New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08

United States, or TO some other vessel, or
naval station, or hospital
Sec. 2. That the pension for total dlsa'
| bility shall be ae follows, namely: For
| lieutenant colonel and all officers of higher
| rank in the military service and in the ma
| rine corps, and for captains, and an ofhcers
| Of higher rank, commander. surgeon, pay
| master, and chief engineer, respectively
| ranking with commander by law, lieu tenant
commanding and master commanding, IN
| tie naval service. thirty dollars per month;
| for major in the military service and II the
| marine corps, and lieutenant, surgeon, pay
| master, and chief engineer, respectively
| ranking with Il, utenant by law, and passed
| assistant surgeon ia the naval service.
| twenty-five dollars per month; for captain
| in the military service and in the marine
corps, chaplain in the army, and provost
| marshal, professor o. mathematics master;
| assistant surgeon, assistant paymaster, ana
| chaplain in the naval service, twenty col
| lars per month: for first lieutenant IL the
military service and in tie marine corps,
| acting assistant or contract surgeon, ara
| deputy provost marshal, seventeen oci-
/ lars per month; for second lieutenant
| in the military service and in the marine
| corps, first assistant engineer, ensign, and
| pilot in the naval service, and enrolling
| officer. fifteen dollars per month: for cadet
| midshipman, passed midshipman, mIdsnlp-
men, clerks Of admirals and paymasters'
and Of other officers commanding vessels.
second and third assistant engineer, mas
| ter's mate, ard all warrant officers IN the
naval service. Ten dollars per month; ana
| for all enlisted men whose rank or once Is
| not mentioned in this section, eight dollars
| per month; ard the masters, pilots, engl-
| neers, sailors. and crews upon the gunDoats
| I'd war vessels shall be entitled to receive
the pension allowed herein to those OF like
| rank IN tie naval service: ard every COM
| missioned officer of the army, navy. or ma
| rine corps shall receive such and only such
pensions as is herein provided for the rank
| lie held at the time he received the injury,
| CT contracted the disease which resulted IN
| the disability, on account of which he may
be entitled to pension; and any comInIs-
SION or presidential appointment regularly
| issued to such person, shall be taken 10
| determine lis rank from and after the date,
as given in the body Of the commission or
| appointment comforting said rank; pro-
vided, that a vacancy existed in the rank
| thereby conferred: that the person conInis-
| stoned was not so disabled for military
duty: ana tina: he did not williully neglect
| or refuse to be mustered.
SEC. 3. That for the period commencing
| July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty
! four, and ending July third, eighteen hun.
| dI ed and seventy-two, those persons entitled
d
| toned, who shall have lost both feet in the
military OF naval service and in the line OF
| duty, shall be entitled to pension OF
| twenty dollars per month; for the same pc.
, Rod those persons who, under like circum-
stances. shall have lost both hands or the
sight Of both eyes. shall be entitled to
| pension of twenty-five dollars per month;
and for the period commencing March third,
eighteen hundred and sixty-tve, and end.
| ing June third, eighteen hundred and seven.
| ty-twO, those persons who under like CIR
| cumstances shall have lost one hand and
one foot, shall be entitled to pension
of twenty dollars per month; and for
the period commencing June sixth, elgh-
teen hundred and sixty-six. and ending
June third, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-two, those persons who under like
circumstances shall have lost one hand or
one foot, shall be emitted to pension OF
fifteen dollars per month: and for the pc
Rod commencing June sixth, eighteen hun.
bred and s:xty-slx, and ending June third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, those
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 eve, 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
other wise so disabled as to be incapacitated
for the performance Of any manual labor.
bat not so much as to require regular per-
sonal aid and attention. shall be entitled to
a pension of twenty dollars per mouth;
and for the same period all persons who
under like circumstances shall have been
totally and permanently disabled iu 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 OF If
teen dollars per month.
SEC !. That from and after June fourth,
eighteen hundred and seventytwO. all per-
sons entitled by law to less pension than
hereinafter 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 the sight OF
one eye. the sight Of the other having been
previously lost, or shall have lost both
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, OF SO nearly so as to require the
regular peys nal aid and attendance of an.
other person, shall be entitled to pension
of thirty dollars and twenty-five cents
per month; and all persons who, under like
circumstances. shall have lost one hand
and one foot, or been totally and perma.
| nently disabled in the same, or otherwise so
IL No. &n1
ing any manual labor, but not so much as
to require regular personal aid and
attendance, shall be entitled to a
pension Of twenty-four dollars per
month and all persons who, under
like circumstances. shall have lost
one hand, or ole foot or been totally and
permanently disabled in the same, or other.
wise SO disabled as to render :heir inca
pacity to perform manual labor equivalent
to the loss of d hand or foot. shall be en-.
titled to pension of eighteen dollars per
month; provided, that all persons who, un.
der like circumstances, have lost a leg
above the knee. and in consequence thereof
are so disabled that they can not use artifi.
cial limbs, shall be rated in the second class
and receive twenty-four dollars per month;
and all persons whe under like circum.
stances, shall have lost the hearing of both
ears, shall be entitled to pension of thir-
teen dollars per month; provided, that the
pension for disability not permanent, equiv
alentin degree to any provided for in this
section, shall, during the continuance of
the disability in such degree, be at tie same
rate as that herein provided for a perma-
nent disability OF like 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 az all other cases.
the certificate of an examining surgeon, or
of board of examining surgeons, shall be