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836 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 302,303. 1922. . days’ service was not shown exclusive of the leave of absence or fur- Rasngs, lpoughtilindgr the §rderIl1erein_r<i5{arred1to, she pensigp ghalltploninence m e atew en theongm a ice. ion was e m e ureau of Pensions, and ais to claims unid3·p31e1ActXf JulytL6, 1918, thetpglb sion shall be at the rate provi in t at ct, wi increase a e rate rovided herein from the date of the approval of this Act: Pro-

  further, That persons who are now_rec§1v§1g penspolns under

<=¥¤¤¤¤· existing laws, or whose claims are pending in the ureau o ensions, may`, by application to the _Comm1ssioner of Pensions, in such crm as e may prescribe showing themselves ent1tled thereto, receive _ the benehts of this Act; and notl1.m5 herein shall be so construed _ as to prevent any pensioner thereon er from prosecuting his claim N°P°““°“'°““°°"· under ani other ieneral or special Act: And promdedjurther, That _ _ this Act s all not e so construed as to reduce any pension under anu? L‘“'“““°“· Act, public or private: Ifromded, however, That no person sh ¤·~···~··=···~=-··· “’?iZ°é“°i’~i§i"ft£“° pmnd °SEci?§J°“0`}“€`rT2°.».l’&"ZLieiti..d ··A... Act to Eli-B$z°»P·‘”°»“¤°¤°· pension the survivors of certain Indian wars from January 1, 1859 ` to January, 1891, inclusive, and for other purposes," approved _ _ March 4, 1917, be so amended as to read as follows: _ _

 °' ;Snoim2h'l‘hat th;   ofedseiivvice; performed gy btelzpeiiciangsg

Y '°°°¤*$·im ert' ct e etermin : irs yreports om erecor M of the War Department, where there ai·e suc records· second, by reports from the_ records of the 'I‘reasm·y_Department showin pay- Eent by the United Staltesbwheiéesthere 1:130 record of reg¤§x};i<;12l- ` tment rmuster into the United States `tary service; an , when the(i·e is no record of service or payment for same in the War Department or the Treasury Department, by satisfactory evidence Mdmom, mama from muster rolls on file in the several State or Territorial archives; xiwgrgdmzitzgnmi fourth, where ther; is nciumustg roll or pay roll pnthtile this several '°” State or Territori arc `ves owin` g service o e ene ciary or same has been destroyed by fire or otherwise lost, and no record of service has been made in the War Defpartment or Treasury Department, the applicant may make proof o service by furnishing evi ence {J"w°;‘·'g, cm,,,m° 0, satisfactory to the Commissioner of Pensions: Provided, That the want a1wi¤¤g¤¤¤w. of a certificate of discharge shall not deprive any applicant of the begefits of we Act."1 th han b

    • °°g¤‘°>"S'°°“*¤*%¤d nc. 7. at no c aim ent or attorne or o er person s e

ihmsiigml °°°S`°“ recognized in the adjustmeiiii. of claims und; this Act except in claims fgiélpizgmapl penpipn, and in such cases no more than the sum of $10 s e lowe or services in reparing, presentino, or prosecutin an y such claim, which sum shali)be payable only onbthe order of the ?°¤‘S‘“°°¤* '*¤ We Commissioner of Pensions; and any erson who shall violate any of the hmm' provisions of this section or shall wrongfullv withhold from the pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of a pension allowed or due to such pensioner or claimant under this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall, for each and every such offense, be fined not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. Approved, September 1, 1922. sepeemmu im,

 CHAP. 303 .-—An Act To authorize the Commisioners of the District of Columbia

l » °·295·l to egoee upper Water Street between Twenty-first and Twenty-second Streets north- W . mam. t . _ Be it Enacted by the Senate and House 0 Representatives 0 the United N§Jj·¤§gb§*$¤,$giuiii¤l:¤ Stnteaof {America in Congress assembled? That the Commissioners of ' the District of Columbia are hereb authorized to close upper Water Street between Twenty·iirst and Twenty-second Streets northwest, lying between Potomac Park and square eighty-eight, provided that