Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-10
rexSEnAL NAroRE-No. s2.l

tires Of ne Ut" ~ H., ability of any Oficef of the
S including regulars, vounteeis anu W miss, @ % VI
any onloon however EN- ployed, in the military or
isttd asrvioe OF the United States, or In s marine
SorpS whether TegnaS gnnrS or injury received, or dis
by eaontrscted while IN the service OF tine Unlt
stses and 10 the line O. dus any aai,nr ~ othsT
on gun not regularly mustered. serving upon any
peTs nr Waf.yessei OF the United states dsabed
Runpo ,gound or injury received, or Otherwise inca
by nyd ny white in the line of dnty, for procuring
paui isrbeat' nee by man 81 labor; any person nov
ensted sndier in the army, serving M ,Ur saS ms
being If an oicT OF the United states or VINO vol
oaeaped the time being 20 serve with any regu
ntesoan nizpd militar or avail fer OF the Unt
krly VI S vino otherwise volunteered and rendered
ctcs in any engagement with rebels or ludlana,
disabled in snch q, semporarV Serycs and
" ng t "a istant or contract surgeon, dsan "a by
w wound or injury receved or disease cohtiacteo
an! a!h Win line of duty while actually performing the
IN @ w nt aarls ant surgeon acting essia ant snr-
dlte th any military force in the held or In tram
Stu hospital or or .npynS any oSer, N disssie9 by
osCn Of any wound or injury received in the dis
cnarge OF hs duty g procure "a, Say =,
~ 9anon eighteen hundred and six y-one, or snall
mreatter be i'm aaired by reason OF such disability,
heiehsT unou making due proof Of the fact Accord
10 si si,,ch foTms and regula lOns ave or may be
..-ESv,dsd ..E by and in pur.uance OF law, oe aced
ppnn the list OF invalid pensone.Ms ~ OF tT ,ot n,ss
sivv or permanent specific Disability, such oen-
onas "A hereinafter provided IN tuoh cases, ana
sn ~. an inferior DISABILITY, exceptin cases o. perma'
, o sn' e c disability for which The rate OF pens
o ax xnrr ssly provided, an amount hroportonate 70
Is , y oyided for total disability to c)mmeHce as
tna. batter proyided aud to continue during the
vistenc of the disability: Pr0Utied That no claim
# state mtiaman, o non-enlisted person. on
onnnt of dIsahitt, frem wounds or injury fecHV
~ ,, nattle with repes or Ind ans. while Temporal
v endering service shall be valid unless nrosecu.
~ m successful issue prior TO the fourth day or
Wi ,v ~ eur,eep hundred and yenty -four: AMI Pro-
y;Gi further THAT person shall be entitled to
M. son by ason OF wounds o. INJURY IsoeHru & =.
l,,ooae contracted In the service OF the Untted
Siotss snh. eauent tn the twenty seventh day OF
INV eightetn hundred and sxty-eight, unless the
vs,snn no WAS wounded or nontrieted the diBeas'
pas IN m lice huty; and. II In the military SER
VIE. was az the tine actual in he neid, or N the
march or at some post, fort. or garrison. or & en-
nost fort or garriBon; or, If 10 the val service
Tas a, the time borne on tha books OF some ship or
,ther ypas | Of th United states, at sea or In mar
bor, aetna " in commission. Of wss 30 ne ntea w
station, or on h way hy direction ot competent au
ihorlty, to the United states or 10 some o'ner Ves-
10 2 That the pension for total disability shall
BE- as follows: namely: For lieota nan colonel AID
ali offic.rs higher rank In the military service
and in the marine corps, and for captain and all
I'm era higher rank, commander, surgeon pay
MASTER and chief epgnetf res eSce
atd master comm andnT. in tn naval service, thlrt'
do ara per month: for major 10 the military service
and in the marine corps O. Lieutenant u'geon,
nnymaster and chief engineer, respecti ely ransing
with lieutenant by law aud passed assistant surgeoh
in naval service, twenty 1Ve per
r canaan in the military service and In the m arine
rps chaplain ia the army, and provost marshal,
prif-ss0r or mathematics master asssi ant surgeon
assi ,taut pAyma-ter, and chaplain Tn" nava ser
vice twenty dollars per month; for hr5t lieutenant
in the military service and In the marine corps act
nv ASSISTANT or contract surgeon, and deputy pro
vost marshal. seventeen dolars per month; fol
second lieuten nj in he military service ana III nr
marine corps, 1rst as istant engnser ensEu, az" az
nilu I'm the naval service. and enrolling offlcef nj
teen dollars per month; for cadet-midshlpman
pissed midshipman midsnlpmsn erks OF admlial
and nav masters and of other officers commanding
vessels SECOND and third assistant engineer mas
tprs mate and all warrant ON 'ars 10 the naval ser
vice, ten dollars per month"; Ior a SdsSd ,hi ssn
t0n eight dollars per month; aud the masters "
ioJs enginerrs, sailors, and crews npon tne gnn,
In IL and IT. We sels phall be entitled 10 receive
the peps m all iwad herein to those OF ike rsuk 10
the naval service; and every commissioned once
