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

l line OF CuCy III SUCH ga 'AeN' 10y
! acting assistant or contract surgeon Cls-
! abled by any wound or injury received or
| disease contracted in the line OF duty while
| actually performing the duties OF assistant
| surgeon or acting assistant surgeon with
sny military force IN tie fed or N tcansitu
| or in hospital, or any provost marshal, dep-
| u.v provost marshal, or enrolling ofhcer.
| disabled by reason OF any wound CT injury
received in the discharge OF his duty. 10
procure a subsistence by manual labor, has
| been since the fourth cay Of March, eight
| cen hundred and slXty-one, or shall here
! after he impaired by reason Of such Glsa-
| biity, he shall, upon making due proof OF
| the fact, according 20 such forms and cegu-
| lations as are or may be provided by an! II
pursuance o. law, be PLACED upon TIE LIST ct
| invalid pensioners Of tne United States. and
| be entitled to receive, for a tota! Gisa bll.ty
| or permanent specific disability. such pen
| sion as is hereinafter provided II such cases,
| and for an inferior disability. except II cases
| Of permanent specific disability ter Wn!cn
| tie rate of pension IS expressly Pro
| vided, an amount propo.-ionate TO that pro-
| vided for total disability, 10 commence as
hereinafter provided. aL1 70 continue our
| ing the existence OF the Disability: PROVIDED
| that no claim OF State miil.iaman, or non
enlisted person, On account 0! disability
| from wounds or injury received n battle
with rebels or Indians, while temporarily
| rendering service, shall be valid unless pro-
secuted to a successful issue PRIOR 70 me
| fourth day Of July. eighteen hundred AID
| seyenty-four; and provided further, that no
person shall be entitled to pension by
| reason of wounds OF injury received Or dis
ease contracted in the service OF the United
| States subsequent to TIE tventy-seventn
| lay Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
| eight, unless the person VINO was woundeI
or contracted the disease was in tie
| line of duty; and, il in the military ser
| vice, was at tie tine actually IN the ted,
or on the march, or at some post, .ort.
| or garrison, or en- route by direction OF
| CON petent authority to some post, tort or
| garrison; OF, Il in the naval service, was
| at the time borne on the books OF some
ship or other vessel OF the United States. az
| sea or in harbOT, actually ii commission, or
was at some naval station. or On his way,
| by direction OF competent authority. TO the
| United States, or 70 some other vessel, or
naval station, or hospital.
SEC. =. That The pension Tor tCta. Gisa-
| bility shall he as follows, namely: For
| lieutenant colonel and all Officers OF higher
rank in the military service and IL tie ma
riEe corps, ana tor captains, anu al oLlcels
| of higher rank, commander. surgeon, pay
master, and chief engineer, respectively
| ranking with commander by law, Ileutenant
| commanding and master commanding, in
| tie naval service, thirty dollars per month;
| for major in the military service and n the
! marine corps, and Lieutenant, surgeon. pay
master, and chief engineer, respectively
ranking with lieutenant by law, and passed
assistant surgeon Il the naval service,
| twenty-five dollars per month; tor captain
| in the military service and in the marine
corps, chaplain IN Tie army, and provost
marshal, professor OF mathematics, master,
assistant surgeon, assistant paymaster, and
Low ip Ha
| lars per month; for first Lieutenant n the
| military service ard in the marine corps,
acting assistant Or contract surgeon, ana
deputy provost marshal. seventeen Dol
| lars per month; for second lieutenant
| ia the military service and IN the marine
corps, first assistant engineer, ensign, anG
pilot in the naval service. ard enrolling
officer, fifteen dollars per month; Tor cadet
| midshipman. passed midshipIan. niashlp-
| men, clerks of adm!rals and payinasters,
and of other officers commanding vessels.
second and third assistant engineer, mas
ters mate. and all warrant officers ic the
naval service, ten dollars per month: and
| for all enlisted men whose rank or office IS
not mentioned in this section, eight dollars
| per month; and the masters. pilots, engi-
neers, sailors. and crews upon the gun boats
and war vessels shall be entitled 20 receive
| the pension allowed herein to those OF ike
rank in the naval service; and every com
| missioned officer OF the army. navy, or i1a-
rne CORPS shall receive such anu only such
pensions as is herein provided tor the rank
| he held az the time lie received the injury,
! or contracted the disease which resulted. Il
| the disability. on account of which he may
! be entitled TO pension: ant any coMlnls-
sion or presidential appointment. regular
| issued TO such person. shall be taken to
| determine b = rank from and after the date,
! as given in The body OF the commission or
| appointment conterE ng said rank; pro-
| vided. that q vacare existed in the rank
| thereby conferred; that the person commits
! stoned was not so disabled for military
duty; ana that he did not williu,iy 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
| drcd and seventy-rwo, those persons entitled
| to a less pension than hereinafter men
toned, who shall have lost both feet in the
military or naval service and in the line OF
duty, shall be entitled to pension OF
twenty dollars per month: for the same re-
Rod those persons who, under IKE circEm-
stances, shall have lost both hands or the
sight of both eyes, shall he entitled 70
pension of twenty-five dollars per month;
and Tor the period commencing March third,
eighteen hundred and siLty-Eve, and end
ing June third, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-two, those persons who under like cir
cumstances shall have lost one hand ard
one foot, shall be entitled TO pension
of twenty dollars per month: and tor
the period commencing June sixth, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-six. and ending
June third. eighteen hundred and sew
enty-two, those persons who under IKE
circumstances shall have los. one hand or
one foot, shall be entitled 70 pension Of
fifteen dollars per month: and tor the Pc
Rod commencing June sixth, eighteen hun
bred and siXty-slx, and ending June third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, those
persons entitled 10 less pension than here
matter mentioned. who by reason OF III ury
received or disease contracted il the mill
tarv 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 nave lost the sight OF
one eye, the other having been previously
lost, or who shall have been otherwise 50
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 Cor the same period those
who under like circumstances shall have
been totally aud permanently Disabled III
both feet, Or in one hand and one foot, or
otherwise so disabled as 20 be ircapacltated
for the performance of any manual labor.
but not so much as TO require regular per-
sonal aid and attention. shall be entitled 20
a pension of twenty dollars per month;
and for the same period all persons who
under like circumstances Shall have been
totally and permanently disabled in one
hand, or one foot CT otherwise so disabled
as 10 render their inability to perform man
nal labor equivalent to the loss OF a hand
or foot, shall be entitled to pension Of If
teen do liars per month.