The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-08
Directions for the Board Of Pensions.

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The Legislature did not change the
pension law. Amendments were intro
duced by Capt. A. II. Dean, of Spartan
burg, and b. Mr. Laban Mauldin, OF
Pickens, but neither bill passed the
Senate.
The State Board of Pensions, through
Miss Kate T. NIaher, clerk, is sending
out instructions to township and Coun-
ty Boards. The State Board consists
Of NJ. r. Cooper, Secretary of State; J.
p. Durham, Comptroller General, and
G.. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney Gen
eral.
The following arc the instructions to
county and township boards and will
be Of general interest.
All new applicants for pensions must
appear in person before the township
boards. Said application must have the
approval of the township and county
boards before the State board will ap
prove them. The township boards may
drop from the roll Of pensioners the
name or names OF any party or parties
which, in their Judgment, are not en-
titled to pension under the law. They
may add to the roll only such names OF
new applicantsas may tile applications.
Those already on the pension roll need
not file new applications, but must re-
port to the board. The board will pre-
pare /. list giving the name of each
pensioner who has died since the last
distribution of pension funds, and of
those who participated i'll the distribu-
tion of 1898 who, in their Judgment, are
not now entitled to a pension.
All new applications not properly
and correctly filed in every particular,
although approved by township and
county boards, will be disapproved by
the State board. The county boards
are requested not to forward to the
State board the applications OF new
pensioners disapproved by township
and county boards.
Township and county boards will no.
ticc that the law provides three classes,
ga, ,""B, "C,n with five subdivisions
of Class c, as follows:
Class A.-Thosc who have lost both
hands or both legs, or both eyes, or are
totally disabled, and whose income
does not exceed $3.50. This does not
include soldiers whose disabilities arise
from diseases or causes arising since
the war.
Glass B.-Those who have lost one
arm or one leg. and Whose income does
not exceed $3.50.
Class G. No. l.-I'hosc soldiers and
sailors disabled by wounds, but not
sufficient to be placed i'll Class i, whose
income does not exceed $3.50.
Glass C, No. 2.-Thosc who have
reached the age of 90 years, and whose
income docs not exceed S100.
Class G, No.3.-Witlows OF those who
have lost their lives while in the ser
vice of the State or Confederate States,
and whose income does not exceed
$3.50.
Class G, No. EWillows above the
age of 60 years, whose income does not
exceed 500.
Glass G, No. 5.-Widows of pension
crs. This class is not mentionedin the
printed acts sent out, but by the act
approved 9th December, 1884.
Blanks for reports OF township and
county boards have been prepared and
mailed. The board can on each blank
write the township, and then give the
pensioners in that township by classes
alphabetically.
Township boards cannot be too care.
full in these matters of .incOmc2 and
"physical condition. 1t is Il very poor
man whose gross income from labor,
rent and other sources, does not cx-
cccd 500, or poor lands, If any, which.
will not produce this amoung gross.
Property sufficient to produce 500 III
applicants or his wifc's name dcbars
him or her. Where soldiers or widows
dispose OF their property by giving OF
selling to their children they are de-
barred
Widows ofpcnsioners who rc-marry
are not entitled nylongcr to PENSIONS.
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