The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20

provisions; viz:
/. Allotment and allowance
to families of enlisted men.
2. Automatic compensation
for injury or death while in SER
Y vice.
3. Supplementary Insurance
against injury or death.
THE Law.
Sec. 204, That a family allow
ance of not exceeding $50 per
month shall be granted and paid
by the United States upon writ
ten application to the bureau by
such enlisted man or by or on
behalf of any prospective bene-
ficiary, in accordance with and
subject to the conditions, follow.
ing, ETC., of this law.
The family allowance shall be
paid from the time of enlistment
to death in, or one month after
discharge from service.
Allotments and allowances ap.
oily to all enlisted men but not to
commissioned officers
The persons entitled thereto,
and the amounts paid by the
government in addition to am
cunt deducted from the pay Of
the enlisted man are as follows:
Class A. In case of man to his
wife Gncluding q former wife
-divorced) and to his child or chill
dren per month:
(a) If there is q wife but
no child, SIS:
(b) If there is wife and one
child, $25.
(c) If there is wife and two
children $32 SO, with $5 addition.
al for each additional child up to
$50. a month, maximum.
For children where there is no
wife: One child-$ -$5, two children
$12 50; three chlldren-$2O; four
children-$30; and S. for each ad-
ditional child up to $50 a month
maximum.
Glass. B. All allowances
made by an enlisted man other
than to wife and children are
voluntary. Such allowances are
conditional upon dependency and
the voluntary allotment by the
man of at least one-seventh of
his pay If he is not already
making allotment to wife or chill
.dren he must allot at least Sis a
month up to half his pay to get
the allowance according to the
following schedule.
For one parent, $40 month.
For two parents, $50 month,
and IS month up to $50 a month
maximum for additional depend
ents, or to the amount that the
monthly allowance and assigned
pay shall not exceed the mans
average monthly contribution to
his family before enlistment.
AUTOMATIC COMPENSATION
This is for injury, illness, or
death in the service and within
one year thereafter. This takes
the place Of pension.
In case Of death the amounts
of monthly compensation are as
follows: Widow alone, $25; wild.
ow and one child $35; widow and
two children $47.5O; and s. .
month for each additional child
mp to two.
In case Of total disability the
enlisted man is paid monthly, II
single $50; il he has : wife and
no child as, and IL he has wife
and child, Or children, from as
to SIS . month according 70 num-
Der Of children. II he has no
wife but one child $40 . month,
and SO for each additional child
up to 2. II he has : dependent
mother $10a month IN addition
to above.
In case Of loss Of hands, or feet
Or total blindness payments may
be made up to 500 Per month.
In case of partial disability
monthly payments are made up
on q per centage basis of amount
payable il disability II total.
voLuNTARY INSURANCE
This insurance applies % ON.
GERS and enlisted mem and army
and navy nurseS corps
It II annual renewable term
insurance with the premiums
payable monthly. Premiums
Inay be paid BY any one. Prem
iums are taken from mans
monthly pay unless other ar.
rangements Are made iof pay.
ment e ssne.
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