pension rs is iiereiimfter pro.
vl'ld in uch cast, and for and Inferior disability,
?xc"pt in casan of permrnent spec.iio daiibiluy for
which the rae 6t jen-Ion i3 expi c -sly nrov.ded. an
amount prjpartlon.ue to thai provided for total
dlsnbdtty. to.commenro tu hereinafter provided,
and to continue lurmi; Hie existence or the disabili
ty i- rrovido4.Tlt no claim of ft State lulilti.i
mnli. or nonulbipd person, on acaunt rdlsnbiU
ty from wunntLtnrtujary received in btttle witlf
rebels or Indians, while temporarily renderinfr ser
vice, shall bf valid unluts proaeea led taasncccsMut
issue prior tp the iourlh day of Jul'. ii?btrtMi huh'
drcd nnd eventy-fonr: And provlocd thriller.
That no per.un shall bo entitled to 11 p-jirsioh Jiy
reason o wound- or injury received or disease con
tm"tl in the service of th United States subse
quent to tlie twenty-seventh Jay July, eiuhtf-'ii
hundred antlsucty-o;sbt. unless th person who
-.ras w tjnded or; comracted the di case was in
theiineofdutj : and. If in military service, was at
Uie tlmoa"taJvin thetieid.oron the march, or
sat same yoft.lort. or garrison: or, ir in the nuv.U
wrvicr, w at lue lime borne oh theboots of ome
khip or other vessel ortheDnlted Mates, at sa or
in harbor, actually In commission, or was at some
naval station, or on nts way. ny mrc :iion 01 com
petent authority, to the United States, or to some
other vei-el. or naval stations, or hospital.
.Sec 2. That the pension lor total disability shall
be as To lows, namely : For lienten.int-colonel and
all odlcers or higher rank in the military servlce
and In the marine corps, and for captain and a.l
vJlicsrs of burlier rank commander. surgeon, p.ty-ina-tter,
and chief engineer, respectively ranking
with commander by luw. lieutenant coinmandtujj
and pavtnaster cominandiui;, in the naval .service,
thirty dollars per month: f.irmajorln theiiilllta
rv service and In the marine corps, and lieuten
ant, surseoh, paymaster, and chief engineer, re
spectively nmkiug with lieutenant by law. and
parsed assistant surgeon in the nnvai service, t wen-y--aved'15ars
ptr month, for captain in the mili
tary service mid in the marine corps, chaplain in
too army and provost marsh.vl. proiessor ot mathe
matics, master, assistant surgeon, assistant pay
master, and chaplain In the naval service, twenty
dollars pr month ; fur Jirst lieutenant in the mili
tary service and in the m.irine corps, acting assist
ant or contract surgeon, nnddeptnty provost-mar-shal.
seventeen dollars per month: lor second
lieutenant in t lie m unary service mmiu mc "
rine carps, first assistant engineer, ensign, and pi
lot iu the naval s-rvice and enrolling olllcer. fif
teen dollars per month : tor cadet-midshipman,
passed midshipman, midshipman, e'erk of admi
rals and paymasters, and orother officers commin
dmg vessels, second and third assistant engineer,
master's mate, ind all warrant officers in tlie na
val service, ten dollars per month ; aniforall en
listwi men whose rank or offlce Is not mentioned
Jr. ihN gfHJtlon. eight dollars per month ; and the
master, pilots, engineers, sailors, and crews ujwn
the jcyiboats and war-vessels shall be entitled to rc-coivv-
tlje pension allowed herein to those or like
rank bithe naval service : nnd every comm.ssion
wionicer la the army. ntvy. or marine corps Bhall
receive such and only such pension as is herein
provided for the rank he held at the time he re
ceived. tbfllpjurv, or contracted the dlese which
resulted, in, the disability, on account of which he
uwy be entitled to a pension : and any commls
eioned or presidential appointment, regularly Is
sued to such person, -hall be taken to determine
Sis rank from and after the date, as given in the
"commission or appointment contemng said rank:
Provided, That vacancy existed In the rank
thereby conferred : that the penon commissioned
wa3 not so disabled for military duty ; and.tbat he
did not wilfully neglect or refuse to b mustered.
Seel That for the period c juiiueticmg Ju y
fourth. eUhtem hundred and blxty-rour. and end-
ing June third, e'gJieen hnudreJ and Eeyeuty-two.
tacss per-.ohs emUled to a less iwnslou than bere
LiatleT menUoned. who shall have lost both feet in
the mllitarj' or naval service and in the line of lu
tv, shall be entitled to a pension of twenty-live dol-
Jars per month ; for the same period those persons
who. under like circumstauces, shall have lost both
bands or the slsht or both eyes, shall be entitled to
11 pension orriv..tv-flve dxllfus per month: and
for tlie period commencing M.iiai third eightetn
'naV i .md .sixtr-tive. and endint Jnne third.
eighteen iiiiuOr5i-and -seventy-two. Uios jjersana.
w.lo 'oner !ilw tr?Hms4awiin, nftnj im ifJWH. oae
ha.'id nnd ee fet,Hiil beenUUerB.'.5swo of
vremy-vm douurs nr isofiin r aaatUNc c. peri
riri rnrnwinmiii ibhiiw wmww. dnraui '
.K!CuTiTtenbiir-.4tte mxUt. fJatitcmn
bisIr-sIlfr"cntLatliic- June lUlni.'e'aUi
cumstaasesliali have tost &tm'Xaior one :
tdiall be entitled to a ptostefr of a flees dollars -t
mouth f and for tnc period commencing June
sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. and ending
June third, eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
th-we persons entitled to a less pension tlian here
inafter mentioned, who ny rea oa or injury re
ceived, or disease contracted in the mliitarv or na
val service of the Uniti-d States and In the Hue of
duly, shall have befii permanently and totally dis
abled in both hands, or who shall have lost the
tight ofoneeye. the other having been previously
lost, or who bLall have been otherwise so totally
nnd permanently disabled as to reader them ntter
y, helpless, or so nearly so as to require regular
'personal aid and attendance of another pron,
t.hall be entitled to n penson of twenty-five dollars
per month : and for the name period those woo
under like circumstance! shall have beeh totallv
.nnd pcrmanenty disabled iu both feet, or in one
hand and one foot, or otherwise so disabled as to
be incapactiHted for the performance o any manu
al labor, bat not so much so as to require regular
personal aid and attentjon, shall be entitled to a
pension of twenty dollars nor month : and for tho
same period all persons wno under like clrcnm
itniicesshuU huve been totally and permanetly dis
abled In one hand, or one foot, or otherwise so
disabled as to render their Inability to perform
manual labor equivalent to the loss of a hand or
foo: shall be entitled to a pension ol fifteen dollars
jier mouth.
stc.4. That from and after June fourth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, all persons entitled by
law to a less pension than heaeinattfr specmed.
