New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-10

persons entitled to less pension than here
ipafter mentioned. who by reason OF INJURY
. received or disease contracted IN 1ne inii
! tary or naval service OF the Cnited States
] and 10 the line of duty. shal nave peen pc,
! manently and totally diSapie1 III ooll
! hands or who shall have lost the sight OF
one eve. the other having been previously
, Inr. or who shall have been otherwise Sc
. totally and permanently disabled as "a
render .ham utterly helpless. or SO nearly
SO as 10 require regular personal aId anc
attendance OF another person snail be en-
! titled 10 a pension o. twenty-five dollars
per month: and for tie same period those
vino under Ike circumstances shall have
been totally and permanently disabled II
. both feet. or in one hand and one foot, Or
otherwise So disa oieG as 20 be incapacitated
Tor the performance ct any manual labor
but not so much as 70 require regular per
sonal aid and attention. shall be entitled +.
a pepsion Of twenty dollars per month
and for the same period all persons who
under like circumstances shall nave been
totally and permanently disabled III one
hand. or "ne foot. CT otherwise 50 dlsaple"
. as to render their ma hi.itv 10 perform man
ual labor equivalent 20 the loss CT naHo
or foot. shat he emitted. 70 "a pension ol III
teen dollars yer month.
SEC. :. lLae EJilA aUA ditel y uuC AouA wy
eighteen nun .ced ami seventy-two. all per-
: sons entitled. by law 20 less pension than
: hereinafter srec.1e,. who while IN the mil
.arv or naval service of the United States.
and in line oi duty. shall have lost the sigh;
OF both eyes. ~ snail nave lost the sight ol
one eve, the s.g.t .. she other having been
previously loss, or shall have lost both
hands. or shal. have lost borh feet. or been
permanently and totally disabled III the
same, or otherwise 50 permanently ana
totally disabled as &c render them utterly
heipless, or so nearly so as TO require the
re gular personal aid and attendance OF an
other person. shall he entitled to a pension
of thirry-one dollars and twenty-five cents
per month and ali persons who. under like
circumstances. shall! have lost one hand
Snd one ioo.. or Deen totally and perIGa.
nentlv disa nled IL the same. OF otherwise So
disabled as :" he incapac!tated tor perform
in. any manual labor. out not so much as
70 require :egula" personal ad ani
attendance. shall be entitled 20 8
pension OF .wenty-tour dollars per
month ara all persons who. under
ike circumstances. shall have los.
one hanG. or ole foot. Or been totally and
permanently disabled in the same, or other.
wise SO disabled as 10 render their inca
pacity to perform manual labor equivalent
to the loss Of hand or foot. shall be en-
titled to pension of eighteen dollars per
month; prOvided. that al! persons VINO, un.
der like circumstances. nave lost leg
above the knee. and in consequence thereof
are SO disabled that they can not use arti1.
cial limbs. shall pe rated in the second class
and receive twenty-iour dollars per month:
and all persons who. under like clrcum-
stances, shall have lost the hearing OF bo1h
ears. shall be entitled to pension OF thlr-
teen dollars PEI month: provided. that me
pension for disability not permanent, eGui; =
alent in degree to any provided for IN this
sectlon. shall. during the continuance CT
tie dlsa oility IN such degree, be at the same
rate as that herein provided for perina-
nent disability of like degree; provided!
further. that. except in cases Of permanent
specific disabilities, no increase of pension
shall he allowed 10 commence PRIOR to the
date OF the examining surgeons certlhcate:
and tha. N this. as wei az all other cases.
the certificate OF an examining surgeon. or
of d board Of examining surgeons. shall be
subject 10 the approval Q: the Comm,s
sioner OF Pensions.
SEC. D. That the rate OF eighteen dollars
per mon III may be proportionately divided
which tie second section OF this act makes
no provision.
SEC. !. That officers abser: on sick leave.
and enlisted men absent on sick furlough.
or ~. veteran Iurlough. while with the or
garizatien 20 which they belong, shall be
regarded in TIE administration OF the pen
sion laws Il the same manner as II tEeyv
We're in the field or hospital.
SEC. :. That the period OF service Of a..
persons entitled to the benefit of the pen
sion laws. or on account of whose death any
person may become entitled to pension.
shall be construed to extend to the time ol
disbanding the organization to which such
person belonged, or until their actual dis
charge for other cause than the expiration
of the service Of such organization.
SEC s. Tha: if any person embraced with
in the provisions of the first section OF this
act has died since the fourth day of March.
eighteen hundred and si1ty-one. or shal!
hereafter die. bv reason of any wound,
injury. or disease which. under the condl-
tiuns and limitations OF said section. would
have entitled him to an invalid pension had
he been disabled. his widow. or If there be
no widow. or in case OF her death. with
out payment 20 her of any part OF the pen
sion hereinafter mentioned. his cllld 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. II
commence from the death OF the husband
Or father. to continue 70 the widow during
until they severally attain tie age of sixteen
years, and no longer. and that If the widow
remarry. the child or children shall be enti-
tied from the date of remarriage. That tie
provisions Of this act are hereby extended
to and made TO embrace the officers and
prlvates Of the Missouri State militia, and
TIE provisional Missouri militia. disabled
by reason Of injury received or disease con-
trac:csi II the line OF duty while such mi
!. ,St, tod 49,
forces. and the widow or children Q! any
s,:ch person. dying o; injury received or dis
ease contracted under the circumstances
herein set forth. shall be entitled TO the hene
fits "i this act: provided. that the pensions
on acccun: @: such militia shal! not COM
nence prior to the date Of the passage Of
act. That the provisions OF this section
sEal, ne so interpreted as to apply to the
widows. child or children 0. officers and
privates Of the Missouri State militia. and
the provisional Missouri militia. !: the hus
band or father was wounded. or contracted
the disease OF which he died, while in the
service OF the government OF .he United
States.
SEC. Q. Tha. the pensions ci widows
shall be increased from and after the tween.
:y-ffth day Of July. eighteen hundred and
siXty-siX. at the rate OF two dollars per
month for each child under the age of six.
teen years. O. the husband on account of
whose death the claim has been, or shall
be. granted. And in every case IL which
the deceased husband has left. or shall
leave. no widow. OF where his widow has
died or married again, or where she has
been deprived OF. her pension unde: the
provisions of the pension law. the pension
granted to such child or children shall be
increased to the same amount per month
that would he allowed under the foIegoing
provisions ~ the widow. if living ami en-
titled 10 d pension: provided. tha. the az.
dit;ona! pension herein granted 10 She
widow on account OF the child or children
of the husband by former wife shall be