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Falsely making, altering, forging or counterfeiting military bounty-land warrant..

. March 4, 1909, sec. 73 (35 Stat. L., 1088)

Officer interested in claims against the United
States

.March 4, 1909,sec. 109 (35 Stat. L., 1088)

Members of Congress taking compensation for services in claim, etc......

Illegal fees; withholding pension..

Pensionable Status

.March 4, 1909, sec. 113 (35 Stat. L., 1088) .Sept. 1, 1922

Period of service, for purposes of pension laws, construed

Persons on active or retired list of army, navy, or marine corps, or in revenue cutter service not to receive pensions

(42 Stat. L., 836)

Sec. 4701, R. S.

.Aug. 29, 1890, sec. 2 (26 Stat. L., 371)

Employment in civil service no bar to pension......

No pension permitted to person on active or retired list of army, navy, or marine corps.....

.March 1, 1879 (20 Stat. L., 327)

.March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 1082)

Pensionable status of certain persons in Merchant
Marine when in the service of the United States........May 28, 1896

Rate of pension in case of remuster...

Pensionable status of volunteers....

Desertion from army forfeits right to pension (amended May 11, 1906)....

(29 Stat. L., 189)

.Feb. 24, 1897 (29 Stat. L., 592) ....April 22, 1898 (30 Stat. L., 361)

.April 26, 1898

(30 Stat. L., 365)

Effect of final honorable discharge of veterans of the
Civil War a pensionable status (amended June 28, 1908)..July 1, 1902

Same: (Amending Sec. 2, Joint Res. July 1, 1920).

Desertion from army forfeits right to pension (amending act April 26, 1898)..........

Revenue Cutter Service men on active or retired list, pension prohibited

Certain acts correcting military records passed during the Sixty-first Congress not be construed as denying right to pension

Pension not to be paid to persons on the active or retired list, coast guard.......

(32 Stat. L., 750)

. June 28, 1906 (34 Stat. L., 836)

. May 11, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 110)

May 27, 1908 (35 Stat., L., 322)

.Feb. 27, 1911 (36 Stat. L., 1458)

.Jan. 28, 1915 (38 Stat. L., 802)

Section 4716 concerning loss of pension rights on account of aiding or abetting in the late rebellion, repealed

...

Pensions Based on Service Prior to March 4, 1861

Invalid and Service Pensions

Invalid pension for service in Florida Indian War..
Navy invalid pension

Invalid pension, War with Mexico...
Soldiers of the military peace establishment,

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...Aug. 29, 1916 (39 Stat. L., 649)

.Sec. 1657, R. S. ...Sec. 4728, R. S. ..Sec. 4730, R. S.

pension... March 16, 1802 (2 Stat. L., 135) .March 9, 1878 (20 Stat. L., 27) ..June 9, 1880 (21 Stat. L., 170) .Jan. 29, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 371)

Survivors' service pension, members of Powell's Battalion.

Survivors' service pension, Indian wars.

Invalid pension increase of, to wholly disabled and destitute survivors of Mexican War....

Survivors' service pension, Gray's Battalion, Arkansas
Volunteers

Survivors' service pension, Mexican War, increase of, in certain cases

Survivors' service pension, Indian wars......

Survivors' service pension, Mexican War, increase to $12 per month....

Survivors' service pension, Texas Volunteers.....

Survivors' service pension, certain survivors 62 years of age and over, Mexican War....

Survivors' service pension, Indians Wars, increased rates

Survivors' service pension, Indian Wars....

Survivors' service pension, War of 1812 and War with
Mexico, increased rates for certain classes...

Widows' and Minors' Pensions

Widows' and minors' half-pay pensions...

March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 1418) .July 27, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 281)

.Jan. 5, 1893 (27 Stat. L., 413)

.Feb. 17, 1897 (29 Stat. L., 805)

.April 23, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 137)

.June 27, 1902 (32 Stat., L., 399)

.March 3, 1903 (32 Stat. L., 1228)

.May 30, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 553)

May 11, 1912 (37 Stat. L., 112)

.Feb. 19, 1913 (37 Stat. L., 679) .March 4, 1917 (39 Stat. L., 1199)

.May 1, 1920 (41 Stat. L., 585)

.Sec. 1656, R. S.

Widows' and children's, old war, half-pay pensions,

commencement of ...

.......

Navy widow pension

Sec. 4725, 4726, and 4727, R. S.

..Sec. 4729, R. S.

Widows' and children's pension, War with Mexico......Sec. 4731, R. S. Widows' and children's pension, War of 1812 and vari

ous Indian Wars...... Widows' pension Revolutionary War, and War of 1812...March 9, 1878

Certain rates for widows and orphans of Navy men to
be restored

Widows' pension, Mexican War....

Widows' pension, Indian Wars....

Widows' pension, Gray's Battalion, Arkansas

Widows' pension, Texas Volunteers.....

.Sec. 4732, R. S.

(20 Stat. L., 27)

. June 9, 1880 (21 Stat. L., 170) .Jan. 29, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 371)

.July 27, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 281) Volunteers... Feb. 17, 1897

Widows' pension, War of 1812 and War with Mexico, increased rate for certain widows....

Widows' pension, War of 1812 and War with Mexico, increased rate

General Pension Provisions Relating to Service prior to
March 4, 1861

(29 Stat. L., 805)

. May 30, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 553)

...Sept. 8, 1916 (39 Stat. L., 844)

.May 1, 1920 (41 Stat. L., 585)

Anti-rebellion rates to be varied by subsequent law......
Commencement of certain anti-rebellion pensions.
Rates in invalid pension claims..

