The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-29
LOCAL 9, MATTERS.
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ARTIFICIAL LraBs FOR SoLDIERs-T
APPROPRIATION RECENTLY MaDE-.WHAT
Has BEEN DOVE IN TIE PAsT.-rhe follow
ing bill was passed By the General Assem-
bly, at its last session and was duly approved
by Governor Holiday
Whereas the sun,iof SIC, 900, appropriated
by the act of the General Assembly OF Vir-
ginia, approved March 80, 1877, by way OF
Communication to soldiers manned in war, in
lieu Of artificial limbs and eyes, Heretofore
provided by law, has been exhausted, and
many soldier entitled TO such Communication
have not received 1T: therefore
l.. Be 1t enacted by3t The General Assembly
of Virginia., That the sum OF fifteen thou
sand dollars be aud tbe same is hereby ap-
propriated out of the public treasury, to be
paid as is hereinafter provided, to such sol
diers, sailors, and marines as have not here
tofore received limbs or eyes, or commuta-
tion in money for the same, under any OF
the acts Of the General Assembly heretofore
passed for that purpose. and are entitled to
the same in accordance Wfthsthe provisions
OF said acts. tsssHss
Q. ANY such soldier, sailor. or marine,
disabled in such manner asfto prevent the
use OF his limbs or eyes in manual labor,
induced by wounds OF surgical operations
rendered necessary thereby, who shall fur
nish the certificate required by the l1th
section Of chapter f6fof the Code OF 1913,
shall be entitled to Communication at the rate
Of sixty dollars each, in lieu OF the limb or
eye provided by law.
8. Hereafter the testimony upon which
the certificate OF the cousLv Judge is issued
shall accompany the certificate required by
law, both of which shall be transmitted b;'
the clerk of the County Court to the Aa9li-
tor Of Public Accounts; and it shall be the
duty of the Auditor to examine such testl-
mony, and unless in his Judgment the testi-
mony aforesaid shall make out case Of
disability, as required by law, he shall not
issue his warrant for the communication pro-
vlded by this act.
4. The Auditor OF Public Accounts is
hereby authorized to issue his warrants on
tlie Treasury to pay the claims properly al
lowed under this act; and the same shall be
paid out Of the money therein not otherwise
appropriated. In the order OF time in which
such claims may have been transmitted, or
NAV hereafter be transmitted, to the Audi
tor as aforesaid.
5. This act shall be in force from. its
passage.
There are about $50 applications now on
file at the Auditors office. Probably there
are quite as many more persons who are
altogether ignorant that there is any law on
the subject, who are equally as we'll entitled
to receive the benefits OF such assistance.
Letters constantly being received show that
despite the fact that appropriations have
been made nearly every year since 1S65-66 !;
that about 100000 has been so applied; !;
that tons and tons of Acts OF Assembly have
been published at great cost, and that the
newspapers have employed column after
column telling about legislation on this sub
iect-despite all these facts, there are eX-
soldiers by the dozen who are not yet in
formed OF their rights or privileges in the
premises.
At present there is no money IN the State
Treasury; but some will shortly come in,
and the Auditor Of Public Accounts is well
disposed to use his best efforts in attending
to the demands OF the manned soldiers.