The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-26

the property owned by the applicant. If
the county board of examiners shall find
themselves unable to decide upon an ap-
plication from the evidence submitted, they
shall have the right to summon witnesses
or consider other evidence they may be
able to secure in passing upon applications,
:, provided IL an applicant is not able to APP
pear before the board by reason of in
ability to travel, or insanity, and the board
is satisfied of the merits of the application,
or can ascertain from reliable witnesses
the information necessary for their intelli-
gent decision, they shall have the right
to so do.
The county board shall submit to the
state board of examiners, through the au-
ditor of the state, their decision in each
case examined by them. stating whether or
not the application should be granted, and
if granted, from what disability the appli-
cant is suffering. together with any COM
ments or information that may be of value
to said State board in arriving at an
equitable decision. All applications passed
| upon by the county board, together with
| ali papers pertaining thereto, including
their own findings, whether the application
be granted or not. shall be by the county
| board of examiners forwarded to the au-
ditor at Montgomery on or before the 9Th
day of July in each year.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That it
| shall be the duty of the state board of
examiners to receive from the auditor the
| applications forwarded him by the county
boards. and examine carefully and sepa-
rately each application, together with all
the evidences furnished by said county
| board, and decide whether not the APP
| plication should be granted, and if granted,
in what class the pensioner shall be placed.
| II the application be granted they shall so
| endorse upon the back of the application.
| If the application is refused, they shall so
| endorse 1t, without giving the grounds of
| refusal. After the board of state examin-
i ers shall have passed upon the application
| from county, they shall return the same
to the auditor, who shall dispose of them
| as hereinafter provided.
| Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That as
| compensation for services rendered under
| this act, the county boards of examiners
| for the years of 1899 and 1900, shall receive
| as follows: In counties where the appli-
| cants number so less, so cents each, for
| each application passed upon by them, and
| reported to the state board. In counties
| where the number is more than so and less
| than 100, 40 cents each, and in all counties
| where there is 100 or more applicants they
| shall receive 80 cents for each applicant.
| After the year of 1900, each member of a
county board shall receive 81 for each appIi-
cation passed upon.
| The state board of examiners shall re-
ceive 81 per diem for days spent ia the
actual discharge of duty together with
| Of
| the capitol for one trip only, provided that
| In no year shall said board be paid
| for more than thirty days service
Sec IL. Be 1t further enacted That upon
| the receipt of an itemized statement sworn
| to as other claims against the state from
| the county and state boards of examiners
| by the auditor, he finding the same to lie
| correct and unpaid he shall draw his war
| rant upon the state treasurer, payable out
| of the pension fund then on hand, in pay
ment thereof.
| Sec. -. Be 1t further enacted. That the
beneficiaries of this act. shall be divided In
| four classes, as follows: Soldiers sailors.
who are totally blind, or who have lost two
| limbs, or the entire use thereof, shall be
| class number one, those who have lost leg
| above the knee or an arm above the ell
| bow, shall be class number two. those who
have lost foot or hand, or the entire
| thereof, shall be classed number three, and
| all others. including the widows, shall be
| class number four. Each class shall par
| ticipate in the division of the pension fund
| in the proportion hereinafter provided.
/ Sec. 49, Be 1t further enacted, That the
| auditor of the state shall have prepared,
| substantially bound and properly ruled rec
| ord to be used as permanent state record
| of pensions, in which he shall have recorded
| in alphabetic order, according to counties,
| the names of all pensioners who have
| been granted relief under this act by the
| boards of examiners, giving the command
| to which such pensioner belonged, age at
the time of filing his application, branch
| of service, nature of disability under which
! he claims pension, nature of wounds IL
1 wounded in the service, and the engagement
/ in which such wounds were received All
| applications rejected by the board shall be
returned to the county board of exam.n-
ers, Who shall file them with the judge of
| probate of tho county to be kept for future
reference.
1 Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, That It
shall be the duty of the auditor, after COM
| pleting the record provided for by section
| 10 of this act, to furnish each Judge of pro-
| bate In the state. an abstract of all pension
| ers in his county, which abstract or copy
shall be by the Judge of probate recorded
In substantially bound and properly ruled
| book, to be kept in his office as a public
| record of pensions.
Sec Is. Be it further enacted, That imme-
| diately after the passage of this act the
auditor shall prepare and furnish to the
| judges of probate in the state. sample copies
of blank applications, affdavits, and such
other blanks as he may deem necessary to
carry out the provisions of this act. It
shall be the duty of the judges of probate,
to have printed without delay, a sufficient
| number of all blanks furnished him for the
| use of applicants in his county, the same
shall be furnished free of cost to those de-