Indian War claims, proof of citizenship

Contracts entered into with agents or attorneys prior to passage of act, void..

Same

Pensions Based on Service Since March 4, 1861
Invalid and Service Pensions

Invalid pensions, regular Army and Navy, certain
militia and volunteers, etc....

Sec. 4712, R. S. .Sec. 4713, R. S. .April 24, 1816 (3 Stat. L., 296) Feb., 3, 1913 (27 Stat. L., 429)

. June 27, 1902 (32 Stat. L., 399)

May 30, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 553)

Secs. 4692 and 4693, R. S.

R. S.

Invalid pensions, revenue cutter service while coöperating with U. S. Navy....

Invalid pensions, limitations in case of disability incurred since July 27, 1868....

Invalid pension, rates for total disability, in accordance with rank.....

Sec. 2757,
.Sec. 4694, R. S.

...Secs. 4695 and 4696, R. S.

Invalid pension rates for permanent and specific disabilities prior to June 4, 1872......

Invalid pension rates for permanent and specific disabilities subsequent to June 4, 1872..

Sec. 4697, R. S.

.Sec. 4698, R. S.

Invalid pension, increase for nonspecific disabilities, commencement

Invalid pension, nonspecific disabilities..

Invalid pension, line of duty, sick leave, veteran furlough, sick furlough...

Invalid pension, Missouri militia

Invalid pension, revenue cutter service while coöperating with U. S. Navy.....

Invalid pension, officers and men in the Department of the West or Department of the Missouri..

Captain Goldman Bryson's Company North Carolina, given pensionable status

Invalid pensions, increase for loss of sight, both hands, both feet, total helplessness, etc.....

Captain David Beatty's Company of Independent
Scouts given pensionable status...

Loss of one hand and one foot total disability.....

Equalization of pensions of certain Navy officers...

.Sec. 46981, R. S.
Sec. 4699, R. S.

Sec. 4700, R. S. ..Sec. 4722, R. S.

.Sec. 4741, R. S.

March 25, 1862 (12 Stat. L., 374)

March 1, 1869 (15 Stat. L., 442)

..June 18,1874 (18 Stat. L., 78)

July 14, 1870 (16 Stat. L., 653) Feb. 28, 1877 (19 Stat. L., 264)

March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. L., 403)

Loss of both hands or both feet or sight of both eyes......June 17, 1878

Çertain navy officers ranked for pensionable purposes.
Commencement and arrears of pensions.....

Commencement and arrears of pensions and limitation
of date for filing claim; not applicable to insane per-
sons or minors; amputation of leg at hip joint; loss
of sight of both eyes..

(20 Stat. L., 144)

..June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. L., 166)

.Jan. 25, 1879 (20 Stat. L.,265)

.March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. L., 470) ....June 16, 1880 (21 Stat. L., 281)

Rates for total helplessness increased in certain cases...........

Pensions to wounded or disabled volunteers in Nez
Perce Indian War in Montana...

Increase, for loss of one hand or one foot or equivalent incapacity: and loss of arm at or above elbow or leg at or above knee; total incapacity for manual labor

Soundness at enlistment presumed

Increase, for loss of arm at shoulder joint...

Increase, for loss of arm or leg, etc.

Increase for deafness...

.March 3, 1881 (21 Stat. L., 641)

March 3, 1883 (22 Stat. L., 453) March 3, 1885 (23 Stat. L., L., 362) March 3, 1885 (23 Stat. L., 437) ..Aug. 4, 1886 (24 Stat. L., 220) .Aug. 27, 1888 (25 Stat. L., 449)

Increase to $100 per month for loss of both hands........Feb. 12, 1889 (25 Stat. L., 659)

Increase for total helplessness; regular aid and attendance

Pensions to certain soldiers and sailors; honorable discharge from Rebellion service required; rate; commencement; rank not considered, etc. (amended May 9, 1900)

. March 4, 1890 (26 Stat. L., 16)

. June 27, 1890, sec. 2 (26 Stat. L., 182)

Pensions to certain wounded members of First Kansas
Colored Volunteers

Total disability; rate of $50 per month in cases requiring frequent and periodical aid

Pensions for army nurses.

Benefits for act of June 27, 1890 extended to certain
Missouri militiamen

Minimum rate based on disability fixed at $6 per month; not retroactive.

March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 1436)

Commencement in rejected, suspended, or dismissed claims under act of June 27, 1890......

. July 14, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 149) ...Aug. 5, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 348)

. Feb. 15, 1895 (28 Stat. L., 970)

.March 2, 1895 (28 Stat. L., 704)

March 6, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 45)

Persons in Merchant Marine Service when drafted in time of war entitled to pension if wounded............ May 28, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 189)

Certain survivors of the War of the Rebellion given pensionable status; length of service; honorable discharge; aggregate disabilities to be rated (amending act June 27, 1890).....

Philippine Scouts, Previsional Regiment Porto Rico
Infantry, Status of...

Increase to $40 per month for total deafness.

Militia: Pensions for wounds or disabilities received
or incurred while in the service of the United
States

May 9, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 170)

Feb. 2, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 757)

Jan. 15, 1903 (32 Stat. L., 773)

.Jan. 21, 1903, sec. 22 (32 Stat. L., 779)

Increase for loss of limbs or total disability in same....March 2, 1903

Increase for total blindness to $100 per month...

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Age of 62 years and over a permanent specific disability within the meaning of the pension laws........ April 24, 1906

(34 Stat. L., 133)

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