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Articles of agreement:

Amount of fee to be stipulated in. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4)–
Amount of fee to be paid in absence of. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4.).
Amount paid attorney prior to execution of, to be stipulated in,
otherwise articles of agreement to be disregarded, and such amount
to be deducted from fee allowed by law. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4) –
Commissioner of Pensions to transmit one of, with certificate of
pension, to pension agent. Section 4768, Revised Statutes__.
Duty of pension agent upon receipt of. Section 4769, Revised Statutes
Form of. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4).

May be rejected by Commissioner of Pensions. Act July 4, 1884
(sec. 6).

Null and void in certain Indian war service-pension claims. Acts
June 27, 1902, and May 30, 1908__

Recognized in certain claims only. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4).
Should be in duplicate. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4).
Artificial limbs and mechanical appliances. Applications for, to be made
to Surgeon General, United States Army_
Ashuelot, steamer. Twelve months' pay allowed to widows, minor chil-
dren, and dependent parents of men lost in wreck of, to be deducted
from pensions of. Act January 29, 1887 (sec. 2)--

Attachment. Pension not liable to. Section 4747, Revised Statutes___.
Attorney General. To furnish professional assistance on application.
Section 187, Revised Statutes__

Attorneys. (See Agents and attorneys.)

Auditor for Navy Department. Applications for bounty, extra pay, or
prize money to be made to..

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Auditor for War Department. Applications for back pay, extra pay, and
bounty to be made to____

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Authority:

To increase or reduce a pension, reserved in the Commissioner of
Pensions. Act June 21, 1879 (sec. 3)

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To publish printed forms. Section 4748, Revised Statutes_
Automatic. Increase upon attaining certain ages. Act March 4, 1913,
amending Act May 11, 1912 (Sec. 5).

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Aviation. Double pension for disability or death from duty in Navy and
Marine Corps. Act March 3, 1915.

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Beaty's Scouts and Guides. Pensionable status of. Act July 14, 1870___
Biennial examinations. Abolished. Act June 21, 1879 (sec. 3).
Birth. Date of, how proved‒‒‒‒‒

Blank forms:

For declaration, to be furnished by Commissioner of Pensions. Sec-
tion 4748, Revised Statutes__

For vouchers, Secretary of the Interior required to furnish.

tion 4767, Revised Statutes___.

Sec-

For vouchers, to contain notice to pensioners that payment will be
made upon no others. Section 4767, Revised Statutes__

Regulations and instructions_.

Blindness. Tables of rates__

Boards of examining surgeons. (See Surgeons.)

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Bond:

Bids or public records, penalty for forging.

Section 28, Criminal

Code

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Required upon issue of duplicate check. Act February 23, 1909,
amending section 3646 Revised Statutes.

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Bounty. Receipt of, when a bar to pension. Joint resolution, July 1,
1902 (sec. 2), and June 28, 1906__.

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Bounty, back pay, extra pay. Applications for, to be made to Auditor for
War Department if for Army service_‒‒‒‒

148

Bounty, extra pay, prize money. Application for, to be made to Auditor
for Navy Department if for Navy service___

148

Bribes and bribery. (See Crimes.)

Brothers. (See Dependent relatives.)

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Bryson's company, mounted volunteers. Members, widows, and minor
children entitled to pension. Act March 1, 1869__.
(See Reimbursement.)

Burial expenses.

C.

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Centralia, Mo. Widows, minors, and dependent relatives of soldiers mur-
dered at. Act March 3, 1875_
Certificate:

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False, by consular officer; penalty. Section 70, Criminal Code‒‒‒‒‒‒
False, by person before whom paper in pension claim is executed;
penalty for making. Act July 7, 1898___

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False, by public officer, etc.; penalty. Section 106, Criminal Code___
Of examining surgeon to contain full description of physical condition
of claimant-

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Of superintendent of Government Hospital for the Insane, pensions
of inmates to be paid upon. Acts February 20, 1905, and February

2, 1909____.

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Certificate of discharge:

Agents or attorneys not to retain, etc.; penalty. Act May 21, 1872_-_
Loss of, not a bar to pension-

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Act March 9, 1878 (sec. 3).

Act January 29, 1887 (sec. 3).
Act July 27, 1892 (sec. 3).

Lost or destroyed; duplicate, how obtained. Section 224, Revised
Statutes___

Not evidence. Section 224, Revised Statutes___
Secretary of the Navy to issue, in certain cases.
(sec. 4), and May 24, 1900__

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Secretary of War and Secretary of Navy to issue in true name of
person serving; restriction. Act August 22, 1912_

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Secretary of War to furnish to members of Missouri Home Guards.
Act May 15, 1886

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Certificate of pension:

Forwarded to pension agent for delivery. Section 4768, Revised
Statutes_

Retaining unlawfully. Act February 28, 1883, amending section 4745,
Revised Statutes

Certificate of service. Application for, to be made to Adjutant General,
United States Army---

Certified copies of papers:

Act August 24, 1912.

Regulations and instructions___

Check :

Clerks to sign name of disbursing clerk. Act August 17, 1912 (sec. 5)
Duplicate, issue of. Act February 23, 1909.

