Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-01
OFFICIAL.
Laws OF the United States, Passed at the
third Session OF the FOrty-second Com
gress

GENERAL NATURE-No. 62.l
AN ACT to revise consolidate and amend the laws reat
BE by the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of America In Congress assembled
uars, volunteers and mllta any officer In the navy
marine corps any enlisted however employed In
the military naval service q the United
rine cop whether regularly not disabled by
reason Of wound Injury received disease contract
3D. while 10 the service Of the United States aud In the line
Of duty any MASTER serving gunbOHt any pilot,
engineer, sailor other person not regularly mustered
,erying upon any gunbost war vessel Of the United
States disabled by any wound injury received, other
wise neapaeated while In the line Of duty for procuring
his by manual labor any person not an enlisted
soldier In the army serving for the time being member
Of the mill Ia Of any State under orders Of officer Of the
United States who volunteered for the time being
with regularly organized military naval force OF the
United States, who otherwise volunteered and rendered
service In engagement with rebels Indiana dahled
In consequence Of wounds injury receiv In the ne Of
duty In such temporary service any acting assistant
tract surgeon disabled by wound injury received
forming the duties Of assistant surgeon acting assistant
surgeon with any military force in the ned OF IN iians
% SnSat paisS,ss BY resson Of any wound or ia
Jury received In the disehgs Of his duty to procure sub
stence by manual labor has been the fourth day OF
March, eighteen hundred and siItyone, shall hereafter
be impaired Of such disability he shall upon maxi
Ing due proof OF the fact according TO such forms aud
aons a. are or may be provided by and In pursuance Of
aW to placed upon the list OF Invalid pcnsioners Of the
~ permanent specific disability uch pension Il
hereinafter provided in such cases. and for inferior da-
bny, except In OF permanent specific dis ahy for
which the rate Of pension s expressly provided
proporonate to ha provided for total disability
mence hereinafter provided and 10 connue during the
existence Of the disability; Provided, That no claim Of
State miltaman nonenred pcrson account Of dsa
billy from wounds or injury received In battle with bels
Indians while temporarily rendering SERVICE shall be
valid unless proecuiod to successful issue prior to the
fourth day of July eighteen hundred and sevenyfour
And provided further, hat persoa shan b. entitled to
pension BY Of wounds or injury received dsae
contracted In the service Of the United subsequent
the twenty day II July eighteen hundred and sixty
eight unss the person who wounded contracted tho
dl.sase in the line of duty and II the military
at post fort garrison route y direction Of
competent authority ito post fort or garrison or
In the service was that time borns
ship other vessel Of the United Sttcs at in
haTbor actually ia commission or wa a. ,ome naval
his way, by direction OF competent authority, to tho
United statos or to come other vea naval station
hoepits
SIC. ?. That the pcu,ion for total disability shsIl he
follows nam,ly For lieutenant colonel and all officers Of
higher rank inhe military service aud In the marine corps
mgeon paymsster aud chief engine respectively rank
lag with commander by law lieutenant conmanding and
matter commanding In the naval service thirty dollars pei
month"; tor major in the military service aud Ia the marine
copa aud Lieutenant surgeon, paymastr and chief engin
assistant surgeon in the naval service twenty-five dollar
per month for captain In the military service aud in Tho
professor Ut mathematics, assistant surgeon, uban
paymassr and chaplain In the naval service twenty dol
lars MONTH for inst Lieutenant In the military service
ana IN we marine COPE, aeuhs assistant o. course tu
geon, and deputy provost masha seventeen dollars PEI
mouth 70 second Lieutenant In the military service aad IL
the marine eorI rt assistant engineer, ensign, and po
In the naval service aud enrolling officer, dfts,n dolau
mdshpmen clerks Of admiii' ana paymsaers and u oh
officers commanding vessels, second and third assistant
gneor, maser nate and all warrant ofctrs in the naya
service, ten dollar pei month and for all ellstcd met
