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 FlFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1862. 1906. 133 CHAP. _1862.—An Act Making appropriations for the payment of invalid and AP¤'U?4»1906· other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen iQH‘ R' 13103:] hundred and seven, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 123.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of1A}/lU7’2.Cd in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, ,P<¤¤¤i<>¤¤ ¤PP¤>x>¤¤- and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treas- me ury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes, namely: » For army and navy pensions, as follows: For invalids, widows, _I¤v¤¤i¤, sw-. rsvminor children and dependent relatives, army nurses, and all other sms' pensioners who are now borne on the rolls, or who may hereafter be placed thereon, under the provisions of any and all Acts of Congress, one hundred and thirty-nine million dollars: Provided, That the appro- Prvmivvs- _ priation aforesaid for navy pensions shall be paid from the income of Navy PWS10m' the navy pension fund, so far as the same shall be sufhcient for that purpose: Prmiidedfurther, That the amount expended under each of A°°°“""’· the above items shall be accounted for seperately: Andprovidedfww ther, That the age of sixty-two years and over shall be considered a Ass may gsfssg permanent specific disability within the meaning of the pension laws. ii? mm ° M ' For fees and expenses of examining surgeons, pensions, for services Examining surrendered within the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seven, seven geiiiigé. hundred thousand dollars. And each member of each examining board shall, as now authorized by law, receive the sum of two dollars for the examination of each applicant whenever five or a less number shall be examined on any one day, and one dollar for the examination of each additional applicant on such day: Provided, That if twenty or gmghtiom more applicants appear on one day, no fewer than twenty shall, if ` practicable, be examined on said day, and that if fewer examinations be then made, twenty or more having appeared, then there shall he paid for the first examinations made on the next examination day the fee of one dollar only until twenty examinations shall have been made: Provided farther, That no fee shall be paid to any member of mffgg§§d“¤l°”¤°’“°° an examining board unless personally present and assisting in the ` examination of applicant: And provided farther, That the report of “°““€· such examining surgeons shall specifically state the rating which in their judgment the applicant is entitled to, and the report of such examining surgeons s all specifically and accurately set forth _ the physical condition of the app icant, each and every existing disability ,,,m**},‘§ggl,°{;‘édf° *’° being fully and carefully described. The reports of the special exam- Inspection or rciners of the Bureau of Pensions shall be open to inspection and copy p"""` by the applicant or his attorney, under suc rules and regulations as . the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: And provided further, That no pension attorney, claim agent, or other person shall be entitled e,g°”¤l°” ”*“°’¤°Y¤· to receive any com ensation for services ren ered in securing the introduction of a bill)or the passage thereof through Congress granting pension or increase of pension; and any person who shall, directly m§€¤;{;fY gg; gg5eé; or indirectly, contract for, demand, receive, or retain any compensa- curing special regimtion for such services shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon “°“‘ conviction thereof shall, for each and every such offense, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisoned not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court. For salaries of eighteen agents for the payment of pensions, at four As¤¤*¤’ S¤¤·¤i¢¤· thousand dollars each, seventy-two thousand dollars. For clerk hire, and other services, four hundred and thirty-five Clerk him thousand dollars: Prov/ded, That the amount of clerk hire, and other Qmm; . . pportionment. services, for each agency shall be apportioned as nearly as practicable in proportion to the number of pensioners paid at each agency, and the salaries paid shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.