Articles of agreement: Amount of fee to be stipulated in. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4)– May be rejected by Commissioner of Pensions. Act July 4, 1884 Null and void in certain Indian war service-pension claims. Acts Recognized in certain claims only. Act July 4, 1884 (sec. 4). Attachment. Pension not liable to. Section 4747, Revised Statutes___. Attorneys. (See Agents and attorneys.) Auditor for Navy Department. Applications for bounty, extra pay, or Auditor for War Department. Applications for back pay, extra pay, and 148 Authority: To increase or reduce a pension, reserved in the Commissioner of 81 To publish printed forms. Section 4748, Revised Statutes_ 56 34 Aviation. Double pension for disability or death from duty in Navy and 24 B. Beaty's Scouts and Guides. Pensionable status of. Act July 14, 1870___ Blank forms: For declaration, to be furnished by Commissioner of Pensions. Sec- 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 Regulations and instructions_. Blindness. Tables of rates__ Boards of examining surgeons. (See Surgeons.) Bond: Bids or public records, penalty for forging. Section 28, Criminal Code 118 Required upon issue of duplicate check. Act February 23, 1909, 86 Bounty. Receipt of, when a bar to pension. Joint resolution, July 1, 105 Bounty, back pay, extra pay. Applications for, to be made to Auditor for 148 Bounty, extra pay, prize money. Application for, to be made to Auditor 148 Bribes and bribery. (See Crimes.) Brothers. (See Dependent relatives.) 12089°-16-11 Bryson's company, mounted volunteers. Members, widows, and minor Burial expenses. C. Page. 26 Centralia, Mo. Widows, minors, and dependent relatives of soldiers mur- 45 False, by consular officer; penalty. Section 70, Criminal Code‒‒‒‒‒‒ 122 117 False, by public officer, etc.; penalty. Section 106, Criminal Code___ Of superintendent of Government Hospital for the Insane, pensions 2, 1909____. 90, 91 Certificate of discharge: Agents or attorneys not to retain, etc.; penalty. Act May 21, 1872_-_ 114 Act March 9, 1878 (sec. 3). Act January 29, 1887 (sec. 3). Lost or destroyed; duplicate, how obtained. Section 224, Revised Not evidence. Section 224, Revised Statutes___ Secretary of War and Secretary of Navy to issue in true name of 98 Secretary of War to furnish to members of Missouri Home Guards. 98 Certificate of pension: Forwarded to pension agent for delivery. Section 4768, Revised Retaining unlawfully. Act February 28, 1883, amending section 4745, Certificate of service. Application for, to be made to Adjutant General, 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) Pension, mailing of, constitutes payment. Act March 2, 1895_ To be drawn to the order of and mailed to each pensioner. Sec- Chief clerk: Duties of. Sections 173 and 174, Revised Statutes_ To administer oath of office without compensation therefor. Act 5 Citizenship: How established in Indian War claims. Act February 3, 1893___ 15 13 Civil service. Bar to payment of pensions in case of pensioners in, 106 Civil surgeons: Commissioner of Pensions authorized to appoint. Section 4777, Duties of. Section 4777, Revised Statutes. Fee for examinations. Section 4777, Revised Statutes__ Fees for examinations, how paid. Section 4777, Revised Statutes___ Civil War. (See War of the Rebellion.) Claims. List of meritorious, to be sent to Congress. Page. Resolution May 29, 1830__. 95 Clerks: Authorized to sign name of disbursing clerk to checks. Act August 17, 84 Detailed as special examiners. Section 4744, Revised Statutes, as Detail of, to congressional committees. Joint resolution February 1, Missouri State Militia. Section 4722, Revised Statutes_. Coast Guard: Establishment of. Act January 28, 1915_ No pension while on active or retired list. Act January 28, 1915__ 21, 97 Adulterous, terminates pension of widow. Act August 7, 1882___ Colored and Indian soldiers: Legitimacy of children, how established. Section 4705, Revised Marriages, how proven. Commencement of pension: Section 4705, Revised Statutes___ Anterebellion claims. Section 4713, Revised Statutes_ 1887 Claims arising out of wreck of steamer Jeannette. Act January 3, 1887_ For frequent and periodical aid and attendance. Act July 14, 1892 For total helplessness. Act March 4, 1890_. Increase on account of minors- Section 4703, Revised Statutes_. Act June 27, 1890 (sec. 3). 