The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-17
PENSIONS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
Act Passed At the Recent Session OF 'he
General Assembly.

between the States, approved De-
cember "a, 1888.
Section l. That the following per-
cons. soldiers and sailors, now citizens
of South Carolina, who were in the
service of the State or Of the Confeo-
crate States, in the late war between
the States, shall be entitled to receive
from, the treasurer Of the State a month
rIv pavment of S., to be palo IN 'ne
manner and on the terms ana COLI
ditions hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. In order te obtain ehe
be,efit of this Act such soldier must
show first, that he was a bona noe
soldier or sailor in the service OF 1ne
State Of South Carolina or CT the con-
federate States in the war between Vne
states Second, that while IN sucn
seevice he lost leg or arm, or fecelseu
any wound causing permanent ols-
sb;l;tv incapacitating him for earning
livelihood, Third. that neither hlm-
Golf nor his wife is receiving an income
exceedine the amount of $3.50 per an
nnrn Provided, that the word income
shall be held to include any amount
received as wages, salary, or from any
other source.
Section 3. Before any soldier or sailor
:, o:,,o .nv mart of the paVment
nrovided in this Act, he shall make an
annlication in writing, addressed to a
county examining board Of PENSIONS 10
be annointed as hereinafter directed Tor
each county of the State setting forth
in detail the nature of the disabling
wound, the company and regiment OF
battalion in which he served and the
time and place ofreceiving the Wouno'
and showing that neither he noe h's
wife is in receipt of the income as
bereinbefore specified such application
shall be verified by the oath of the ap-
olicant, made before any officer in the
State authorized to administer oaths,
and shall be accompanied by the am
devit ofone or more credible witnesses,
stating that they know the applicant
was q soldier or sailor, and believe tne
ALLEGATION made in the application TO
be true.
Section I. Such application shall be
verified by a certificate of the auoltor
of the county in which the applicant
resides, showing that his income does
not exceed two hundred and fifty DOL
lars per annum, and that he is not
possessed of sufficient property to pro-
tuce such income, and it shall be the
duty of the auditor to furnish such
certificate, if he shall so find the facts:
without fee or charge.
= Section 5. That the said applications
shall be submitted in each county OF
the State to board composed OF two
reputable citizens thereof and ply
sician, who shall be appointed by the
Secretary of State, the Attorney Geo
era!, and Comptroller General, who
are hereby created q State board OF
pensions, and the said three persons
shall be known as the county exam
lining board of pensions. The said BOARD
shall meet on the third Monday IN
January, and on the same day in each
succeeding year thereafter, fol the pui-
pose of considering the applications fol
pensions provided in this Act. Itsnall
be their duty to examine each appE'
cant for pension under rules and reg.
ulations prescribed by the said State
board of pensions, ard they snau ce''
ss=ttffffy their approval to said State board
giving in details the reason which IN
fuenced them to grant or oppose each
application, accompanied by all the
evidence upon which they make then
decision.
Section ga. That each application ap'
proved by said county board, with all
papers upon which they act, Shall be
filed in the Comptroller Generals
Office by the first day Of February Of
each year, to be by him submitted tc
the State board of pension for their re-
view.
Section s. That said county board IN
the examination of each soldier or sail
CT on application for the benefit OF this
Act shall describe to the Stale boaro
of pensions the disability Of each sol
dier or sailor in concise and plain Ian
guage, giving in detail, with their ap.
nroval of the application, every fact
that Influenced them in arriving al
their conclusion and the physician OF
each county board shall give a minute
description of the wounds of each sol
der or sailor, freed, as far as possible
from technicalities of his profession. In
the examination Of the application Of
each widow for pensions, the said boarC
shall inquire particularly into the facts
set forth in her application as tc
whether they are true are not, and shat
have the right to examine such Wit
nesses and take such evidence as to sat
isfy them of the right of such applicant
to a pension; and for the purposes O.
this Act the chairman Of each county
board of pensions shall have the right
to administer OathS.
Section 6b. Each Of the said county
boards shall keep book, in which they
shall make list Of the applicants tol
pensions, setting forth the approva
and d;Ssnproval, which book shall of
flied in tho office Of the Clerk Of Cour
OF Common Pleas FOR each county; anc
clerk shall, from said book, GRITTY tt
the Comptroller General, on or before
the 1st of February Of each year, the
number of pensioners who are Stll