The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-01
The Army and Navy Insurance Law
A Partial Summary.

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Insurance has been organized as a
part OF the Treasury Department and
is in active operation. A number Of
policies on the lives of soldiers have
already been issued, aggregating
nearly $4,000, 900 in insurance. The
benefits OF the law are available to all
OF the members OF the United States
Army. Navy, and Nurses Corps.
\ short summary of some OF the
main features of the law follows:
Premiums for $4,000 policy be-
yin with 5000 per month at ages IS,
TO- and II; increase to $o.4o per
month for the ages I8, 70. and 20; to
$3.50 per month for the ages FL, 22,
and 20; to 5000 per month for the
ages OF "a and rs; to $b.7c per month
for the ages OF 2o and y; to $3.50 per
month for the age of 20; to 5000 per
month for the ages OF 20 and 80; to
s. per month for the age of 81, with
progressive increases for ages above
those given. The minimum amount
Of insurance that may be taken out is
$1,000.
The compulsory allotment to a
wife or children. which is separate
from the insurance, shall not be less
than SIS month, and shall not ex-
ceed one-half OF a mans pay A vol
untary allotment. subject to regula
tons, may be as large as the insured
desires, within the limits OF his pay
In addition, the Government will
pay monthly allowances as follows:
Class a. In the case OF man to
his wife (including former wife di
vorceH and to his child or children:
(a) Ii there be wife but no child,
SIS.
(b) If there be a wife and one
child, SIS.
(c) If there be wife and two chill
dren, $325o. with S. per montl, addi-
tional for each additional child.
(d) If there be no wife but one
child, S..
(e) Ii there be no wife but two
children. $l2.5o.
~ II there be no wife but three
children, $50.
\g) Ii there be no wife but four
children, $50. with S. per month addi-
tional for each additional child.
Class B. In the case of man or
woman, to grandchild. parent,
brother, or sister:
(a) If there be one parent, $40.
TO- If there be two parents, SEQ.
Co For each grandchild, brother,
sister, and additional parent, $5.
In the case OF a woman, to :, child
or children:
(d) If there be one child, S..
(c) If there be two children,
SI,5o
III II there be three children, $40.
~ Ii there be four children, $50,
with S per month additional for each
additional child
If the man makes an allotment to
certain other dependent relatives the
Government will also pay them an
allowance which may equal the al
lotmen,. but this shall not be more
than the difference between $50 and
the allowance paid to the wife and
children.
The increased compensation in case
of death runs from minimum of SEQ
monthly to motherless child, or SIS
monthly to childless widow, to a
maximum OF SIS monthly to a widow
and several children. The widowed
mother may participate in the COM
pensation.
In case of total disability the
monthly compensation runs from d
minimum OF $50. if the injured man
has neither wife nor child living. to
a maximum of SIS il he has wife
and three or more children living.
with $40 a month extra If he has 4
widowed mother dependent upon
him.
The maximum is enlarged still
further, for when the disabled man
constantly requires nurse or at
tendant $50 monthly may be added.
If the disability is due to the loss of
both feet, both hands. or total blind
ness of both eyes, or If he is help
less or permanently bedridden, $1oo
monthly is granted.
The law contemplates future legis-
iation for reeducation and vocational
training for the diasbled. 1t gives
them full pay and their families the
same allowance as for the last month
of actual service during the term OF
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