The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-15

upon them. In selecting pensioners
from among the applicants, Board shall
have regard to their physical condition
and financial means, aud also to the
financial condition Of their near rela-
tives. allowing to each applicant SO Sc.
lected a sum of eight, six or four dol
lars per month, as they may be entitled
under the provisions of this Act. Four
members of said Board shall constitute
quorum. A majority Of members Of
the Board present may determine any
matter presented to them, subject, how
ever, to the right of review by the
State Board. As soon as such County
Board completes its list, as above, Civ
ing the names of the pensioners, their
residence, and the amounts per month
to which they are entitled, they shall
certify the same to the State Board Of
Pensions to be reviewed by them.
The State Board of Pensions shall
thereupon pass upon the names con-
tanned in saisi list and shall certify to
the Clerks of the Courts of the various
Counties the list of the names and
amounts approved by them, and said
Clerks of Courts shall record the same
in a book, and said roll so made up
shall be designated Approved Pension
Roll for lS-,' and such persons shall
constitute the pc siouers entitled to re-
cevs the aid herein provided for the
currer. year The compensation of
the two veterans and the physician,
who are memb bcrs Of said Board, shall
be two dollars per day for each days
service, not exceeding, however, four
days service ia any one year. The
County Auditor and County Treasurer
shall serve upon said Board without
compensation.
Sec. 4. That the law as contained
in Section $50 of the Revised
Statutes of 1893, be, and the same
is, hereby amended so as to read as
follows "Section $50 The State
of South Carolina shall annually ap.
propriate the sum of 100000 to pay
the pensions provided by law"
Sec. 5. That the law as contained
in Section 95l of the Revised
Statutes of 1898, be. and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section 95l. On salesday
in April, 1896, and on salesday in
August in each subsequent year the
surviving soldiers and sailors who
were in the service Of the Confeder-
ate States or Of this State in the late
war between the States, residing in
any county in this State, shall be
authorized to meet in convention in
the court house of such county at IL
a. m. or such other hour thereafter
on such days as will produce as
large an attendance as may be had,
and organize by electing chairman
and secretary, after which they shall
elect by ballot two of their members
who shall receive a majority of the
ballots cast in such election, as men,
bers of the County Examining Board
of Pensions, hereinbefore provided
for ; Provided, houeyer, that in those
counties where such survivors fail or
refuse to comply with this Act, the
State Board of Pensions may appoint
two ex.Ccnfederate soldiers or sailors
as members of said Board
Sec.. 6 On the first Monday in
April in each year after the year
1896 the Comptroller-General shall
issue to the persons then entitled to
receive pension under the provi-
sions of the law upon that subject,
his warrant for the amount of the
proportion Of such annual appropria
tions as such person shall be by law
entitled to receive Pensions pay
able under the provisions of this Act
for the year 1895 shall be paid at
such time as the State Board of Pen
sions may determine, not later than
June 18th, 1896.
Sec I. That all Acts or parts of
Acts which are inconsistent with
this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved the 9th day of March,
A. D. 1896.
JOHN GARY EVANS,