who's rank Office Is not oItOned in this section egh
dolli,s month and the masters, pilots. cngincers
orr and crews upon the gunbtab and war vessels shall b
entitled receive the pension allowed herein thOs,
Of like rank in the naval services and every
office OF the army navy, or manne cor shall receive Euel
and only tuch pensions Is herein provided tor the
rank he held the time he received the injury contract
ed The disease which resulted In the disability acooun
Of which he may be entitled 10 pension aud commission
or presidential appointment regularity Issued to such person
ha be taken TO determine his rank from and after the dat
given in the body q the commission appointment con
cring said rank Provided That vacancy oxistd 10 tn
rank ther BY conferred that the person oomnisioncd
disabled for military duty; aud that he did will
fully neglect or refuse TO be mustered
SEC. 3. That for the period commencing July foul IN
eighteen hudred and sxty-four aud ending June third
eighteen hundred and seyentyO those persons entitled
less pension than he einaite mentioned, who asl hay
lot both feet in the military naval ervice IN III
line Of duty, shall be entitled to pension Of twenty dollar
Ie circumstances shall hands or the eight
both eyes, rha be entitled to pension Of twenty-five dol
third eighteen hundred and dxty-fve and ending jun
third eighteen hundred and seyentytwo those pesons VIII
foot be entitled pension Of twenty dolar and 10
the period commencing June sixth eighteen hundred au
sxtysH and ending June third eighteen hundred
enty-wo those porsona who under like circumstances nba
hand foot shall be entitled ponsio
81 fifteen dollas per month and Tor the period nc
ing June riKih eighteen hundred aud sixtysr aud end
ing June third eighteen hundred and seventy two thos
persons entitled pension than hereinafter mention
ed who by Of injury received disease cont
In the military naval service the United States and
tho line Of duty shall have been permanently aud total
disabled in both hands, who shall have lost the sight
eye the other having been previously lost who sha
have been otherwise totally and permanently disabled
10 render them utterly hepta, nearly requir
regular personal aid and aenganee Of another person
be- entitled pension Of twenty dollars Der month
and for tho period those who under like
shall have ben totally aud porman ,nty disabled In BIT
feet or in one hand and one foot or otherwise disable
be ineapaclaed for the peri FINANCE Of any manua
labor but much 10 require regular personal aid an
attention, shall be entitled TO pension fttwenty dollar
| nd ihp tunan dali
like circumstances shall have been totally and permanent
dsabed IN hand, foot otherwise 80 dsabo
10 render their inability 10 perform manual labor equVa
lent 10 the loaa Of hand foot shall be entitled to pen
| sion Of fifteen dollars per month.
SEC. A. that from and after June fourth eighteen hun
died and sogeutytWo all peruona entitled by law
pension than hereinafter specified who, while in the militia
y naval service Of the United States In line OF duty
shall have lost the sight Of both eyes shall have lost III
sight " eye the sight Of the other having been prey
ouly lost shall have lost both hands or ihall have To-
both feet, been permanently aud totally disabled IN III
same, or otherwise 90 permanently aud totally disabled
render them utterly helpless nearly roqur
the regular personal aid aud aendauce Of smother pers o.
shall be entitled 10 pension Of thityone dolaru and tWen
tyfye cents per month and all persona who under Xix
eircums anoo sha have lost hand foot or bee
totally and permanently disabled In the same or oerwis
disabled To be neapaoiaod for performing any
labor but not much require regular personal aid
lars per month aud all persons who under like clroum
stance shall have lot hand foot, or bee
totally and permanently disabled In tho same
otherwise so dsRbed as 10 render their incapacit
hand foot shall BIO entitled TO pension of eghtoe
dollars per month"; Provided, That all persons who undo
consequence disabled that they cannot use AZ
tcal limbs shall be rated In the second class aud reeey
twenyfour dollan POI month aud all persons who unde
like circumstances shall have lost the hearing Of 10th can
shall be entitled to pension Of thirteen dollars Der month
Provided That the penaon for disability permanent