New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-03

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| cial limbs, shall be rated in the second class
| ard receive twenty-four 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 tnlr-
| teen dollars per month; provided. that the
pension for disability not permanent, equiv
| alen- IN degree to any provided for IN this
section, shall during the continuance OF
the disability in such degree, be at the same
rate as that herein provided for perma-
lent Gisa bill:y Of ike degree: provided
| further, that. except II cases OF permanent
| specific disabilities, Go increase OF pension
! shah be allowed to commence prior 10 the
| date OF tie examining surgeons cert-ncate;
| and that n this. as well as al other cases.
| the certificate OF an examining surgeon. or
| of a board of examining surgeons, shall De
! subject 70 the approval OF the ComE-s
| s:oner of Pensions.
SEC. ). That the rate Of eighteen dollars
| per month may be propor,ionateiy divided
| tor any degree OF disability s-ab.lshed tor
| which the second section OF this act makes
| no provision.
SEC. 6. That officers absen: or sick leave,
and enlisted men absent on sick iuclCEGh,
or on veteran 1uslough, while with the or
| garization TO which they belong. shall be
regarded IN the administration OF the pen
| sion laws in the same manner as Il they
were IN he field or hospital.
| SEC. 7. That the period oi service OF al.
persons entitled TO the benefit OF the pen
sion laws, or on account OF whose death any
person may become entitled 20 a pension.
! shall be construed 70 extend to the time OF
| disbanding the organization to which such
person belonged. or until their actual DIS
charge Tor other cause than the expiration
OF the service OF such organization.
SEC. s. That # any person embraced with
IL the provisions OF the first section of this
ac- has died since the fourth day OF March.
| eighteen hundred and sixty.ore, or shall
hereafter die, bv reason OF any wound,
injury. or disease which, under the condi-
tons and limitations OF said section. would
have entitled him TO an invalid pension had
he been Gsa bled, his widow, or il there be
no widow, or IN case OF Ter death, With
ont payment 20 her Of any part OF the pen
sion hereinafter mentioned, his child or
children, under sixteen years OF age, snail
| he entitled to receive the same pension as
| the husband or father would have been En-
titled to had he been totally disabled, 20
commence from the death CT tie husband
or father. 10 continue 20 the widow during
her widowAOod, and 70 MS child or children
| until they severally attain the age of sixteen
years, and 10 longer, and that if the widow
cemarry, the child or children shall be entl-
lied from the date OF remarrlage. That the
provisions CT this act are hereby extended
! pciv2tes Of the Missouri State militia. and
,he provisional Missouri militia. disabled
by reason Of injury received or disease con-
| tracted IN the line OF duty While SUCH MI
E-ia was cooperating with United States
| forces, and the widow or children OF any
| such person. dying OF injury received CT DIS
ease contracted under the circumstances
| herein Sc. forth, shall be entitled to the bene
| It's OF this act; provided, that the pensions
"a account of such militia shall not con-
1LeEce pr.or 20 the date of tie passage OF
act. Tina. the provisions Of this section
shall be 50 interpreted az 10 apply 20 the
| widows. child or children Of officers and
rrivates OF the Missouri S-ate militia. and
the provisional Missouri militia. II the hus-
land or father was wounded. or contracted
the disease OF which lie died, while 10 the
service VI .tLe government OF the United
States.
SEC. 9. That The pensions Of widows
shall be increased from and after the :Wen-
with day OF July eighteen hundred and
sixty-si1, at the rate OF TWO dollars per
month for each child under the age @; SIX
teen years. OF The husband on account OF
whose Gea ID the claim has been. or shall
ha. granted. And IN every case II which
the deceased husband has left. or shall
leave, TO widow. or where MS widow has
died or married again. O. where she has
been deprived of Lee pension under The
provisions OF the pension law. TIE pen sion
granted 70 such cs.-ld o. children SHAH he
lnccea seG 20 The same amount per month
that would be allowed under the foregoing
| provisions 20 the widow. il living ana en-
titled % a pension; provided. that the ad-
Gitional pension herein granted 20 the
| widow on account OF the child or CHILDREN
| OF the husband by a former wife shall De
| paid TO her Only for such period OF her
wiiowhood az she has been. or shall oe.
| charged with the maintenance OF sucn cEllG
or children: for any period during which
| so charged, it shall be granted and paid 20
| the guardian of such child OR children;
provided further, that a widow or guardian
20 whom increase O.: pension has been, or
shall hereafter be. granted on account O!
minor children. shall not be deprived
| thereof by reason OF -leir being maintained
| IN whole or n part AZ the expense OF the
State o. tie public il any educational IL
| stitution, or in any institution organized
tor the care o! soldiers orphans.
SEC. Ie. That in the ADMINISTRATION OF The
pension laws. children born before the mar
rage OF their parents, il acknowledged by
| tLe father before or after the marriage,
shall be deemed legitimate.
SEC. H. Tia. the widows of coio-ed or
Indian soldiers anG sailors who nave died.
or shall hereafter die. by reason OF wounds
or injuries received. or casualty receive or
disease contracted. in me military or naval
service Of the United States, and in the line
OF duty, shall be entitled to received the
pension provided by law without other
evidence Of marriage than satisfactory
proof that the parties were joined III mar
rage by some ceremony deemed by them
! obligatory, or nabitually recognized each
other as man and wife, and We're so recog-
nized by their leighbors, and lived together
.Tn%n ~ c. y1a9y
when such soldier or sailor died IN
the service. or. # otherwise, TO date OF
| death; ard the children born CT any mar
rage so proved shall De deemed and held
| 20 be lawful children Of such soldier or
sailor; provided, that this section shall not
| be applicable to any claims on account OF
persons who shall have enlisted after the
| passage Of this act.
SEC L. That Il any person has died, or
shal, hereafter die. leaving widow en-
| titled TO a pension by reason OF his death,
and child or children under sixteen years
| OF age by such widow. and 1t shal! be duly
| certified under seal by any court having
| probate jurisdiction. that satisfactory eyi.
Gence has been produced before such court
| upon due notice to the widow that the
| widow aforesaid has abandoned the care OF
| such child or children. or that she is an IN.
| suita bile person, by reason OF immoral con-
| duct. 10 nave the custody of the same. or
! on presentation CT satisfactory evidence
| thereof 20 the Commissioner OF Pensions.
| then no pension shall be allowed to slct
! widow until such child or children sh Ill
| have attained the age OF sixteen years. any
! provisions Of this act or Of any previous
ac. 10 the contrary notwithstanding; and
| the said child or children aforesaid shall
| be pensioned in the same manner and from
the same date as If no widow had survived
such person. and such pension shall be paid