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 § 374 TITLE 38.-·—PEN»S'lONS, Bozws · there is po record of enlistnaont or` muster into the service of the United States in the service mentioned herein the fqct of ` rcimlmrseséacut to Texas by the United States., as cvidenécd by tho muster mllsl and vouchers on me in the War Department, 1 shall be accepted as full and satisfactory proof ot such enlist- l ment and service. All contracts. made, bctwecry the bencilciarics under this section and pcnsion attomcjis and claim' agents prior to May 30, 1908,. src‘hcro§y dedared null and void. (May 30, 1908, c. 230, 35 Suit. 553.) · ‘_ _ -, lx 374. Increase' of pension fate from and after Fcbmaryi 19,1 1913.+Fmm and‘ aftcf February 19; 1913,, tho rate .0f pcnsion_ , to surviving soldiers of the various Indian; wars who wom thou on the pension roll or who may bc placed thereon under sec; tions _371, 372, or 373_pf this title shall be $20 par month. (Fcli. 19, 1913, c. 59, 37 Stat. 679.). ¥  — b  °- _ 1. ’ *375. Samepfurther extension to Texas volunteers l serving in defence of frontier against Indians;  proof of cn- Iistmezxt or muster, ‘ ctc.-eFrom add after March  1917, the · provisions, limitations, and bcnchts of sections 371 and 374 of, ~ this title ~sl1:il·l also extend to the surviving officers and enlisted mé*q.*·gf the Texas volunteers who served ix; defense of _ thefrontier ot that State sgalpst India:} idepfedations trod: Jamuuyy 1, 1859, to Januaryj`1, 1861, ‘inclu:¤ive,' and from the year 1866 to the yca1·,1877,.ihcI#1sivé, triad to the surviving omccrs and enlisted mo¤,_incIi1ding militia and volunteers of the. military sorviccot theo'United—Statos, who have reqchcd the age of sixty-tin years, and who ctvcd for thirty days ·in the cam-` mlgn ip southern -0reg0n and Idaho and northern ports of. Chllfomia and Nevada from 1865 to 1.868, lnclusivo; the campaign, against the Sioux in Minnesota dud the Dukotas in 18@ _ and 1863; and the camimigxis against the Sibinx in Wyoming ip 1865 to 1S@;»t0-the following organizations ofstlac First Regir _1 ment·Nebmska Militia engaged in Bghtlng Indians and guarding United; States mails oi: the.-wcstem frontier; compgsy ·A, Firsét Regiment,  Brigade ‘N§b!‘t1&8 Militia, who served htom, August 30, .-1864, to November 12, 1864 ; Company B, Flrst Regiment Nebraska Mllitig, who served from 'August 13, 1884, to`. February 18, 1%5; Company C, First Regiment, Second Brigade Ncbmska Militia, who senjveq gcnm Alugmt 24, 1884, to ,Fcbr¤ory 7, 18&;.to Céiptniu Edwar _P.·_Cl1ilds’s artillery detachment, Nebraska Militia, who scx·vcd‘ from A1igust,30,, 1%4, to Novmbcr 12, 1884; and Company A,._ First Regiment, Second Br!ghdo`Nebmsl¢s Militia, who served fiom August 12,_ 1864, to December 24,- 1804; the ctfmpslgu hgalust the [ Choycxmes, Ampahoes, Kiowasf lsbd, Gomasches to Kansas. Colorado, and Indisn Territory from 1867 to 18®, inclusive; the Modoc war of 1872 and 1873; the campaign against tho Apaclios of Arizona sail New Mexico, br either ot them, b 1873; the mmpaigu sgériust the Kiogvtm. C·Q¤1s¤chos, and Choycsmos in Kansas, Co1omdo,_ Texas, `ludlsm  ond New Hoxlctf in 1874 s¤d_1875; thefcamlmitu sgslsst the lwrtbcm Chcjexmes sud Slow; lin 1876. and 1877 ; the Nez ·· Perch wsrnot 1877; the Bmmock wp of 1878; the campaign against tho·`North¢,1·¤ Cheyeuncs lu 1878 and .1879; tho_ comriodgns in the Black Hawk Indian ora: ln  from Iwo to 1887, inc1usiyo;.tho campaign sgaiust_the Ute Indians lu Colorado. and Utah, from Septsmber, 1879, to Nowohbor, 1880, in-f clusivc;1the `campnign ngomst tho Apacho Imlihnns in -Ax·lx.n¤a sud New Mexico, or either of them,. in 18%  1@6; and the campaign. against tho Sloan; I  lsus in';   nth Dakotg, from Ndvommr, 1wQ, to,,Jmm¤r5?, 1891, inclusive jgmo the survivlug- —·-. o`$<·ers and, onll1!ted`me1; of the organisation l owq as Tylefs Rangers, rocmlted at Flack Hawk, Colorado, ln 1864, for services against tlie Iudléns; and also to include` tho. surviving widows of said omcors and oslistw mon who shall have mar? ried said surviypr prior · to March 4; 1917, and Qaavo simt roma;·i·=le;l.* Ifsny-certain one ·o1"tl1e said campaigns did nbt. cover Q beriod ot, thirty days, tho provisions of this chapter

