A compilation of pension, pay and bounty laws
Subtitle: together with full instructions, forms and decisions, relative to presentin government claims.  Instrucstions, etc., by Leavitt & Wright.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781425507206
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That if any officer non-commissioned officer, musician, or private, in the corps composing the peace establishment of the United States, shall be disabled by wounds or otherwise, while in the line of his duty in public service, he shall be placed on the list of invalids of the United States, at such rate of pay, and under such regulations as may be directed by the President, for the time being; Provided always, That the compensation to be allowed for such wounds or disabilities to a commissioned officer, shall not exceed for the highest rate of disability, half the monthly pay of such officer at the time of his being disabled or wounded; and no officer shall receive more than the half pay of a lieutenant-colonel; and the rate of compensation to non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, shall not exceed five dollars per month; And Provided, also, That all inferior disabilities shall entitle the person so disabled to receive an allowance proportionate to the highest disability.