368 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 86, 87. 1866. md ¤€:i°<;:;°¤ bounties to colored soldiers, and the pensions, bounties, and allowances to g:°Q° ° ° their heirs," approved June Hfzeen, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, be, and the same are hereby, stricken out. M·\§e¤; gt- Sec. 2. And 6e zt further resolved, That whenexrer apphcation shall claymyfor boufty be macle by any claimant for bounty under the prov1810ns of the Joint regmusu me with olution aforesaid, by or through any agent or attorney, such agent or at-
:l1:;m8g¤ horney shall hereafter be required to file with each claim his oath or
’ ‘ s.6irmation that he has no interest whatever in said bounty beyond the fees for collection of the same, which are hereby fixed and established as Fees <>f¤g¤nt¤· follows, vxz: for the preparation and prosecution of claims for, and tho collection and remittance of} all sums not exceeding fifty dollars, the sum of five dollars; for all sums exceeding fifty aud less than one hundred dollars, the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents; and for all sums exceeding one hundred dollars, the sum of ten dollars; and said Fees shall include all expenses mcident to the collection of said claims, except the expense of the necessary afHda.v1ts and uotarxal or other acknowledgments, pmmy rm- which shall be defrayed by the claimant; and any agent or attorney who 2E3Q2Q2i?;; shall charge, ducctly or indirectly, in any case, a. greater sum for his services 1n preparing and prosecuting said claims and collecting and remitting the amount due, shall be deemed rruilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction, be punished by fine: not exceeding three thousand nor less then one thousand dollars, and shall be forever excluded from prosecuting military or naval claims against the government. £€£;g?§;*¤ bee. 3. And be it farther resolved, That in case the payments shall be chem Sw made m the form of a. check, order, or dmfl: upon any paymasrer, national claimant how to bank, or government depository, il: shall be necessary for the claimant to
he establish, by the aihdavins of two credible witnesses, that he is the identical person named therein; bu: in no case shall such checks, orders, or drafts be made negotiable until after such identification.
m?'; :1;;;*;* *° Spc. 4. And be at further resolved, That it shall not be lawful for any &c_ dischurggg sold1er to transfer, essngn, barter, or sell his discharge, for the purpose of &<g tr:msfcrring, assigning, bartering, or selling any interest in any bounty &c v0id s· under the provxswns of said resolution; and all such transfers, assignments, burners, or seles heretolbre made are hereby declared null and vorg as to any gghtsgntended so co be conveyed by any such soldier. r1=1z0v1·:1>, u y 6, 1.866. July 26, 1866. [N0. 87.] Joint Resnlutionfar the Rzlizfofcalain Ofcers of the Army.
Be it res0Zvcd by the Senate and House ¢y" Representatives of the United §5;t:; $$1- States of Agzerzce m Congress assembled, That in every case ln which a
can actually 00mm18S10X1C ofheer aclfually entered on duty as such COEOT1I18S10D9d Olllgntgpingqndutyi cer, but by reason of being killed in battle, capture by the enemy, or other b¤¤ ¤Q¤ ¤¤¤}S·_ cause beyond ‘his control, and without fault or neclecc of his own was not bercd nn within _ _ d · h· . _ ¤ ’ &c to have mu mustem wxh ID a period of not less than thmzy days, the pay department ggé from what §lle:{ :> su§: 0 ger full pg? and emglumenti of his rmlk frong aha ' S cer ae ua y entere on suc uty as abresai , e- ducting from the amount paid in accordance with this resolution all pay
actually recexved by such officer for such period. $gg Sec. 2. And be zz! further resolved, That the heirs or legal representawmvc mms uvcs of any officer whose muster into service has been or shall be
°;g>£g£¤d amended h€F€b_Y, shall be enmled to receive the arrears of pay due such P · pfllccr 0I' the pcnsion provlded by law for the grade into which such olhcer IS xgustered uncl}e1}th&prov1Si0¤s of the first section of this resolution. 1>1>R0vm>, u y , 1866.
