Chapter 685. To authorize payment of six months’ death gratuity to dependent relative of officers, enlisted men, or nurses whose death results from wounds or disease not resulting from their own misconduct

608 words·~3 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-45/chapter-685

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Chap. 685: To authorize payment of six months’ death gratuity to dependent relative of officers, enlisted men, or nurses whose death results from wounds or disease not resulting from their own misconduct. Chapter 685 45 Stat. 710 1928-05-22 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 685.— An Act To authorize payment of six months’ death gratuity to dependent relative of officers, enlisted men, or nurses whose death results from wounds or disease not resulting from their own misconduct.

May 22, 1928.[[H. R. 5548](/us/bill/70/hr/5548).][[Public, No. 473](/us/pl/70/473).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the provision Navy.Vol. 41, p. 824, amended.contained in the Act approved June 4, 1920 (Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 824; section 943, title 34, United States Code), is hereby amended to read as follows: Allowance for death in service. " “943. Allowance on death of officer or enlisted man or nurse, to widow, child, or dependent relative. —Immediately upon official U.

S. Code, p. 1143, amended.Six month’s pay to widow, child, or dependent relative.notification of the death from wounds or disease, not the result of his or her own misconduct, of any officer, enlisted man, or nurse on the active list of the regular Navy or regular Marine Corps, or on the retired list when on active duty, the Paymaster General of the Navy shall cause to be paid to the widow, and if there be no widow to the child or children, and if there be no widow or child, to any other dependent relative of such officer, enlisted man, or nurse previously designated by him or her, an amount equal to six months’ pay at the rate received by such officer, enlisted man, or nurse at the Beneficiary to be designated.date of his or her death.

The Secretary of the Navy shall establish regulations requiring each officer and enlisted man or nurse having no wife or child to designate the proper dependent relative to whom Funds available.this amount shall be paid in case of his or her death. Said amount shall be paid from funds appropriated for the pay of the Navy *Provisos.*Grandparent, etc., if no widow, child, etc., designated.and pay of the Marine Corps, respectively: *Provided,* That if there be no widow, child, or previously designated dependent relative, the.

Secretary of the Navy shall cause the amount herein provided to be paid to any grandparent, parent, sister, or brother shown to have been actually dependent upon such officer, enlisted man, or nurse prior to his or her death, and the determination of such fact by the Secretary of the Navy shall be final and conclusive upon the Applicable only to regular Navy and Marine Corps.accounting officers of the Government: *Provided,* That nothing in this section or in other existing legislation shall be construed as making the provisions of this section applicable to officers, enlisted men, or nurses of any forces of the Navy of the United States other than those of the regular Navy and Marine Corps, and nothing in this section shall be construed to apply in commissioned grades to any officers except those holding permanent or probationary ap-711pointments in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps, *Provided,* That Provisions applicable to Coast Guard.the provisions of this section shall apply to the officers and enlisted men of the Coast Guard, and the Secretary of the Treasury will cause payment to be made accordingly.

” " Approved, May 22, 1928.

Connections5 cite this · traces to 1

Cited by 5 sections

statutes-at-large

Traces to 1 document

statutes-at-large

To authorize payment of six months’ death gratuity to dependent relative of officers, enlisted men, or nurses whose death results from wounds or disease not resulting from their own misconduct
Chapter 685

Citation graph

cites case law

Chapter 685

To authorize payment of six months’ death gratuity to dependent relative of officers, enlisted men, or nurses whose death results from wounds or disease not resulting from their own misconduct

Stat.×5

Stat.Chapter 685

Cites 1Cited by 5 across 1 source