The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-07
ls-,..rr 3
TO the Survivors Ofy Anderson County

SurYlYOfs Ofstdesuc1at1ou,.u ue!u VI tuo I!SG
inst, Twas resolved to meet on the sec.
ond Monday in February fol, the purpose
of sselecting a Board Of Pension Commits.
ssioners; as provided under said Act, and
.tosinYite all survivors in the. County,
whether members ofthe Anderson County
Survivors Association or not, 70 attend
and participate 10 said meeting. All
survivors interested in their disabled
brethren, and the. widows of deceased
are earnestly urged TO attend.
The time appointed for the meeting being
Court week, the Convention will
assemble Immediately in the Court House
upon the Court taking a recess for din-
sner. w. W. HUMPHREYS. #
SECTION 7B. That on the second Mon
day in February, 1889, and on every sales-
day in October thereafter, the surviving
soldiers and sailors who were in theser.i
vice Of, the Confederate States or of this
State, in, the late war between the States
residing nsany; county in this State. shall
be- authorized TO meet in convention in!
the! Court House of such county sat II:
o'clock q. m., J. or such hour thereafter, on
such day as will procure as large an
attendance as may be5had, aud organize
by ysielecting q chairman and secretary,
after which. they may elect BY sballot:6ve
of heirinumbert who shall receive q ma.
jority of the ballots cast in such election
to compose: IA board sof pension commits:
;sionerss for ssuch county until the next
ensuing election hereunder, who sahall,
after first being duly sworn, fairly and
sto discharge; the duties herein
Fprescrib bed. forst them to the best Of 5 their
ability, and filling such oathsi in the clerks
office ssin such county; meet as soon as
spractic ableayith the county examining
board Hofs pensions herein provided for;
|sandS1ith them examine thel pension. roll
county aud select therefrom such
snumbe the most needy applicants as
viii Be gaufH consume the appro-
|.piiiati tiontor such county allowing toeach
applicant. sos selected the Sum ofthree
dollars permonth from such ropriatiou::
|sInselec citing snch appl for pensions
|.thss said board shall have regard to the
phys iical condition and financial; means
|.of Sd ch hfapplicants, and also to- the I6nan.
Fetal cond ditio6s Of the near relatives iofsthe
several: app licants, ssand shall sinS every
instaDcs select the most helpless and
NEEDY applicants for aid that can il: their
|iudg dgments ssbss found upon the pension
roll: smhjority Of members present
composing the two said boards shall be
necessary tos determine any matter pre-.
:sented to them, and 8 majority of each
board shall lSbe . ecessary to form said
|jointa board, as soon as such board
scompls list; as above, they shall
certify Tie same to the Clerk of Court
for Ssnch county, who shall recordathe
same in aSlist TO be 2desig mated IS Approy..
led: Pension sRolls for So and shall GER
fifty such listH to the Secretary of State;
and snch persons shall constitute the
pension roll f:entitled TO receive the. aid
therein prQyidsd for the ensuing fiscal
year. Il, from any cause the meeting
herein hSproyided for should not be- held on
|.salesdayin Octoberyin any year, the same
may be held on salesday in.. n November
following, and the action Of such meeting
shall ;be IS valid as if held i'm October.
The action Of the meeting directed
herein: for February shall only be valid
for the Iemainder Of the present fiscal
year. y. i53 d
SEC. 7c. In counties where such survi:
s,vors fail OF refuse TO comply With the pro.
visions hereof the State board herein
provide for shall make such regulations
fo. distribution Of. the fund for such
counties as they deem best.