Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-08-06

The following circular nns Deeu IS
sued by the commissioner OF pen
sions:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE, July 20, 1872.
The first section of an act supple
mentary to the several acts relating
to pensions, approved June 6, 1866,
provides-"That from and after the |
passage of this act all persons en-
titled to less pension than hereina:-
ter specified, who, while in the mill
tary or naval service and in line of
duty, shall have lost the sight Ct
both eyes, or who shall have lost
both hands, or been permanently or
tott lily disabled so as to render them
utterly helpless, or so nearly so as
to require the constant personal aid
and attendance of another person,
shall DO entitled TO pension OF
twenty-five dollars per month; and
all persons who under like circum-
stances shall have lost both feet, or
one hand and one foot, or been total
~ or permanently disabled in the
same, or otherwise 30 disabled as TO
be incapacitated for performing any
manual labor, but not so much as TO
require constant or personal aid and
attention, shall be entitled to u pen
sion OF twenty dollars a month; and
all persons who under like circum,
stances, shall have lost one hand or
one foot, or been totally or perma>
nently disabled in the same,or other
wise so disabled as to render their
inability to perform manual labor
equivalent to the loss Of hand or a
foot, shall be entitled to pension OF
fifteen dollars per month"
An act increasing the rate of pen
sion to certain persons therein de-
scribed, approved June 8, 1872. pro-
vides-"That all persons entitled BY
law TO less pension than hereinaf-
ter specified, who, while in the mill
tary or naval service Of the United
States, and in line of duty, shall have
lost the sight OF both eyes, or shall
have lost both hands, or shall have
lost both teet, or been permanently
and totally disabled in the same. or
otherwise so permanently aud total
ly disabled as TO render them utterly
helpless, or 80 nearly so as TO require
the constant personal aid and attend
Rnce Of another person, shall be enti-
tied to pension of thirty-one dol
lars and twenty-five cents per
month; and all persons who, under
like circumstances, shall have lost
one hand and one foot, or been total
ly and permanently disabled in the
same, or otherwise so disabled as to
be incapable OF performing any man
ual labor, but not so much as to re-
quire constant personal aid and at
tendance, shall be entitled to pen-
sion of twenty-four dollars per
month; and all persons who, under
like circumstances, shall have lost one
hand or one foot, or been totally and
permanently disabled in the same, or
otherwise so disabled as TO reader
their incapacty to perform manual
labor equivalent TO the loss ola hand,
or foot, shall be entitled TO q pension
Of eighteen dollars per month,
from and after the fourth of June,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two."
Persons who are already pension
cd under the former act at either of
the rates of fifteen, twenty, or TWEEN
ty-hve dollars, are entitled to the in
creased rates provided by the latter
act, and may secure such increase
without formal application and with
out the Intervention Of an attorney,
nor will any attorncyship be recog.
nized IN such cases.
A letter from the Eension.r open
stoned as above), addressed to this
Office, inclosing his present pension
certificate, and giving his post Office
address, will DO sufficient presenta-
tion Of his claim for the increase
The certificates will receive such
endorsement by this Office as " i'll au-
thorize tho payment of the increased
rate and will then be forwarded to
the pension agency at which the PEN
sion is payable, and the pensioner
will be notified of such transmission
j. Ill. BAKER,
Commissioner.