New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-04

: persons entitled to less pension than here
matter mentioned. who by reason of injury
, received or disease contracted in the mill
tary or naval service of the United States
and in the line of duty, shall have been per
manently and totally disabled in both
hands, or who shall have lost the sight OF
: one eye, the other having been previously
lost, or who shall have been otherwise So
} totally and permanently disabled as to
render them utterly helpless, or SO nearly
so as to require regular personal aid and
attendance of another person shall be en-
titled to pension of TWENTY-FIVE dollars
per month; and for the same period those
who under like circumstances shall have
been totally and permanently disabled in
both feet, or in one hand and one foot, or
otherwise SO disabled as to be incapac;tated
tor the performance of any manual la dor,
bat not so much as to require regular per
sonal aid and attention, shall be entitled to
pension OF twenty dollars per month;
:. and for the came period all persons who
under Ike circumstances shall have been
totally and permanently disabled IL one
hand, or one foot, CT otherwise so Disabled
as to render their inability to perform man
ual LABOR equivalent to the loss OF hand
or foot, shall be entitled to a pension or ii
teen dollars per month.
SEC. A. That from and after June fourth,
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sons entitled by law TO less pension than
hereinafter specified, who, while in tie mill
tary or naval service of the United States,
and in line of duty, shall have lost the sight
OF both eyes, or snail have lost the sight OF
one eye, tbs sight of the other having been
previously lost, or shall have lost botn
hands, or shall have lost both feet. or been
permanently and totally disabled in the
same or otherwise so permanently and
totally disabled as TO render them utterly
HELPLESS. or so nearly 80 as 10 require the
regular personal aid and attendance of an
other person, shall be entitled to a pension
Of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents
per month; and all persons who, under like
| circumstances, shall have lost one hand
and one loot, or been totally and perma-
nently disabled in the same. or otherwise so
disabled as to be inca pacitated for perform.
ing any manual labor, but not so much as
to require regular personal aid and
attendance. snail be entitled to
pension of twenty-four dollars per
| month and all persons who, under
ike circumstances, shall have lost
permanently disabled in the same. or other
wise so disabled as to 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 Der
month; provided, that all persons who, I'M
der like circumstances, have lost a leg
above the knee, and in consequence thereof
are SO disabled that they can not use artiti-
cial limbs, shall be rated in the second class
and receive twenty-tour dollars per month;
and all persons who. under Ike circum-
stances, shall have lost the hearing OF both
ears, shall be entitled to pension Of tbir-
teen dollars per month; provided, that the
pension for disability not permanent. equiv
alert n degree to any provided for in this
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the disability in such degree, be at the same
rate as that herein provided for a perma-
nent disability of ike degree; provided
further, that, except IN cases Of permanent
specific disabilities, no increase of pension
shall be allowed to commence prior to the
date Of the examining surgeons certificate:
and that in this. as well as all other cases.
the certificate OF an examining surgeon, or
Of board of examining surgeons shall be
subject to the approval of the Commits
sioner of Pensions.
SEC. 5. That the rate OF eighteen dollars
per month may be proportionatelv divided |
for any degree OF disability established tor
which the second section Of this act makes |
no provision.
SEC. 6. That officers absent on sick leave,
and enlisted men absent on sick furlough |
or on veteran furlough, while with the or
garization TO which they belong. shall be |
regarded in the administration Of the pen
sion laws il the same manner as Il they |
were in the field or hospital.
SEC. Z. That the period of service of ali |
persons entitled to the benefit of the pen
sion laws. or on account Of whose death any
person may become entitled 20 pension.
shall be construed to extend to the time of |
dlsbanding 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. :. That 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 sixty-one, or shall
hereafter die, by reason Of any wound,
injury, or disease which, under the cOnGi-
tons 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 Gaze OF her death, with
out payment TO her OF any part OF the pen
sion hereinafter mentioned, his child or
children, under sixteen gears Of age shall
be entitled to receive the same pension as
the husband CT father would have been en-
titled to had he been totally disab led,' to
commence from the death of the husband
or father, to continue to the widow during
her widowAood, and to his child or children
until they severally attain the age OF sixteen
lrs, and no longer, and that if the widow
remarry, the child or children shall be enti-
tied from the date of remarriage That the
provisions of this act are hereby extended
to and made to embrace the officers and
privates of the Missouri State militia. and
the provisional Missouri militia. disabled
by reason of injury received or disease con-
tracted in the line of duty while such mi
lltia was cooperating with United States
forces, and the widow or children of any
such person, dying of injury received or dis
ease contracted under the circumstances
herein set forth, shall be entitled to the bene-
dts OF this act; provided, that the pensions
On account of such militia shall not com
mence prior to the date OF the passage of |
act. That the provisions of this section
shall be so interpreted as to apply TO the
child or children of officers and |
privates of the Missouri State militia, and |
The provisional Missouri militia, if the hus-
band or father was wounded or contracted |
The disease of which he died, while in the
service OF the government of the United
States.
SEC. Q. That the pensions of widows
shall be increased from and after the TWEEN
y-fifth day OF July, eighteen hundred and | ;
lXty-slX, at the rate of two dollars per |
month for each child under the age Of six ]
cen years, of the husband on account of ,
whose death the claim has been. or shall
,e, granted. And IN every case in which s
he deceased husband has left, or shall i
q " AZ NiNpN. VI "ISIo HIS NtuOW mas |
lied or married again, or where she has I
'een deprived OF her pension under the g
provisions of the pension law, the pension | |
granted to such child or children shall be l
increased TO the same amount per month I
hat would be allowed under the foregoing t
PROVISIONS to the widow, if living and en- a
tiled 70 pension; provided, that the ad- c
itional pension herein granted to the L
widow on account OF the child or children i
4 the husband by a former wife shall he | C
aid to her only for such period OF her e