Pension, mailing of, constitutes payment. Act March 2, 1895_

To be drawn to the order of and mailed to each pensioner. Sec-
tion 4765, Revised Statutes_.

Chief clerk:

Duties of. Sections 173 and 174, Revised Statutes_

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To administer oath of office without compensation therefor.
August 29, 1890_.

Act

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Citizenship:

How established in Indian War claims. Act February 3, 1893___
Proof of, Indian Wars. Act July 27, 1892____.

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Civil service. Bar to payment of pensions in case of pensioners in,
removed. Act March 1, 1879-..

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Civil surgeons:

Commissioner of Pensions authorized to appoint. Section 4777,
Revised Statutes___

Duties of. Section 4777, Revised Statutes.

Fee for examinations. Section 4777, Revised Statutes__

Fees for examinations, how paid. Section 4777, Revised Statutes___
(See also Surgeons.)

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Civil War. (See War of the Rebellion.)

Claims. List of meritorious, to be sent to Congress.

Page.

Resolution

May 29, 1830__.

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Clerks:

Authorized to sign name of disbursing clerk to checks. Act August 17,
1912 (sec. 5)--

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Detailed as special examiners. Section 4744, Revised Statutes, as
amended by act July 25, 1882-

Detail of, to congressional committees. Joint resolution February 1,
1884

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Missouri State Militia. Section 4722, Revised Statutes_.
Special act claims. Section 4720, Revised Statutes_

Coast Guard:

Establishment of. Act January 28, 1915_

No pension while on active or retired list. Act January 28, 1915__ 21, 97
Cohabitation:

Adulterous, terminates pension of widow. Act August 7, 1882___
Continuous, to date of death, when necessary to widow's title. Act
March 3, 1899__

Colored and Indian soldiers:

Legitimacy of children, how established. Section 4705, Revised
Statutes

Marriages, how proven.

Commencement of pension:

Section 4705, Revised Statutes___

Anterebellion claims. Section 4713, Revised Statutes_
Army nurses' claims. Act August 5, 1892_
Arrears. Acts January 25 and March 3, 1879-
Claims arising out of wreck of steamer Ashuelot.

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Claims arising out of wreck of steamer Jeannette. Act January 3, 1887_
Claims arising out of wreck of steamer Maine. Act March 30, 1898
Claims of certain survivors of Mexican and Civil Wars. Acts Feb-
ruary 6, 1907, and May 11, 1912.

For frequent and periodical aid and attendance. Act July 14, 1892
For permanent and specific disability. Sections 4697 and 4698,
Revised Statutes____

For total helplessness. Act March 4, 1890_.
Increase, invalid. Section 46981, Revised Statutes_

Increase on account of minors-

Section 4703, Revised Statutes_.

Act June 27, 1890 (sec. 3).
Act May 9, 1900.

Act April 19, 1908.

Increase, widow, etc.-

Act March 19, 1886_

Act April 19, 1908 (sec. 1).

Indian war claims. Act July 27, 1892_

In rejected, suspended, or dismissed claims. Act March 6, 1896_
Mexican War claims. Act January 29, 1887.

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Act January 29,

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To certain beneficiaries of special legislation, to correct military
service, enacted during Sixty-first Congress. Joint resolution Feb-
ruary 27, 1911___.

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To certain widows, whose deceased husbands served in Civil War.
Act April 19, 1908 (sec. 2)‒‒‒

To dependent relatives. Section 4707, Revised Statutes_.

To minor, where widow abandons same. Section 4706, Revised Stat-
utes

To remarried widow. Acts March 3, 1901, and February 28, 1903__.
To survivors, widows, minors, and dependent parents, Civil War
service. Acts June 27, 1890, and May 9, 1900__

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To widows and minors. Act August 7, 1882, amending section 4702,
Revised Statutes_

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War of 1812 claim. Act March 9, 1878_.

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Widows' arrears. Act June 7, 1888_.

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Commissioner of Pensions. Appointment and duties of. Sections 470 and
471, Revised Statutes___

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Commissioner, United States:

Authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments. Section
1778, Revised Statutes____

Required to have an official seal. Act June 28, 1906--

Conspiracy. (See Crimes.)

Consular officer:

Authority in execution of pension papers. Act July 26, 1892 (sec. 2) –
False certification by; penalty. Section 70, Criminal Code___
Contracts. With attorneys, null and void. Acts June 27, 1902, and May
30, 1908_.

Contract surgeons. Pensionable status. Section 4693, Revised Statutes_
Copies or originals of papers:

Page.

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Bureau records, when furnished and charges for. Act August 24, 1912_
Record of name, etc., to be kept of allowances. Act May 11, 1912.
And furnished. Act March 4, 1913__‒‒.
Regulations and instructions relative to obtaining.
Corporations. State or municipal, not entitled to reimbursement for ex-
penses of last sickness, etc. Act March 3, 1905___
Counterfeit obligations. (See Crimes.)