rEB, AND `VETERANS RELIEF 1212 shall apply to those who served during the entire period of said campaign. _. Where there is no record of enlietineutdlor muster into the service of the United States lu any of the ware mentltmedin this section, the record of PB? by the United States shall be accepted as full and ,satisfactory_ proof of eueh·enlie;- ment and service. · All contracts made between the beneficiaries under this section and penelon attorneys and claim agents prior to March 4, 1917, are hereby declared null and void. (Mar; 4, 1917, c. 189, § 1, 39 Stat. 1199.) _ " · 376. Same; period of service.———The period of service performed by beneficiaries under section 375 of this title shall he determined: Firat, by reportq from the reeerde of the Wap _Department, where. there are such _ reeords; second, by reports from the records of the __Treasury Department smwing pay- ment by the United States, where there is no record of regular ‘ enlistment or musteninto the United States-military service; and third, when there is no record of Yservlce or payment for same in the —War Department ow the Treasury Department, by satisfactory evidence froth muster rolla on me la the leereral State or territorial archives; fourth, wherevthere ia no muster roll or pay roll on file lufthe several State or territorial archives esbowingeervlce of the behedelary or same has been destroyed by fire or otherwise lost, and no record of eerviee has been nmacle in the War Department or` Treasury Depaxment, the applicant may make proof of service bi furnishing evidence satisfactory `to the Commissioner of Pensions, The want of a certlhcate of discharge·sha1l.not deprive any applicant of the . benefits of section 375 of this title. _ (Mar. 4,19177, e. 189, § z, 39‘Stat.1200;_Sept. 1, IQQ, c. 302, $.6,42 Stat. @6.) _ gh ,377. Residence of " pensioners; proof of citis&p.—-The. Commissioner of Pensions shall accept as aahctmt proof of e the citizenship of an applicant for pension under thia chapter, the fact that such- applicant at thedate of the application _wae `an aetual.`aad·—bona Qde resident of the United States. (Feb._3,·1893, c.-58, 27 Stat. 4%.) ~ _ . » V _ W _ C 378. Laws V •pplic•hle.=-—-The pension, laws in force. which Lare noteineonsiatent or in eoudict ivitll the‘provialons._of this . ~ehapte1‘,cahall`)e a part of thla chapter, ao far as they may be applicable thereto. (July 27,.1892, c. 277, S 5, 27 Stat. %2.:) _379. Pro•f required; perjury; striking fron ‘r•1ls;‘l•e• ef a certiEcate of disehrge.$-—Before thehame of any perenh elm! ‘ be placed on ythe pension. roll ’ under the- provisions of this _- chapter, shall be made, under such rules am rqnlations ae the Secretary of the Interidi maypreaeribe, of the rtght of the applicant to a @1on} and any- pereea. who wall falsely and eorruptly take any oath required under thk act shall he déGI1'l€d_gl1llt!'0f perjury; and  Secretary fof the Interior shall cause to be strlcken·from_th`e pendon roll theiname of any person whenever it shall he made to appear by proof satisfactory to him, that such nam was pat upea each roll through false- and fraudulent reprewntatiohgy and that such person is not entitled. to gal pension under the provisions of this chapter. ` The lose of the eentlhcate ,0f  Shall not deprive an! lpersoup of the benefits of ‘Mld·provl.alona, but- other eridence of service performed and of an hoa0rable· discharge may be deemed · su¤eieut. (July 27, 1892, c. 277, S 3,27 Stat. 282.). . ’· Chapter 8.-T-ARMY AND NAVY MEBAL OF HONOR. ROLL. `· - ‘ Q. t me- ·. § l 381{Army and Navy Meh! of Hehor Roll; persons eligible. 392. Same; eertldcatea eatttllni holder to pension; procedure; ‘ 393. Same.; pensions; additional to other pennlons; liability tobattachment; etc. - ~ _ _ — 394. Same`; one apeclal peaaton only- awarded :_ rank gimmaterial. Seetien 391. Army and Navy Medal of Honor Roll; persona eligible.-—-—·There is established in the War Department and Navy · Department, respectively, a roll designated as *‘ the Army and Navy Medal of Honor Boll." Upon written application made