The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-09
THE STATES HELPING HAND.
Allowances Appropriated for Manned
Confederate Soldiers.

Judge Ferrill of the court of ordinary re-
ceived yesterday the new blank applica,
tons for disabled soldiers, under the amend
atory act approved Dec "A last.
The new law adds to the list Of benef-
Charles by granting allowances for the
loss Of fingers and toes More than half the
finger or toe must have been taken of.
Applicants who have not been paid any
allowance under former acts must use
blanks beaded "f3r Use OF those who have
not heretofore drawn" Under the law any
person who was bona tide resident Of
Georgia October 2G, 1886, and who had en-
listed in the military service OF the cOnfed-
crate states or this state, is entitled TO
pension for disability incurred in such serv-
ice.
Applicants who have heretofore drawn
pensions for loss Of an arm or leg, need not
send certificate Of physician but only their
own affidavit and ordinary's certificate of
citizenship.
Those paid last year for injuries other
than loss Of limb must again establish disa-
bility by testimony Of physicians.
Official seal # attestiug officers must be
attached to atIldavits and certificates.
Proofs sent back for amendment must
be made under oath and properly attestel.
Applicants need uOt employ attorneys to
collect their allowances.
The new law provides for the following
pensions annually:
Loss Of sight .................... ......... $3.50
Loss Of 81 sht in one eye.................... 80
Loss Of all Of a foot or loss Of leg ......... 100
Loss Of all Of hand or loss OF arm ........ 100
Loss Of both lands or both arms .......... 15O
Loss Of both feet or both legs ..-.. ..... &C.. $50
Loss of one hand or foot and one arm or
leg ................. 49,. -. -. 49,. $50
Permanent Injuries rendering leg useless. 81
Permanent injuries rendering arm useless. 50
Loss Of ono finger or one toe .............. b
Loss Of two fingers or two toes. ............ 10
Loss Of three fingers or three toes. ........ 10
Loss Of four fingers or four toes .,.......... 20
For loss Of four fingers and thumb or five
LOt3S y
For permanent injury from wounds or dis
case contracted during service, rendering
the applicant practically incompetent to
perform the Ordinary manual aYoCatiOns
or life Observation-Disclosures. 81
Those entitled to pensions under the laws
| can obtain the blanks by applying to the
| ordinary. II is proposed to present hand
| some testimonial to Col. Crowder, author
of the Crow1er bill, by which the new law
| is known and to this end circular will be
handed to the beneiiciaries, aud it has been
suggested that confederates who are not ap-
| plcants for pension might help the fund
| Those desiring to do so may leave a dime
| with Clerk KeilbaCh, clerk of the court Of
| ordinary. The circular, IN behalf of the
| Crowder testimonial, is as follows:
| Col. John T. Crowder, the author of the bill
| was gallant colonel in the ats war. and while
| leading his regiment was shot through the body
| Actuated by no motive save the wellbsing of the
wounded CDniederltes now left in poverty, he
devoted his whole time to this bill till it was
passed. We desire 70 present him, through the
comptroller general - who is a one-legged
sOldier-a watch. as a slight testimonial. Let
| each beneficiary of this bill leave with the
ordinary Of his county 10 cents. as ing him TO