who, while in the military or naval service of the
United States, and in line of duty, shall have lost
the slftht of both eyes, or shall have lost the sight
of one eye. the sight of the other having been pre
viously lost, or shall have lostlKth hinds, or shall
have lost both feet, or been totally and permanent
ly aisaniea tn me same, or permanently and total
ly disabled as to render them uttsrly help'es. or so
nearly. so as to require the regular personal aid and
uttendance of another person, shall be entitled to a
pension of thirty-one dollars audtmenty-tive cents
Jicr month ; and nil persons who. tinder like cir
nmsmucps. shall have lost one iiand and one foot,
ur been totally and permanently disabled In the
name, or otherwise so disabled as to be incapacita
ted for performing any manual labor, bnt not so
much as to require reaular personal aid and attend
ance, shall be entitled to a rwnalon or twenty-four
dollars per month : and all persons who. under
llkcscamstane's shall have lostonf hand, or one
foot, or bean totally and permanently disabled In
lhc- sanvs. or otherwise so disabled as to render
their Ihcapaeity to perform manual labir equiva
lent to the loss of a band or foot, shall be entitled to
a persEioa, of eighteen dollars per month : Provl
tleC, That all persons who, unlcr liko circumstan
ce, hava lost a leg above the knee, and In conse
quence thereor, are so disabled th-it thby cannot
use artificial limbs, shall be rated In tho second
class and receive twenty-four dollars per month
and ail persons who under like circumstances.
. shall have lost the hearing of both ears, shall be
rutitledtoa pension of thirteen dollars per month:
Provided. That the pension for a disability not per
manent, equivalent in dejreo to any provided for
Jo till section, shall, during the continuance of the
(Inability in snob desree. be at the same rate as
that liartln provided lor a permanent disability of
iikc oegree: i-roviaea turiner. mat, except, in
. -oisesofpermanentFpeclflcdlsabilUIes.no increase
of pension shall be allowed to commence prior to
the date of the exnminlng surgeon's certificate, nnd
that in this, as well as all other cases, the certifi
cate of an examining surgeon, or of a board of ex
amining surgeons, seall be subject to the approval
of the commissioner of pensions.
Sec. 5. That the ratjft of eighteen dollars per
month may bo proportionately divided for anv de
gree ordlabilisy established fur which tho second
tHt'4U of this act makes no provision.
Sfro. it. That oflloers absent on sick-leave, and
enlisted nn abnt on sick-furlough, or on -veter-cn
fnr'.onjli. while witb the organization to which
they belong, shall be regarded in the administra
tion of the pension law in the same manner as if
nnd'T sixteen vears ofagebysnclt widow, and It
I shall he duly omiiied nnder seal bv any court hav-
lug prjibatoturisil-rtiin. that satisfactory evidence
' has b'-f-n procured bff.re -uch court upon due no
tire to the widow that the widow alorpsni-i has
ab-tndoncd U.e care of such child or children, or
that she Is an unsuitable person, by reason orini
moralcond;ct.tohavethecu5.todyorihe Mime, or
on presentnlion of satl factory evidence thereof to
the commissioner of pensions, then no pension shall
be allowed ic such widow until such child or chil
dren shall have attained the age of sixteen years,
any provisionsot thisjvet. or of any previous ast. to
the contrary notwithstanding: and the said child
or children aforesaid shall be pensioned in the
same manner; and Irom the muiic date, as If no
widow bad survived swell person, and snch pension
Kiir.n rw unlil to ih"iinrillaii ofatich child or chil
dren.: Prox-lcUd. That if in any case pavment of
pot'som snail LavcWK-eji mane 10 me winuw, me
pension of the cljfifl or children shall commence
:30m tbe date to xshich her pension has been paid.
Sec 13. That If anv person embraced within the
provisions of the first Fectlcn of this net has d.cd
since tho fonrtb dav of Marr-h. eicliteen hundrtst
and sixty-one or shall lif-reafler die, by reason of
anv wound. ti-jiry.Cji-naj:y,oroisease. wmen. un
der the conditlonwand limitations of Said section,
would have entltifd him to an Invalid pension, and
L-lias not lea or shall rt leiva a widow or legitl-
maio cmiu. om cot iwi iir siuni wave uuicr icu
tlve or relntl' ps whewwe dopaenrtrpon him for
snnnort nt ihfihitR ef Ids iloiUi . -Rncb relative or
relatives shall ! entitled laafue following order of
Tieaence to receiveinesami! pension, as sucu
.person would have been entitled to bad he been to
tjallv disabled, to commence from the death or.such
1 erMjn. nnmelv, first the mother : secondly, the
father; thirdly, orphan brothers and sisters under
sixteen years of age, who shall be penslond Jointly :
Proridwl.Tliat whproornban children of the Same
parent have different guardians, or a portion of
them onlv are under gmirdionsirp. me snare 01 ine
joint poiislun to which each ward shall be entitled
shall be p ad to the guardian of such ward: Irovi
ded. That if in any ensesaid person shall have left
father and mother who arc dependent upon him.
then, on the death of the mother, the father shall
bc-ome entitled tothepension. commencing from
and alter the death of the mother; and upon the
death of the father and mother, or upon the death
of tho father and the remarriage of the mother, the
dependent brothers andjdstcrs under sixteen years
of ageshall jointly become entitled to such pension
until they attain the age orslxteen years of age re
spectively, commencing from the death or remar
riage or the party who had the prior right to the
pension: Provided. That the mother shall be
assumed to have been dependent upon bcr son,
within the meaning of this act, if, at the date of his
death, she bad no other adequate means of sup
port than the ordinary proceeds of her own mnuu
al labor and the contributions of said sou or of any
other persons not legally bound to aid In her sup
port ; and if. by actual contributions or In any oth
er way, the son had recognized his obligations to
aid in support ofgfti-d mother or was by law bound
to such support and MMtn father or a minor broth
er or sister shall in tike manner nnd under liko con
ditions, bassomed' to have been dependent, ex
cept that ttae iaaome which was derived or.derl vu-bleTr&Ba-llB
a-otuat mnnunl labor shall be taken
into &ec0Ht Im estimating a father's means of Inde
pendent support: Provided, further. That the pen
sion allowed to any person on account of his or her
dependence as hereinbefore provided shall not be
paid for any period during which It shall not be
necessary as a ameans of adequate subslRtnnce.
Sec 14. That the remarriage of any widow, de
pendent mother, or dependent sister, entitled to
pension shaM riot bar her right to such pension to
the date ofikerijrmnrringe. whether an applica
tion thorefor4w3 filed beJbrc or after such mar
rinse : and that on the remarriage of any widow.
dependent mother, or dependent sister, havuig a
pension, sucn pension shall cease.
Sec. 15. That all pensions which have been, or
which may hcrcalterbe, granted in consequence of
death occurring from a cause which originated In
the service since the rourtli day of March, eighteen
hundred ahd sixty-one. or in consequence of
wobuds or injcrles received or disease contracted
since said date, shall-commence Irom the death or
discharge of the person on whose account the claim
has been or shall hereaftor be granted, .prfr m the
termination oftherightnf party having prior title
to such pension: Provided. That the application
for such pension has been, or shall hereafter be,
riled with the commissioner of pensions within five
ye rs after the right thereto shall have accrued :
otherwise the pension shall commence from the
data of .filing the last evidence necessary to estab
lish the same : Provided furludr. That the limita
tion herein prescribed shall not apply to claims by
or in behalfot insane persons or persons under six
teen years.
