The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-17
by the board. it shall decline to certify

&. When the application is approved
and certified as provided in the fore.
going section. it shall be delivered to
the county Court, or the Judge there
of in vacation, by the Clerk Of said
! board The said court or the Judge there
| of 10 vacation, shall order the Clerk OF
the court 10 enter an order on the min
ute book u said court. stating that said
| application was allowed by said board
and said C.e'k shall certify said order
TO the Auditor Of Publ Accounts
under the seal # court, aud shall at
once forward the original application
20 said Auditor, who shall file the SAME
in his Cili,e.
The Auditor shall carefully ex-
anime every such application, and the
cert icate thereto. upon the receipt
thereof and upon being Satisfied that
all the requirements Of this law have
been complied with lin all particulars,
he shall draw his warrant upon the
Treasurer In favor OF the applicant for
the amount authorized by this act, to
be paid to him OF her And, for the
proper discharge Of the duties pre-
scribed by this section. the Auditor
shall be allowed temporarily to employ
when necessary. and pay for the sery.
ices Of a competent clerk TO assist in
such examination, the cost Of such as
sistant service not 10 exceed 5000 in the
aggregate. He shall reject all .applica-
tions In which the proofs and facts
certified do not show the applicants t.
be entitled to the benefits Of this act,
and shall classify the applications ac-
cording to the facts proved
AFTER THE FIRST YEAR.
s After an application has been once
80 pissed. approved, a-d allowed. 1t
shall ouly be necessary for the appli.
cant annually there after 60 file with
the Auditor Of Public Accounts a Ger.
tificate from the Clerk Of the Court by
which lor by the Judge thereof the
original application was approved. set
ting forth that the applicant is the
identical person named in the original
application, and that he or she Is still
alive. and if widow of deceased SOL
der. sailor or marine. Is still unmarried
and a resident Of this State, and that
the applicant has made oath before
him that the applicant does not own
in his or hers own right, or in the
right Of his wife. property Of the as
sessed value Of $1,000, and does not
hold a State. county or Federal cihce,
the annual fees from which do not
emount 10 $780, and has not an annual
income from any source amounting TO
$500. and upon receipt Of such certih'
cate of such clerk, the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts shall from time to time
annually draw his warrant upon the
Treasurer in favor Of such applicant
for the amount he or she is entitled to
under this act.
9 The Auditor Of Public Accounts
shall cause the forms OF the appllca
tions and the certificates required by
this act 90 be prepared, and he will
cause a sufficient number Of each class
Of form to be printed and distributed
to the clerks of each of the courts here
iubefore mentioned for the use Of appli'
cants said applications for each county
or city shall be numbered from one mp.
wards.
TO- The board herein provided for
shall meet in the office Of the clerk OF
the county or corporation court as often
as may be necessary TO the prompt and
expeditions examination Of every ap'
plication. OF which meetings notice
shall be given in some newspaper pub
lshed in the county. and II none be
published, then by printed hand-bills
posted at all public places In said coun-
ty. The cost Of printing said notices
to be paid by the county or city upon
proper certificate from said board.
If The clerk OF the said board shall
keep book in which the minutes OF
said board shall be kept. which shall
show the filing of an application and
the date of suoh filing and the disposi
tion Of each application, whether ap-
proved or rejected, and.if rejected, the
reasons for such rejection.
REVISION OF THE LIST.
I2 The said Auditor shall on or be-
fore the let day Of April in each year.
furnish the clerk of the county court OF
each county, and the clerk OF the Hust-
ipgs court If each city, a list OF the
pensioners on the list in his office from
such city or county, with the amount
each has been annually paid, and it
shall be the duty Of the Pension Board
OF suoh city or county at once to exam
inc such list, and II, in the opinion OF
said board, there is any person on said
list not entitled to relief under this act
said board shall notify such person TO
appear before said board and show cause
why his name should not be stricken
from said list. If the board. after care
ful examination, shall be Of the opin-
ion that the name Of any person~is
Improperly on said list, the name OF
such people shall be stricken therefrom
and the order of the board striking
such people from snch list shall be Ger.
tilted to the said Auditor, who shall at
once erase such name from the list in
his Office. Such person may at any
time hereafter apply to be reinstated mp
on such list in the manner provided In
this act.
13. No fee or other compensation
shall be charged or received by any