Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1890 — MORE OF THE PARTICULARS. [ARTICLE]

MORE OF THE PARTICULARS.

Regarding the Provisions of the Disability Pension Bill. ;Y. The Hon. W. D. Owen sends the appended circular giving an abstract of the provisions of the new pension bill, and requests that it be given the widest possible circulation., Mr. Owen states that he will be glad to give any assistance he can to applicants for pensions or their agents, in pushing their claims to an early adjustment, and will send the proper blanks to any, who may wish to apply. The following is the reading of the circular : , .v • ' - An ACT—GRANTING PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WHO ARE INCAPACITATED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MANUAL LABOR AND PROVIDING FOR PENSIONS TO WIDOWS, MINOR CHILDREN AND DEPENDENT PARENTS.

First —Dependent Parents.—The parents of any soldier who died in the service or was injured and honorably discharged will be entitled to a pension under this act: Provided, that the soldier left no widow or minor children, and that the parent or parents are without other means of support than their own manual labor or the contributions of others not legally bound thereto. Second—Surviving. Disabled Soldiers.—All persons who served ninety days or more in the war of the rebellion and were honorably discharged, and are suffering from a continuous mental or physical disability which incapacities them for the performance of manual labor will he entitled to a pension of from six to twelve dollars per month, proportioned to their inability to perform labor.

Third—Widows* of Soldiers.—The widow of any soldier who served ninety days or more in the war of the rebellion and was honorably discharged : Provided, that she is without other means of support than her daily labor. Sach claimants will be entitled to eight dollars per month. Fourth—Soldiers’ Orphans.—The minor children, under; sixteen years of age, of any soldier who server ninety days or more in the war of the rebellion and was honorably dis • charged and died, will be entitled to two dollars per month until they reach the age of sixteen. Provided, also that in case a minor child is insane, idiotic or other wise permanently helpless, the pension will be continued during the life of said chile or during the period of such helplessness. Fifth—Date of Application.—All pensions under this act commence from the date the application is received at the pension office. Note.— The above is not the language of the act, but is intended as a brief and clear synopsis of its provisions.