Sec. ig. That in construing the preceedlng sec
tion, the right of persons entitled to pension thnll
be recognlced a3 accruing at the date therein stated
for the commencement or such pension, and that
the right of 11 dependent father or dependent broth
er to pension shall nut in any case be held to have
accrued prior to the sixth dav .of June, eighteen
hundred and blxty-six: and the right of all other
IN''"RBfinlHISKili'
count or4MMc.ri ;.,i
It . s' - 1 MIO..f
m.aw mb we
they were in ths field cr hospital,
entitled to the benefit of the pension laws or on ac-
Soc. 7. That the period of service of all persons
count of wlioso dvath nnv itrson mnv hnmma nn
titled to a pension, shall be consumed to extend to
Ihe time of disbanding the organization to which
s;eh person belonged, or until their actual dis
charge for other cause than the expiration oi the
service qf such organization.
Soc S. Tbat if and person embraced ivfthln the
provisions of this act has died since the fourth day
of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or shall
hereafter die, by reason of any wound, injury, or
disease wmen. nnnrr ma direction ana limitation
or paid section, would have entitled blm to an In
valid pension had he been disabled. bLs widow, or
If there lie no widow, or In casa ot her death, with
out payment to her of any part of the pension bere
; Inafter mentioned, his child or children, uuder six
teen yeirs or age. shall be entitled to receive the
name pension as the husband or father would have
boeti entitled to had he ben totally disabled to
cuBimenei1 from the death of the husband-or father,
to continue to the widow during her widowhood,
and his child or chlldred until they severally attain
thengeofslTtepnyears.and no longer. and thnt If
me wiuow remarry, xne cnua or ennerea shall be
entitled form the date of remarriage. That th
provisions of this act aro hareby extended to and
made to. embrace the otBcers and privates of tho
lIUouri Slate militia, and tb,o provisional Missou
ri militia, disabled; by reason of injury recived or
disease contracted In. the line of dpty while such
rnllstia was co-operatinsr with United States forces,
and the wldoworcliildredofanysuolt, person, dy
lug of injury received or disease contracted qnder
the circumstances herein set forth, shall baeniitlod
to thebenefllt of this act: Provided, That the pen
sions on account of such mltltla shall not com
mence prior tothedatoof thnpas.sage of this aot,
TtiRt the provisions or this section shall he so Inter
preted us to apply to the widows, child, or children,
of officers and privates ortbe Missouri state militia,
and tlie provisional Missouri militia, ifthe husband
or father was wounded, or contracted the disease
01 wman neoien wmiotn tne service or the gov
ernment ortbe United States.
Sec 8. Th.m the pensions of widows shall be ln
crc.sfi4 from and after the twenty-filth dav of July,
eleh.tban hundred nnd slxty-slx. at the ra'e of two
dollars per month for each child nnder the are of
.sixteen yecpsrof the husband on account of whose
death the claim, has been, or shall b? eraalcd.
And inverycase.ln which the diseased hunuand
lias left, or (.hall- leave, no widow, or where his
widow has died or married again, or where she la
ben deprived of her p."nlon under tie provisions
of the pension law. tho pension granted to such
child or children shall be increased to the same
amount per month that would be allowed under
the Tnregoin provisions to the widow, irilvlug and-
entitled to a l.atl.Tlnn Prnvldml Tiit ,ni..lAt
tiotial pension Unrein .granted to the widow on ac-
i cU43K-Gf clalrmtatjj if upplylnr on .account Ql'.tU-j
-.oecHfr 01 a person wjrs n
servicfe. pr rtnlarrya
upon tbe.-ar.bofcfMUi.srr-v
o tne icuriii 9Ky n jhtjv'
sixtv-two-: irf.nlJFia.6n no
tseary.incirr:entsbnH not be ael
crued nrw to'tlus nlntb day of April, etebteen
hundradniid sixty-four : If applying onSBTOur.t-0'r'
an euJwted soliller who was not mustered, or a
non-enlisted man in temporary service, their right
shall not be held to have accrued prior to the fourth
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-lour: if
applying ox account of an cct.ng asdstnnt or con
tract surgeon, their right .shall not be hald to have
accrued prior to the third day or March eighteen
hundred and sixty-live : If applying on account of
persons enlisted as teamsters, wagoners, artificers.
nopital-s ewards, or farriers, their right shall not
be held to have accrued prior to the sixth day or
June, eighteen hundred and fixty-six : and the
right or nil classes or claimants, applying on oc
coui.t of a provost marshal, deputy provost-marshal,
or enrolling olliccr . shall not be he'd to have
accrued prior to the twenty-liflh day of July, eight-
n hundred nnd sixty-six : Provided, That the
rizht of a widow or denendent mother Alio mar
ried prior, and did not apply till subsequent to the
tcnty-seventh day of July, eighteen hundred nnd
sixty-eight, shall not be held to have accrued prior
to that date.
Sec. 17. That it shall be the duty of the commis
sioner ot pensions, upon any application by letter
or otherwise by or on behalf of any pensioner enti
arrears of pejMon under the liltcentb j-ectlOn of
this act, or. If any sucn pensioner shall have died,
upon :s similar pobcation bv or on behalf of an-
!erson entitled to receive the accrued peusioh .oe
nich pensioners 111 uis or uer oeam. 10 pay or cause
to h,i paid to sucii pensioners. oro,ther person, alt
snch arrears of pension as tlie pensioner may be
entitled to. or (if dead) would have been entitled
to under the provisions of said section had be or
she survived : and no claim-agents or oilier per
sons shall ha entitled to receive any compensation
for sen ices in making application for arrears ol
pension.
bee. 13. That 'the provisions or this act in respect
to the rates ot" pen Won areliereby extended to pen
sioners whoe right to pension accrued under gen
eral acts passed since the war ol the Involution
and prior to tlie lourh of March, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one to take eficct from and ntter the
twenjy-hflh day of July, eighteen hundred nnd sixty-six
: and that the widows of revolutionary sol
diers and sailoarx receiving a less bum shall be
nnid at the rate of eight dollars per month from
and after the twenty-seventh day of July, eighteen
huxdred and sixty-eight.
Sec la. That 111 all cases In which the cause of
disability or death originated lu the service prior
to the tourth day of March, eighteen hundred nnd
sixty-one, and an application Tor pension shall not
have been filed Uilhin three years rrom the dis
charge or doalli of the person on whose account the
claim is made, or within three years of the termin
ation of n pension previously grunted on account
or the service and death ot the same person, the
pension shall commence from the date of filing,
oy the party prosecuting the claim, the'last paper
requl-Ite to establish the same i- Provided, That no
claim allowed prior to the sixth day of June, eight
een hundred and slxty-lx, shall be affected by any
thing herein contained.
Sec. 3). That nothJujt in this act shall be so con
strued as to allow more than on pension at the
same time to the Mime person or to persons entl
tied Jolutly; but any pensioner who shall so elect
may surrenuer nis or ner certificate, and receive.
