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

ha entitled To receive the same pension q
.be husband or father would have been en-
titled TO had he been totally disabled, 70
commence from the death OF the hnsoanu
or father, to continue to the WIDOW Cuiins
her wijowhood, and to his child OF cniiuien
until they severaly attain the age % e.1t $500
remarry. the child OF children shall De emu
lied from the date Of remarrlage. NAT ,us
provisions of this act are hereby eA'eAue1
~ and made 70 embrace the omceis anu
nr;va-es of the Missouri State militia, ana
The n,ovisional Missouri militia. dlsaoleo
nv reason of injury received or disease con
rracted in the line Of duty while sucn W.
li.ia was cooperating with oni'eo o.a.es
forces. and the widow or children Oh any
such person, dying Of injury received OF ais.
ease contracted under the cireuEs.a nnno'
herein Sc, forth. shall! be entitled to the oene'
fits of this act; provided, that the pensions
on account Of such militia shall NOT COM
mence prior TO the date of the passage OF
ace. That the provisions OF TINS sectlon
shall be so interpreted as to apply 10 me
widows. child or children OF officers ana
rrivates of the Missouri State mlilfla, anu
the provisional Missouri militia, II the nus,
band or father was wounded. or conliacJeo
the disease OF which he died, while IN the
service of the government Q: tie United
States.
SEC. 9. That the pensions CT widows
shall be increased from and after The TWEEN
ty-fifrh day OF July, eighteen hundred ana
sixty-six, at the rate OF two dollars per
month for each child under the age OF ELK.
teen wears, Of the husband on account OF
whose death the claim has been. or shail
be, granted. And in every case ID Whlcn
the deceased husband has lett, or shall
leave, no widow, or where his widow mas
xuhn :
been deprived of her pension under the
provisions Ct the pension law, the pension
granted to such child or children shall ne
increased 70 the same amount per month
that would be allowed under the foregoing
provisions to the widow, if living and en-
titled 10 a pension; provided, that the al
ditional pension herein granted 10 the
widow on account OF the child or children
Of the husband by former wife shall oe
paid to her only for such period OF her
widOwhOOd as she has been. or shall De.
charged with the maintenance of such child
or children for any period during when
she has not been, or she shall! not oe,
80 charged, it shall be granted and paid to
the guardian Of such child or children
provided further, that a widow or guardian
to whom increase Of pension has been. or
shall hereafter be. granted on account OF
minor children. shall not be deprived
thereof by reason OF their being maintained
in whole or in part at the expense OF the
State or the public in any educational IN.
s,itutiOn, or in any institution organized
for the care OF soldiers orphans.
Sec. 10. That in the ADMINISTRATION Of the
pension laws, children born before the mar
rage of their parents if acknowledged by
the father before or after the marriage,
shall be deemed legitimate.
Sec. IL. That the widows OF oOlored or
Indian soldiers and sailors who have DIED,
or shall hereafter die, by reason OF WOUNDS
or injuries received, or casualty receive or
disease contracted in the 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 IN mar
rage by some ceremony deemed by them
obligatory, or habitualy recognized each
other as man and wife, and were so recog-
nzed by their neighbors, and lived together
as such up to the date OF enlistment,
when such soldier or sailor died in
the service, or. if otherwise, to date of
death; and the children born of any mar.
riage so proved shall be deemed and held
to be lawful children of such soldier or
sailor; provided, that this section shall not
be applicable to any claims on account OF
passage of this act.
SEC. H. That if any person has died. or
shall hereafter die. leaving a widow en-
titled to pension by reason Of his death,
and child or children under sixteen years
of age by such widow, and it shall be duly
certified under seal by any court having
probate jurisdiction. that satisfactory evi.
dence has been produced before such court
upon due notice to lie widow that the
widow aforesaid has abandoned the care Of
such child or children, or that she is an un-
suitable person, by reason OF immoral con.
duct. to have the custody Of the same. or
on presentation Of satisfactory evidence
thereof to the Commissioner of Pensions,
then no pension shall be allowed to such
widow until such child or children shall
have attained the age OF sixteen years, any
provisions of this act or of any previous
act to the contrary notwithstanding; apd
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
to the guardian of such child or children;
provided, that if in any case payment Of
pension shall have been made to the widow.
the pension to the child or children shall
commence from the date TO which her. pen
sion has been paid.
SEC. -. That if any person embraced
within 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, byreason of any wound,
injury, casualty, or disease. which. under
the conditions and limitations Of said Sec
ton would have entitled him to an invalid
pension. and has not left or shall not leave
a widow or legitimate child, but has left or
shall leave other relative or relatives who
yrpr fpr at
the date Of his death, such relative or rela.
tives shall be entitled in the following order
of precedence to receive the same pension,
as such person would have been entitled to
had he been totally disabled, to commence
from the death of such person. namely, first,
the mother; secondly. the father; thirdly.
orphan brothers and sisters under sixteen
years of age, who shall be pensiOned Jointly;
provided, that where orphan children OF
the same parent have different gar
dams, or portion of them only are under
to which each ward shall be entitled shall
be paid to the guardian of such ward: pro-
vided, that if in any case said person shall
have left father and mother who are depen.
dent upon him, then. on the death of the
mother, the father shall become entitled to
the pension, commencing from and after
the death of the mother; and upon the
death of the mother and father, or upon
the death of the father and the remarriage
OF the mother, the dependent brothers and
sisters under sixteen years Of age shall
jointly become entitled to such pension
until they attain the age of sixteen wears
respectively, commencing from the death
or remarriage the party who had the prior
rlght to the pension; provided, that a
mother shall be assumed to have been de-
pendent upon her son, within the meaning
OF this act, if, at the date of his death, She
nad no other adequate means Of support
than the ordinary proceeds Of her
own manual labor and the contributions of
said son or OF any other persons not legally
bound to aid in her support: and f. Nv
actual contributions or in any other way