Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-26
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Pdsse at tie Second Session Of The 7airy-SepeaM
Congress.
IPuBLC-No 137

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Fdsses al tie Second Session Of the Wirty-SepenN
Congress.
PuBLIc-No. l37.
AN ACT to grant pensions.
BE ii endcted By Tie Senate and House of Repre-
sentatipes Of The United S'71s ii fw.s,ea a Con
gTfss assembled, That if any officer, non-cOm-
missioned officer, musician or private of the
army, including regulars, volunteers, and militia,
or nhy Oilicer, warrant or petty officer, mus-
can, seaman, ordinary seaman, Aotillaman, ma
rine, clerk, landsman, pilot, or other person in
the navy or marine corps, has been since the
fourth day of March, eighteen hundred aud sixty
one, or shall hereafter be, disabled by reason OF
any wound received or disease contracted while
in the service of the United States, aud in the
line Of duty, be shall, upon making due proof of
the fact according to such forms aud regulations
as are or may be provided by or in pursuance of
law, be placed upon the list of invalid pensions
of the United States, and be entitled to receive,
for the highest rate of disability, such pension
as is hereinafter provided in such cases, and for
an inferior disability, to commence as hereinafter
| provided, and continue during the existence OF
such disability. The pension for total disabil-
| ity for officers non commissioned officers, musi-
cians and prvates employed in the military
service of the United States, whether regulars,
volunteers or militia, and in the marine corps,
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all officers of higher rank, thirty dollars per
month; major, twenty-five dollars per month I;
captain, twenty dollars per month first lieu.
tenant, seventeen dollars per month second
lieutenant fifteen dollars per month; and nom
commissioned officers, musicians, aud privates,
eight dollars per month. The pension for total
disability for officers, warrant, or petty officers,
and others employed in the naval service of the
United States, shall be as follows, viz: Captain,
| on nHpr mammalian. and chipt IN
neer, respectively, ranking with commander by
law, lieutenant commanding, and master COM
manding, thirty dollars per month lieutenant,
surgeon, paymaster, and chief engineer, respec-
lively ranking with lieutenant by law, and passed
assistant surgeon, twenty-five dollars per month
professor Of mathematics, master, assistant sur
geon, assistant paymaster, and chaplain, twenty
doars per month first assistant engineers aud
pilots, fifteen dollars per month, passed mid
shipman, midshipman, captains and paymasters'
clerk, second and third assistant engineer, mus
ters' mate and all warrant officers, ten dollars
per month all petty officers, and all other
persons before named employed in the naval
service. eight dollars per month and all COM
missonpd officers, of either service, shall receive
such and only such pension as is herein provided
for the rank in which they hold commissions
Sec .. And be Il further enacted, That if any
officer or other person named in the first section
of this net has died since the fourth day of March,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or shall here
after die, by reason of any wound received or
disease contracted Whiletin the service of the
United States, and in the line of duty, his widow,
or, if there be no widow, his child or children
under sixteen years of age, shall be entitled to
receive the same pension as the husband
or father would have been entitled TO
had he been totally disabled, to commence from
the death of the husband or father, and to con.
tinue to the widow during her widewhOod, or to
the child or children until they seyerally attain
to the age oi sixteen years, and no longer.
Sec 3. And be 1t further enacted, That where
any officer or other person named in the first
section Of this act shall have died subsequently
to the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred
and sixty one, or shall hereafter die, by reason
of any wound received or disease contracted
while in the service of the United States. and in
the line of duty, and has not left or shall not
leave a widow nor legitimate child, but has left
or shall leave a mother who was dependent upon
him for support, in whole or in part, the mother
shall be entitled to receive the same pension as
such officer or other person would have been en-
titled to had he been totally disabled which
pension shall commence from the death of the
officer or other person dying as aforesaid Pro-
vided, hoireuer That if such mother shall herself
be in receipt of pension as a widow. in virtue
Of the provisions OF the second section of this act.
in that case no pension or allowance shall be
granted to her on account Of her son, unless she
gives up the other pension or allowance: And
paovidsd, further, That the pension given to
mother on account of her sou shall terminate on
her re-marriage; And Prorided, further, That
nothing herein shall be 80 construed as to entitle
the mother Of an officer or other person dying
as aforesaid, to more than one pension at the
same time under the provisions of this act.
Sec A. And bel further enacted, That where
any officer or other person named in the first
section of this act shall have died subsequently
TO the fourth day OF March, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, or shall hereafter de, by reason
Of any wound received or disease contracted
in the service Of the United States and in the
line Of duty, and has not left or shall not leave
widow, nor legitimate child, nor mother, but has
left or may leave an orphan sister or sisters,
under sixteen years Of age, who were dependent
upon him for support, in whole or in part, such
lister OF sisters, under sixteen years Of age. who
were dependent upon him for support. in whole
,r in part such sister or sisters shall be emitted
10 receive the same pension as such officer or
other person would have been entitled to had he
| been totally disabled; which pension to said
irpbau shall commence from the death Of the
| ,ficer or other person dying as aforesaid, and
null continue to the said orphans until they
,eyerally arrive at the age of sixteen years, and
20 longer: Propided, however, That nothing
herein shall be so construed as to eutitle said
irpnuuH 10 uoIc Ahuu oue pehoiuH Nv hault
me, under the provisions of this act ; And
vrorided further, That no moneys shall be paid
o the widow, or children, or any heirs of any
deceased soldier on account Of bounty, back pay,
or pension, who have in any way been engaged
n or who have aided or ahetted the existing re-
bplion in the United States; but the right of
such disloyal widow or children, heir or heirs Of
such soldier, shall be vested in the loyal heir or
heirs of the deceased, if any there be.
Sec. 3. And be ii further enacted, That pensions
which may be granted, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of this act, to persons who may have been,
or shall he, employed in the military or naval
service Of the United States, shall commence on
he day of the discharge of such persons in all
cases in which the application is not filed during
said year pensions granted to persons employed
IS aforesaid shall commence on the day of the
ding of the application.
Sec G. And6e further enacted That the fees
Of agents and attorneys. for making out and
causing to be executed the papers necessary to
establish a claim for pension, bounty, and other
allowance, before the Pension Office under this
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