In lieu thereof, a certillicate for any other pension
to which lie or she would have been entitled had
not the surrendered certificate been issued: Provi
ded, That all payments previously made for any
period covered by the new certificate shall be de
ducted from the amount allowed by said certificate.
cc 21. That declarations of pension claimants
shall be made before a coart of record, or before
borne officer thereof having custody of Its seal, said
officer hereby being fully authorized nnd emnow
ered to administer and certify auy oath or ailirma-.
tlon relatlnsto any pension oranollcition thereof!
1 Provided, That the commLssjpner or&cnsions may
ue-iKO".e. 111 lucui.iies mure man iwemv-nvn
miles distant from any place at which snch court j
is noiaen. persons amy quaiuied to administer
oaths, before whom declarlions may tie made and
testimony taken, and may accept declarations of
claimants residing in foreign countries, made be
fore a United States minister or consul, or before
some officer of the country duly authorized to ad
minister oaths for general purposes, and whos-e offi
c al character And signature shall be duly authenti
cated by the certificate of a United States minister
or consul : declara.ious In claims o lud.ans made
before a Unitedritntes nirenl: and dichiratlons in
cl ims under the act of Febraary fourteenth, eight
sen hundred and seventy-one. made before an offi
cer duly authorized to administer oaths for general
purposes, when tbe applicants, by reason of inf nn-
J ity of Age. ere unable to travel: Paovidcd. That
any declaration made nctorc an omcer duly au
thorised to administer oaths for general mirnoses
shall bo accepted to exempt a claim from the limi
tation as to date of filing prescribed hi tbe fif
teenth section of this act.
Sec 22. That the commissioner of pensions, on
application being made to him in person or by let
ter byanycln ruuut or ppplicant for pension, bonn-tj'-land.
or other allowance required by law to be
adjusted or paid by the pension-office, shall furnish
such person, free of all expense to him or her. all
sach printed Instructions and forms as may be ncc-
ivir. 111 t-.-M.-iiiiiMim;; uiiu ouiniiung Sll-.u Claim;
and on the issuing of a certificate of pension, or ol a
bonnly Innd warrant.be shall forthwith notilty tlie
claimmt or applicant, and also the agent or attor
ney in the c-.se. If mere be one. that such certificate
lias" been issued, or allowance made, and tho rtnt
and amount thereof.
Sec 23. That no money on account of pension
shall be paid to miy person, or to the widow, chil
dren or heirs of any diseased person who In any
manner voluntarily engaged In, or aided or abet
ted. Inthel-ite rebellion against the authority of
the United States.
Sec 24. That no claim for pension not prose
cuted to successful Issue within fiveyears from the
date of fill iiffUie same shall be admitted without
record "evideueo Irom the War or Navy Depart
ment of tlie injury or tae disease which resulted in
the disability or death of the net-son on whns tin.
ocunt the claim Is made : PsovIded.That in any case
in which the limitation prescribed by this section
bars the rurther proecution of tho claim, the claim
ant may present, tbyougb, tha pension-office, to the
adjutant general of the army or thesurgeon-cener-of
the navy, evidence that the disease or Injury
which resulted In tbe disability or death or tbo per
son on whole account the claim is made originated
In the service and in the line orduty : and if such
evidence is deemed satisfactory br the officer to
whom It may be submitted, he shjdi cause a record
of the fact so prove! to be made, and n copy ortbe
come to be transmitted to theoopimjrslonar of pen
sions, and the bar to the.prosecuUca oi the olaim
shall thereby be removed;
I
tho debts of said estate In jcst ewe- whatever, bnt
shall inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the
widow or children: and It no-widow or child sur
vive, no payment whatsover of tbe- accrued pen.
slon shall be made or allowed, except so much a
may be necessary to reimburse the person wmj
bare theexoenses of the last slcknessand burlfcl or
tbe decedent, iu cases wt ere be did not leave unfa
dent assets to maetsicn-nett.ses. ;-
Sec 20. That the failure of any pensionon--
to claim his or her pension for three yerrs nfler the
same snau jiave Deeomenne-snau oe ueemeu pre
sumptive evidence thafwifcb pension has legally
terminated br reason of ihe- pensioner's death, re
marrfairo. recovery from tbe disability, or other
wise, nnd the pensioner's- name shall be stricken:
from the list of pensioner., subject.to the ribt of
restoration to ibraame. on, a new .application by
the pensioner, or. Ifthe pensioner is dead, by the
widow or minor children entitled to receive the ac
crued pension, accompanied-by evidence satisfac
torily accounting for tbe failure to claim such pen
sion, and by medical evidence Iu cases of invalids
who were not exempt from biennial examinations
as to the continuance of tbe disability.
Sec J7. That wnen the rate, commencement,
and durations of a pension nllomed by special act
are fixed by such act. tby shall not be subject to
be varied by the provisions and limitations of the
general pension laws, but when not thns fixed, the
rate and continuance of the pension shall be sub
ject to variation in accordance with the general
laws, and its commencement snail uate irom me
passage of the special act, and the coramlsioner of
pensions shall, upon satisfactory evidence that
lrand was perpetrated in obtaining such special act,
suspend payment thereupon until the propriety of
repealing the same can be considered by Congress.
Sec 23. That tbe term or limitation prescribed
by section sixteen and twenty-three of tnls act
shall, in pending claims oriudiaus.be extended to
two years from and after the passage or this act;
that all proof which has heretofore been taken be
fore an Indian agent, or berore nn officer of any
tribe, competent according to tlie rules or said
tribe to administer oaths, shall be held and regard
m! hv the nrnlnn-nf!'fi in the examining and de
termining of claims ol Indians now on file, as of
me same validity as 11 ni'sen Dciore an oiucer recog
nized by the law at the time as competent to ad
minister oaths; that s.11 proof wanting in .aid
claims heretofore, as well as those filed after the
passage olthls act. shallte taken before tbe agent
or the tribe to which the claimants respectively be
long ; that in regard to dates, all applications of In
dians now on tile be treated as though they were
3 lade before a competent olllcer at their respective
ites. and if found to be in all other respects con
clusive, Uiey shall be allowed : and that Indians
shall be exempted from the obligation to take the
oath to support the Constitution of tbe Uuited
totutes. required by the act of February fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, providing for
nanlnn tn rartnln snldliirs nnn sailors tlf the Wlir
of eighteen lnludred and twelve, and to widows of
deceased soioiers. . ,. ,
sacs. Tkt tbeCtesidcnt shall appoint ia.Uie
Dpprrlmentofthe ItnWlor.byabd with UwallYice
find consent of the Senate, ft competent- pKon.
who shall be called tho deputy commissioner or
pensions, with nn annual salary ot twenty-live
hundred dollars, who shall bo charged with slid;
duti-s in the pension bureau as may be prescr.bcd
by tbe Secretary ofthe Interior or may be required
by law; and-incase ofthe death, resignation ab
sence, or sickness of tho commissioner, bis duties
shall devolve upon the deputy commissioner nutll
a successor shall be appointed, or such absene or
blckn ess shall cease. , . .
