The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-06-06
Approved, March l, 1879.
General Nature No. @.l
AN ACT 10 revise, consolidate and ament
the laws relating 10 pensions.


AN ACT 10 revise, consolidate and amend
the laws relating 10 pensions.
BIT enacted by the s nate and House of
r prSenLatfuss Of tn Uniird s at sqf An r.
icd in CmgeSs dss mol d, That If the ahil-
i'y of any officer of The army, including
regulars, volunteers, and militia, or any
officer In the navy or marine corps, or any
enlisted man, however employed, In the
military or naval service OF The United
S ates, or in Its marine CORPS, whether
regularly mustered or not, disabled by
reason of any wound or injury received,
or disease contracted, while in the service
Of the United States and in the line OF
duty; any master serving on a gnnboat,
or any plot, engineer, sailor, or Other per-
son not regularly mustered. serving unOn
any gunboat or war vessel OF the United
Safes, disabled by any wound or injury
received. or O herwise intapaciia!ed, while
in The line OF duty, for procuring his sub
sistence by manual labor; any person not
an enlisted soldier in the army, serving
for the time being as a member Of ihe mil
itia OF any State under orders of an officer
of the United Safes, or who volunteered
for The time being 10 serve with any regu-
arly organized military or naval force of
the United States, or who otherwise vOiun-
ment with Indians, disabled In cOnse-
Quence of wounds or injury received in
the line of duty IN such temporary service;
any acting assistant or contract surgeon,
disabled by any wound or injury received
or disease contracted in the line OF duty
while actually performing the duties OF
assis ant surgeon or acting assistant sur
geOn with any military force In The field
or in tIansiIu or in hospital, or any pro-
vOsi-marshal, deputy prov osi-lnarshal, or
enrolling officer, disabled by reason OF any
wound or injury received in the discharge
of his duty, TO procure u subsistence by
manual labor, has been since the fourth
day Of March. eighteen hundred and sixty
one, or shall hereafter be impaired by rea-
son OF such disability, he shall, upon maxi
ing due proof of the fact, according 10
such forms and regulations as are or may
be provided by and in pursuance Of law,
be placed upon the list of Invalid pension
ers of the United States, and be entitled 10
receive, for q total disability or perinu-
nent specific disability, such pension as Ia
hereinafter provided in such cases, and for
an inferior disability, except in cases of
permanent specific disability for which
the rate OF pension is expressly provided,
an amount prOport innate to that provided
for total disability, 10 commence rs here
matter provided, and 10 continue during
the existence of the disability: PTOUM d,
That no claim Of a State militiaman, or
nOn-enlisted person, on account OF diSu-
bility from wounds or injury received in
battle with rebels or Indians, while tenn
pOrarily rendering service, shall be valid
unless prosecuted TO q successful issue
prior TO the fourth day OF July, eighteen
hundred and seventy-fOur: And prOUidetl
further, That no person shall be entitled 10
a pension by reason Of wounds or injury
| received or disease contracted In the SER
vice OF the United States subsequent 10
the seventh day of July, eighteen hundred
| and slxty-eight, unless the person who
was wounded or contracted the disease
was In the line of duty and, II In the
military service, was at the time actually
In the Held, or on the march, or at some
post, fort, or garrison, or en- route by di-
rectiOn Of competent authority to some
post, fort or garrison +; or, If In tho naval
service, was at the time bOrneOn the books
! OF sonlU ship or other vessel OF the United
States, at sea or In harbOr, actually In COM
mission, or was at some naval station, or
on his way, by direc, ion Of competent au-
thOrity, 10 the United States, or TO some
other vessel, or naval station. or hospital.
Sec. 2. That the pension for total diml.
bility shall be rs follows, namely: For
Observation-Disclosures all officers Of higher
rank in the military service aud III the
marine corps, and for captain, and all OIL.
Gers Of higher rank, commander, surgeon,