230 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 235. 1866. July 25, 1666. CHAP. CCXXXV. --A» Act increasing the Pemimw of Walowa and Orphans, aiidjbi- ‘ other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the }°'P"l’;l°”“ °f United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of f;}ii;%n,,,°“i:,l¤` the pension laws are hereby extended to and made to include provost vost marslisls marshals, deputy provost marshals, and enrolhpg officers, who have been Q;l£;§‘,‘;)°;f£:h_ killed or wounded in the discharge of their duties; and for the purpose of incofficers. determining the amount of pension to which such persons and theirlde- Tl°’·' *° ”l*° pendents shall be entitled, provost marshals shall be ranked as captains, mk' deputy provost marshals as lirst lieutenants, and enrolling officers as second lieutenants. _ _ Pensions to Sec. 2. And be ttfurther enacted,, That the pensions to widows. of de- Eggzzgfszlgm ceased soldiers and sailors, having children by such deceased soldiers 'or ,,,,,,,,,,,,, $2 , sailors, be increased at the rate of two dollars per month forleach child month for each of such soldier or sailor under the age of sixteen years. And in alllcases fig,`} mx` i¤ which there shall be more than one child of any deceased soldier orir gherelis sailor leaving no widow, or whirta his widow hasddiedhor married agagn, or mw ****1* °¤° where she has been de rived o er pension un er the prov1sions o sec-
- ,}}gg;,,“"§;,f° tion eleven of an act ehtitled "An act supplementary to the several' acts
i relating to pensions," approved J unc sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty- six, the pension granted to such children under sixteen years of age by existing laws shall he increased to the same amount per month that would be allowed under the foregoing provisions to the widow if living and enhuijg plepsgliou titledbto alpengon : {Provided, That in no case shall more than one pen . sion e a owe to tie same erson. Oufiidizrigigiis of Sec. 3. And be it furtherpenacted, That the provisions of an act en- {°*"a*°5 ;‘°*°°°x‘ titled "An act to grant pensions," approved July fourteen, eighteen hun-
,;°,,l,§,,:` dred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto and amende-
·pi-evicpyuws, tory thereof, are hereby, so far as applicable, extended to the pensions °°*°`?P ·_ °‘ under revious laws, except revolutionar pensioners. \}iiii2£iii1p.1ggc. Sno? 4. And be it furtliiar enacted, Thist if any person during the penl*3“*»_§§l*· 247- dency of his application for an invalid pension, and after the completion V`fg,§°;hl?`g?7` of the proof showing his right thereto, has died, or shall hereafter die, \,’tip Eiii. p. 499. but not in either case by reason of a woutpd repleiyed, op dliseasp contp1act· I ull"? P°“` ed in the service of the United tates an in the ine 0 uty, iis wi ow,
iiiiiii: or if he left no widow, or in the evpntl of heniélelath or marrizége, his relav=»l¤¤1 ¤¤5i<>¤ tives in the same order in which th e y won ave receive a pension,
"lgifffiigf if they had been thereunto entitled under existing laws on account of the iippiicuntiiiesf services and death in the line of duty of such person, shall have the “`¤*{”'**:,Y *`€°‘?l"° right to demand and receive the accrued pension to which he would have
uw p€“Si°n’ began entitled had the certifipaée issued beffirel his death ang llé all cast?
w ere such erson so entitle to an inva i pension as ie , or a hereafter dig, under circumstances hereinbefore mentioned, whether by reason of a wound received or disease contracted in the service of the United States, and in the line of duty or otherwise, without leaving Accrued peu- a widow or such relatives, then such accrued pension shall be paid to the ¤l°¤ ”° b° PW! executor or administrator of such person in like manner and effect as if °° °x°°°°°r' &°' such pension were so much assets belonging to the estate of the deceased at the time of his death. Rupming Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the repeal by the act entitled piipase plf zig; “An act supplementary to the several acts relating to pens1fons," approve; 8 · ° · • June sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, o' parts officertain ac fxzgtgfd mentioned in thi first section of said act, shall not work a forfeiture of forfeiture of sc- any rights accrued under or granted by such parts of such acts so repealed; °"“°d "gl"s·&°‘ but such rights shall be recognized and allowed in the sam: manner zpid to all intents and purposes as if said act had never passe , except t at the invalid pensioner shall be entitled to draw from and after the taking effect of said act the increased pension thereby granted in lieu of that granted by such parts of such acts so repealed.