Sec 30. That the commissioner of pensions Is
berebj authorized and empowered to detail, from
time to time.cierks in h-s office to investigate sus
pected attempts at fraud on the government or the
United Suites, thronguand by virtue ofthe pro
visions of this of any other act of Congress provid
ing, for pensions, nnd to idd in prosecuting any per
son, so oITending, with snch additional compensa
tion as is customnry lu cases of special service;
and. thut any person so detailed shall have the
power to aominlster oaths and take affidavits in
the course or any uch investigation.
Sec :iu Thut no agent or attorney or other per
son instrumental in prosecuting any claim or pen
sion or bounty-land sha.l demand or receive any
other compensation for b's services in prusecu.iiisf
a claim for pensioner bounty-land than such as the
commissioner of pensions shall direct to be paid to
him, not exceeding twenty-five dollars i and nj
agent or attorney or any oUier person instrument
al In prosecuting anv claim for pension or bounty
land, who shall directly or Indirectly contract Tor.
demand, or receive or retain any BfWter compen
atioulor his services or 1nstromeBfeUityiupr0.se
utlng a claim for pension or bounty-Lmdi than 1 Is
heaemberore provided, or hp flJp1,fu
withhold from a pensioner or claimant the whole
or any part of tbe pension or claim allowed and
due such pensioner or claimant, or the lanfl-wnr-rant
issued to any sucn claimant, sliull be doeiueti
gtilltv ota nigh misdemeanor, uiiu.upuiis... ,--tioAthereor.shall,
for every such offence, bo fined
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or Impri-oned
at hnrd labor not exceeding two years, or botb, at
the discretion of the court. And if any guardian
having the charge and custody ol tbe pension ol
his ward shall embezzle tbe same In violation of
nls trust or fraudulentlyfCsivert the same to his
own use. he ahull bepunishedby flnenot oxceedlitg
two thousand dollars or imprisonment nt hard la
bor for a term not exceeding five years, or both, at
the discretion ofthe court.
Sec 32. That auy pledge, mortgage, sale, assign
ment, or traiifer of any light, claim, or interest 111
any pension which has beed, or may hereafter be,
granted, shall be void and of no effect : and any
person acting as attorney to receive and receipt for
monev for and in behalf of any person entitled to a
pension shall, beiore receiving faid money, take
and subscribe an oath, to bo filed with the pension
agent, and by him to be transmitted, with the
vouchers now required by law, to the proper ac-countiug-oilicor
oftue treasury, that he has no In
terest In said money by any pledge, mortgage, sale,
assignment, or trausler. uiid tint he does not
know or believe that the same has been so disposed
orto any person: and any person who shall laUely
tako the said oath shall Ins guilty of perjury, ami.
on conviction, shall be liable to the palus and pen
alties orperjury. . . ., , , ,
Sec 33. Tbat anr person who shall knowlngi
or willfully in any wise procure the making or pre
sentation of any lalse or fraudulent affidavit con
cerning any claim for pension or payment thereor.
or pertaining to any other matter within the juris
diction ot the commissioner of pensions, or shall
knowingly or willfully present or cause to be pre
sented at any pension-agency any power of attor
ney, or other paper required as a voucher iu draw
ing a pension. wnicn paper snail Dearauaie suuse-
niuws ucuiauy sisujlvl";
which requires consnlar officers to coIJcot
three jnonths' extra, wages upon the dis
charge of seamen be, and the same hereby Is,
so amended as topermltsnid officers when
ever, after a fall hearing of both parties, the
cause of discharge Is found to be the mLseon-
i duct of the seaman, to remit so much of the
xxirB. wages as- is now oy taw palu to tue
seaman discharged : Provided, That relief
can immediately be-offered to such m amen
by reshlpment without the expenses ofthe
Uuited States.
Approved, March 3, 1873:.
CII:.Pt.CCXIiLV. An. Axf to amend ,aa Act
entitled "Aa Act to prevent smut&llng,
and for other Purposes, approveu July
eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty
six JU it enacted lb the SenatBind House ojliep-r3cnUiilvei-
eflhc United States of America, in
Ccnurct assembled. That the seventh Bection
pXttie act entitled "An act to further prevent
dtnugttllng, and for other purposes," approv
ed July eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six. is hereby uirreimed so as to read as
follows-: That It shall bo the dnty of the sev
eral collectors, ofjoustoms-and oflnternal rev
enue to report within tenidays to thellstrict
attorney ofthe district Im which any fine,
penalty, or forfeiture may be incurred for the
violation of any law of tho United Stales re
lating tolhe revenue, a statement of nil the
acts an-1 circumstances of the case within
their knowledge, toge.her vlth the names of
the witnesses, and which may come to their
knowledge from time, to time, statins the
provisions of the law believed to be violated,
and on which a reliance may be had for con
demnation or conviction, and sucn district
attorney shall cause the proper proeeetllncs
to be commenced nnd prosecuted withontde
lay for the fini, poualties, and forfeitures
by law In such case provided, unless, upon
inquiry and examination he. shall decide that
such proceedings cannot probably , be sus
tained, or thnt tho ends of the public justice
do not requirclhatproccedln.s.shonld be In
stituted, in which case he shall report the
facts in customs cases to the Secretary ofthe
Treasury, nnd In internal-revenue cases to
the commissioner of Internal revenue, for
their direction : and for the expenses Incurr
ed and services rendered in all such cases
the district attorney shall receive and bo
paid from the treasury much sum as tho Sec
retary of tho Treasury shall deem just and
asonnble upon thCvertlficateof tho judge
before whom jjucli cas are trieAor disposed
of: Provided, however, Tlintttje annual
compensation of such district attorney shall
not exceed the maximum araounmoirprCH
cribed by law ; and If any collector shall in
any case fail to report to the proper district
attorney as prescribed iu this section, such
collector's right to nny compensation, bene
fit or allowance In buch casoshairbc forfeited
to the Fnlted States, and the same may, In
the discretion of tlie Secretary of the Treasu
ry, be awarded to snch personn ns may mase
complaintnnd prosecute the same tojudge
mentor conviction.
Approved. March 3, 1873.
?TS : ' T fi-onf!?!prpf!. l AQRICJUiTURAIt IMPJiTreZZlT "1
LOTTERIES. .JCCX-- : t-x s "3!r J
zzzr - - 1 -
GlTrtNTERrmt 53 ig, ' A " B
theCounty 1 53 S" HI I III H A 1 RflSlI I IJT 11TIIM. 1
50,000,00 Hgs'itf AbJUbUlilUlIAli IfflridUILin
E3 g il. 1
GiftEiiterprise g 1 3 tisdel & riohaib!
t ' B1
III sa h4
iii S a "
nnFFKK. S -
vtjaBsBa7-aBr . vr-
The only Reliable Gift Distribution In
VALUABLE G-IFTS
to be distributed in
l. r. sine's
lG3rl REGULAR JIIONTHLY
To he Braini Monday, Sept. 15 1878.
One Grand Capital Prize
$5,000 IN GOLD.
