The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-11

sailors W ho are residents of this State
and who have lost one arm or one les
In the said service, S6per month. -
(c) All ex-Confederate soldiers an(
sailors who are residents of this State
and who have lost both arms, or both
legs, or who are physically helpless
shall receive So per mouth.
(d) All ex-Confederate soldiers ant
sailors, in addition to said pension
shall be exemps from road or street
duty or the payment of a Communication
road or street tax.
Sec. 950. The State of South Caro-
liua shall annually appropriate the
sum of 100000, which shall be ap-
portioned among the several counties
| In the proportion OF the claims. ap.
proved in such counties, and shall be
distributed as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 951. On salesday in October in
every year the surviving soldiers and
sailors who were in the service of the
Confederate States, or of this State, in
the late wPr between the States, resid-
ing in any county in this State, shall
be authorized to meet in convention
In the court house Of such county at II
O'Clock a. M, or such hour thereafter
on such days as will procure as large
an attendance as may be had, and
organize by electing chairman and
secretary, after which they may elect
by ballot two of their number, who
ehall receive a majority of the ballots
cast in such election, who, together
with the county auditor, the county
treasurer and practicing physician,
(the latter to be selected by the other
members OF the board) shall compose
a board of pension commissioners for
such county until the next ensuing
election hereunder. After first being
duly sworn fairly and impartially to
discharge the duties herein prescribed
for them TO the best Of their ability,
and filing such oath in the clerks
Office in such county, they shall meet
as soon as practicable with the county
examing board of pensions, and, with
them, examine the pension rol, for
such county, and shall select there
from such number OF the most needy
applicants as will be sufficient to con-
sumo the appropriation for such coun-
ty, allowing to each applicant so
selected the sum OF three dollars per
month from such appropriation. In
selecting such applicants for pension
the said board shall have regard to
their physica. condition and financial
means, and also to the financial condi-
tion OF their near relatives, and shall,
y
less and needy applicants for aid that
can, in their judgment, be found upon
the pension roll. A majority OF the
members present composing the two
said boards shall be necessary to de-
tcrmiDe 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 for such
county, who shall record the same in
d ist to be designated "Approved pen
sion roll for lS-," and shall certify
such list to tho secretary of State, and
such persons shall constitute the pen
sion roll entitled to receive the aid
herein provided for the ensuing fiscal
year. If from any cause the meeting
herein provided for should not be held
op salesday in October in any year,
the same may be held on salesday in |
November following, and the action of
such meeting shall be as valid as if
held in October. Said board, or a
majority Of them, are to decide all !
questions relating to pensions in their
counties, subject, however,
to the right of review by the State
board. The compensation of the two
veterans and the physician shall be
three dollars each for each days SER
vice.
AS TO LABOR CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Thurmond's bill to amend the
law SO as to increase the penalty for
the violation of agricultural labor con-
tracts, giving jurisdiction to the courts
Of sessions, was then taken up. Mr.
Thurmond said that at present the
penalty was too light. He thought if
laporers lett their employers in busy
seasons they should be punished. If
a few of them were put on the chain
gang it would have good effect. He
said the present penalty OF 80 days had
no effect.
MIR. Breazeale thought that the
passage of this bill would mean giving
the strong power to oppress the weak.
MIR. Manning opposed the bill on the
ground that transferring the jurisdic-
tion would cost too much.
MIR. Lotion remarked that the COM
mittee had unanimously reported the
bill unfavorably.
Mr.. BreaHeale moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, and Mr., Thurmond
demanded the roll call on this. The
bill was indefinitely postponed by
vote of "a to 18.
THE RAILROADS AGAIN.
MIR Rast's bill to regulate the hours
OF labor OF trainmen on railroads in
this State and to provide for the viola
tion OF the Same was called up, and Mr..
Manning wanted it to go over, saying
he thought they had enough railroad
talk the preceding day to last for
spell. He said the railroad men had
been before the committee, and the
bill would do no good.
Mr., Rast said this was a copy OF the
law In Georgia. Railroad men had
asked him to introduce such measure.
These men needed the protection
badly. He was not in favor of oppres-
sing the railroads. Some railroad
employees were anxious for this bill.
They were badly oppressed ard afraid
to say anything, because they were
afraid OF being blacklisted by the
bosses. He knew OF instances where
train dispatchers had been kept on
duty for two days.
Judge Townsend said the committee
had decided to let the house discuss
the bill, though it's sentiment was
against the bill; hence they had made
no report.
They would prejudice the very class
they were desirous of protecting; en-
ployes were paid by the hour So far
rs over work was concerned, 1T was
easy to see that tho roads had every.
thing at stake in seeing that tho men
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