The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-01-16

apy application, they shall so endorse
thereon and shall notify the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of the county in which such
applicants shall reside, and such clerk
shall keep a list OF such applicants whose
claims have been so approved, and Ike
wise list OF all applicants under Section
s hereof, whose claims shall be so ap-
proved, VIII ch said list shall be records
OF his ofice, AID shall likewise contain
brief statement Of the facts upon which
each application is sapproved. These facts
shall be- furnished to such clerk By the
Secretary of State, and shall be entered
upon book to be furnished by tue
County Commissioners Of each county,
which shall be dencminated s'penslon
roll" Tor their respective counties.
Section ia. That the State of South
Carolina shall annually appropriate the
sum of fifty thousand dollars, which
said sum shall be appor,ioned among the
several counties in this State in the pro-
portion OF the claims approved in such
counties, and shali be distributed as
hereinafter provided.
Sect;oa ID That on the second Mon
day Ia F4bruary, 1889, and OF every
salesdag Ia October thereafter, he sur
wing sc:GIers aid sailors who were u
the servi,;s os the Confederate States or
OF this Site in the late wsr bet Seen the
States, residing in any county IN snls
Stats, shall be authorized to meet in
convention in tla Court House Of such
couu.v ST Ii o'ccck j. M, or such hour
thereafter, vn ::uch Gey as will procure
as large "a ;,ttc,lGsncs AS may be hac,
and cr2apjze hs ei4c:lrss q chairman and
scd secr-ra!y, atsec "h'eh they may elect
by ballet fir:, OF their number WHO shall
receive m"j9rity OF tue ballots cast IN
suca Ell, crion to compose board OF pen
sion commissioners for sGcl cCuaty
until the Dext ensuing election here
under, who shall, after ticst being duly
sworn, fairly and i'm partially to discharge
tue ullties herein prescribed to: them to
the best Of taelc ability, aud fling sue.
osths il. the clerks Office in such county,
met rs soon IS practicable with the
county examining board Of pensions
herein provided tor, and with them eX-
anime Ine pension roll for such coansy
and SELECT .hure!rom such numbers ol
the most zeedy applicants IS will be
sufficient to consume the appropr:snon
for such comfy, allowing to eacL sppl:-
can't 20 selected the sum Of three dollars
per moath from saea appropriation. In
Selecting such a9pi!eaots Tor pensions
the said board eha 2age regard to the
physical condition aud financial means
Of succh applicants, and also to the
financial condition os tue near relatives
of the several applicants, and shall IN
every instance select the most helpless
and needy applicants FOR aid that can, IN
their Judgment, be found upon the
pensionsroll. a majority Of the mem
becs present composing the TWO salG
boards SHALL be necessary to determine
any matter presented to them, and
majority OF each board shall be necessary
to form said joint board. As soon as
such board completes its list, as above,
they shall certify the same to the Clerk
OF Court TO. such county, who shall re-
cord the anne in list to be designated
"Approved Pension Roll for 1S-," and
shall certify such list to the Secretary OF
State, and sucn persons shall constitute
the pension roll entitled to receive the
aid herein provided for the ensuing
.;scsl year. If, from any cause, the
meeting herein provided for should not
be held on salesday in October IN any
year, the same may be held on saiesday
IN November following, and the action
Of such meetingshall be as svalid as If held
in October. The action Of the meeting
directed herein for February shall only
be valid for the remainder of the present
fiscal year.
Section 7c. In counties where such sur
7ivors fail or refuse to comply with the
provisions hereof the State board herein
provided for shall make such regulations
for distribution of the fund for such
counties as they deem best.
Section I'd. It shall be the duty OF the
Comptroller General to issue the party
entitled to receive pension hereunder
his warrant for the sum of three dollars
ct the end of eacn month, (or If the same
is paid under the provisions OF Section
&c hereof, for such sum and atsuch times
as may be Hereunder prescrihed) so long
as such name shall remain on the said
peusion roll as above prescribed, or until
informed Of the death or removal from
the State Of such persioner.
Section 8. The widow OF any soldie1
or sailor from the State Of South Caro-
Ina or any Of the Confederate States now
residing ia this State who lost lis life
while in the service of the State or Cen
fedelute States in the war between tee
States, while she remains unmarried and
resides in this State, shall be entitled to
receive the benefits of this Act, subject
to the same conditions as to property
and income as hereinbetore provided,
and may make her application to said
county examining board OF pensions,
setting forth in detail the facts which
entltle her to make such claim and Yeri-
fed by the shidavits sid certificates
hereinbefore provided, and upon the
approval of her claim such widow snail
be entitled to receive the samo amount
as hereinhefore provided.
S-c.icn 9. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Conptrc!ler General to prepare and
cause to be printed forms in blank on
which such applications, certificates and
aAfdavits may be conveniently made,
and be shall cause the same to be dis
.r,cuted in the several counties Of the
Stete in such numbers and IN such man
ner as in his Judgment may be neces-
sary. ,,,.
Section 10. Any person who shall dis
count, shave, or in any manner speculate