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_ Act January 29, 50 31, 32 34, 35 40 40 46 46 47 44 13 31 16 22 94 To certain beneficiaries of special legislation, to correct military 104 To certain widows, whose deceased husbands served in Civil War. To dependent relatives. Section 4707, Revised Statutes_. To minor, where widow abandons same. Section 4706, Revised Stat- To remarried widow. Acts March 3, 1901, and February 28, 1903__. 51, 52 29, 30 To widows and minors. Act August 7, 1882, amending section 4702, 44 War of 1812 claim. Act March 9, 1878_. 11 Widows' arrears. Act June 7, 1888_. 45 Commissioner of Pensions. Appointment and duties of. Sections 470 and 5 Commissioner, United States: Authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments. Section 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) – Contract surgeons. Pensionable status. Section 4693, Revised Statutes_ Page. 57 57 56 122 14, 15 20 Bureau records, when furnished and charges for. Act August 24, 1912_ 108 34 147 92 Crimes: Bribery of judges, judicial officer, or person authorized to hear; Bribery of United States officer; penalty. Section 39, Criminal Code_ Conspiracy to obtain allowance of false or fraudulent claim; penalty. Conspiracy to prevent officer from performing duties; penalty. Sec- Destroying, etc., public records; penalty. Section 128, Criminal Code_ Extortion- By United States officer. Section 85, Criminal Code___. Embezzlement by guardian; penalty. Act February 10, 1891, amend- 125 120 126 120 120 118 125 125 122 126 116 Embezzling public moneys, etc.; penalty. Section 47, Criminal Code_ 121 122 Failure or refusal to surrender counterfeit obligations, etc.; penalty. 127 False acknowledgments, etc., by officer; penalty. Section 31, Crimi- 119 False and fraudulent affidavits, etc., making and presenting; penalty. 117 False certificates by public officers; penalty. Section 106, Criminal 123 False certification by consular officer; penalty. Section 70, Criminal False certification by executing officer; penalty. Act July 7, 1898_-. False demand on fraudulent power of attorney; penalty. Section 34, False entries in records; penalty. Act March 4, 1911___ Act July 27, 1892 (sec. 3) – 13 False personation of pensioner, etc.; penalty. Section 33, Criminal 119 False personation of United States officer; penalty. Section 32, 119 False reports by United States officers; penalty. Act March 4, 1911- 127 122 Forging bond, public record, affidavit, etc.; penalty. Section 28, 118 Forging deed, power of attorney, etc.; penalty. Section 29, Criminal 118 Forging, etc., United States securities; penalty. Section 148, Crimi- 126 Forging indorsements to pension checks, uttering, etc. Act August 128 Having forged papers, etc., in possession; penalty. Section 30, Crimi- 119 Juror or person authorized to hear, etc., accepting bribe; penalty. 126 Member of Congress accepting, etc., bribe; penalty. Section 110, 123 Member of Congress, offering bribes to; penalty. Section 111, Crimi- 124 Member of Congress, offering consideration to, for procuring, etc., 124 124 124 Officer interested as agent or attorney in claim against the United 123 Passing, etc., forged, etc., obligations of the United States; penalty. 126 Perjury; penalty. Section 125, Criminal Code___ 125 Pledging pension certificate; penalty. Act February 28, 1883, amend- 114 Postdating vouchers. Act July 7, 1898. 117 Receipting for larger sums than are paid; penalty. Section 86, 122 Receiving, etc., stolen public property; penalty. Section 48, Criminal 121 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 114 Retaining pension certificates, etc.; penalty. Act February 28, 1883, 114 Robbery of personal property of the United States; penalty. Sec- 121 Subornation of pejury; penalty. Section 126, Criminal Code_ 125 125 United States officer taking compensation in matters to which the 124 121 Unlawful purchase of public property; penalty. Section 35, Criminal 120 Uttering, publishing, etc., forged bond, affidavit, etc.; penalty. Sec- 118 126 Witness accepting bribe; penalty. Section 134, Criminal Code___. D. Date of commencement. (See Commencement of pension.) 83 |