The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29
VISIONS!

w-Acr OF JUNE 81. 1sso.-Pensions soldiers and sailors of the var of ii
rebellion who served 90 das and were honorably discharged from the services and
who are incapacitated for performance Of manual labor, and for the widows chi.
dren, dependent parents fathers and mothers. ALI pensions under this Act will
commence from the date of fling the formal application (her the passage of the
Act in the pension Bureau. No application for pension under this act will BE-
good unless hed In III Pension Buroauo n or after June a. 1890, (dte OF IN
Act OH not in the form, substantially prescribed by the Secretary. The rates:
For dependent father or mother, $s; the widow, s. and 50 additional for each
child of soldier under sixteen years; ad if the widow dies, the child or children
can draw such pension. The soldier is entitled to any rate from So to $19 pei
month, according to inability to eaaa support. A pensonr under existing Law.
laws, but can draw only one pension at the same time. This law requires in sol
diersr sailors Jase:
~ An honorable discharge. Ns
az That he served at least ninety days. #s
C) A permanent physical or mental inability to carr a support, but net due
vicious habts ct need not have orignsed in the sevice) 1
CASE OF A WDow:- h
~ That the sailor or soldier served at least ninety days.
C) That he was honorably discharged.
C) Proof of death, but lit need not have been the results of his Army Of
Naval service.
0sThat the widow is "vithput other means of support than her daily
% That she married soldier prior to June 81, 1890. the dhs of the Act
~ That The soldier or sailor died off wound, injury or disease, which, I'M
der prior law, would have given him a pension.
~ That the mother or father Is at present dependent n her or his oF
manual labor; being without other present means of support than their " ma
ual labor, or the contributions of others not legally bound for their support.
TIE benefits of the first section of the Act of June 81, 1890, are not confueda@
the parents of those who served in the ware of The rebellion, but are extended 20
all parents where pensonable dependence has arisen o. account of the death o. "a
son who served, since said war; in behalf of the United States, as well as for dis
eb1his contracted before or since discharged.
D That in casea minor child is insane, idotc o. other wise permanently
hehl S., the pension shall continue during the period of such disability, and tha
prosso shall apply to all pensions therefore, granted, o hereafter to be gtnssaass
under t. is or any former statute aud such pensions shall commence from thu dae
of application therefor after passage of this Act
The rules and regulations of the Department will govern all applicants AM
H- Under Act Of June 81, 1890, pensions IRE granted to Soldiers and S@as
disabled from old age apfrmaH etc.
BSNoTICE-Dr w. r. Lasrapz having recently been appointed us
Examining Surgeon fer Pensions at OpelGsas, La, it now of special interesMlo
Clinants. of Persons to come to mo and make out their applications. ~ ~
Ne Orleans for medical examination, 1t which place they have heretofore been
d reehd to go.
HART n. SANDOZ,
U. s. PENSION CLAIM AGENT.
EW OFFICE Nth Hon. John NJ O1dsn. OpeOaSS L0aanG.