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the death of the officer or soldier

 ?. The legality of the marriage, the name of the widow, wilh those of her children, who may have been under sixteen years of age al the tune oi the fathers decease, with the State, or Territory, and county in which she and they reside, should be established. The legality of the marriage may be ascer- tanned by the certificate of the clergyman who joined them in wedlock. or Ahe 9esii- mony of respectable persons having know ledge of the Eact. The age and number of children may be ascerained by the deposition of the mother. accompanied by the iesti- mony of respectable persons having know ledge of them, or by transcripts irom the pa rish registers, duly authenticated. The wi- dow, at the time of allowing the half pay, or placing her on the list for II, must show that she has not again married; and must. more over, repeat this at the lime nf receiving each and every payment thereof; because, in case of her marrying again, the half pay to her ceases, and the half pay for the remainder of the time shall go to the child or children of the decedent This may be done by the atfi- dayiis of respectable persons having know ledge of the case.

 1. In cases where there are children, and DO widow, their guardian will. of course, act for them, and establish their claims as pre- scribed in the foregoing regulations, and re- ceive their siipends for them.

 ,. Applicants under the second section of ,he,la will make declaration before court of record, setting forth, according to the best of her, or their, knowledge or belief, the names and rank of the field and company of icers. the day (if possible) and the month and the year when the claimants husband, or father, as the case may be- entered the ser vice. and the tiufe when he Jeff the same |; and. if under more than one engagement, the claimant must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of the officers under whom the service was performed; the town or county and State, in which the claimants husband, or father, resided when he entered the service; whether he was drafted; was volunteer or substitute; the battles, fl any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; with such further parli- cuars as may be useful in the investigation of the claim; and also, if the fac, be so, that the claimant has no documentary evidence m support of the claim.

 ,. The same description of proof as to the relationship of the claimant 10 tue deceased officer. or soldier, will be required. as lhe rule under the first section points out.

 C. Claimants under the third section of the law must not only produce such proof as the foregoing regulations direct, in relation to widows claims, tut they must, in all cases, as an indispensable requisite, show when hiev were legally married to the deceased officer. or soldier. on account of whose ser vices the claim ls presented, and that the mar riage took place before the last term of ser vice of the husband expired. They must also prove that iIiey were never afterwards mar ried.

 '. h. q case where the deceased officer, Or soldier, k clearly proved by record GIT docu- mentary evidence, or the affidavit of a com missioned officer, showing the grade and length of service of lhe deceased. the pariicu- lars in relation to the service are not required to be set forth in the claimants declaration, except SD far as to show that the claimant, or claimants, is, or are, ihe widow, or children. of the deceased.

 S. The claimant must. in every case whe-" there is no record or documentary proof the revolutionary service ofthe deceased off cer. or soldier, produce the testimony of at least one credible witness. Traditionary evil dence will be deemed useful in every such case.

 9. Applicants unable 10 appear in court by reason of bodily in6rmity. may make theIr declarations before required, before a judge, or justice. ol n court of record of the county in which they reside, and the judge, or jus tice, will certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily intirmlty, attend the eouiL

 10. Whenever auy official act IS required to be done by judge, or justice, ot court of record, or by a justice ot the peace, ;5e certificate of the Secretary ol State. or Of the Territory, or of the propet clerk of the court, or county. under his seal of office, will be annexed stating that such person is judge, or justice, of court of record, or a Justice of the peace, and that the signature annexed IS his genuine signature.

 II. The widows of those wno served in the navy. or as Indian spies, will produce proof as nearly as may be, conloruably to the preceding regulations, aad authenticated in similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.

 l2. Tine form prescribed sor claimants nn- der the third seeto1 of the act, will he ob- served by every other description of claim ants, so far ss the same may be applicable to their cases. The judge, or justice, who may administer an oath, must, in every in- stance, certify to the credibiliy of afhant.

 l3 In every case in which the deceased officer. or soldier, was pensioner, the fact should be SO stated, and the deceased pen siouer so described as to enable the Depart ment to refer immediately to the eyideGee upon which he was pensioned, and thus ia- ciliiaie the investigation of the claim of his widow or children

 JAMES L. EDWARDS

 Commissioner of Pensions

 DECLARATION.

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