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 194 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 225. 1870. i! P°Y**l’l° °-t his payable at his agency, and transmit the same by mail, directed to the ad- 2§°}g°§'&°g;§Q`§k` dress of the pensioner named in such voucher, who, on or after the fourth ed and returned day of March, June, September, and December next succeeding the date i° mlm by °”·°l‘ of such voucher, may execute and return the same to the agency at which p°?(g{:e:écgipt it was prepared, and at which the pension of such person is due and payable. ¤f ¢>=<=¢¤t¢<1 Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That upon the receipt of such gmhgfgfssity, voucher, properly executed, and the identity of the pensioner being estabegent to draw lished and proven m the manner prescrtbed by the ·Secretary of the In- 3; ‘;lf°;]*3) terior, the agent for the payment of pensions shall 1mmediately draw his fo,. ,,,,,§,,,,: d,,,,] cheek on the proper assistant treasurer or designated depositary of the P¤nsi=>ner¤_ United States for the amount due such pensioner, payable to his or her ¥g“!L;‘§vf‘})‘;:'?d order, and transmit the same by mail, directed to the address of the pensions personally. sioner entitled thereto; but any pensioner may be required, if thought proper by the commissioner of pensions, to appear personally and receive his ension. Pensions to be Slim. 3. And be it further enacted, That hereafter no pension shall be Pm °“lY *9 *l‘° paid to any person other than the pensioner entitled thereto, nor otherwise persons entitled tl d. U t th . . f. thi d f. ,;,,,,,,,0),,,,,, ac- ian accor inc 0 e provisions 0 s act, an no warrant, power o ¤¤r<1i¤g to this attorney, or other paper executed or purporting to be executed by any °°t' pensioner to any attorney, claim agent, broker or other person, shall be recognized by any agent for the payment of pensions, nor shall any pension be paid thereon: Provided, That payment to persons laboring under Peymentsto legal disabilities may be made to the guardians of such persons in the g9F¤<>!¤§ ¤¤d°¥' manner herein prescribed: And provided further, That pensions payable isulnhtv and. . . . . . ,0 m0,,;;, ,·,,,._ to persons in foreign countries may be made according to the provisions cigu countries- of existing laws. Site. 4. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the compensation Additional now allowed by law, each pension agent shall be allowed, as full compengg:;Q::*:E;‘::3*? sution for all service, including postage required by the provisions of this thirty cms rc, act, the Slim of thirty cents, and no more, for each voucher prepared and gqeihpggpgger pmdiby him, which amount shall be paid by the Ilnited States. And any ,,om‘,¤y ppm pension agent or other person employed or appointed by him who shall pension ngents take, or receive, or demand any fee or reward from any pensioner for any
 * X=m;8fr:ud°· service in connection with the payment of his or her pension shall be held

,,,,,0,,,, ms guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding for services. five hundred dollars. Stcc. 5. And be it _/Etrt/wr enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior Blanks for shall cause suitable blanks for the vouchers mentioned in the first section '°“°l‘°”i of this act to be printed and distributed to the agents for the payment of notice thereon. pensions, upon which he shall cause v. note to be printed informing pensioners0f the fact that hereafter no pension will be paid except upon the gnstmqiiyns vouchers issued as herein directed ; and he shall also give all necessary in- ““ "°g“ "‘ “’“°' struetions and make all needful regulations for carrying this act into effect. Pensionnqeiins Size. 6. And be it further enacted, That agents for the payment· of lf2i::;:;  pensions, and any clerks appointed by them and designated in writing for mk, gw_ ,,,m,_ that purpose, which designation shall be returned to and filed in the olhce until:;;, mIii}u· of the commissioner of pensions, are hereby authorized and required, wizihonspsh and their witnesses who may personally appear before them for that purpm{S!g;§n‘;mch pose, in xvlneh ease the cheek for the pension, when due and payable, ,,,8,,, shall be given direct to the hand of the party entitled thereto, if desired, and not mailed to his or her address as required by the second section of falgggsgyé this act; and any person who shall falsely and corruptly take and sub- &°‘ aim 5E2in_ scribe tiny such. atlidavit before any agent or his designated clerk for the vg, payment of pensions, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and on conviction be pupished byhimprxsprétqent not exceeding five years and by fine not excee ing one thousand dollars. Fee of mei-. Sec. 7. And it further enacted, That the fee of agents and attorneys ¤¤y¤ for DMB- for the preparation and prosecution of a. claim for pension or bounty land,
 * Sa‘:ldl}f:é§:_°"‘ without; any tec therefor, to take and certify the affidavits of all pensioners