The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-06

detail (and separately their findings
upon each muteria! allegation con.
teined in the applications,
SEC j, NMh Of ihe nollnly hoasls
shall keap Il bonh In svhip!, thHy N|lAlI
makV y is! OF tIla applicants for I'sn.
hiuAs, setting forth tho approval aud
dtsapprova}, which hook shalt hn
filed in tho Office of the clerk Of court
Of common pleas for cnch county; and
the clerk shall from said book cert.
fy to the comptroller general, on or
before the first day Of February Of
each year, tho number Of pensioners
VIII are still ulivn ned entitled to tho
pension.
Sec II. The State board Of pen.
sious "hal! have the authority, and it
shall be their duty, to revise the list
Of pension claims allowed hy each
county board aud to confirm or ro
ject any pension claim allowed by
such board, rs they may deem prop
or and right, upon tho facts present.
cd by the said board, or upon s"ch
additional facts connectud thnrewith
as they may procure; bat they hav"
no right in any case to grant pen
sion unless he same has bpvt rpyu-
larly approved by the county board
Of ponsionY
SIC. l3, Tie county board Of pen
sions .hall be constituted as follows:
On tho first Saturday in August of
each year tho surviving sol!i".s and
sailors OF the State or tlc G. rliud-
crate States in the war between the
States, in each township, shall meet
at time aud place therein 'lcsiy
mated by the chairman Of th" county
board, by two weok,' public notice,
and having organized by "'"cting a
chairman and secretary, shall! elect
by ballot IN OK Confederate pol,lier
or sailor, not y holder Of nor Hr np-
plicant for q pension, IS the repre-
sentative Of the veterans Of said town
ship.
Tho representatives so elected shall
moet ut the county court house on
first Monday nu September following,
and having organized by clecting a
presiding officer and secretary, shall
elect from their own number four,
who, having selected competent
physician, and elected ono of them.
selves as chairman, shall constitute,
together with such physician, tho
county pension board for tho year or
until their successors are elected and
qualified. In those townships where
tho veterans failed TO select u ropre-
sentative as herein provided, the
chairman Of tho county pension board
shall appoint some person otherwise
qualified rs representative until such
election shall bo had; and in these
counties whore tho survivors fail to
organize a county board as herein
provided, the State board Of pensions
may appoint four TX. Confederate SOL
diers or sailors otherwise qualified to
organize and constitute said county
board
Sec IT, In case there should be
in any township no person qualified
to act as representatives, then the vet
erans may elect, or in case Of their
failure SO to do, tho chairman Of tho
county pension board may appoint,
some properly qualified veteran re-
siding elsewhere in said county
Soc. IS. The comptroller general
shall be chairman Of the State board
of pensions, and ho with three OK
Confederate soldiers, not holders of
nor applicants for pensions, to be So
lected by tho United Confederate
Veterans association at their annual
meetings, together with competent
physician to be selected by them,
shall constitute said State board of
pensions. That tho comptroller gen
eral shall appoint suitable person
TO sorve as clerk Of State board of
peusions; said clerk to receive sal
ary Of 5000 per aunum for his ser-
vices. In caso Of failure to select by
the said veterans association, the