2 Pjizes, $1,000 5
2 Prizes, 500
5 Prizes, 100 g
oted
ar-.
CHAP. CCXL.V. An Act to regulate the
Taking or Testimony In certain cgses. t
Be it enacted by the Senate and JTowip f Rep
resentatives ofthe Uuited States o America, in
Congress assembled. That no witness Jhall be
compelled toapearor to testify heroce any coin
missloner or officer appointed.totake testi
mony under rogatory, iss-ned or to be issued
from nny court in any foreign country, in
nny suitor proceeding in which the govern
ment of sucli foreign country shall beaVar-
ty ofs-ecord or in Interest, except for the pur-J
pose ofanswerlng specific written interroga-l
lories issued with nnd accompanying sticlirV
letters rogatory, nun nuiiresti to sucn Wlt-uo-w,
Provided, That when c unsel for all the.
paries attend the examination, they may
consent that questions in addition to those
accompanying the letters rogatory may be
put to the witness, nnle-is the letters rogato
ry exclude such additional Inforrogatorlrs.
Skc. That no witness shall be required,
on snch examination, or any other letters
rogatory, to make nny disclosure or discov
ery which shall tend to criminate him eith
er under the laws of thb State nr Territory
within which such examination Is had, or
any other, or of any foreign State.
Approved, Marcli 3, 1S73.
Onellorse and Buggy, with Sliver-mo
ness, worth fbou. .
OnsJFlue-toned-ItosewootrOPfcino, tf.efth 5(0.
TejTFarally ScwinjrMuchines, worth $1 eac
yivte old Watches and Chains, worth s; Oeach.
Five Gold American Hunting Wetciies, worth 125
each.
Ten Ladles' Gold HnntlncWetches. worth $75 each.
800 Gold and Silver IverlluntlngAVatches.fbi all)
worth fromjrOtoTOi) each.
Whole N timber Gifts, G,000.
Tickets liimtted to 50,000
Agents wanted to sell tickets, to whom liberal Pre
miums will be paid.
SINGLE TICKETS l:f TICKETS ?5; 12 TICK
,ETS $10 ; 25 TICKETS f&.
Circulars containing a full lint of prizes, a des
cription of the manner of drrvjvlng. and other In
formation In reference to the Distribution will be
sent to any one ordering them. All letters must be
addressed to
Z.. D. SINE, Box 8G,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
OfficelolW.SthSt. 3-ly
m
Chicago and Norih-Western
Ka.iii-w.-sr.
THE SHORT &. DIRECT LINE
PEOM OOUffCH BLUFFS TO
nUTTI. A fin f Pel.". Cleveland,
jxx X.JjrA J i Munaio, suspension
cnAP.ccxr.vr. An
KIrliy as a second
the .Navy.
Act to restore Alujaiom
assistant Engineer In
minuet
bllontif
?KKi$m
HlMMMQilnll,Vic-
rn'mmaiBBnHinvKiaiB-,
tlie rnSSeiOre 'Whom StxN tHK
'whom
tWl'kbail be had: ttit&'3t nam of done' tlatMor
Jabaconie due, tojuiy peiMioneruadertne lajvs
aiuroaaiQ, suan oe nau.c 10 Hunaicim-..-irtj,
seizure, by or under nuy lerfal or equable procesi
whatever, whetlier the bame remain with tlie pen-Mon-oillce.
oranvoilices or ngent thereor, or n In
course of trnnsniLssion to the pensioner entitled
thereto, but shall inure wnolely to tl e beneUt to
such i-ensi-ncr.
t-ec SI. That in all cases of application Tor the
pnyment of pensions to invalid pensioners to the
fourth day ot September di an odd year, tbe certltl
cate olan examining surgeon of the army or na
vy, .stating the continuance of the disability for
which the iieuMon wns originally sranted, (describ
ing 1:,) aud the degree of such di.ib.!ity at t!ie
time oi making tbe ccrtifsicate, s.ball be requirtd to
a"cotnnanv the vouchers, and a duplicate thereof
bhall be filed in the o:bce of the commissioner or
pensions : and if in a case of continued disability it
shall lie -stated nt a rtesroe below that for which
the pension was originally granted, or was hvt
paid, the pensioner shall only beiaid tor the quar
ter then due at the rate .stated m the certtlicate :
Provided, Tbat when pension nball be granted for
a disability consequent upon the losof a limb, or
other essential portion of tlie body, or for other
cause which cannot in whole or in part be removed,
or when u disability Is certified by competent ex
amining burgeons, to the satisfaction ot the com
missioner or pensions, to have become permanent
in a degree equal to the whole rate of pension, the
jbove certificate shall not be necessary to entlt.e
the pensioner to pnymeut: And provided further.
Thai thwsecilon shall not he construed to pervent
the conmilsrioner or pensions from requiring a
more frequent examination if, in his judgement, it
is necessrry.
Sec. 33. That tlie commissioner of pensions be.
and he ts herebv. enwowered to appoint, at hiadlt-
! cretlon, civil surgeons to make the periodical ex
aminations oi pensioners v--ntcn are, or may oe, re
quired by law, and to examine applicants for pen
sion, where be shall ileein an examination by n
Burgeon appointed by him necessary: and the fee
tor Mich examinations, and the requisite certificates
thereof in duplicate, including postage on sucliuu
are traiisiuitied to iien.Mon-agents. shall be two
dollars, which shall he paid by the agent for paying
pensions lu tbe district within which the pensioner
or claimant realties, out of any maney appropria
ted for the payment or pensions, under such regu
lations as the cOD'missioncr of pensions may prescribe.
Sec3tJ. That the commissioner of pensions
be uuliioiizetl to org-mlr.e, at his discretion,
boards of examining mrgcous, not to exceed
three members, and that each member of a
board thus orgauized who shall have been
actually present and made, in connection
with otiier members, ur member, an ordered
or periodical examination, shall be entitled
to the fee of one dollar, on tne receipt oi a
ptoper certificate of said examination by the
commlssoner of peusimis.
See. 37. That examining surgeous duly ap
pointed by tho coinmls-loner of pensions,
and such other qualified siliceous :ui may bo
employed in tiio pension-office, may be re
quired by him, rrom titnc to time, as he shall
Ueem lor the interests ot tlie government, to
make special examinations oi pensioners, or
npplicauts for pension, and such examina
tions shall have precedence over previous
examinations, wnether. special or biennial;
but when injustice is alleged to have been
done by an examination so ordered, the com
missioner of pensions may, at his discretion,
seleet a board of three duly app luted exam
ining surgeons, whoshall meet at a place to
be designated by bun, uudslrul review such
ccs as may bo ordered beforo them on ap
peal fronT'nuy special cxnmlnatloli as afore
said, and tin decision or such board.,KliulI bJ'
final on the question so submitted thereto,
provided the commissioner approve tho
same. The compensation of each of such
surgeons shall be thieedoliars.jiiul shall be
paid out of any appropriations made for tho
pui me.it of pensions, in ihesaiuemantieras
the ordinary fees of appointed surgeons are
or may be authorized to be paid.
