The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-16
TIE RULES Laid DOWN
Circular From State Board Which
Will Make the Work Uniform
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES
For tho Government Of tho Pension
Boards - Intended to Simplify the
Now Law.

pension law and issued some rules and |
instructions '9or the guidance of town
ships and county boards of pensions as
authorized by AN act with reference to
pensions, which is intended to simpli-
fy the new Law to suoh an extent that
the boards will be able to carry out it's
provisions without much difficulty. 1t
is earnestly to be hoped thft the rules
drawn up will prove effective in accom-
plishing what Is desired. They are be-
ing printed iu circular form and will be
sent out by the comptroller to those in
terested in all parts of the State.
Here are the Instructions:
The pension boards organized in 1895
will ut once call together the soldiers
and sailors resident in each township In
their respective counties, fixing the
time and place for such meeting in each
township. those soldiers and sailors,
when assembled, elect one of their
number chairman and another score
tary. Ten days after this township or
ganiZation the chairman OF these town.
ship boards meet at the county seat and
elect four of their number and one ply
sician as q county examining board OF
pensions. e.
Pensioners now applicants for PEN
sio,s ,cannot be elected q member Of
township pension uoaros. Whom old
soldiers cannot be found in the town.
ships, reputable resident citizens may
be elected. If any township shall fail
or refuse to organize rs required by
this act, then the county boards should
recommend three good men, not pom
sioners, to the State pension board,
who will appoint such township boards.
III racilnnt in, hn
ships must appear in person before the
township boards. Those already on
the pension roll need not prepare and
file new applications. All new appli
cants must be presented to and have the
approval or disapproval of the township
boards and county boards before the
State board can approve. Township
boards can drop from the roll of pen
sioners, Us now constituted, the name
or names Of any party or parties which
in their Judgment are not entitled to O
pension under the laws, and add to the
roll only such names of new applicants
as may file such applications, with proof
of service thereon, as indicated by the
blank forms prepared by the State
board
Applications defective or not filled up
corroctl y in each particular, although
approved by township and county
boards, will be disapproved by the State
board. ,,;.,.,:.c H.. IL
by the State board cannot be returned
to the county or township boards after
money has been pro-rated and paid out.
Township and county boards will notice
that the law provides three classes.
"a" ''B, " and &C." with b-divis-
ions of class &c, as follows:
Glass a - Those who have lost both
arms, or both hands, or both legs, or
both eyes, or whose absolute disability
arising from wounds are equivalent to
the loss of either. This does not in
ciude soldiers whose disabilities arise
from dieases or causes arising since the
war.
Glass B-Those who have lost one
arm, or ono leg, or whose disabilities
from wounds are equivalent to tho loss
of an arm or II leg.
Class C-(No. 1.)-Those soldiers
and sailors disabled by wounds, but not
sufficient to be placed in Class Is, whose
incomes do not exceed $3.50.
Class C--(No. 2.-Those who have
reached the age of sixty years and whose
incomes do not exceed 500.
Class C-(No. B.. Widows of those
who lost their lives in the service of
the State or Confederate States, and
whose incomes do not exc ed $3.50.
Class G. (No. 4.)-Widows 4. above the
ago of sixty years, whose incomes do
not exceed SlOO. pen-
Class C-lNo. 5.l-WidC mentioned
-siorso- piinTGd acts sent out, but by the
act approved - December, 1894.
Blanks for the reports of township
ana county boards in accord with those
classes and sub-d visions have been
prepared and mailed to auditors to dis.
tribute among these boards. Glass 4
gets 81 per month or S72, and viN be
paid IN full this amount; Class b 81 per
month or S4S, Clas G, with each of its
SUP divisions, - per month or S36
After Class y is paid the balance will
ne pr" rated between b and G. on the
basis OF : To S3. This money will be
sent To the clerks of court as he retofore
provided III the appropriation acts each
year, and will be sent lust as soon ss
the roll for the State can be correcto1
and completed.
Township boards cannot be toocare-
ful In these matters of Income" and !
''physical condition. It il n vorv moor |
man whose gross ncom, from labor. rent |
and other sources, does not exceed |
500, or Ioor lands, if any that will not |
produce this amount. Property in ar- |
lIlcants or his wifes name debars
them Where soldiers or widows dis
pose OF their property by giving or sell |
ing TO their children, they are debarred |
from receiving pension
The question of service to the State !
IN connection with the various classes
OF reserves called into the service of the
state Just at the close of tho war. will |
depend much on the evidence submitted !
to the Stata board When real service |
was rendered, the pension should be al
owed. Any citizen of the State over
,NiV years OF age, and otherwise quail
led, * rs much entitled to n pcnsinn no
la class OF her good citizens who mere.
Y H"' and organized on call, without
rni scl, zee.
let ig"n>hip and county boards act