Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-19
Pension Applicants.

The State Board of Pension Commits
sionors has formulated the following set
of rules which, it is hoped, will answer
the many questions that are being asked
about pensions
l.. The county pension boards will
meot as required by law, In January, at
amining the applications of The yario us
ex-Confederate soldiers, sailors and
widows who are applicants for pension
under act approved February 10, 1900
Said application must have the approval
OF the county board before tho State
board will approve. lB
nasrI 2. The ats9ntlon Of the county pension
the two witnesses, which requires that
they shall not be on the pension roll
This is change from the old form and
too much attention cannot be given to it,
3. Do not send to this office disap-
proved applications for pensions.
4. Do not use. old blanks, but those
prepared under Act Of 1900. They will
Act, 1900"
o. 1t will be necessary for every old
pensioner to mako now application,
exactly as if they were applying for the
first time.
9. Tho county boards aro cautioned
TO provide the applicants with blanks
suitable to his or hor individual case,
The State Board will not consider ap-
plications whore this rule has not been
| observed.
Z. Glass A.-Those who, as result of
wounds received in tho war arc physi-
cally helpless, or who, while in such SCR
vice, lost both arms, or both legs, or
sight, or who arc disabled by paralysis,
and are unable to mako q living, and
M
This does not include soldiers whose
| disabilities arise from Diseases and
| causes arising since the war.
Glass B.-Those who have lost one
arm or one leg and whose income does
| not exceed $3.50.
Class C.-Thoso soldiers and sailors
disabled by wounds during tho war,
whose income does not oxcood $3.50.
Glass. Q, No. 2.-Those who have
reached the ago of 60 years, and whose
income does not exceed $76.
Glass G, No. 3.-Widows of those who
lost their lives while in the service of
tho State or Confederate States and
whose income docs not cxceod $400.
Glass @, No. 4-Widows above the age
of sixty years, whose income docs not
exceed 800.
County boards cannot DO too careful in
those matters of ''income and physical
condition." He is poor man whose
gross income from labor, rent and other
sources does not exceed $75, or poor
lands, if any, that will not produce this
amount gross. Property sufficient to
produce S75 in applicants or his wife's
namo dcbars him. Whore soldiers or
widows dispose of their property by
giving or selling to their children, they
are debarred
Widows of pensioners who remarry
are not entitled any longer to pensions.
Pensioners who have moved to another
State arc no longor entitled to pension.
Those who have moved to another county
must havc their names transferred and
draw their pension from that county.
Please note vory carefully tho follow
ing:
Let county boards act promptly and
fairly, giving the State board full infor-
nation, with complete reports by town
ships for each county, and writing the
names alphabetically, full and clear, and
beginning with class a and giving their
reasons for. approving. In making
reports to the State board tho reports
should bo signed by each member of the
county pension board.