Chapter 153. To pension widows and minor children of officers and enlisted men who served in the War with Spain, Philippine insurrection, or in China
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CHAP. 153.— An Act To pension widows and minor children of officers and enlisted men who served in the War with Spain, Philippine insurrection, or in China. July 16, 1918. [[S. 4444.](/us/bill/65/s/4444).] [[Public, No. 199](/us/pl/65/199).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That from and after thePensions. Granted widows, etc. of volunteers in War with Spain, Philippines, and China. passage of this Act if any volunteer officer or enlisted man who served ninety days or more in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, during the War with Spain or the Philippine insurrection, between April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and July fourth, nineteen hundred and two, inclusive, service to be computed from date of enlistment to date of discharge, or any officer or enlisted man of the Regular Establishment whoIn Regular Army, etc. rendered ninety days or more actual military or naval service in the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps in the War with Spain or the Philippine insurrection between April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and July fourth, nineteen hundred and two, inclusive, or as a participant in the Chinese Boxer rebellion campaign between June sixteenth, nineteen hundred, and October first, nineteen hundred, and who has been honorably discharged therefrom, has died or shall hereafter die leaving a widow withoutCondition. means of support other than her daily labor, and an actual net income not exceeding $250 per year, or leaving a minor child or children under the age of sixteen years, such widow shall upon due proof of her husband’s death, without proving his death to be the result of his Army or Navy service, be placed on the pension roll from the date of the filing of her application therefor under this Act, at the rate of $12 per month during her widowhood, and shall also be paidAmount. $2 per month for each child of such officer or enlisted manMinor children. under sixteen years of age, and in case of the death or remarriage of the widow, leaving a child or children of such officer or enlisted man under the age of sixteen years, such pension shall be paid such child or children until the age of sixteen: *Provided*, That in case a minor*Provisos*.
Helpless, etc., child. child is insane, idiotic, or otherwise permanently helpless, the pension shall continue during the life of said child, or during the period of such disability, and shall commence from the date of application 904Marriage requirement.therefor after the passage of this Act: *Provided further*, That saidNo pension reduced. widow shall have married said officer or enlisted man previous to the passage of this Act: *Provided, however*, That this Act shall not be so construed as to reduce any pension under any Act, public or private.
Sec. 2. Attorneys’ fee limited. That no agent, attorney, or other person engaged in preparing, presenting, or prosecuting any claim under the provisions of this Act shall, directly or indirectly, contract for, demand, receive, or retain for such services in preparing, presenting, or prosecuting such claim a sum greater than $10, which sum shall be payable only Punishment for violations.on the order of the Commissioner of Pensions; and any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or shall wrongfully withhold from the pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of a pension or claim allowed or due such pensioner or claimant under this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall, for each and every offense, be fined not exceeding $ or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Approved, July 16, 1918.