The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-08

sicisn seaman ordinary seaman fOtlamaR. marine
clerk Lapasman pilot other person IL Tie navy or
arins COILS hss been since tie fourth day OF March
eighteen hundred and sixty one or shall hereafter De-
disabled by reason OF any Wound received % cIsese
ted the service o the United States anu
in the of duty, lac shall IIsAis aue prof. o.
the fact according such forms a1 regulations a. are
may be provlded by or m Pursuance oi law oe pd
UPON the list and pensIoEs Of lhe United States
entitled To receive for the highest Fate 81 d-a
biity such pension Is hereinafter prov dr Ia slch
cases and for inferior disability amount pTopor
roe ate u the highest disability commence as heren
after provided and continue curing the existence vi
such disability. The pension for total clsaoiA! iof
officers non mssloned officers ruscisns ana pri-
Yates employed the military service oi tAs Uhiiec
states whether regulars volunteers or militia, anu IL
the marine corps, shall be as follows VIZ Leu'eiaht
colonel and AL officers of Elg her TaA, thirty dollars
per month: MAJOR twenty i've dollars per month; cap
tam twenty dollars per month; hrst lieutenant, seven.
teen dollars per month"; SECOND lieuieDaHi hiteen dollars
Der month: and commissioned oflcers, MUSICIANS
and priates, eight DOLLARS month The pension oI
total ty Tor officers, warrant, or petty oiLcers
and others employed the naval service OF TIE United
states shall be follows, viz: Captain cominander
surgeon, payInaster and chief engineer, respectively
ranking with commander by law, lieutenant coinmaiid
ing, anc master commanding thirty collars PEI month
lieutenant surgeon paym.steT ana CHIEF engineer
spectivey RANKING with lieutenant by iaw, aai IaSssi
surgeon twenty nve dollars per month"; prol
sor Of master IsiaUt surge on, assistant
paymaster, and chaplain, twenty COLLARS pr moniA,
nrst ssistaIt engineers and pilots Mteen dollars per
month passed midshipman, midshipmdn, captains and
pay clerk and third assistant engineer
masters mate, all warrant oiicers ten dollars per
month all petty officers and all other persons before
named employed ed ia the naval service eight dollars per
month and al comrnlss oned officers Of either service,
shall such and only such pension as IS herein
provided the rank III which they hold COMMISSIONS
Sec And be further enacted, That if any officer OF
other person named n the first section OF this act has
died slnce fourth day March, eighteen hundred
aud sixty one shall hereafter die by reason oi any
wound received disease contracted while IN the
vice of the United states and IN the line 0i duty Es
widow or II there be widow ms chl.n or Children
under sixteen years Of age shan ne ented I" receive
the same pei tie husband or father would have
been entitled had he been totally disabled 10 com
nee froL tic death Of the husband father, aud 10
continue the widow during her wdo"b""d, "r Ia the
chd children until they severaIy attain To e age VI
sixteen years, AID LO iuhbef
Sec And be II fmtker e,.acttd, That where any OH
eer other person named IN the rs section OF THIS act
have died subsequently to TIE fourth DAY oil March,
eighteen hundred ana sixty shall hereafter die,
by reason any wound Eceiyed or disease contracted
while in the OF the United states and Ia The line
OF duty and left shall not leave WIDOW nor
Ultimate child, but has LEFT CT shall leave mother
who dependent upon hinl for support in whole or III
part mother shall be entitled To receive the same
pension such officer other person would have been
entitled had he been totally disabled; which pension
shall the death o the officer or other
person dying Aforesaid irorIded, h0ueUer That If
such mother shall herself be IN receipt OF pension as "a
widow in virtue prov OF the section
That the pens given to mother on account OF her son
shall terminate her re-marTiage And prorlded fur
her, That nothing herein shall be construed
title the mother of an officer or other person dying rs
aforesaid, TO more than one pension at the time
der the provisions Of this act
Sec T. And be fruher enacted That where any Off
other named Ia the rst section OF tins
shall have died subsequently the fourth day of March
eighteen hundred and sixty shall hereafter die,
by OF any wound received disease contracted
while the the United states and in the line
Of duty and has left shall not leave widow nor
legitimate child mother, but has left may leave
orphan sister sisters under sixteen years of
who dependent upon him tor support in whole
part such sister sisters shall be entitled to receive
| Sama As erSOu
have been entitled u had he been totally disabled winch
pension said orphan shall Commence from the death
Of the officer other dying aforesaid,
shall the si orphans until they severally
arrive at the Of sixteen years and longer PrUr
ded kONerer That nothng herein shall be construed
to ents said orphans 10 more than one pension at
the time, under the provisions of this act And
provided, further That moneys shall be paid the
widow children, heirs OF any deceased soldier
account OF bounty back pay, or pension who have
n any way been engaged III or who have aided abet
ted the existing rebellion in the United States but the
right Of such disoyal widow children heir heirs Of
such soldier shall be vested i'll the 10y al heir heirs of
the deceased, if any there be.
