The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-03-30
Ghe lemorrat-S Star
NEW LAWS
A OF MISSISSIPPI.

the late war between the States
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature OF the State of Missis
sippi, That there shall be paid ouI
of the State Treasury, OIL the war
raut of the Auditor, the sun oil
thirty dollars annually, TO each OF
the following bona fde residents OF
this State, to-wit: 1. To every
soldier or sailor, and to the servants
of the officers. soldiers and sailors
of the late Confedcrat States OF
America, who enlisted from the
State of Mississippi, aud who lost
a leg, or an arm in the service OF
said Confederate States. =. To
every such soldier or sailor, or serv-
ant of the officers, soldiers aud sail.
ors of the late Contederacy who is
now, or may hereafter be, other
wise incapacitated for manual labor
by reason OF a wound received in
said service and 8. To the widow,
remaining un married, OF any SOL
der or sailor who lost his life in
said service, while a citizen of this
State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That not more than twenty -One
thousand dollars per annum shall
be expended under !the provisions
of this act, and if it shall be found
on ascertaining the number OF bene-
fclaries under this act, that they
exceed seven hundred, then in that
event, the sun OF twenty-one thou
sand dollars shall be paid to such
be~neficiaries in equal parts.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That the board OF supervisors, the
sheriff and The clerk of the chance
~ court of the respective counties
of this State, shall be, and are
hereby constituted County Boards
of Inquiry, before whom applica.
lions for relief under this act must
be made.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That any one entitled to receive
the benefits of this act must make
application to the county board OF
inquiry OF the county wherein the
applicant resides on or before the
FIRST Monday in August, after the
passage OF this act. The applica-
ton OF the wounded soldier or sail
or, or servant of any officer, soldier
or sailor of the Confederacy must
show that he is a bona fde citizen
of the State, and the county OF bis
residence when he enlisted in The
service of the Confederate States
tae time OF enlistment the time
and place be received the wound ;
the company and regiment, or yes
sci, in which he served at the time
he received such wound, and the
officers of such company and regi-
meut, or vessel, a description of the
wound, and in case the applicant
did moi lose a leg, or an arm, in
what manner the wound incapaci-
tated him from manual labor; that
he does not hold State, United
States, municipal or county Office
from which he is receiving as salary
or fees, the sum of three hundred
dollars, aud that he is not worth in
his own right, or in the light of his
wife, property at its assessed value
for taxation to the amount of five
hundred dollars. The application
of the widow of the deceased sol
der or sailor, or servant of any
officer, soldier or sailor of the Con-
federacy must show that she is a
bona tide resident of the State !;
the county resident OF her husband
when be enlisted the tine of en-
listment the time and place of
his death; the company aud Tegi
ment, or vessel, to which he be-
loDged at the time of his death, and
the officers of such company and
regiment, or vessel; and that she
does not hold such an Office, nor is
possessed of the amount of proper
" mentioned above. Said applica-
tion shall be verified by the oath of
the applicant, aud shall be accom-
panied by the affidavit of u or
more credible witnesses stating
that be or they verify believe the
facts stated in the application to be
true and the applicant to be the
indentical person named IN the ap.
plication. Said application and
affidavit must be fled with the
Clerk of the Chancery Court on or
before the first Monday in August
of each year.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
That said County Board of Inquiry
shall meet at the Courthouse OF
the county on the first Monday of
August ia each year, or az soon
thereafter as practicable when the
Clerk OF the Chancery Court shall
lay all applications for rellet under
this act, before said board. 1t
shall be The duty OF said board to
pass upon said application, aud for
this purpose they may take other
afiidavits or proofs to any applica'
ton, and they shall approve or re-
ject said applications according to
the merits and justice of each case,
aud shall endorse their approval or
rejection, as The case may be, on
such application under their hands
aud seals aud under the seal of the
cbancery court of their county.
The clerk of the ~chaneery court
shall forward such applications,
whether approved or rejected, with
the afldayils aud proofs taken, TO
me Auditor of the State on or be-