All vouchers for the payment of a pension must be exe uted on or after the date to which the payment is claimed, and the deposition and power of attorney (when the latter is required) signed by the pensioner. Every erasure, interlineation, or alteration must be noted by the magistrate in due form, and the power of attorney executed in the presence of at least one witness, other than the officer before whom it is acknowledged. If not presented at the agency within three months from its date, a new one will be required. Each pensioner, or her attorney, must present herself at the agency to receive the money and to sign the usual receipts. If a navy pension has remained unpaid and unclaimed for fourteen months, it will not be paid at any agency. Application must be made to the Fourth Auditor of the United States Treasury, with the usual deposition of the pensioner and proof of identity. No power of attorney is necessary, as the draft of payment is always made payable to the order of the pensioner. Pension agents are authorized to administer oaths on papers for payment of pensions only, and to charge the same fees as are allowed to officers of the State by the laws thereof. When the signature is a mark, it must be made in the presence of one witness other than the justice or notary who acts officially in the case. If a notary has a seal of office, a certificate of his official character is not required. late a in the Be it known, that before me, said, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared widow of service of the United States, and made oath, in due form of law, that she is the identical named in an original certificate of pension, bear dollars hibited to me, and by which it appears that she is entitled to a pension of cents per month; and that she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of the above mentioned (Two witnesses required when mark is made.) Sworn to, and subscribed this fore me, day of 18-, be Power of Attorney—same as “F.” NAVY-ORPHANS. INSTRUCTIONS.-An act of Congress prohibits the pledging or transfer of a pension certificate. The magistrate must require the pensioner to show his or her pension certificate before administering the oath, and to inquire if he has been employea or paid in the army, navy, or marine service of the United States. All vouchers for the payment of a pension must be executed on or after the date to which the payment is claimed, and the deposition and power of attorney signed by the pensioner. Every erasure, interlineation, or alteration, must be noted in due form by the magistrate. Whenever an attorney is employed to receive a pension, the execution of the power must be in the presence of at least one witness, other than the magistrate before whom it is acknowledged; and if not presented at the agency within three months from its date, a new one will be required. When the pensioner makes his mark, such signature must be in the presence of one witness, other than the justice or notary who acts officially in the case. Each pensioner, or his attorney, must present himself at the agency to receive the money, and to sign the usual receipts. If a pension has remained unpaid and unclaimed for fourteen months, it will not be paid at any agency. Application must be made to the Fourth Auditor of the United States Treasury, with the usual deposition of the pensioner and proof of identity. No power of attorney is necessary, as the draft of payment is always made payable to the order of the pensioner. Pension agents are authorized to administer oaths on papers for the payment of pensions only, and to charge the same fees as are allowed to officers of the State by the laws thereof. said, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared guardian of , orphan child of late in the naval service of the United States, and made oath, a in due form of law, that the child- of panying certificate of guardianship; that said ward the guardian named in the accom referred to in an original certificate of pension bearing date at the Department of the Interior on the day of ——, 18—, and signed by Secretary of the Interior; which certificate he exhibited to me, and by which it appears that entitled to a pension of said ward dollars and Guardian. (Two witnesses required when mark is made. Sworn to and subscribed this fore me, day of -, 18-, be Oath of two Witnesses that the Ward is living; also that Guardian is acting-same as "T." APPLICATION FOR AN INCREASE OF PENSION. INSTRUCTIONS.-All applications for increase of pensions must be endorsed by the Pension Agent where payment has been made, and he must certify that he knows, or believes, on information from others, that the surgeons are reputable in their profession. The application must be accompanied with the pension certificate when sent to the Pension Office. It is hereby certified, that company, in the pears by the accompanying certificate, was placed on the pension roll at the rate of dollars per month, on account, as he states, of having [here state wound received or disease contracted, for which the applicant alleges that he was pensioned] while in the line of his duty, and in the said service, on or about the day of in the year in at a place called the State or Territory of is not only still disabled in consequence of the said injury, but, in our opinion, his disability to obtain his subsistence by manual labor has increased since his last examination so that it now amounts to disability; the said increased disability originating entirely from the injury or disease on account of which he was originally pensioned. and Dr. peace [or other magistrate] within and for the State and county aforesaid, Dr. who, being duly sworn according to law, say that the above document by them signed is, to the best of their knowledge and belief, just and true. tures appear above, are surgeons in actual practice, and reputable in their profession, as I [here state reasons for such opinion, whether personal knowledge or otherwise,] and entitled to full credit and belief. Pension Agent. APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. INSTRUCTIONS.-The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed. In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers. Mode of authenticating papers.-In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. a justice of the peace for the said county of, personally ap peared who, on his oath, declares that he is the same per son who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain in the regiment commanded by Colonel in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District or Territory) of where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid, APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. INSTRUCTIONS. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed. In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers. Mode of authenticating papers.-In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 18-, before me, the subscriber, personally a justice of the peace for the said county of appeared of Captain who, on her oath, declares that she is the widow -, who formerly belonged to the company commanded by in the regiment commanded by Colonel in the service of the United States; that her name was placed on the pension roll of the State of whence she has lately re moved; that she now resides in the State (District or Territory) of |