The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-24
PENSION CHANGES.
TEXT OF THE BILL ASST PASSED THE
HOUSE.
The New Bill Makes 8 Number of Impor-
TAM Changes IN the Law as 1t Now Stands
AS to the County Boards.

TAM Changes In the Law as 1t Now Stands
AS to the County Boards.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 2O.-The following
IS the full text OF the amendatary pen
sion bill as it passed the House:
Section l. That section 943 of the
revised statutes OF 1898, as amended
by an act approved the 9th of March,
1895, relating to pensions, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by striking
out said section and Inserting the fol.
lowing, which shall be section 943:
Section 943. The examining board
of pensions for each township in the
several counties CT this State shall be
composed Of three ex-Confederate
soldiers or sailors, who shall be non
applicants for pensions, if available.
otherwise to be composed of reputable
citizens thereof, to be elected as here
matter provided, to which all appli-
cation for pensions shall be made,
whose duty it shall be to decide to
which class said applicant belongs;
and IN case Of any contest It shall Be-
referred With all tie facts to the coun-
ty examining board, which shall be
composed Of four ex-Confederate SOL
Giers or sailors, who shall be non-ap
pIlcants for pensions, to be elected as
hereinafter provided, whose decision
shall be final. The several township
boards shall meet at such time and
place most convenient befora the first
Monday in April. 1897, and on the
third Mondays OF January, OF each
succeeding year, for the purpose OF
considering applications, and within
10 days thereafter the county examin-
ing board shall meet at the several
county seats to settle all disputes and
contests. Itshall be the duty of said
board to examine each applicant or
mis- application under rules and regu-
lations prescribed by the secretary OF
state, the attorney general and comp
troIIer genera, who are hereby Great
ed a State board of pensions, giving
IN detail the reasons which have in
fuenced them in granting or rejecting
said applications, accompanied by all
the evidence upon which they acted,
after first being duly sworn fairly
and lnpartially to discharge the duties
nerein prescribed for them to the best
of their ability; and after said oaths
are duly filed in the ofics of the clerk
OF the court the mem bers OF said town
ship boards of pensions shall meet as
soon as practicable for the discharge
OF the duties herein imposed upon
them. In selecting pensioners from
among the applicants the board shall
have regard to their physical condi-
ton and financial means, and also to
the financial condition of their near
relatives, allowing each applicant SO
selected the sGn u S6, 81 and g per
per month, as they may be entitled
under the provisions of this act. 4
majority of the members of the said
board shall constitute quorum who
may determine any matter presented
by them, subject. however to right of
review by the State board. AS soon
as such township and county boards
complete their list, as above, giving
the names OF the pensioners, their
residences and the amount 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 thereup-
on pass upon the names contained in
said list, and shall certify to the clerks
OF the court Of the several counties the
list OF the names and amounts ap-
proved by them and the said clerks of
court shall record the same in a book,
and the said roll SO made up shall be
designated approved pension roll for
Is, and such pension shall consti-
tute the pensioners entitled to receive
the aid herein provided for the cur
rent year. That the members of the
several township boards shall serve
without compensation.
Section 2. That section 951 of the
revised statutes of 1898 and the act
amendatory thereto approved the 9Th
of March, 1896, be further amended,
so as to read as follows:
Section 951. Tnaton some convent
ent day prior to April, 1897, and prior
to August of each succeeding year,
the surviving soldiers and sailors who
were IN the service of the Confederate
States or OF this State in the late war
between the States, residing in the sew
eral townships of the coutnties Of this
State shall meet at such place in their
several townships as may be most con.
7enient, and after organizing and
;electiag chairman and secretary
shall elect a majority vote of three OF
their members, who are not applicants
for pensions, to constitute and be
known as the township examining
board; that the said township boards
shall elect one Of their members chair
man. Itshall be the duty Of the chair
man of the several township boards
to meet attheir respective county seats
within 10 days thereafter and organ
lz9 by electing from among their num-
Der a chairman and secretary, and
when SO organized shall elect by
majority vote four of their members
and regular practicing physician,
VINO shall constitute and be known as
| the county examining board Of pen
sions. The said county examining
board shall meet on salesday in April.
1897, and on salesday in August Of
each succeeding year: Provided,
| however, That in those townships
where such survivors fail or refuse
TO comply with the provisions
of this act the State board of pensions
| shall appoint three ex-Confede. ate
| soldiers or sailors, who shall be non
| applicants for pensions, when avalIa-
bic, and when not, 20 appoint three
reputable citizens Of said township as
members Of said township boards, VIII.
| shall hear ali applications.
Sec. 3. That the members OF the
several county examining board Of
pensions shall receive as compensa-
ton for their services 81 per day, and
) cents 7 er mile one way; said per
diem and mileage not to exceed S.
! zach in anr one vaor