Sec. 33. That tlie Secretary or the Interior
be. and is hereby, authorized to appoint a
duly qualified surgeon as medical referee,
who, under tin- control and direction of tlie
commissioner of pensions.shall have charge
of the examination and revision ofthe re
ports or examining sureus. and such oth
er duties touching medical and surgical ones
tions iu the pension office, as tlie interests or
tne service may demand: ana nis salary
shall be two thousand flvo hundred dollars
per annum. And tho Secretary oi the Interi
or Is further authorized to appointsuch qual
ified surgeons (not exceeding four) as the ex
igencies of tho service may require, who
may perform tlie duties of examining sur
geons when so required, and who shall be
borne upon the rolls ns clerks of the fourth
class.- I'rovidcd, That such appointments
.slioll not increase the olerlcal force of said
bureau.
See. 39. That all acts nnd parts of .acts In
consistent or in conflict with tho foregoing
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 3, 1S73.
retcntativ
Conu.
Untied States be, and he Is-herebv. authori
zed, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, to restore Absalom Idrby to hi
original position on tlie active list as a scc
oud assistant engineer lu lucuavy of the
United States.
Approved, March 3, IS7J.
CHAP. CCXLVII. An Act providing for the
Payment to the Govern men t of Japan the
Sum due on Account of Items for lands and
Buildings occupied by the diplomatic and
consular Representatives of the United
States to 3 ipau, and for other Turposo.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentative! ofthe United States of America, in
Congress assembled, .That the Secretary of
State be, and he is hereby, .authorized to pay
to the government of Japnu. through its res
ident diplomatic- reoresentaiivo In the Kni-
)rtfti Staies,-outofauy moneyslu.thetreasuiy
jtoi-oiucr wise appropriated, any sum not ex
eeediug'slx thousand dlby-Hiwhlch,rnny fle
rv......t . i, .f ...,,..: .. vv.. ;... -
f-- i iuuuii ij uu uun luuiL- K:'VlIntu-l,ll'"na
f'1-"V -"" iiut ...rj... simiBHUicnnini: iix
" I tents for In i "i w 'WW Hn tins
thel
Rridge, Pittsburg.
l'lillailelphia,
and all points
New England
and Canadas.
llaltlmore, Washington,
HEWYORK
(OT
ALSO TO
Louis
Lowman,
Doalcr in
DRY GOODS,
PAHCY GOODS,
RIBBONS,
LACES, -
HAVING CONSOLIDATED
X.-AJRGrOE
COMPLETE
-..-
SI 'AB1D "W" Jl
A N D'
plemenk
OXiOTELllsriG
(ITTnTT'S
-r-
,M8EiijE
mzsvi
v -- j
Si
CiccinDaii, Lonisrl'Ie, El. Lcqfs. ani New 0;!tm.
And all points South and South-West.
This Line has ndnpted all modern Improve
ments In trsC-k nnd equipments,
deluding,
Stcolails lxurions Day & Sleep
ing T3as.Milier Platforms, and
Wtfnghouso Safety Air
Brakes.
Ask for and see that your tickets read via
Chicago and North-Western Railway.
If. IIUGIIITT, W. H. STKNNE1T.
Gen'l Sttpt, Gen'l Pass'r Ag-t.
FURNISHINGS,
EATS &- CAPS;
BOOTS & SHOES.
e m
No. 81 Main. Street; &
B2d-RT3j.vill8, NebV
H
before, n
and senpfi
. i i
3pB PBINTING,
OF ALL KINDS,
Neatly and Promptly Executed
AT THIS OFFICE.
irt nnsfate tlfmngh
tiie inlutsler resident at i pan be, nnd he is
.-tiitliorlzc.! to rent furnish and Iccep .suitable
building with grounds appurtenant iu Jedo
or such other place ni he may designate for a
court-house and jail at an annual cost not
exceeding live thousand dollars : Provided,
That the period for which the said buildings
shall be rented .shall be for two years with
renewals for two years as the Secretary of
State shall determine.
Sec-3. That a further sum. not to exceed
two thousand five hundred dollars be, and
tlie. same is hereby, also appropriated, out of
any moneys In the treasury nj?l otherwise
appropriated, for the purchase of a suitable
I.iw-llbr.iry for fhe nseof said legation In Ja
pan, the selection olsnch library to be made
by the Secretary of State.
Approved, Marcli S, ISTx
BUY GOODS.
J
. 1
w i ui . . :
Agricultural Im
Are now prepared to oner greater inj
ments to purchasers than
keep constantly on hand
r- m A J T -m -w- -m
line ol Harttware and implements, from
Hand Corn Plants
e
TO A.
RESHM.G.
Those wishing anything in our line i
coining season, should remember tliati
place to buy is where you can always fini
full line of goods, and of the very best qu
ity.
Mmm
ACHIH
F"DXX, STOCK OF THE CE1E3RATED
:
IMmw
;'prrgATT!faT?rxfflktria
34ef4M"H'aB5
'WEOE
CHAP. CCXLVni. An ActnntJiorlzlng tlie
Secretarj- of War to furtft "fi a duplicate
Ceniflc.ue of discharge where the same has
been lost.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatvex ofthe United State of Anirrha. in
CXi.nyreir uisemblctl.Tiuil wlietieversaiisfncto-
ry proor sunn imj lurniMieii to tne War De
partment th:t any noti-commissioued offi
cer or private soldier who served In the ar
my of tho United States In tlie lair war
against the rebellion has lout his certificate
of discharge, or tiie same baxbeen destroyed
without his privily or procurement, the Sec
retary of Warsliail be authorized to furnish,
on request, to such non-commissioned ofli
eer or private, a duplicate of sueh crtiflfiitf
I of disciuuge, to be indellably marked, ro
mat it may I. Known an ituj.liisitf : Pro-vldi-d,
Sneh firtlMcate shall not Iveaccfpletl
as a voucher fur the pnjntentofttiiy claim
against the Uuited Slates for pay lkirmty al
lowance, or a evidence in any oilier cj.-".
Skc 2r That the army mtulntfuns now in
force are hereby modified in acordnnoo with
the provisions of tins act.
Approved, March .', liuJ.
hStliwiiikAittXTm'
FS-ViitstPSW
'JPi''-r-'- 1!z
mte-mwimt
'?'.: ?'.?''iti iW
f 'iKtrfigBl vt"-3.
?t j: ."rir'isr.v.
- i''.E Ifc.-r,!' JI"n
1 vys-m' fcj'w
jgBBV
CHAP. CULII. An xet to prevent Cruelty
to Animals while In Transit b." Ii.tllroiul or
other Means of Taausportatiou within the
United States.
CHAP. CCXLIT. An Act to provide for tho
Apportionment of the Territory of Wyom
ming for legislative Purposes.
Sc. 25. That if aa.v pensioner, or-ans peason on
titled to a nenslon. who cnrnir ttin nitirisnps nri.id
count of thp child ar children of the husband by a ' application therefor law died since March foimu.
