Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-25
&eading.
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
THE STATES PROVISION FOR HER con-
FEDERATE VETERANS.

PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
THE STATE, PROVISION FOR HER ON
FEDERATE VETERANS.
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The following is the full text of the "Act
to Provide for the relief of certain SOL
diers, and widows of soldiers or sailors
of the late wal between the States":
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
Section /. That the following persons,
soldiers and sailors, now citizens OF South
Carolina, who were in the service of the
State or of the Confederate States in the
late war between the States, shall be en-
titled to receive from the Treasurer of the
State a monthly payment of five dollars, to
be paid in the manner and on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. In order to obtain the bene-
fit of this Act, such soldier or sailor must
show, first, that he was a bona tide soldier
or sailor in the service of the State OF
South Carolina or of the Confederate States
in the war between the States; second,
that while in such service he lost a leg or
arm, or received any wound causing a per-
Iuaueul INSTABILITY to1inS -"
earning q livelihood; third, that neither
himself nor his wife is the owner of prop
erty exceeding in value five hundred dol
lars as assessed for taxation fourth, that
he is not receiving an income exceeding
the amount of two hundred and fifty dol
lars per annum
Section 3. Before any soldier or sailor
shall receive any part of the payment pro-
vided in this Act, he shall make applica-
ton in writing, addressed to the Comp
troller- General of the State, setting forth
in detail the nature of the disabling
wound, the company and regiment or
battalion in which he served, and the
time and place of receiving the wound,
and showing that neither himself nor his
wife is the owner of property, as herein
before specified, and that he is not in re-
ceipt ofan income as hereinbefore specified.
Such application shall be verified by the
oath of the applicant, made before any
officer in the State authorized to admins
ter oaths, and shall be accompanied by the
affidavit of one or more credible witness
es, stating that they know the applicant
was a soldier or sailor, and believe the al
legations made in the application to be
true.
Section 4. Such application shall be YER
flied by a certificate of the Auditor of
the county in which the applicant resides,
showing that the statements made as to
property appear to be true from the lists
of property as assessed for taxation, n
it shall be the duty of the Auditor to furn-
ish such certificate, if he shall so lind the
facts, without fee or charge.
Section 5. The applicant must further
procure the affidavit of two reputable ply
sicians of the county in which he resides,
showing that they have made a personal
examination of the applicant and setting
forth the nature of the alleged wound and
the extent of the disability thereby caused,
and such other details as in their judy
ment may be relevant to the application.
Section 6. Such application, with the &C.
papers, shall be submitted to
the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
for the county in which the applicant re-
sides, who, if he shall so find the facts,
shall, without fee or charge, certify under
his official seal that he knows the parties
whose names are subscribed to the several
afidavits hereinbefore required Tor that
upon inquiry he believes them), to be citi-
zens of the county and State, and worthy
of belief; that the said physicians are in
good standing and regularly authorized to
practice in the said county, and that in his
Judgment the application should be grant
ed. Or, if he shall find otherwise, he shall
so endorse upon the said application, to-
gether with any matters known to him or
found by him relevant to the case.
Section 7. The application, with the &C.
companying papers, shall be forwarded to
the Comptroller General, who, with the
Acknowledgement and the Secretary of
State, shall constitute a Board to approve
or disapprove such applications, any two
of whom shall have authority to act. If
the said Board, or any two of them, shall
approve the application, they shall so en-
dorse thereon, and it shall thereupon be
the duty of the Comptroller-G General TO is
sue to the party entitled to receive the
same, his warrant for the sum of five dol
lars, on the last day of each month, begin
ming from the date of such approval, and
until the last day of the follow
ing October, or until informed of the death
paid by the Treasurer on presentation.
Section s. The widow of any soldier or
sailor from the State of South Carolina,
who lost his life while in the service OF the
State or Confederate States, in the war be-
tween the States, while she remains I'M
married, shall be entitled to receive the
benefit of this Act, subject to the same
conditions as to property and income as
hereinbefore provided, and may make her
application setting forth in detail the facts
entitle her to make such claim, and
verified by afidavits and certificates here
inbefore provided, except the affidavits of
physicians, and upon the approval of her
claim, such widow shall be entitled to re-
the same amount and in the same
manner as hereinbefOre provided.
Section g.. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Comptroller General to prepare and cause
to be printed, forms in blank, on which
such applications, certificates and affida-
Wits may be conveniently made, and ne
shall cause the same to be distributed in
the several counties of the State, in such
numbers and such manner as in his Judg-
ment may be necessary.
Section 10. Any person who shall dis
count, shave, or in any manner speculate
claim or application of any soldier,
sailor or widow made under this Act, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by fine not
exceeding fifty dollars or imprisonment
not exceeding sixty days, or both, at the
discretion of the Court.
Section II. The Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas shall keep a record of the
applications endorsed by him, and any
having had his claim approved by
the Board, as hereinbefore stated. may,
the month of November in each
succeeding year, report himself to the
Clerk of the Court of his county and OBJ
tain from him a certificate that he or she
is the identical party namedi in the original
application, and is still entitled to receive
the benefits of this Act, under the condi-
tons herein required. Such certificate
shall be forwarded to the Comptroller
General, and with the approval ofthe afore-
said Board, the Comptroller General shall
continue the payments ~hereinbefore pro-
vided, until the thirty-first day Of October
~ ,,pfi1 Dot;Ho1 nf tho death