from whom he receives his money a written direction to that effect, to have his pension, or any part of it, paid to such child, wife, or parent. The pensions of all who now are or shall hereafter become inmates of the Home, except such as shall be assigned as aforesaid, shall be paid to the treasurer of the Home. The money thus derived shall not become a part of the funds of the Home, but shall be held by the treasurer in trust for the pensioner to whom it would otherwise have been paid, and such part of it as shall not sooner have been paid to him shall be paid to him on his discharge from the institution. The board of commissioners may from time to time pay over to any inmate such part of his pension money as they think best for his interest and consistent with the discipline and good order of the Home, but such pensioner shall not be entitled to demand or have the same so long as he remains an inmate of the Home. In case of the death of any pensioner, any pension money due him remaining in the hands of the treasurer shall be paid to his legal heirs, if demand is made within three years; otherwise the same shall escheat to the Home. Sec. 4, Act of Mar. 3, 1883 (22 Stat. 564).

1521. Inmates subject to Articles of War.-All persons admitted into the Soldiers' Home shall be subject to the Rules and Articles of War in the same manner as soldiers in the Army.1 Sec. 4824, R. S.

1522. Uniforms to be furnished inmates free of cost.-A suitable uniform shall be furnished to every inmate of the Home, without cost to him. Sec. 5, Act of Mar. 3, 1883 (22 Stat. 565)..

1523. Liquor licenses prohibited within 1 mile of the Home.-On and after the passage of this act no license for the sale of intoxicating liquor at any place within one mile of the Soldiers' Home property in the District of Columbia shall be granted. Act of Feb. 28, 1891 (26 Stat. 797).

NOTE. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established under authority of act of Congress of March 3, 1865 (13 Stat. 509). This act was amended by the following acts:

Act of March 21, 1866 (14 Stat. 10);

Act of March 12, 1867 (15 Stat. 1);

Joint resolution of June 8, 1868 (15 Stat. 253);

Joint resolution of February 28, 1871 (16 Stat. 599);

Act of January 23, 1873 (17 Stat. 417);

Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 359);

Joint resolution of February 26, 1875 (18 Stat. 524).

These various acts were carried forward into the Revised Statutes and there appear in chapter 3, title 59, from sections 4825 to 4837, inclusive.

Since the enactment of the Revised Statutes the most important acts relating to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders, are: 18 Stat. 359: 20 Stat. 390; 21 Stat. 350, 447; 22 Stat. 322, 330; 24 Stat. 129, 251, 540; 25 Stat. 387, 543, 657, 855; 27 Stat. 15, 384; 28 Stat. 159, 412, 492; 29 Stat. 445, 517; 30 Stat. 54, 105, 640, 668, 1073, 1379; 31 Stat. 636, 745, 1175, 1178; 33 Stat. 731; 35 Stat. 1012.

'See Dig. Opinion. J. A. G., 1010 I A.

Under authority conferred by separate statutes branch homes have been established at the following places:

The Central Branch, at Dayton, Ohio.

The Northwestern Branch, at Milwaukee, Wis.

The Eastern Branch, at Togus, Me.

The Southern Branch, at Hampton, Va.

The Western Branch, at Leavenworth, Kans.

The Pacific Branch, at Santa Monica, Cal.

The Marion Branch, at Marion, Ind.

The Danville Branch, at Danville, Ill.

The Johnson City Branch, at Johnson City, Tenn.

Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs, S. Dak.

As to aid offered States and Territorial homes for disabled soldiers see the following acts: Sec. 4825, R. S.; 25 Stat. 450, 975; 30 Stat. 1379.

Admissions to the home.-Hereafter the following persons only shall be entitled to the benefits of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and may be admitted thereto upon the order of a member of the board of managers, namely: All honorably discharged officers, soldiers, and sailors who served in the regular or volunteer forces of the United States in any war in which the country has been engaged, who are disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise, and who have no adequate means of support, and by reason of such disability are incapable of earning their living. (Act of May 26, 1900, 31 Stat. 217.)

