The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-09
PENSIONS!

EAcr OF JUNE e. lss0-Penans soldiers and sailors of the war OF. the rebellion who
served 80 days ant were houorabdy discharged from thes service and who are incapaotatd
flor perormance of manual labora land for the widows, children, dependent parents fathers
and o.hers All pensions under this Act will commence from ted aco Of fling tbe formal
application latter hepssage0 of the Anl In the Pension Bureau No application for pen.
sion under this Act will be- god nne@ filed in theP euaon Bureau on pr afr Juv2 a. 1890
IidAe of the At oif moi in the om. ubstAhinly prescribed by the pretay The rates
OF tsl Law aen not Heeted oy ths rank Of the soldier. This Act provides the following
ErMa: For dependent father or mother S2; the widows S and 50 Traditional for sna child
of soldIr nndera sixteen years; and if the wdowdn the hma or children can draw such
IL earn a suunort A penione rnnder exsing law may mv umarf Ms a - aDmS
undert hSo nay apply under0 other laws, hint can draw ony one pension at the same
time This law requlsin a soldiers or sailors case:
I'll al honorab6d hhMge
~ That he's ervsda at least ninety days
90 4 permanent PEI phyeaLo or mental INABILITY 70 earn a support, bu' not due to vicious
liz CASE OF lDow
III That the soldier or sailor mryeda at east nnetv days
~ That he wash onorahIy discharged.
~ Proof Of death, but itneed mott have been the results of hi. Army or Naval service.
Isl atshem married soldier prior to June q, $780, the date Of the Act.
DEPENDEET PARENTs CASE
III That the soldier or sailor died of q wound, injury or disease which UNDER rnr law
would have gen him pension.
III That he eft no wife or minor chd.
Isl That mother or father Is at present dependent on her or his " manual labor; being
without other present means of support than their n manuall labor or the contributions
o. 99 MLns 81 M n saRny oouno LOT 1rf support he benefits OF the sts section OF theA Act
of June $780, e not.c confined to the parent Of those who served in the war of the
rebellion. but ares extended to all parents where pensoHabhed dependence has arIn on
the death of asnn Who served, since said war; behalf Of the United States, as
we'll sm dsahhGes contracted before or sneed discharged
al 1naGin lease o minor child Is insane, iiD6oo Or otherwise permaWmniy hpe esq the
pension shall continue during the life of said child OF during the period of such disability
and this prTso shall apply to all pensions heretofore granted. or hereafter TO be grained
pndrtM this or any former statute and such pensions ehne commence from the date Of appiJ
therefor after passage of this Act,
The resa and regulations of the Department wills overnA all ppheantsa d attorneys
= Under lot June e. 1885,, pensions ore granted TO Soldiers and Sailors disabled from
old a@. hsGrmAy DC
DNoWGEt-Dr ". Il, Lastraps having recently been appointed U. s Examining
forP Pensions IT 0pelonas,L La? it's now of pecnii interest t. Claimants of Pensions
ing to sustain the zpenseso off going to New 0rRapsG for medical examination at whcb Mace
bhYn Yo Deem heretofore dFectd 70 &C. HART t. SANDOZ
., -- Us Pension CLAIM Agent
= 0Mce, VIII non Jon - ogMf0 FhLoUSAst r.-#-< LOUISIANA.