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147

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Crimes:

Bribery of judges, judicial officer, or person authorized to hear;
penalty. Section 131, Criminal Code__

Bribery of United States officer; penalty. Section 39, Criminal Code_
Buying, etc., forged securities; penalty. Section 154, Criminal Code_
Conspiracy to commit an offense against or to defraud the United
States; penalty. Section 37, Criminal Code____.

Conspiracy to obtain allowance of false or fraudulent claim; penalty.
Section 35, Criminal Code_

Conspiracy to prevent officer from performing duties; penalty. Sec-
tion 21, Criminal Code__

Destroying, etc., public records; penalty. Section 128, Criminal Code_
Destroying, etc., public records by officer in charge; penalty. Sec-
tion 129, Criminal Code__

Extortion-

By United States officer. Section 85, Criminal Code___.
By informer. Section 145, Criminal Code______

Embezzlement by guardian; penalty. Act February 10, 1891, amend-
ing sections 4783 and 5486, Revised Statutes_.

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Embezzling public moneys, etc.; penalty. Section 47, Criminal Code_
Failure of officer to render account; penalty. Section 90, Criminal
Code__

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122

Failure or refusal to surrender counterfeit obligations, etc.; penalty.
Section 172, Criminal Code__

127

False acknowledgments, etc., by officer; penalty. Section 31, Crimi-
nal Code____

119

False and fraudulent affidavits, etc., making and presenting; penalty.
Act July 7, 1898__

117

False certificates by public officers; penalty. Section 106, Criminal
Code

123

False certification by consular officer; penalty.
Code_.

Section 70, Criminal

False certification by executing officer; penalty.
False claim; penalty. Section 35, Criminal Code__.

Act July 7, 1898_-.

False demand on fraudulent power of attorney; penalty. Section 34,
Criminal Code__.

False entries in records; penalty. Act March 4, 1911___

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Act July 27, 1892 (sec. 3) –

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False personation of pensioner, etc.; penalty. Section 33, Criminal
Code_

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False personation of United States officer; penalty. Section 32,
Criminal Code_

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False reports by United States officers; penalty. Act March 4, 1911-
Falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting military bounty-
land warrants, etc. Section 73, Criminal Code___.

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Forging bond, public record, affidavit, etc.; penalty. Section 28,
Criminal Code__

118

Forging deed, power of attorney, etc.; penalty. Section 29, Criminal
Code____

118

Forging, etc., United States securities; penalty. Section 148, Crimi-
nal Code_.

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Forging indorsements to pension checks, uttering, etc. Act August
17, 1912 (sec. 4)---

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Having forged papers, etc., in possession; penalty. Section 30, Crimi-
nal Code__.

119

Juror or person authorized to hear, etc., accepting bribe; penalty.
Section 133, Criminal Code___

126

Member of Congress accepting, etc., bribe; penalty. Section 110,
Criminal Code__.

123

Member of Congress, offering bribes to; penalty. Section 111, Crimi-
nal Code

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Member of Congress, offering consideration to, for procuring, etc.,
officers, etc.; penalty. Section 112, Criminal Code_-_-
Member of Congress taking compensation in matters to which the
United States is a party; penalty. Section 113, Criminal Code_-_-
Member of Congress taking consideration for procuring, etc., officers,
etc.; penalty. Section 112, Criminal Code___

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Officer interested as agent or attorney in claim against the United
States; penalty. Section 109, Criminal Code__.

123

Passing, etc., forged, etc., obligations of the United States; penalty.
Section 151, Criminal Code__

126

Perjury; penalty. Section 125, Criminal Code___

125

Pledging pension certificate; penalty. Act February 28, 1883, amend-
ing section 4745, Revised Statutes.

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Postdating vouchers. Act July 7, 1898.

117

Receipting for larger sums than are paid; penalty. Section 86,
Criminal Code____.

122

Receiving, etc., stolen public property; penalty. Section 48, Criminal
Code___

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Receiving pension certificate as a pledge.

Act February 28, 1883,

amending section 4745, Revised Statutes___

114

Retaining discharge papers, etc., of discharged soldier or sailor by
attorney; penalty. Act May 21, 1872_.

114

Retaining pension certificates, etc.; penalty. Act February 28, 1883,
amending section 4745, Revised Statutes_

114

Robbery of personal property of the United States; penalty. Sec-
tion 46, Criminal Code__

121

Subornation of pejury; penalty. Section 126, Criminal Code_
United States officer accepting bribe; penalty. Section 117, Criminal
Code___

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United States officer taking compensation in matters to which the
United States is a party; penalty. Section 113, Criminal Code____
Unlawfully taking or using papers in claim; penalty. Section 40,
Criminal Code__

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121

Unlawful purchase of public property; penalty. Section 35, Criminal
Code_

120

Uttering, publishing, etc., forged bond, affidavit, etc.; penalty. Sec-
tion 28, Criminal Code__.

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126

Witness accepting bribe; penalty. Section 134, Criminal Code___.

D.

Date of commencement. (See Commencement of pension.)
Dates. Payment to pensioners. Act August 17, 1912 (sec. 2) –

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