New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-10

lion for Ike service. TO be paid by the mas.
ter. owner Or coDsIgnee whenever such spe.
.ial License is granted. and shall collect
ard distribute :he same among the ~
spectOrs assigned 20 sureg.ntead tie M
iading Of the cargo.
Approved Ma!ca ). 1913.
!GESEEA. NATURE-No. '|l
An act liking .he :ime for the election OF
key.eeeutatlye. from the State OF SaH'
focria 20 the Forty. fourth Congress.
Be Il enacted bv The Senate and House oi
H.u,e.en;a,iye. OF the United state. OF
America IN Congress assembled. mat on
.bs trs. "Wednesday in Septen Der. III the
wear eighteen hundred and sevent!-1our.
there shall lie elected ia each congres ssionaI
district in tie Sta:r OF California one KEEP
.esen:ative 10 represent sald state III 'he
Ecr-y-tourtb Congress o: the Litee States.
Apprcve. March !. 1913.
iGEsEEAi. SaTEEE-NO. o.
An nc. 70 revise. consolidate, and amend
the laws relating TO pensions.
Be i: enacted py the Senate and House Of
Representatives .. The United States OF
America in Congress assembled. THAI If
:br ability o; any ciIcer OF the army, al
clud;ng regulars, volunteers. and militia, or
any OtIicer in the navy or marine corps. or
any elisted man. however employed. IN the
military or nava! service of the United
States. or in lis marine corps, whether regu-
iarlv mustered or uo.. disabled by reason OK
aIv wound or injury received. or disease
contracted, while in the service OF the
United Sta.es and in the line of duty: anv
master serving on a gunooat, or any pilot.
engineer. sailor or other person not vegu.
!arly mustered. serving upon any gunhoa.
or war vessel OF the United States, disabled
by any wound or injury received. or other.
wise incapacitated, while in the line "i
duty. for procuring his subsistence 'y
manual labor; any person not an enlisted
soldier IL the army. serving Tor the time
being as member OF the militia OF any
State under orders of an officer OF the
United States. or who volunteered for the
time being 10 serve with any regularly or
.canized military or naval force OF the Uni
.ed States, or who otherwise volunteered
and rendered service il any engagement
with rebels or Indians. disabled IN conse-
Guence of wounds or injury received IN the
line of duty in such temporary service; any
acting assistant or contract surgeon. dis
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
auv military force N the field or IN transltu
or ID hospital. or any provost mars shai, dep
utv provost marshal. or enrolling officer.
disabled by reason of any wound or injury
received in the discharge of his duty, to
procure a subsistence bv manual labor. mas
been since the fourth day of March, eight
cen hundred and sixty-Une. or shall here
after be impaired by reason of such dlsa-
tility. he shall, upon making due proof OF
tine fact according 10 such forms and regu-
!atons as are or may be provided by and IN
pursuance Of law. be placed upon the list OF
invalid pensioners of the United States. and
re entitled TO receive. for total disability
or permanent specific disability. such pen
sion as is hereinafter provided IL such cases,
and for an inferior disability. except in cases
OF permanent specific disability TOR WHICH
.he rate %. pension is expressly pro
SdeG. al amount proportlonate 70 that pro-
videG tor tota! disability. TO commence as
hereinafter provided, and to continue dur.
ing the existence of the disability: provided.
that no claim 0! a State miiltiaman, or non
enlisted person. on account OF stability
from wounds or injury received III battle
WITH rebels or Indians, while temporarily
rendering service. shall be valid unless pro-
secuted to a successful issue prior to the
fourth DAY of July. eighteen hundred and
seventy-fOur; and provided further, that no
person shah be entitled to a pension by
reason OF wounds or injury received or dis
ease contracted III the service of the United
States subsequent TO the twenty-seventh
cay OF July. eighteen hundred and sixty.
eight, unless tine person who was wounded
sr contra cteG the disease Was IN the
line OF duty: and. II in the military ser
vice, was a. the time actually il the held,
or on tie march. or at some post. tort
CT garrison, or en- route by direction OF
competent authority 10 some post, tort or
garrison: or, if in the naval service. was
at the tine borne on the books OF some
ship or other vessel OF the United States, at
sea or in larboT. actually IL commission. or
was at some naval station. or on his way,
hv direction Of competent authority. 30 the
United States. or TO some other vessel, or
naval station. OF hospital.
SEC. ,. That tue pension Cor total disa.
bility shall be as follows. nameiy: For
lieutenant colonel and all officers OF higher
rank in the military service and in the Ela
r;ne corps and for captains. and all officers
CT higher rank. commander. surgeon. pay
master, and chief engineer, respectively
ranking with commander by law. lieutenant
commanding and master commanding, il
tie naval service, thirty dollars per month";
:or maio in the military service and IL the
marine corps, and lieutenant. surgeon, pay.
master. and chief engineer. respectively
:ankiIg with lieutenant 10y law. ana passed
assistant surgeoIi IL the nava. service.
twenty-five dollars per month: 10; captain
n the military service .nu n the marine
corps. chaplain in the army. and provost
marshal, professor O. mathematics, master.
assistant surgeon. assistant payinaster. and
chaplain in the nava: service, twenty dol
:ars per month. for frs: !ieutenan: in tie
military service and III the marine corps.
acting assistant or contract surgeon. and
deputy provost marshal. seventeen doll
ears per month: .Or second lieutenant
il the military service and il the marine
corps, first assistant engineer. ensign. and
pilot in the naval service. and enrolling
officer. fifteen dollars per month: tor cadet
midshipman, passed nidshipmdE. midship.
.nen. clerks Of admirals and paymasters.
and .: other officers commanding vessels.
second and third assistant engineer. mas.
ters mate. and all warrant officers IN the
naval service. ten dollars per month: and
;or ak enlisted men whose rank or office is
not men toned in this section. eight dollars
per month: and the masters. pilots. engi-
Ieers, sailors and crews upOn the gunboats
and war vessels shall 6e entitled TO receive
Che tension allowed herein to those of Ike
rank III the naval service: and every com.
officer OF the army. navy. or ma.
zine corps shall receive such and cnlv such
pensions as IS herein provided !vr The rank
40 held az the time he received The INJURY.
Or contracted The disease which resulted III
She disability. on account OF which he may
He entitled TO pension: and any cen,mis.
sion or presidentia! appointment. regularly
issued TO such person. shall be taken 20
determine his rank from and at;e- the date.
as given N the body OF The commission or
comforting said rank: pro
vided. that q vacancy existed il tie rank
thereby conferred: that the person commits.
stoned was not SO disabled for military
duty: and that he did No: w:.!ully neg!ec.
or refuse TO be mustered.
SEC. 3. That 10: the period commencing
July fourth. eighteen hundred and sixty
:our. and ending July third. eighteen hun
sireS and severty-two. those persons entitled