The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-09-27
NEW PENSION RULING.
All Gains Must BE Made Anew a1d
Properly Authenticated.


Comptroller General D Dsrham IS busy
sending 10 county pension boards OIL
c;al copies of tn" new pension act
passed at ;he last session Of the Gen
eral Assembly. under which the pen
sion appropriation must be distributed
this year. This act comprises the whole
OF the pension law OF the State.
The comptroller he's received several
letters asking whether the former lists
Of pensioners in the several counties
cln Ge ace pied. when revised by coun-
y boards. The ACT changes tie entire
machinery ard does away with al eX.
ia;ing county boards.
Tie comptroller. after carefully stfd-
yirg he att is OF ihc opinion thGt all
appropriations llGst be made out NV
and D saE' ell 10 The county boards.
Tic law provides enphatically that be-
fore anv solder or GilOr shall receive
any payment provided IL the act. he
shall make an application. in writing,
/ through The township representative,
aadre seq Il the county pension board.
setting forth in detail the n@,ure Ct the
dis bling wound. If any. the company
and REGIMENT and battalion in which
he served. and the tine and Place CT
receiving tie wound. and showing that
neither h no: rs wife is in receipt CT
| the income :DeciGed. and showing. fur
tier. the tine and place OF residence
within the State by the applicant. Such
\ Il, la ,-nritinl wv thn cath
OF applicant, made before any offer in
| the State authorized to administer
oaths and shall he accompanied by the
! afidayit OF ore or more credita5le wit
! nesses. stating that they knew the ap-
| pl,rllt WIS a soldier o" sailor, or the
wife Of such, a5 the case may be. and
| believe ;he allegations made in the ap-
| II cation to BE- true: provided. that
;hc application shall show that the ap-
r':"o"t 8 not drawing pension in any
Other @ta;e.
S",!i applicati = shall be verified al
so by a certiica;n Of the auditor of the
county in wh.cI the aplican: resides,
| showing amount OF tax return and that
! his iaco- l es not exceed the amount
stated. and ih,t he is net possessed Of
sufficient prep rty to produce such in
conc: and il shall be the duty!'of the
auditor TO furnish such certificates, il
he shall so nd the facts. without fee
or charge.
In each county of the State the ap-
plication shall be submitted to a board
composed Of four ex-Confederate SOL
! diers or a'lois Ito be chosen as pro-
vided). who shall not be holders Of OF
applicants for pension, and regular
practicing physician TO be selected by
them. which five persons shall consti-
tu;e the county pension board They
shall meet on The third Monday in Jan
uary Of each year. and shall examine
| each applicant under rules and regula-
| tionS prescribed by the State board OF
pensions. After first being duly sworn,
fairly and impartially 10 discharge thd
duties Of tke'r Office, and after the
oaths are duly filed in the office OF the
clerk of court, the county pension
board shall proceed with the discharge
of The duties imposed upon it, AMI shall
certify its approval to the State beard
of pensions. giving in detail the reason
which influenced it to grant or oppose
each application. accompanied b. all
the eviden, es upon which the decisions
were made.