The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-08

As such persons have no chance 10 pay
sor papers, We suggest you hand out the
following:
AUDITORS DEPARTMENT,
RALEIGH. y. C.. March Il.
The act Of the General Assembly Of
North Carolina. ratified the 18th. day Of
March, 1885, entitled al act for the re
lief of certain soldiers of the war between
the States, commonly known as the pen
sion act, provides;
/. That thirty thousand dollars shall
be annually appropriated for distribution
among Cd the soldiers who are now and
shall be residents OF the State, and who
lost an arm, an eye or a leg, or who are
now otherwise incapacitated for manual
! labor By reason Of wounds received while
10 the discharge OF duty as a soldier or
| sailor of North Caroiipa ia the service of
! the Confederate States in the war be-
tween the States, and % the widows
! (remaining unmarried of any deceased
officer, soldier or sailor who lost his ute
while a citizen Of this State or Conteder
ate States during said war.
.. II the number of persons entitled
to share in the distribution of this sum
I snail DUI tAICCu UDt lHOuNdDis ~ tNt
son shall be paid thirty dollars-in no
event he or she can receive more. 1t the
number shall exceed one thousand, then
the appropriation is to be divided pro
rata.
3. No one will be entitled to receive
any part of the fund who shall e. be the
owner. either in his own or the right Of
his wife of property the value OF which
as assessed for taxation is more than five
hundred dollars (2) who is not a resident
of this State or 80 who holds a national,
State or county Office which pays annually
a salary Of fees to the amount OF three
hundred dollors; or (4l who is receiving
aid from the State under any act pro.
viding for the relief of soldiers who are
blind or maimei.
4. Blanks and forms will be furnished
to persons desiring to avail themselves Of
the provisions of this act on application
to the registers Of deeds OF the counties
of this State.
4. All applications for pensions shall
be filed with the board of commissioner
Of the county wherein the applicant re
sides on or before the first Monday O
July of any year.
6. The applicants must show "fortf
IN detail the company and regiment Of
battalion in which he served at the time
Of receiving the wound, whether he i
holding an office in the State, UniteC
States or county, from which he is re
ceiving the sum of $500 in fees or of
salary, whether he IS worth in his owl
right or the right of his wife property a
, its value for taxation to the amoun o
$500, and whether he is receiving an,
aid from the State Of North Carolina; ant
said application shall be verified by the
oath Of the applicant, made before any
one empowered by law to administet
oaths, and shall be accompanied by thu
Affidavit of one or more credible witnesse
stating that he or she or they verify be
lieve the applicant to be the identica
, person named in the application and tn
, facts stated in the application are true
I. All applications shall be forwarde'
and filed with the auditor of the State o.
or before the first Monday in August 0
/ the year.
) s. No distribution of the fund will b
: made until after the first day of Septem
, Der in each year.
t Very respectfully,
W. p. ROBERTS.
Auditor of State.