The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-23
The Way Old ROIdicrs May Get their.
Pensions.

g,HE STATE PENSION BOARD AT ITS
\ recent meeting adopted for the use OF the
| Comfy Boards OF examiners the following
| rules and regulations to govern pensions:
pensions meet on third Monday in January
elect one Of their number Chairman and one
Secretary. The Chairman Is authorized to
administer all necessary oalhs 5 required @ IN the the
tary will keep book, In which he will record
the minutes Of each meeting. and also book
in which he makes n list Of the applicants for
pensions, showing the, approvals and disap'
Clerks office OF each County when the labors
Of the Board in each year are concluded.
ID The Board after organization. will give
notice OF the time and place OF holding meet.
inCs and furnish blanks 10 all applicants who
may apply for them. heComptroller General
will furnish the Board with all necessary books
and blanks.
County Board Of Examiners unless made
npon blanks prescribed and furnished by the
Comptroller General. Each blank application
must be filled out and signed by the applicant,
and duly sworn to by him or her before some
officer authorized by law to administer an
oath. If the applicant is n soldier rsailor, he
must describe plainly and fully in his appli-
cation the nature of his disabling wound. and.
If the applicant be widow she must state the
time and place where her husband died, and
the nature Of the disease which produced death
if he was not killed in battle.
itn. county BOIruS Will uOJ upITONe any
anpljcation for pensions, except when the
wound was received or the death occurred be-
fore the war between the States had practical
Is ended, except in such cases where IT. can bc
made to appear that the husband died while
in prison nS II prisoner of war. or from sickness
or wounds which prevented him from reaching
home after hostilities had ceased,
5tn. Every applicant for pension must ap-
near pcrsOnalv before the Board for eXaminn-
tion and testify as to the truth of the allcga-
tions of his or her application, except when
the Board is satisfied rs TO the truth Of the
allegations OF each application, or the inabili-
ty of the applicant to attend.
9Th. When the Board makes personal eX-
animation of the applicant, the Chairman Of
the Board will administer to him or her or the
witness who appears to testify IN behalf OF tho
applicant the following OATH You do solemn
ly swear that the evidence YOU will give the
Board of County EXaminersin relation to the
lanDlicatiOn Of for n pension under the
laws of South Carolina shall be the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth, SO
help you God.
witnesses as they desire 10 satisfy their minds
MS TO the truth Of the allegations OF each ap-
plication, or otherwise.
Eth. The applicant must have the afldavits
of one or more credible witnesses rs to the
service of each soldier or sailor in the war be-
tween the States, or if the applicant be n
widow, aflidavitS as to the service of the hus-
band in said war and his death while in such
service. Each applicant must havea ccrtill-
cate rom tic SOuuIy AuuitOI SIloNlllS lilbt
his or her annual income does not excocd two
hundred and fifty dollars. but such certificate
| is not conclusive on the Board.
Sth. The Board in filling out the blank on
the application announcing their decision,
must In each case. give an accurate dcScrip-
ton of the nature and character of the wounds
OF the sailor or soldier applicant, the amount
OF income and all other reasons which III
nucnccd them in reaching their conclusion,
which decision must be In writing, as shown
on blank and signed by each member of the
Board. If present, or majority. The phySl-
clan must set out in the blank for that pur-
pose Il minute description OF the wound OF
each soldier or sailor, freed, us far as possible,
from the tcchnicalitics Of his profession.
9th. The law allows each member OF tho
Board three dollars per day for his services.
not to exceed eight days. The accounts for
each member will be made ont by him and
forwarded the Comptroller General, at the eX-
piratiOn ofthei- abors, who will issue to each
member q warrant on State Treasurer for the
amount duo. Tho accounts must be sworn to
before some officer qualified to administer an
oath.
10th. The Boards will forward all fthc ap-
plications acted upon by them by the first day
of Frbruary and all others as soon after as
possible to the Comptroller General by eX-
press The Comptroller General Will pay the
eXDresS on the same, rs the law allows no
funds to the County Board to pay these cX-
pcnSeS.
r. Hill at Abbcyillr on Monday January, 2Sth,
for the consideration of claims from soldiers
from Abbcvi!le county. Applicants Will take
1''''N' '''''' - r. w. HADDOE,
Chairman.