Sec. g. And te further enacted, That pensions which
may be granted in pursuance OF the provisions Of this
act, To persons who may have been or shall be, employ
cd the military naval service Of the United States
shall commence the day Of the discharge OF such
in all in which ,he application for such prcvi
sions IL filed within after the date of such dis
charge and in which the application is not filed
during said pensions granted to persons employed
as aforesaid shall commence on the day OF the ming oi
the application.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted That the fees Of
agents and attorneys making out and causing 10 be
executed the papers necessary to establish claim for
pension bounty, and other allowance before the Pen
sion ONCE under this act shall not exceed the follow ing
rases For making out and causing TO be duly executed
declaration by the applicant with the necessary afta
vits and forwarding the To the Pension Office with
tho reouisite corresponIence FIVE dollars In cases
wherein additional testimony is required by the Com
missioner Of Pensions for each affidavit required and
executed and forwarded, except the adavits Of
geons for which such agents and attorneys shall not
entitled TO any fees } one dollar and fifty cents
Sec = And be further enacted That any agent or at
tornev who shall directly or Indirectly demand or re
ceive any greater for his services under
this Act than ia prescribed in the preceding section Of
this act or who shall contract or agree prosecute
claim for pension bounty or other allowance under
this act on the condition that he shall receive per
tum upon or any portion the amount OF such Claim
or who shall wrOngfully withhold from pension or 9th
u =. , i -, -, r.-' 81 'ho reneon OF clan
daerd ;i,r =, h;h ,lSn anu cianiant @ snail ne
,on ,hs 80 ss sh,, J " , e a & ~, , % upvn n. ophN VIC c
sycasd;ns three hnndres d,,ars or inr,snot -, ~,
,N Nae -, !" M" -: M - % ~ uo.." :, - mp ieonvu a. haIu
EXPERIMENTATION and ,ccr.ya,annS ~ ,baos ing W 'i'
O.. 80 a. :. 80. ~ ~ , - ;, - IT,. 49, IN IN, ',Se. - .
q, - po.s;'n. - "a - :. b,t - @ ~ thi.,sioh
pon, a, his dscre,ou civil surgeons 70 make the be e
NAL examinations of PENSIONERS wbicb are r ms, h 80
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.,;a sns,on bsr h a Mi 1ar io
A surgeon 10 be appointeI by him necessarv. AMI ,b
fees for each Of such examinations and the requisite
certificate thereof shall be one dollar and 6ftv cents
which fees shall be maid to the surgeon nv the narvon
examined for which he shall take a RECENT and forward
the same to the Pension Office and upon the allowance
OF the claim of the person examined the Con,issonar
of Pensions shall furnish to such person am order ON the
pension agent his state for The amount OF the
eeon's fees
Sec g. And be It further enacted That the Commission
er OF Pensions on Application made 10 him in person or
by letter by any claimants or applicants for pansn
bounty or other allowance required by Law To be adjust
ed and paid by the Pension Office shall furnish such
claimants free of all expense or 10 them all such
printed Instructions forms may be necessary in