The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
The State Pensioners.
TIE RULES TO BE FOL.
LOWED UNDER THE
NEW ACT.


changes 10 sbs pension department. Of
The State govsrnmeos wbieh should
receive the careful stteotion Of all mem.
bers o: oouoty boards and appliesn
- we'll 10 tho 6rss place esoh pen.
siooer has to make On entirely oew
application. 10 order that the pension
ere or those Intending 10 get on the list
may fully understand the requirements
The State board has prepared and issued
the following rules for the guidance
OF oouuty boards Of pensions. o. author.
isad BY the cot approved Feb 19,
1900" which are given fvr the iuforma.
tiou Of the veterans:
Cd Tue county pension boards will
meet ss required by law iu January at
che coooty seats. for the purpose of
examining the applications Of the various
ex Confederate soldiers and sailors aod
~'dovs Who are applicants for pensions
aoder act approved Feb 10sb, 1900
Said applications must have the
approval Of the couaty board before the
Sssts board will approve.
(2) The affection of the county
peosioo boards 10 directed to tho oer.i6.
cate Of the two witnesses, which
requires that they shall not DO on the
pension roll The IL a change from
ths old form aod 900 much ssteotioo
csooot bs given 10 Il:
(3) Do not seod to tbis Office dissp
proved applications for pensions
(4 Do DOT uss old blanks, but those
prepared under sos OF 1900. They will be
des'sos'sd BY Application. uodsr 90.
1900"
(5) II will be necessary for every old
peusioner to make nsv application
sx'o'iy - 1t they we're applying for .hs
6rss time
~ The ooaoty boards are cautioned
TO provide the spplioan,s With blanks
suitable TO bis or ber Individual case.
The State bosrd will not consider
applications whore this role has oos
been observed
Cd Clsss A.-Those Who % . result
OF vouuds received 10 The war are
physioally helpless. or Who while 10
sssh ssvice lost both arms, or both
legs or sight or who are disabled By
para'ys's aud ere unable TO mako .
living. and whose income does ~,
exceed $3.50 This does not include
soldiers whose disabilities arise from
diseases aud causes sioce tho war.
Olass B.-Tbose Who have Lost one
arm or one leg and whose income does
DOT exceed $3.50
Glass @. No l Those soldiers and
'a''ors disabled by wounds during the
var. whose iooo0e does not exceed
$3.50
Cisss @ No 2-Those who have
iesoaed ,be age Of 60 year. sod whose
Income docs not exceed $75
Class @. No 3.-Widows Of those
who lost their lives while 10 the service
OF the State or the confederate States,
and whose iooome does 90 exceed
500.
Class @ No 4-Wido~s above the
ego Of 60 years whose income does 90,
exceed 800
County Boards osnoo, be Two careful
10 these matters OF ''iuoome" sod "pbv
sioal cood'oo" He is o very poor mso
whose gross income from labor, rent
sod o'her SOURCES does not exceed S75.
or poor lands. If suy that will not pro
duoe this amount gross Proper,y
sufioien' TO prodhoe $75 10 applicants 8
or his w'fs's maze debars bin. Where
soldiers or widows dispose Of their prop.
cry oy giving o. selling to their ohil-
dreo they are debsrred.
Widows Of pensioners Who rem.rry
are not en'i' lied any longer to pensions
Persionsfs who have moved to an.
other tate are 20 longer eu,itied TO q
psos'on Those who have moved TO
another county must have their names
transferred and draw their pensior 9
from that county
flease note very carefully the fol.
lowing:
Let county boards act promptly aud
ta'rly. giving the State board full in
formsion with complete reports b.,
townships for eaoh county and writing
the name' alphabetically, full aoa clear,
ard beginning with class /, s,d giving
their reasons for approving. In making
reports to the State board the report,
should be signed by each member Of
the couo'y pension board.