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JuT See Inside Columns.Soldiers’ Kountir..Washington, Jcly 28.—'The follow mg is the new and important law equalising soldiers* bounties. It is estimated that tt will take about seventy-five millions out of the Treasury : —Section 1. That to each and every soldier who enlisted in the army of the United States after the 19th day of April, 1861, for a period of not less than three years, and h iving served his term of enlistment has been honorably discharged,anti who has received or is entitled to receive from the United Stales under existing laws a bounty of one hundred dollars and no more, and any such soldier enlisted for not less than three years who has been honorably discharged on account of wounds received in the line of duty, and the widows, minor children, or parents, in the order named, of any such soldier who died in the service of the United States of disease or wounds contracted while in the service aud in the line of duty, shall be paid the additional bounty of one hundred dollars hereby authorised.Section 2. That to each and every soldier who enlisted intothe army of the United States after the nineteenth day ofi tst$April, 1661, during the rebellion, for a pentd of not less than two years, aud who is not included in the foregoing section, and has been honorably discharged therefrom after serving two years, and who has received or is entitled to receive Irom the United States under existing laws a bounty of fifty dollars and no more; ami any soldier who enlisted for less than two years who lias been honorably discharged on account ofwounds received in the line of duty, and the widow, minor children or parents, in the order named, of any such soldier who died in the service of the United States, or of disease or wounds contracted while in the service of the United States, and in the lint of duty, shall he paid the additional bounty of fifty dollars hereby authorized, provided that every soldier who has bartered, sold, assigned, transferred, loaned, exchanged or given away his find exchange papers, orany interest iu the bounty provided by this orany other act of Congress, shall not be entitled to receive any additional bounty whatever, and when application is made by any soldier for said bounty he shall be required, under the pains and p unities of perjury, to make oath or afhraati n ot his identity, and that he has not so bartered, sold, assigned, transferred, exchanged, loa led or given away either his discharge pajer8 or any iuUrest in any bounty as aforesaid; and no chum for such bounty shall he entertained by the Paymaster General, or other accounting or disbursing officer, except upoc receipt of the claimant’s discharge papers, accompanied by the statement, under oath, as by this section j provided.i jvnm ... * * m ^ ^ Li ««•
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Mon, Jul 30, 1866
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