The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-06
THE NEW PENSION
LAW OF THE STATE,
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T}lE VgtENARa,
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law, DaSeu upon recommendations OF
the Confederate Veterans associa
tion Of the State. The bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Patton, of Richlnl d
at thor request. The net was ap
proved February 10th, by Governor
McSweenoy.
1t reads:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly Of tho State Of
South Carolina: The sum IF at least
ono hundred thousand dollars shall
be annually appropriated to pay the
pensions provided for by this act,
and in cn3o the same, or such amount
as shall bo appropriated, shall be in
sufficient, then tho amount so appro.
priated shall bo distributed proper
tionately among those legally enti
tied to receive the same: Provided,
That those pensioners describod in
sub division (n), section 4 herein,
shall have been first paid in full.
Sec. 2. The applicant must have
been resident Of the State two years
prior to the time Of the application.
Sec 3. In order to obtain the bcne
fits of this chapter the applicant IN
qualified by residence must also
show.
(A) If a man.
1st. that he was bona lido sol
dier in the service in the State or in
the Confederate States in the war
between tho States; and
I'd. Either (a). That while in
such service he lost Il leg Or al. arm,
or received other bodily injury where
by he has become disabled, and fur.
ther, that neither himself nor his
wife has an income not exceeding
ono hundred and fifty dollars per
annum, nor property sufficient to
produce such an income; CD that
he has reached the age of sixty
years, and that neither he nor his
wife is receiving annually Al annual
income Of seventy five dollars from
any source nor possessed Of property
sufficient to produce such an income.
(B) If woman.
lst. That she Is tho widow Of a
man who was bona tide soldier or
sailor in the service of the State or
of the Confederate States in the war
between the States; and
I'd. That she has never remarked; :;
and
3D.. That either (a) she is sixty
years Of age; or (b) that her husband
lost his life in the service of the State
or Of tho Confederate States in tho
war between the States; and
18th. That she has not an income
Of ono hundred dollars per annum
nor property sufficient to produce the
same.
Sec. 4. Tho persons describd in
the preceding sections shall be enti.
tlod to pension upon complying
with the other provisions of this act,
and shall be paid the amounts here
matter set forth, to wit:
(a) All soldiers or sailors who lost
both arms or both logs, or sight, or
who are physically helpless, tho sum
Of eight dollars per month,
% All soldiers or sailors who lost
one arm or leg in the service, the
sum Of four dollars per month.
(c) All otner persons entitled 10
pensions under the provisions of this
act, the sum Of three dollars per
month: Provided, That all soldiers
and sailors, now citizens of this State,
who were in the service Of the State
OR of tho Confederate States in the
war between the States, and who are
totally disabled by paralysis, and
who have no income, and who is un.
able to make living, shall receive
pensions as provided by this act the
same as those under class "a" ol
this section.
Sec. S. Before any soldier or sail
or shall receive any payment pro
vided in this act, he shall make ar
application, IN writing, through tho
township representative, addressed te
tho county pension board, to be ap
pointed as hereinafter directed fol