Jurruor wife shall beimid to hti-onlr ror such peri- i eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or shall bere&ft&B-
. ,.c Tiqiimn-.rj im Kl,v uaB ueen. or snau oe, i U4Ct ua wiuovr. oru uuwiuo, iicuna'or children,
cnarcpd with the roaintPhnce of such child nr child- under Mxteen years ofage at tho time or his death
r p-r'w d'rins which she has not shall b entitled to receive the accrued pension I
' -j,- i-narcofi. u- mibu Of.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
OMigres aatemV!.That-the apportionment of
tne lerntory or Wyoming ror tne election of
memoers or tne next legislative assembly of
said Territory shall be made by the governor
thereof, in accordance with the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled "An aot to pro
vide a temporary government for the Terri
tory of Wyoming," approved July twenty
fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight: Pro
vided, That for the purpose of such appoint
ment it shall not be- neoaisary to take a new
or additional census or enumeration of bald
Territory.
Approved, March 3, 1S73.
CHAP. GCXLIII. An Act to amend the Law J
requiring consular Officers to collect three
months' extra Pay for Seamen in. certain
Cases.
Children
Be it enacted bv the Scnafn nnl TTtAiAf rS Tt-n.
to the date of dsath. sach accrued pension shall nut' resentatives of the United States of Amerioa.in
Be it enacted by the Smnte and Hoiuccnf Rev-
rcsenltttves ofthe United Statexvf America, in
Omgres assembled. That no railroad compa
ny within The United Stales whose road
forms any part of a lino nr road over which
cattle, sheep, awine, orother animals shall
be conveyed Irom one State to another, or
the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or
other vessels carrying or transporting cattle,
sheep, swine, or other animals from one
State to another, shall confine the same In
cars, or vessels ofnny description, fora long
er period than twpnty-elght consecutive
hours, without unloading the same for rest.
water, and feeding, fora period of at least
five consecutive hours, unless prevonted
from so unloading by storm or some otiier
accidental causes. Iu estimating snch con
finement the time durlng.'R'KicfrtMeanlmals 1
nave been confined without shch rest on
"connecting roads frbm vlitch they are re
ceived shall be Included, it being tho intent
nfthisactto prohtnit their continuous con
finement beyond the period of twenty-eight
hours, except upon contingencies hereinbe
fore stated. Animals so unloaded shall be
properly fed and watered durlngsuch rest by
the owner or person having the custody
thereof, or in case of his default In so doing
then by the rallroud company br owners or
masters of boats or vessels transporting the
same at tho expenses of said owner or person
Inctistody thereof ; nnd said cOHipany.owu
ers, or masters shall in sueh cases.. have a Hen
upon such animnlK Tor rood, aire, and custo
dy furnished, nnd shall not be liable for any
detention of such animals nnthiriwi iv
this act. Any company, owner, or custodian
f such animals, who shall hnowlngly aud
willfully tail to comply with th provisions
oi inis act snail, faguach nnd every such
failure to comply WlKhe provisions of this
act, be liable for andTronelt nnd pay a pen
alty of not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars : Provided, how
ever. That when animals shall be carried lu
cars, boats, or vessels In which they can and
do have proper food, water, space, and op
portunity for rest, the foregoing provisions
in regard, to their being unloaded shall not
apply.
Sec. 2, That the penalty created by the
llrst section of this act shall be recovered by
civil action In the name of the United States
In the circuit or district court of the United
States holden within tho district where the
violation of this act may have been commit
ted, osthe person or corporation xesideu or
uurr(e on us Dustness ; and it shall be the
dnty of all the United States marshals their
deputies and subordinates, to prosecute all
violations of this act which shall come to
meir notice or Knowledge.
SEC.3That any person or corporaf (on enti
tled to lien under tbe first section of this act
may enforce the same by a petition filed in
thedlstrictcourtof the United Stales holden
within the district which the food, care, and
custody shall have been furnished, or the
owneror custodian or the property resides;
and said court shall have power to issue
all suitable process for the enforcement of
such lien by sale or otherwise, and to compel
the payment of all cost, penalties, charges,
and expenses of proceedings under this act.
Sec. 4. That this act ehall notgoMnto ef
fect until the first day of October, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two.
Approved, ilarch.3, 1S73.
JU" ' t-J.,
nn finr 1
i 'Sag- m- P
-s2iia.E- ...j- "WRwiL wi I :mK tnm i"1 imiw -m && ... vimj
gWjg3
risi.i:i, i iv
WISH C0RSTSI
22128T MIJSJLJLJEH JT.V THE WOllL.
IELLEI
JE L CASE & 00
j
At I
C?J.:l.S:BSlI3iSr-,
OLL CLOTHS,
Having determined to reduce
our stock ofDry Goods, Nations,
&c. and haying on hand a very
large and extensive stock, we will
commence on Monday next, and
will sell our entire stock at such
prices as will insure a speedy sale.
Our only object is to get mon
ey, therefore we will sell for cash
only.
To secure great bargains, call,
early, with tlie cash, and be as
tonished at the low prices.
STStfc-n VI
IS VSW 3S 3! 3F JS 3P 38C 3SS1
A N D
ilultman
THRESHIIG
& Taylor
m&m
WE KEEP THE CELEBRATED
rJ:..r ,c o-fi ot sucn cniin or "ecoii3iuercaasaparioiine assets oi me estater Cbnareu astcmblcd. That the law tn renlntA
Pr0VlJe.l farther Th.i iho vM-v o. deceased nsll.ihtA t haannllnl tn lh nJ?TVl Xf-J'--?Ti, t."'t.ii, iiun. IJltUHW io reguwio
....... , . , -, -'"'""i-i .1,..rSi;.,m,UW pousiunr system oi me
45nYarrB.ateo aad Martsua HemAn. fo-
uniicu tetatcs i saienttheAavoilisorCoantlncP.oorri.
WE HAVE
XiA.:R,GKEiST
AND MAKE
LOWEST
THE
stooz:,
THE
PBIOES
FASHI0U C00EINS STOVl
THE LEADIKG STOYE OF AMEHICA.
There is none that can equal them,
than any other stove made.
Will do better work with te-s
TINWARE AT WHOLESALE
AND lSS:
f
We have ou hand the largest assorted stock m this market, made np
the neatest style by the best of workmen, which we offer at
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
HOOFING- & SPOUTEn6'
Put up at short notice, by tlie best mechanics in the State.
&-A.2?zs:F.A.ca:io
-n: C5 XT jSl. 2 -A. 3T 11 s
SSP'
GEO. ZDJLTTO-:E3::E!:R,13r5
PBOPR1ETOH
8S Ss SO 3SdI-A.UT STREET, '
BBOWITVILlS.'-'
-1TT Tre-r mtr.n...
t mu iuiM ixmxjeuu TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND H
GENEEOUS PATE0M
for the -eery liberal pationage heretofore extended to ns, and ve - :if.r
sradLJtra f
.endeavor to merit a contlnnanonnffhoiftSI , ... TrrstabL
u miuo, mu jaereiMD
i oar large trade now csiab
m
No, 2Z,. SliM OF THE BED ST0VE&
Ea&e old Segnlator Store
rC
PP-
TfBDEt & RICH&B
J
m
Ik
r-J v