Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-20

AHc PioNisioHs vi Tue government loK SUI
diers and their families, aver and above the
monthly pay while in service, are embraced in
the following summary -
ACT OF APRIL "a, 1916.
Section one provides that all persons of the
rank hereinafter named, who are now ON the
military pension rolls OF the United States,
shall from and after the passage of this act,
be entitled to and receive for disability of the
highest degree the following sums in lieu of
those to which they are now entitled, to wit
first lieutenant seventeen dollars, Il second
lieutenant fifteen dollars, a third lieutenant
fourteen dollars an ensign thirteen dollars
and Il non commissioned officer, musician, Or
private, eight dollars per month and Tor disa.
biity Of degree less than the highest sum
proportonably less
BY section two the above is made to apply
to all those who may thereafter be put on the
pension rolls.
By section three il is made to apply to mill
tia called into service of United Stttes.
ACT OF JULY 4, 1886
Section provides that, which any officer
non-cumnlissoned officer, musician or private
of the militia, including rangers, sea tgnciblps.
and volunteers, shall have disl~N lille in the
service OF The unjlea >5rlfes, since the 10Th of
April, 1918, or who shall have died in conse
quence OF a wound received while i'll the SER
vice, since the day aforesaid, and shall have
left widow, or if no widow, child or chill.
dren under sixteen years OF age, such widow,
or, if no widow, such child or children shall be
entitled to receive half the monthly pay to
which the deceased was entitled at the time of
his death or receiving such wound, for and
during the term OF five years; and, in case OF
the death or marriage OF said widow before
the expiration OF said five years. the llalt-pay
for the remainder of the time shall 90 TO the
children of the) said descendant; Provided,
That the halfpay aforesaid shall be the half
monthly pay OF the officers, non-commissioned
officers, musicians and privates of the infantry
OF the regular army, and no more Provided,
also, That no greater sum shall be allowed to
the widow, or child or children OF any officer
than the hafpay of a lieutenant colonel.
Act OF july %, 1861.
Section six provides that any volunteer who
may be received into the service OF the United
States under this act THAT is, all volunteers
who have been or may be accepted into the,
service of the Uuited States for period not
less than six months) and who may be wound
ed or otherwise disabled III the service, shall
be entitled TO the benefits which have been or
may be conferred on persons disabled in the
regular service; aud the widow if there be
one, and if not, the legal heirs OF such as die,
or may be Killed IN service, IN addition to all
arrears of pay and allowances, shall receive
the sum Of 500.
1t will be seen from this, LIST, that invalids
of regulars, and all volunteers, Ehether for
three months or a longer term, are entitled to
the pension provided by act of April "a, 1916 !;
3D. that widow, or where there is no widow,
the minor children under age of sixteen years,
Of any volunteer, whether for three months
or longer term, will received the half.pay
pension provided under acs of July 4, 1886 !;
and Sd, that the widows or legal heirs of
volunteers not less than six ;aonths are en-
titled to 500, in addition to all arrears of pay
and allowances.