Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-03-14
An Important Bill to Manned Soldiers

An Important Bill to Manned Soldiers.
The following is the bill known as the
MANNED Soldiers" bill, passed by the
legislature, which has become law:
Bill to give aid to the citizens Of Virginia wound
| ed and manned during the late war while
serving as soldiers. sal ors, or marines.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of
Virginia, That the sum of Silly thousand
dollars be- and The same is hereby appro
priated out of the public treasury to pay
the claims properly allowed upon applica-
tions heretofore made under the act of
Assembly approved February fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and eighty two. entitled
an act to provide Communication to such
manned soldiers. sailors and marines in
| lieu of artificial limbs or eyes, or other wise
disa bied, as may not heretofore have re
ceived the same under the provisions of
former acts, and, also, the claims which
may hereafter be allowed under the provi-
sinns of this aet. And the auditor OF pub
| lie accounts is hereby authorized to issue
his warrants on the treasury to pay the
same to the parties entitled thereto in the
order Of time in which they have been and
| may hereafter be received aid filed in his
| office. Provided that the auditor of public
accounts shall hot begin to paw claims u n
| til the LIST of August, 1884 And the au-
| dltor OF public accounts shall audit all
such claims in two CLASSES as follows:
Glass l. Claims of soldiers or marines
who have never received Any aid from the
| State which shall be a preferred class
Glass 2 Claims of soldiers or marines
who have received aid from the State
which shall not be paid anything until the
claims of the first class have been paid.
2. Any citizen of this State who shall
| hereafter furnish certificate from the
court of his county or corporation show
| ing that during the late war, aid while he
was citizen of this State. he was engaged
| in military service of this State or the
Confederate States as soldier, sailor or
! marine, and while in such service lost a
limb, or eye, or was SO seriously and per-
mant ntly disabled by wounds or surgical
| operation rendered necessary thereby as to
| prevent him at the date OF such certificate
| from PEI forming manual labor, or that
| while SO engaged in such military service
| he lost limb, or eye, or was SD perma-
nently disabled by wounds or surgical
| operation, and has since so losing his
| limb, Or eye, or being SO permanently dis
| abled. remained cOntin uously in this State
| and is now citiZrn thereof /; that he has
| not at any time received an artificial limb,
| or eye. or Communication money, or pension
| from any other State or from the United
States; and that he has not within FIVE
| years before the date of his application
| leceived under the provisions of any for
| mer act of assembly of this State an arti-
| fetal limb, or eye. or Communication money,
shall be entitled to the sum of sixty dol
| lars, to be paid as provided in this act
Provided that any such applicant who has
| heretofore received an artificial limb or
Communication therefor from this State
shall still be entitled to the relief given in
this act, If the artificial limb received or
purchased with the Communication money
received has been worn out or lost, and
| provided further that when such applicant
has lost both legs. or both arms, or both
EYES he shall be entitled to the sum of
sixty dollars for each limb or eye lost, or
having lost only one leg has not been able
to use an artificial leg, he shall be entitled
TO the sum of sixty dollars. Before the
court shall give such certificate it shall
require the applicant to state in his writ
Ell application, verified by oath, in what
| command he was serving when wounded ;
when, where aud how wounded ; the Da-
ture of the wound and the extent of his
| disability at that time. and whether or
not he has at any time previous received
| ally limb, eye, or c}m mutation money
| from this State, anG, if so, the date, Ma
| ture, and amount of the aid so received ;
and the court shall further require com-
petent physician to certify in writing and
nnder oath the full nature of the wound
| and the extent of the disability of the ap-
plicant at that date, and this certificate OF
the physician, together with the other ev-
deuce in support of the application given
before the court. shall be reduced to
writing, and certified, and returned by the
CLERK, with the application, to the auditor
of public accounts.
3. The auditor shall examine carefully
each application, and the certificates and
ey .dence there with, heretofore returned
| under the act of February fourteenth,
| eighteen hundred and eighty-two and
| former acts. aud which may be returned
| under this act, and when proper case for
relief under this act, in his judgment,
is made out, he shall Issue his warrant on
the treasurer to the applicant for the sum
| of sixty dollars in each CASE; provided that
in any case where the application filed be-
| fore the passage of this act and the evil
dence accompanying it, do not enable the
| auditor to decide upon the merit OF the
claim. he shall return the same to the ap-
plicant, with instructions TO renew the
| same in accordance with the provisions
of this act. and the renewed application
when filed within ninety days from the
date of the return of the former appIca-
tioD shatl haye The sam relative p sltion
Oh Guo Il5G Va drpi'SdG'oDS do JUG oHO 10
turned for renewal and lroYided further
that whenever in the judgment Of the au-
ditor the facts of the case justify it, he
shall be authorized to pay the claim OF any
applicant in advance OF its regular order
on the fie.
i. The auditor is directed to enter of re.
cord ALPHABETICALLY IN suitable book, the
names Of the parties RECEIVING aid nnder
this act, together with the date, nature,
and amount of any aid heretofore receiv-
ed, and which Gag be received under this
act
5. This act shall be in force from its
passage.