The national Republican., 1862-08-06
OF FIolAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at Rs Second Session Of As Thirty
seuasth Oongvess.
tPuBLIc-No. 1871
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BE u enacted BY The Se,ate and House Of Rep
Of the United States Of America IN
C0Wgress assembled, That II any ofAcer. non.
commissioned officer, musician, or private Of
the army, including regulars, volunteers. and
militia, or any onicer, warrant, or petty officer,
musician, seaman, ordinary seaman, fotilla.
man. marine, clerk, landsman, pilot, or other
person In the navy or marine corps, has been,
since the fourth day Of March, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty.one, or shall hereafter be, dis.
abled BY reason Of any wound received or
disease contracted while 10 the service Of the
United States. and In the line Of duty, he shall,
upon making due proof Of the fact according. to
such forms and 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 Us
an inferior disability an amount proportion.
ate 10 the highest disability, to commence as
hereinafter provided, and continue during
the existence Of such disability. The pen.
sion for total disability for officers, non.
Yates employed in the military service Of
the United States, whether regulars, volun.
teers, or militia, and In the marine corps, shall
be as follows. viz: Lieutenant colonel. and all
ofhoers Of higher rank, thirty dollars per
captain, twenty dollars per month; first lieu.
tenant, seventeen dollars per month; second
lieutenant, fftsen dollars per month; and non
commissioned ofacers, musicians, and privates,
eight dollars per month. The pension for total
and others employed in the naval service Of
the United Slater, shall be a. follows, viz: Cap.
tain, copman6er, surgeon, paymaster, and
chief engine ~, respectively, ranking with com.
mander by law, lieutenant commanding, and
master commanding, thirty dollars per month;
lieutenant, surgeon, paymaster, and chief engi.
neer respectively, ranking with lieutenant BY
law, and passed assistant surgeon, twenty. Ave
dollars per month; professor Of mathematics,
and chaplain, twenty dollars per month; nrst
assistant engineers and pilots, fifteen dollars
per month; passed midshlpman, midshipman,
captains and paymaster's clerk, second and
third assistant engineer, masters mate; and all
warrant o0sr: ten m dOars ,ss per month all
named employed in the naval service, eight
dollars per month; and all commissioned of.
GERS, VI either service, shall receive such and
only such pension as is herein provided for the
SEQ. Q. And be aturiher enacted, That II any
officer or other person named 10 the frst sec.
lion of this act has died since 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, his widow, or, II 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 en-.
titled to had he been totally disabled, to com.
menoe from the death of the husband or father
and to continue to the widow during her wild.
owhood, or to the child or children until they
severally attain to the age of sixteen years,
and no longer.
SEQ. 8. And be il further enacted, That where
any officer or other person named in the first
section of this aot shall have died subsequent.
ly to the fourth day Of March, eighteen hun
dred and sixty one or shall hereafter die by rea.
son Of any wound received or disease contracted
in the line of duty, and has not left nor shall
not leave widow nor legitimate child, but has
left or shall leave 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 oificer or other person would
have been entitled to had he been totally dis
xblsd; which pension shall commence from the
death of the officer or other person dying NJ
Aforesaid: Provided, hotoeuer, That II such
mother shall herself be In receipt Of pension
second section of this sot. in that case no pen.
sion or allowance shall be granted to her on
account Of her son, unless she gives up the
other pension or allowance: And prouided
further, That the pension given to mother or
account Of her son shall terminate on her re-
marriage: And prouidsd, further, That nothing
herein shall be 50 construed as to entitle the
mother Of an ofhoer or other person dying, as
Aforesaid, to more than one pension at the
same time under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 4. And be Il further enacied, That wher.
any officer or other person named in the first
section of this act shall have died subseq
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 moi
leave widow, nor legitimate child, nor moth.
or, 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 sister or sisters shall be enti
tied to receive the same pension as such officer
or other person would have been entitled to
had he been totally disabled; which pension Ia
said orphan shall commence from the death OF
the officer or other person dying as aforesaid
and shall continue to the said orphans until
they severally arrive at the age of sixteen
years, and no longer: Provided, hotoeuer, That
nothing herein shall be 80 construed as TO enti.
tie said orphans to more than one pension al
the same time, under the provisions of this act;
be paid to 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 In or who have aided or abetted
the existing rebellion In the United States; bu,
the right Of suoh disloyal widow or children,
heir or heirs of such soldier, shall be vested In
the loyal heir or heirs Of the deceased, IL any
there be.
Sec. 6. And b. u further enacted, That pen.
sions which may be granted, In pursuance Of
the provisions Of this act, TO persons whsfpay
have been, or shall be, employed In the mill
tary or naval service OF the United States, shall
commence on the day of the discharge Of such
persons In all cases In which tie application
for such provisions ia fled within one year
after the date of said discharge and In cases In
which the application is not hled during said
year, pensions granted to persons employed az
Aforesaid shall commence on the day Of the
fling of the application.
Seo. 9. And be il further endcted, That the
fees Of agents and attorneys, for making out
and causing to be executed the papers nsces.
sary to establish a claim for pension, bounty,
and other allowance, before the Pension Office
under this act, shall not exceed the following
rataR: For making out and causing To be duly