Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
TIE INGALLS, PENSION BILL.
A Synopsis of its Principal Features.


The main provisions OF the Ingalls,
Cheadle bill are as follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the senate
and house of representatives of the Unit
cd States of America in congress assem-
bled, That the secretary of tie interior
be and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to place on the pension roll the
names of all the surviving officers, SOL
diers, sailors and marines who served in
the army or navy Of the United States
/ for q period of sixty days or more, OF
who were disabled in the line of duty be-
tween March 4, 1861, and July 1, 1866,
upon application therefor, and who were
honorably discharged therefrom, under
such rules and regulations as the secre-
tary of the interior may prescribe. And
rines when SO placed on said roll shall re-
ceive service pension of eight dollars per
month during their lives. And all officers,
soldiers, sailors and marines now legally
borne on the rolls as pensioners, at
rating Less than IS per month. shall from
the taking effect of this act. be advanced
to the rating Of IS per month on the rolls,
where the period of service was in ex-
cess of 500 days, the service pension
granted by this act shall be paid to all
officers, soldiers, sailors and marines
aforesaid at the rate of one cent per day
for each days service in excess Of 500
days; payable from and after the pas
sage of this act, for and during the nat
ural lives of the persons entitled thereto,
as may be shown from the muster rolls
on file in the war department at and
from the age of so years.
Sec. 2. In order to do justice and pro
vide for the proper relief of persons
named in section l Of this act, who are
now or may hereafter become disabled
from performing labor necessary to pro-
cure subsistence, from any cause-not
the result of vicious or immoral habits.
1t is provided and is the intention and
meaning of this act, that it shall be in
force and effect as to all such disabled
persons described in section of this act,
from and after its passage, without re-
gard to age. And it is provided that the
persons named in section of this act,
desiring to avail themselves of its pro-
vision and benefits, who are disabled
from any cause now existing, or that
may hereafter exist which prevents
them from earning a fair subsistence
from their labor or usual occupation,
not the result of vicious or immoral
hob chol o1l n;
pensions as follows, within the rates pro.
vided by this act, to wit:
For disability rated at one-half the
total rate the pension shall be increased
seven dollars (sO per month. For dis
ability rated at three-fourths the total
rate the pension shall be increased
twelve dollars (S12) per month, and for a
disability totally incapacitating now OF
hereafter any of the persons named in
section 1 of this act, from obtaining a
support by their labor or usual occupa
ton, the pension shall be increased
twenty-five dollars (Sa9 per month, pay
able for and during the natural lives of
the persons entitled thereto. But this
act shall not be 80 construed as to change
the ratings of pensioners now on the
rolls or that may hereafter be placed on
the rolls at higher rates for loss of imbs
or eyesight, the result of injuries re-
ceived in the service.
Sec. 8. All the persons named in sec
ton of this act and who have not prior
to the passage and taking effect of thi:
act received arrears Of pension, shall be
paid arrearage at the rate of S. per
month, from date of discharge or incur
renee of a disability received in the SER
vice for which pension is claimed.
Sec. 4. All female nurses enrolled in
the service at any time between May 1,
1861, and July 1, 1865, who were assign
ed to duty in the United States military
hospital service. shall be paid compen-
sation of S. per month from date Of dis
charge, as other persons provided for in
section of this act with additional pen
sions for life, from and after the passage
of this act, at not less than $25 per
month.
Sec. 5. The production of an honor
able discharge from the United States
service, or certified copy of the officers,
soldiers, sailors or marines muster into
the United States service, within the
time named in section of this act, from
the adjutant generals Office of the state
from which such persons enlisted, shall
be accepted as prima facie evidence that
all such persons were sound in health and
limbs at date of such enlistment into the
United States army or navy; but no in
crease of the pension provided for in sec
tion of this act shall be granted upon
claims for disability until such persons
have been examined by the medical Off
GERS of the pension boards now authorized
by law, in the county or district where
such persons reside and for the preventing
of fraud or imposition upon the United
States the medical officers of examining
boards may require such proofs of the
claimants disability as may be necessary
under the forms of law to aid such
boards in fixing the rates of pension ro-
vided for in section Of this act, and
the officers of such boards ar hereby
empowered to summon witnesses and
administer oaths, in order to assist said
boards in fixing such rates of pension as
will be just and equi bic; but this act
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