The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-14
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hand. but the semi-annual distribution
of the school fund reduced the balance
about $500, 900.
The Pension Laws of Mississippi.
The legislature at its last session
passed a new pension law and increased
the annual appropriation to $3.50, DOC.
There are numerous inquiries concern
ing il. The auditor has sent blanks to
chance-y clerks for distribution to ben-
e6ciaries. The supervisors will pass on
all claims in September, to be finally
acted upon by the auditor. The fol-
lowing NAV be of interest not only to
benefciaries, but to the general public.
When the present constitution of Mis-
sissippi was adopted the following was
inserted:
Section s72. The legislature shall
provide by law pensions for INDECENT
soldiers and sailors who enlisted and
honorably served in the Confederate
army or navy in the late civil war, who
are now resident in this STATE, int are
not able to earn a support by their own
labor. Pensions shall also be allowed to
the INDECENT widows of such soldiers
and sailors now dead, when from age
or disease, they cannot earn a support.
Pensions shall also be allowed to the
wives of such soldiers or sailors upon
the death of the husband. if disabled
aud INDECENT aforesaid. Pensions grant
ed to widows shall cease upon their
subsequent marriage"
The FIRST appropriation in the way OF
pensions, was in 1888, when SCI, 900 was
appropriated. This was increased in
1890 to s3l, 600; in 1892 to s64, 200; in 1894
to SCI. 500: in 1896 to s75, 200; in 1895
same; in 1900 $780, 900.
The beneficiaries of the present law
are: IAN soldiers and sailors who en-
listed and honorably served in the Con-
federate army or navy, who were hon.
orally discharged or paroled or did not
desert the Confederate service, who are
now a resident of this State. n who
are INDECENT and not able to earn a sup
port by their own labor and who do not
themselves or their wives W property,
real or personal, TO the value of four
hundred dollars, are entitled to PEN
sion; also the servants of such soldiers
and sailors who come under the pro-
visions Of this act, and shall receive of
any and all such funds appropriated
therefor equally share and share alike
as hereinafter provided; that all soldiers
and sailors and servants of such sol
diers and sailors who were rendered to-
tally blind. and any one who lost both
hands or both feet, or who lost the en-
tire use of both hands and both feet, or
one hand and one foot, or one leg and
is suffering from ~irreducicle hernia, by
reason Of wounds or injuries received
during such service shall receive one
hundred dollars per year. All soldiers
or sailors and servants of such who lost
one foot or one hand or the total use OF
one foot or one hand, or who sustained
such permanent wounds or injury as
disables him from earning a support,
by reason of service in the Confederate
army or navy, and who are not able to
earn a support ard who do not them
selves or their wives own property, real
or personal, to the value of four hun
bred dollars, and who have no relative,
able whose legal duty it is to support
them. shall receive fifty dollars pei
wear. AL INDECENT widows of soldier,
or sailors who were married to then
prior TO the first day of January, 49,
or who married prior to 1875 an ex-Con
fedcrate soldier or sailor who lost thu
use of both hands or both feet, and al
other soldiers and sailors and servant.
of soldiers and sailors who were honor
ably discharged or p~aroled or who di'
not desert the Confederate service VIII
by reason of disabilities are unable t
earn a support and who do not them
selves or their wives own property, rea
or personal estate to the value of fou
hundred dollars, and who have no rela
tives able whose legal duty it is to sur
port them, shall receive the remainde
of the pension fund 10 be equally d
.vided per capita. Provided further
fhe provisions of this act shall not az
ply to any soldier, sailor nor the wido'
or servant of any soldier or sailor VIII
holds any municipal, county, State q
Federal Office of which the salaries an
fees pay the amoun of three hundre
dollars per annum."
1t will be seer that the benefits of tn
pension laws do not follow non-res
dents, although they may have enliste
from Mississippi, and although the
widows may be in INDECENT circun
stances in other States. But those WI
served from other States, and are no