The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
OUR MIIAT ED SOLDIERS.

An Invitation to Send in Their Application
for Artificial Limbs--Tho Law Bearing IN
tho Subject.
Tho Board authorized to contract for
artificial limbs for manned Confcdcr-
ate soldiers, under tho Act recently
passed by the Legislature, mot last
week in Columbia. The following
preamble aud resolution were adopted !:
Whereas, by its terms the moucy to
carry into effect the Act to provide ar
tliicial limbs for soldiers of tho State.
approved December "a, 1879, cannot
be paid out from the treasury until all
the other appropriations Of that session
have been been met by incoming taxes,
yet the Board deem it proper ut once
TO take the preliminary steps necessary
10 its execution.
ReSoIOed, That circular be issued
notifying parties claiming to be enti-
tied to the benefit Of the Act to send
their names and postoffice address to
the secretary at Columbia on or before
July 1st, 1880, to the end that esti-
mates may be made by the commission
and suitable blanks sent to applicants.
County trcasurers will be furnished
with copies of tho circular, and they
are requested to post the same in each
township ofthe State ut the places of
collection of taxes during the month
Of May next.
The address is signed by Governor
Simpson, chairman, Gen. Hagood, and
DR.. Baruch, chairman of the State
Board of Health.
The following is the full text of the
Act under which the Board proceed:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tho SEN
ate and House Of Representatives of
the State Of fSouth Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority ofthe same, That the
Governor, Comptroller General and
the Chairman of the State Board of
Health be, and are hereby, constituted
O Board to contract for and furnish to
every citizen of this State who lost q
leg or arm In tho late war an artificial
leg or arm to supply tho place Of that
80 lost: Provided, That the applicant
shall furnish q certificate from the
Clerk of the Court Of his County and
the sworn statement OF three compe-
tent and disintereeted persons person.
ally acquainted with tile applicant for
the two years last past before his an
plication, showing that he, is a citizen
OF this State, and in the service of the
State of South Carolina, one Of tho
Confederate States at the time Of the
loss ofsaid limb: Aa,d provided, txr-
Tier, That ho has not received an arti-
ficial leg or arm from this or any 9th
er State or from, the United States:
P,,ovtded, further, That he may elect
to receive in money the price of said
artificial limb. & ',.;S1.
!. SEc.2. That the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, if:so much be no.
ccessary, is hereby appropriated to de-
fray tho charges and expenses attend
ing the. execution of tho provisions of
the foregoing Section, said amount to
be paid byst the Treasurer, as the same
may, bc required upon the warrant Of
the COMPTROLLER General, counter
signed ythe Chairman of the above
constituted. Board, out Of any moneys
not M 4 otherwise appropriated. g
. SEC::3. .Thpt tho said Board is al
lowed two hundred dollars to defray
all necessary expenses of carrying said
Act into effect. :, j
SkC. A. That this Act shall take
elloct on January 1st, 1880. 8