Of The army navy, or marine corps, shall receive
an N and 0nly such pen ions as is herein provided
for the rank he'd at the time ne Ieceived inc ln
inrv or contracted the lease when ~ sn
diaabilIty on account of whi h he may be emil l {
In n prnsion; and commission OF presiden,ia
appointm- nt re- ularg issued To such pn SOD hhal
he taken TO determine his rank from and after INT
Sste as given in the body OF the com mission or ap
appointment comforting said RANK; pfopsIed INA
vacancy existed IN re st s no 40 dsabe
tor military dutv and that he has not wilfuly neg
lecl Of refuse to he mustered ,. ,,,,
SgC q Tnat for the period commencing Jui
fourth eighteen hundred and sixty-folr, and end
ing June third eighteen hundred and sevenly twe
those mr. ons emitted to a less penstoa than here
ina,teF mentio ed who shall have lost both feet I
tne military naval service and In the line OF out,
snail he entitled to pension OF twenty uoIh p pt
month. for the same period those persons wn :, un
der ike clrcumstances shall have lost ltn nhhu
o. the sight Of both Eyes, shall oe entitled y pei
siOu of twenty-five doll irs per m0ntn; ann 10 IN
nspiod Commencing MArcn third, eighteen hundre
aud tixt,-nve. mi ending 'une tnrd e,gn ecu n "
dr. and seventy Wo those persons Wa0 0d snd q,
loot shall he entitled tn pension OF twenty iia
per month; and tor the period CONNIE, eng Jn
sixth, eighteen hundred aud sixti-siA and endlI
June tn I'd eghIeen hundred and eeVenty-tH
those persons who under like clrcnms hnc' bnt
have lost one hsnd or one lo1t 81 DC eatt,eu 1ns
perod commencing June eixt eigntoen sl4V-sl
aud ending June third eighteen hund ed ana seve
N.two those persons entitled 70 a less pen lou th
hereinafter mentioned, who by reason OF injury
ceved or disease contracted IN the military OF ma
service OF me Unt SssIss auu d tosailI aSnleS
both hands, or who shall have lost the slgnt OF
eye, the other having been previously .osL, oI ~, "
shall have bsen otherwise 3 t0ta ly AND perHAuhl
Iy disabled as TO rem them utterly helpless, OF
nearly so as to require regular personal aia ana !
tendance Of another person, shall be en.ited
the same period those who under ike clrcuulstan'
snail nave been totally and permanently uls ~, h ,ueu
roth feet, or in one hand and Que foot, or othetM
so d sabled as u be incapacitaied for tho perior
auge OF my manuel labor, but not so mncn as to
outre regular personal aid aud at ention, shen
iint,tled 10 a pension OF Wenty dollars per mOnl
and for the same period all persons VINO unar = J
circumstances shall have b. en- totally o. peLane :
ly d sabled ia one hand, or one foot, or Othe
40 disab ed as to render their inabhty 10 ptIIo
manuel labor ed1iValent to the loss naun
70 T. shall be eaIitled to pension OF nIteeh oo!l
per month -,A.,
sFC. That from and alter lane fourth, e'ght'
hundred and aHventy-two, all persons en1,seu ,a'1
law 10 less pension than hereinafter Bpe lne9i ,
while in the mtlitRrg naval aervive nf n5 Un,
sta'es, and In line Of duty, ahan ntve Ioss tns p
of b tn eyes, or shall have lost both hsnds OF y =
have lost both feet or been permanently -nl ms
disabled In the same, or otherwise 80 p1rmanS
Bni 70 ally disab' ed az to render tneIn utte-y u
less or so nearly as to rtqitra he regular
s0nal aid and attendance 0f RhOthtr perso sha
entitled 20 pension OF thtrfy.ou dollars anu Nv
ty.Hve cents per mon h; aud all persons VINO, u'
Ike circumstances, shall have lost one manu- ~
one foot, or been totally and permanently usa
In the bnme or GtheTwiB 30 dlsROo hb ~ po
pacltated for performing any manue LABOR ou'
Q much as 10 rtquire regular lsunal ala an
Ind lnce, n Ill be ent u, TO pension OF tWt
four dollars per month; and all persons VIM, u
nke circumstances, shall have lost one hanu; "
foot or / oen totally and permanently disaDle
the same or otherwise 80 disabled as " ~, 70
their In apRcity " perform manual lao0r fqnlvs
to he loss OF q hand or ioof, ,Bhall be ehuGeu
pens on OF eighteen dollars per month"; Troy
That person, who, unde ike clroumsvh
have lost q leg above the knee, and IN cOnssqi
thereof are 30 disaO ed thAt they canhoL , use q 9
cia liml g. shall De rated In the second class az nn
eeive twenty- -four dollars per month: anu J.
Sons who, under like circumstances, snan nav
the hearing Of both ears shall be enltleu w
sion Of thirteen dollars per month; PIoutded
the pei Bi IN for q disability not permanent eq
LEM In degree to any provided for IN tnIs ny ~
shall,durDg the continuance OF the dlsa oiliy m ~
degree, De at the came rate as that herein pro
for permanent stability OF like deRreei ~
further, That, except in cases OF pc mahens = III
disabilities, no Increase I pension snail De An
TO commence prior to the date Of the exam