All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who served in the War of the Rebellion and the Spanish-American War, and the provisional army and the volunteer soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812 and of the Mexican War, who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise, and by reason of such disability are incapable of earning a living, shall be admitted into the Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. (Act of January 28, 1901, 31 Stat. 745.)

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.1

1524. Establishment.-There shall be in the District of Columbia a Government Hospital for the Insane, and its objects shall be the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment of the insane of the Army and Navy of the United States and of the District of Columbia. Sec. 4838, R. S.

1525. Admissions; insane of Army, etc.-The superintendent, upon the order of the Secretary of War, of the Secretary of the Navy, and of the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, shall receive, and keep in custody until they are cured, or removed by the same authority which ordered their reception, insane persons of the following descriptions:

First. Insane persons belonging to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue-Cutter Service.

Second. Civilians employed in the Quartermaster's, Pay, and Subsistence Departments of the Army who may be, or may hereafter become, insane while in such employment. Sec. 4843, R. S., as amended by Act of Feb. 9, 1900 (31 Stat. 7).

Third. Men who, while in the service of the United States, in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, have been admitted to the hospital, and have been thereafter discharged from it on the supposition that they have recovered their reason, and have, within three years after such discharge, become again insane from causes existing at the time of such discharge, and have no adequate means of support.

Fourth. Indigent insane persons who have been in either of the said services and been discharged therefrom on account of disability arising from such insanity.

The sundry civil act of June 25, 1910 (35 Stat. 703), contained an item (p. 724) "for the care, maintenance, and treatment at asylums in Porto Rico of insane soldiers of the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry"; and since then provision has been made for the purpose in the annual acts for the support of the Army.

Fifth. Indigent insane persons who have become insane within three years after their discharge from such service, from causes which arose during and were produced by said service.1 Sec. 4843, R. S., as amended by Act of Feb. 9, 1900 (31 Stat. 7).

1526. In California asylums.-The Secretary of War may, in his discretion, contract for the care, maintenance, and treatment of the insane of the Army, and inmates of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers on the Pacific coast at any State asylum in California, in all cases which he is now authorized by law to cause to be sent to the Government Hospital for the Insane in the District of Columbia. Act of Mar. 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1163).

1527. Insane Filipino soldiers.-The Secretary of War may, in his discretion contract for the care, maintenance, and treatment of the insane natives of the Philippine Islands serving in the Army of the United States at any asylum in the Philippine Islands in all cases which he is now authorized by law to cause to be sent to the Government Hospital for the Insane in the District of Columbia. Act of May 11, 1908 (35 Stat. 122).

The right to admission to the asylum has been extended by statute to include the following classes of cases:

(1) To insane convicts serving sentences of confinement imposed by United States courts. (Act of June 23, 1874, 18 Stat. 251.)

(2) To persons in custody charged with crime against the United States. (Act of Aug. 7, 1882, 22 Stat. 202.)

(3) To inmates of the several branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers who may become insane. (Act of Aug. 7, 1882, 22 Stat. 302.) (4) To inmates of the Soldiers' Home who may become insane. (Act of July 7, 1884, 23 Stat. 194.) The expense of maintenance to be paid from the Soldiers' Home fund.

1528. The flag to be thirteen stripes and forty-eight stars.-The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be [forty-eight] stars, white in a blue field. Sec. 1791, R. S.

1529. A star to be added for every new State.-On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission. Sec. 1792, R. S.

1530. Seal of the United States.-The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States. Sec. 1793, R. S.

1531. Secretary of State to keep and affix the seal.-The Secretary of State shall keep such seal, and shall make out and record, and shall affix the same to, all civil commissions for officers of the United States, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or by the President alone. But the seal shall not be affixed to any commission before the same has been signed by the President of the United States, nor to any other instrument, without the special warrant of the President therefor. Sec. 1794, R. S.

1See pars. 215 and 216 A. R., 1913. Also Bulletins 11 and 23, War Department, 1912.

ย See Dig. Opin. J. A. G., 629 I-V and 20 I, edition 1912.

'The commissions of military officers now bear the seal of the War Department. (Act of Mar. 28, 1896, 29 Stat. 75.)

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