Federal Military Pensions in the United StatesOxford University Press, American Branch, 1918 - 305页 |
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第294页 - ... the insurance shall be payable to such person or persons within the permitted class of beneficiaries as would under the laws of the state of the residence of the insured be entitled to his personal property in case of intestacy.
第287页 - brother' and 'sister' include brothers and sisters of the half blood as well as those of the whole blood, stepbrothers and stepsisters, and brothers and sisters through adoption.
第126页 - Corps, whether regularly mustered or not. disabled by reason of any wound or injury received, or disease contracted, while in the service of the United States and in the line of duty.
第288页 - Class A. In the case of a man, to his wife (including a former wife divorced) and to his child or children: a) If there be a wife but no child, $15. b) If there be a wife and one child, $25. c) If there be a wife and two children, $32.50, with $5 per month additional for each additional child.
第43页 - ... should be viewed, as it really was, a reasonable compensation offered by congress, at a time when they had nothing else to give to officers of the army, for services then to be performed. It was the only means to prevent a total dereliction of the service. It was a part of their hire. I may be allowed to say, it was the price of their blood and of your independency. It is therefore more than a common debt ; it is a debt of honor ; it can never be considered as a pension, or gratuity, nor cancelled...
第289页 - B shall be $15 per month. (c) If he is making the compulsory allotment to a member of Class A, the minimum monthly allotment so designated to be made to members of Class B shall be oneseventh of his pay, but not less than $5 per month.
第291页 - If the death occur before discharge or resignation from service, the United States shall pay for burial expenses and the return of body to his home a sum not to exceed $100, as may be fixed by regulations.
第191页 - The grateful thanks of the American people are due to the Union soldiers and sailors of the late war; and the Republican party stands pledged to suitable pensions for all who were disabled, and for the widows and orphans of those who died in the war.
第285页 - The ratings shall be based, as far as practicable, upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations...
第34页 - Supported by a prospect of a permanent independence, the officers would be tied to the service, and would submit to many momentary privations, and to the inconveniences, which the situation of public affairs makes unavoidable.