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Show DEPREDATIONS 351 not deprive any applicant of the benefits of this Act." That applicant for pension must establish his service, or the service of her husband, in accord-ance with the terms of this amendment. The name of the soldier, the name of the company and the company and the date and length of service given in the application must conform to the records found in the State archives. Provided that the surviving wid-ows of said officers and enlisted men shall have married said survivor prior to the passage of this Act; provided, that such widow has not remar-ried: Provided further, That if any certain one of said campaigns did not cover a period of thirty days, the provisions of this Act shall apply to those who served during the entire period of said cam-paigns ; Provided further, that where there is no rec-ord of enlistment or muster into the service of the United States in any of the wars mentioned in this Act, the record of pay by the United States shall be accepted as full and satisfactory proof of such en-listment and service : And provided further, That all contracts heretofore made between the beneficiaries under this Act and pension attorneys and claim agents are hereby declared null and void. Sec. 2. That the period of service performed by beneficiaries under this Act shall be determined by reports from the records of the War Department, where there is such a record, and by the reports from the records of the Treasury Department show-ing payment by the United States where there is no record of regular enlistment or muster into the United States military service. Sec. 3. That section forty- seven hundred and |