Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26
Pension Laws.
Surgeon General Barnes has issued the
following order In relation TO artificial limbs,
which will be pcrused with interest

Surgeon General Barnes has issued TN
following order in relation to artificial limbs
which will be pcrused with interest
rAn. The third general issue Of artificial
limbs o. persons entitled thereto, will commcnc,
Jane Il, 1870 under the following sections Of III,
Revised Statutes Of the United States:
SIC. 47s7-Every officer soldier, seaman ant
marine, who was disabled during the war for IN,
suppression of the rebellion in the military OF
naval service, aud in the line Of duty, or in conse-
| qucnco Of wounds received or disease contracted
therein, aud who was furnished by the War De
| panmcnt, since the seventeenth dav of June
eighteen hundred and seventy, with an artificial
/ limb or apparatus for resecton, or who was en-
| titled To receive new limb or apparatus since
said date. shall be entitled to receive new limb
or apparatus, at the expiration % every Eve years
thereafter, under such regulations as have boen
or may he prescribed by the Surgcon-G General of
the Army
SIC. i7SS-E,cry person entitled to the benefits
Of the preceding section may, II he so elects. re-
coive, Instead Of such limb or apparatus, the
money value thereof, at the following rates.
namely Tor artificial legs, seventy five dollars
Tor arms, fifty dollars for feet, fifty dollars; for
SIC 47S0-rhe Surgcon-Gcneral shall certify 10
the Commissioner Of Pensions list of all soldiers
who elect TO receive money Communication instead
of limbs or apparatus, with the amount due 10
each, and the Commissioner Of Pensions shall
cause the same to be paid to such soldiers in the
same manner as pensions are paid
sEc lIo0-Every person in the military or ma
val service who lost limb during the war Of the
rebellion, but from the nature Of his injury is not
able to use an artificial limb. shall be entitled to
the benefits Of section forty-seyen hundred and
cighty-eight and shall receive money commnta-
tion as therein provided
SIC. 47ul-Ihe Secretary Of War IL authorized
and directed to furnish TO the persons embraced
by the provisions Of section forty-seven hundred
and eighty-seyen, tansportationto and from their
homes and the place where they may be required
to go to obtain artificial limbs provided for them
under authority of law"
RrMWTs-lhe law applies only To officers, so-
d'rsi sam % and marines, disabled during ne
mar fer he oppression Of tie rob Hjon Hired
men and persons disabiod before April Is, 1861,
or after August 20, 1885 are not entitled
PAR 2-lThe period Of five years is rcckoucd
from the filing Of the first application after June
18th, 1870 in accordance with the act Of June sth
1872
Acr or JuNE lSru, 1874
PAR 3" Be IL enacted, &C., That all persons
who are now entitled 10 pensions under existing
laws, and who have lost either an arm at or
above the elbow, or leg at or above the knee,
shall be rated in tine second-cass and shall receive
twenty-iour dollars per month Prorided, That no
artificial limbs, or communications therefor, shall be
furnished to such persons as shall be entitled to
pensions under this act
SEC. That this act shall take effect from and
after the fourth day Of June, eighteen hundred and
seventy-fuur"
PAR. 4-Appleations should be made direct To the
surgeon-General, from whose office the necessary
blanks will he furnished on request.
PAR. Upon application for limbs in kind, or
ders will be given by the Surgcon-General, upon
any manufacturer selected who shall have filed n
bond ia the sum Of Ave thousand dollars. with two
sureties, to furnish good and satisfactory limbs,
without extra charge TO the soldier, aud make
good for five years all defects Of material OF work
manship without additional charge, subject in all
cases to the inspection Of such persons as the Sur
geon-Genenl may designate
PAR. 6-Orders for transportation will also be
furnished upon written request addressed to the
Surgeon-Generll, giving the nearest railway sta
ton and the stage-iue, If any necessary in reach
ing railway; but should not be applied for until
the limb is nearly complete and ready To be fitted
PAR THE limb or apparatus will he delivered
in the presence Of the Board Of Pension Esamin-
ins Surgeons at the place Of fitting. who will Judge
whether it is satisfactory, and certify to the ac-
counts OF the manufacturer.
PAR S--l,ach person, on receiving actual trans
portion, will sign aud deliver mp his transportation
order to the authorized agent OF the railroad, or
other carrier.
PAR. 9-Applications for communication will
be certified by the Surgeon General, and transmit
ted to the Commissioner Of Pensions for payment
through the local pension agents. The application
should be certified by the pension agent, and have
all its blanks distinctly filled before being sent
to this office.
PAR l0-An affidavit is Of no validity unless
taken before a notary public or clerk Of court Lav-
ing an ofldal seal, or is certified under the seal
Of a court Of record.
PAR. determination can only be allowed in
cases Of loss Of limb or loss Of use Of q limb
that is, arm or leg-not for other injuries.
PAR. i2-fhe forms and instructions furnished
by this Office are so full and carefully prepared
that no attorney or agent is believed to be neces-
sary in any case