The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
Rules for Pension Boards.
Circular From State Board
Which Will Make the
Work Uniform in the
Several Counties.

! has construed the complicated new pen
sion law aud issued some rules aua
instructions ''for the guidance OF towD-
ships and county boards:of pensions as
authorized by an act wak reference to
peusious," which is M:euded to SIM
plify :be new law TO suca an exten:
that the boards viii be able to carry Gu.
its provisions without much difficulty
II is earnestly TO be boped that the
rules drawn up will prove effective 10
accom- plishipg what is desired. They
are being printed in circular form aud
will be sent out by the comptroller to
those interested in all parts Of the
State.
Here are the Instructions:
The pension boards organized 10
1896 will at once call together the sol
diers aod sailors resident in each town-
ship in their respective COUNTIES, fixing
the time and place for such meeting 10
each township. Those soldiers and
sailors, when assembled. elect one Of
their number chairman and another
secretary. Ten days after this towo-
ship organization the chairman of these
township boards meet at the county
seat and elect four Of their number and
ooe physician as county examining
board Of pensions.
Pensioners now applicants for pen
sions cannot be elected member of
township pensions boards. When ole
soldiers cannot be found 10 the town-
ships. reputable resident citizens may
be elected. II any township shall fail
or refuse to organize as required by
this act. thea the county boards should
recommend three good men not pen
siouers to the State pension board, @ho
will appoint such township boards.
All pensioners resident 10 the scwo.
ships must appear in person before the
township boards Those already on
the pension roll need not prepare and
file rew applications. All new app''-
cauts must be presented to aad have
the approval or dlsapproval OF the town.
boar~s and county boards before the
State board can approve. Township
boards can drop from the roll OF pen
soaers, as now constituted, the name
or names Of aoy party or parties which
iu their Judgment are not entitled 10
pensioo under tbeetaws, aud add TO the
roll only such names of new applicants
a. may Gle such applications. with proof
of service thereon. as Indicated by the
blaLk forms prepared BY the State
board
Applications defective or GO, 6;led up
correctly in each particular, although
approved by township and couoty
boards. vii! be G'sapproved by the State
board
Applications approved or disapproved
by the State board cannot be returned
to the cucuty or township board. after
mouey bas been pro -ated and paid out
Townsaip aud county boards will ootlce
that the law provides three classes,
"a" B." and &C" with Eve sub
divisions of GLASS CO as follows:
Class A-rhose who have lest both
arms. 90 both hands. or both legs, or
9th eyes. or whose absolute disability
arising from sounds are equivalent to
the loss Of either. This DIES not 10
clude solnie.s whose disabilities arise
from diseases CT causes arising since the
war
Class B-Those who have lost ore
arm or ooe leg. or whose disabilities
from wounds are equivalent TO the loss
of IN arm or q leg.
Class C-(No. l)-Thcse soldiers
and sailoss disabled by wounds. but not
Sufficient to be placed in Glass B,
sbo,e incomes do no. exceed $3.50.
Glass C-No 2 )-Those wbo have
reached the age Of sixty years and
whose incomes do not exceed $l00
Glass C-(No 3-Widows of those
wbo lost their lives 10 the service OF
the State or Confederate States, and
whose incomes do not exceed $3.50.
Class C-(No 4 Widows above
the age Of sixty years. whose incomes
does no, exceed 500
Glass C-No. 5)-WIdoss of6psn
siopers THIS class is not mentioned
IL the printed acts seus ou'. but By the
&C, approved ~ Decemb Der. 1894
Banks for the reports of township aud
county boards is accord with these
classes and sub divisions have been pre-
pared ard uai;et. to auditors to distri-
ou.c among these boards. Class a
ge;s Sc per NORTH or S72, aod will be
paid 10 full this amount; Class b, PER
month or S4S; aud Glass c, with each
of its SUBDIVISIONS, S. per moa'h or
S36. After Csass A is paid, he bal
ance will be p-o rated between B aud c
on the basis Of 81 to So This money