The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-17
THE NEW PENSION LAW.
Pull Text OF the Act widows OF Soldiers
Can Also Draw Pensions Etc Etc.

Pull Text OF the Act widows OF soldiers
Can Also Draw Pensions Etc Etc.
The Legislature pissed general PEN
sion law which provides for the pay
ment Of Sl35 600 in pensions The act
makes q number Of changes IN the cid
law. One of the important features Is
that which pays TO the widoTs OF Viz
ginia soldiers. sailors, or marines whose
husbands have died since the war the
SUN Of $25.
We publish the act for the informa.
tion of our readers II is entitled A:
" An act to give aid to soldiers sailors.
and marines, disabled in the war be.
tween the States. and 70 every such
soldier sailor or marine who, by dis.
ease or other infirmities Of age Is dis
abled from earning, OF is without the
means of procuring support and To
the widows Of Virginia soldiers sailois.
OF marines who lost their lives In said
war in the military or naval service
and whose husbands have died since the
war
The Act reads
/ BE 1t enacted by the General As-
sembly Of Virginia, That five citizens
residents Of the county or city, three Of
which shall be * Confederate soldiers,
resident in each county or city shall be
appointed by the Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of such county OF city Of this
State. be, and they are. hereby consti.
tuted a board, to be known as the Con-
federste Pension Board OF such city OF
County for the purposes hereinafter set
forth such board shall select It's own
chairman and clerk
That there shall be paid ont # the
Treasury Of Virginia. upon the warrant
Of the Auditor Of Puollc Accounts, au-
nually. upon or after the lst day If
April in each year. TO the persons here
matter designated and described .and
classified, upon the proofs hereinafter
prescribed, the amounts hereinafter
specified. as follows: To every person
who is and has been at the time II his
application. citizen and resident Ok
this State for one year, and who lost Al
arm or leg. or foot, or hand, while
ia discharge Of his duty as q soldier
sailor, OF marine Of Virginia IN the war
between the States, the sum Of $50 per
annum to every such citizen Of Nir
ginia, who in like manner lost two eyes
or two feet, or two hands. or a hand aud
a foot. by reason Of wounds. received
while in discharge Of his duty as aiorv
said, the sam Of 800 per annum to
every such citizen who was disabled by
reason Of a wound, received while in
the discharge Of his duty as aforesaid,
or who has become disabled by reason
Of the infrmities Of age. If such disa.
bility be proved to be total, $50 per an
mum if such disability be plrtial, slj
per annum to every widow remaining
unmarried Of any soldier, sailor, or
marine Of Virginia whose husband lost
his life while 10 the discharge Of his
duty in the military service Of Virginia.
or Of the Confederate States, during the
late war between the States, the sum Of
$40 per annum provided that at the time
OF such application and Of receiving aid
under this act such widow shall be On.
married and resident Of Virginia; and
provided further, that she shall receive
such aid only so long as she remains un-
married and resident Of Virginia;
provided. that II her husband was not
killed In the war, but has died since
the war, and was a true and loyal sol.
dier such widow has not since married
and has ne income greater than 800 per
annum, she shall receive S25 per annum
provided further, that she has no chill.
dren who will support her provided
further, that such widow shall make
application as herein provided.
3. This act shall apply to any native
Of Virginia who enlisted from any
other State in the military service Of
the Confederate States, and who is, or
shall be, at the date Of his application
for the benefit of this act a citizen and
resident OF this State; but no person
holding national, State, or county
office, which pays in salary or fees over
$500 per annum, or whose income from
any source amounts to $780, or who
owns in his or her own right, or
whose wife owns property Of tie as
sessed value of more than 81 900, OF
who is in receipt Of aid, or OF pen
sion from any other States or from the
United States, shall be entitled to any
Of the benefits Of this act, or who is an
inmate Of any soldiers home.
THE FORM OF APPLICATION.
B.fore any persons shall be en-
titled to the benefit of this act and re-
ceive the aid hereby provided for. he
or she shall file before the board, pro-
vided in the first section Of this act, of
the county or corporation in which the
applicant resides an application for re.
lief In the following form;
l, native Of the State OF
-. and now a citizen of Virginia,
a resident at -, in the county or
city Of --, in said State Of --,
and who was a soldier (sailor or marine.
as the case may be- from the State CT
Virginia in the war between the United
States and the Confederate States. do
hereby apply for aid under the act of
the General Assembly entitled an act
to give aid to soldiers, sailors and
marines of Virginia, manned or dis