The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-25
SOLDIERS WHO WILL NOT GET PENSIONS.
Full Text Of the Law for the Eeifci
of Car.aiu Soldiers and Widows.


Section |. That The following persons, sol
djrrS and Sailors, now ci;iznnS of South Car
o!in:l who were in the service g! lie ~t;l'e or
of ti.c Confederate STATES i'll IL" late war n"-
tween the states shall be entitled 10 receive
from tIr Treasurer Of the state Il monthly
rlvmcnt Of five dollars, To no lElld M inc
maunrr aurI on The terms and cnn'iiiipnS mere
matter set forth. c. -,
this Act >uch soldier or sailor must show, hrSi,
that he was Il bona fdn soldier or Sailor III ln.
service of the State OF south tarollnl OF ol
thp Con frdcr:itr States i'll Inc war hpLWptu TIC
STATES. :. second that while in such service nc
LOST II Ipu or arm, received any wound causing
n permanent disability Incorporating nun
from earning livelihood 'hird ln;st mpit,.ei
himself nor his wife is the owner OF property
rycrrdiug in v;liuc five hundred dollars aS hS-
scsScd for taxation; fourth, that he is not re.
'c..ivinm an income cNcrdinS inc amount oi
two hundred and fifty dollars per aliiun'. !,
SECTION 3. Before any soldier or sailor Snatl
receive any part of the payment proViucu III
this Act he shall make application IN Wrlt'me, i,,
addressed 10 the EunIptrol!cr Gencral oL t,lc
state, setting forth IN utlall inc rorm,cm
and battalion in which he served, anu the
time and place of receiving the wound: ana
showing that neither himself nor ms vic Is
the owner of property, as hercinhcfore Specl-
fled. ana that he is not in receipt OF income rs
hereinhcit,rc specified. Such application Shail
bc verified by the oath of the applicant, mauc
bcfOrcany officer in the ~ NJ,
ihn ni,dayit of ono ormoro credible witnesses,
stating that they know the applicant was !.
soldier or sailor, and believe inc ai'es"''o'is
made in the application to be true.
Section (. Such application shall pc EerlLeu
by a certificate of the Auditor OF Inc county
in which the applicant resides, showing tiiaI
the statements made as to property appear 10
be true from the lists of property as assessed
for taxation, and ii shall be the dnly OF VIZ
Auditor to furnish such certihcaie, II nc sl'li
so find the :acts, without fee or charge.
innn
cure the affidavit Of two reputable physicians
of the county in which hc resides showing
that they have made personal cNalnlna!ion
of the applicant and setting iorth lile lat.rc
of the alleged wound and the extent OF inc
disability thereby caused, and SUCH othcr de-
tails as in their judgment may be relevant 10
the application. A., o,,,
ponyinp papers, shall be submitted to the
tlerk of the Court OF Common Pleas Tor the
county in which the applicant resides, VINO, II
he shall so find the facts, shall, without lee or
charge, certify under his official seal that he
knows the parties whose names are subscribed
to the several atfidavits herGinDe1ore required
Tor that upon inquiry he believes Them , 10 DC
citizens OF the county and state ana worthy
of belief: that the said physicians are In goou
standing and regularly authorized to practice
in the said county, and that IN ms Juusnaeemlt ~
the application should be granted. Or II ne
shall find otherwise, he shall so endorse upon
Tho said application, together with any mat
ters known to him or found by him relevant
section. The application, with the &C.
companying papers, shall be forwarded 10 the
Comptrolier General, who, with the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the state, snail
shall constitute Board TO approve OF uiSap-
prove such applications, any two OF whom
Shall have authority toact. II the sald Boaru,
or any two of them, shall approve the appli-
cation they shall SO endorse thereon, and IL
shall thcrcuron bc the duty OF the ComptTo-
Ter General to issue to the parry fhltrGn en- 10 20
five dollars, on the last day OF each mnltn;
beginning from the date OF Sucn approNni ana
continuing until the last day OF the following
October, or until informed of the death OF the
party, which said warrants snaii pe paiu ny
the treasurer on presentation. ,,,
Section s. The widow ofany soldier or san.
or from the State Of South Carolina, VINO Iosl
his life while in the service OF the state or
Confederate States. in the war between the
states, while she remains unmarried, snaIi De
entitled 10 receive the benefit OF TINS Acl,
subject to the same condltlons as 10 pa9peL,S
and income as hcrcinbefore provided, ana
NAV make her application setting forth IN
detail the facts which entitie her 10 make
such claim. and verified by alfldavltS ana GER
tifcatcs hercinbetorc proylueu, Gaceps ane
ntiidavits Of physicians, and upon the APPROX
al of her claim, such widow shail DC cntilleut 10
receive the same amount anu III the same
manner az hcrcinbcfore provided.
Section 9. 1t shall be the duly OF ,me C"hE, m Sc
printed forms In blank, on which such appil-
cations, certificates and aitidavits may be
conveniently made, and he shall cause the
same to be distributed IN counties OF
the State, in such numbers and such manner
as i'm his Judgment may be necessary;
Scctionl0 Any person who shall discount,
shave or in any manner speculate III the
claim or application OF any soldier, sailor or
widow made under the ACT, shall be guilty
Of n Inisdemeanor. and upon conviction snail
be punished by fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars or Imprisonment not exceeding slNty
days, or both, at the discretion or me Court.
Section II. The Clerk OF the Court OF Com
mon pleas shall keep IL record of the appii-
cations endorsed by him, and any person hav-
ing had his claim approved ny INC boaru, as
hereinbefore stated, may, during the month
of November in each succeeding year, report
himself TO the Clerk Of the Court Of his county
and obtain from him certificate that lie or
she is the identical purity named In inc orig
inal application, and Is Stlll enutleu 10 re-
ccivcd the benefits of this Act, under tne econ con,
shall be forwarded to the Comptroller GcmIr,
al, and, with tho approval OF the aforesaid
Board, the Comptroller General shall con
tinuc the, payments herelnDei3re tSSnIn prSGvlqeu'
or until notified OF the death OF the party
entitled to receive the same.
Section 12 Any person who shall irauuu-
Iently perSonate any soldier, sailor or widow,
this Act, or who shall knowingly, make or
cause to be made any false or fraudulent appli-
cation or statement, or by any false or lraud-
uient statements procure such application TO
SG naas and It UPON u shall be
punished by fine not exceeding two hundred
dollars, or Imprisonment not exceeding SIN
months, or both, at the discretion OF the
Court.
Section 1}. All Acts or parts of Acts incon-
sistent herewith arc hereby repealed