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 Trrm: 1.1x.——HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS.—Ch. 2. 935 _ Sec. 4814. All soldiers of the Army of the United States, and all sol- WM ma? b€· diers who have been, or may hereafter be of the Army of the United ;"f]"‘° §‘°j‘;`bf"“ °i States, and who have contri ated, or may hereafter contribute, accord- H02E_ 0 HS mg  section forty-eight hundred and nineteen, to the su port of the ~———-———— So diers Home hereby created, and the invalid and disabled soldiers, 25381l§“:;·9185g;,g" whether regulars or volunteers, of the war of eighteen hundred and Q, MQ,; iggg, (Q twelve, and of all subsequent wars, shall, under the restrictions and pro- 83, ss. 5, 7, v. 11, p. visions which follow, be members of the So1diers’ Home, with all the **3*- rights annexed thereto. [ssc54am.] Sicc. -1815. The Commissary—General of Subsistence, the Surgeon-Gem l3Q°"d of °°"‘ eral, and the Adjutant-General shall constitute a board of commissioners g:f§Qg;°,$";I,;’,£,,_l'h° for the Soldiers’ Home, any two of whom shall be a quorum for the trans- ii; action of business, whose duty it shall be to examine and audit the ,3 M‘“·· 185l· °· accounts of the treasurer quarter-yearly, and to visit and ins t the 2°g°j¥;,¥'9jlggg9?.' Soldiers’ Home at least once in every month. The majority slllid also g3,¤,4,v;’11,p,·L;4; have power to establish, from time to time, regulations for the general and internal direction of the institution, to be submitted to the Secretary of War for approval; and may do any other acts necessar r for the government and interests of the same as authorized b this chapter. Sec. 4816. The officers of the Soldiers’ Home sliall consist of a gov- Officers. ernor, a deputy governor, and a secretary for each separate site of the 3 M,,,,_`]851_ c_ home, the latter to be also treasurer; and the officers shall be taken from 25, s. 3, v.'9, p. 595. the Army, and appointed or removed, from time to time, as the interests of the institution may require, by the Secretary of War, on the recommendation of the board of commissioners. [Secs12M.] Sec. 4817. The commissioners of the Soldiers? Home, by and with the _ Sim Mid buildapproval of the President, shall procure for immediate use, at a suitable “‘g“· p ace or places, a site or sites for the So1diers’ Home, and if the necessary Ibid., s. 8, p.597. uildings cannot be procured with the sites, to have the same erecte , having due regard to the health of the locations, facilitv of access, and economy and giving preference to such places as, with the most convenience and least cost, will accommodate the persons entitled to the benefits of the Soldiers’ Home. Sec. 4818. For the support of the Soldiers’ Home the following funds _F¤]¤d¤ for Solare set apart, and are hereby appropriated: All stoppages or fines dm" H°m°· ___ adjudged against soldiers by sentence of courts—martial, over and above 3 Mar., 1851, c. any amount that may be due for the re-imbursement of Government, or 2%*- 7a'- 9» P- 596- of individuals; all forfeitures on account of desertion; and all moneys 133 "Bl g'*v18?g* °‘ belonging to the estates of deceased soldiers, which are or may be gggf’’ p` unclaimed for the period of three years subse uent to the death of such soldiers, to be repaid b the commissioners oil the institution, upon the demand of the heirs or le al re resentatives of the deceased. S1·:c. 4819. There shall be deciiicted from the of every non-commis— D¢>d¤¢¢i<>¤ from sioned officer, musician, artificer, and private ointlie Army of the United P°‘Y· States the sum of twelve and a half cents per month, which sum so 3 Mar., 1851, c. deducted shall, by the Pay Deplartment of the Army, be -passed to the 25k6b} V- 9· P- 596- crcdit of the commissioners of the Soldiers’ Home. _The commissioners 83 S 7$‘h1;5zb§‘ are also authorized to receive all donations of money or property made ’'’` by any person for the benfit of the institution, and hold the same for its sole and exclusive use. But the deduction of twelve and a half cents per month from the pay of non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and privates of regiments of volunteers, or other corps or regiments raised for a limited eriod, or for a temporary purpose or purposes, shall onlv be made with their consent. Src. 4820. The fact that one to whom a pension has been granted for _ Bight! of pevwounds or disability received in the military service has not contributed 5‘°“°;“““df“"““' to the funds of the Soldiers’ Home shall not preclude him from admis- i; sion thereto. But all such nsioners shall surrender their pensions to 25,s_5,,,;’9,p_ 596: the Soldiers’ Home during th: time they remain therein and voluntarily 3 Mar., 1859, c. receive its benefits. 83, ¤-6N·U,1>-434- Sec. 4821. The following rsons members of the Soldiers’ Home Whatperscnsam according to section forty-eight hundred and fourteen, shall be entitled °¤mi°'l*° b°¤°m¤ to the rights and benefits herein conferred, and no others: ‘ HT—·0:i···—6·l