The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-03-08

year.
: Sec. .. The State board of pensioners
shall thereupon pass upon the names
contained In said lists, and shall certify
TO the clerks OF courts Of the various
counties the lists OF the names and
amounts approved by them, and said
clerks OF courts shall record the same
in book, end said roll so made m
shall be designated "apprOved pension
rolls for 19-," and such persons shall
constitute the pensioners entitled to
receive the aid herein provided for the
current year.
Sec. 10. Every application approved
Dy the county board, with all papers
upon which they act shall be filed in
the comptroller generals Office by the
hrst day OF February Of each year, to
be by him submitted to the State board
Of pensions for their review. la the
examination OF the applications Of each
person for pension, the said board
shall inquire particularly into all the
facts set forth in the application, and
shall have the right to examine such
witnesses and to take such evidence as
| TO determine the right OF such appli-
cant to pension, and for tho purpose OF
this chapter the chairman Of each
county pension board shall have the
| right to administer Oa:hS. In making
their report to the State board Of pen
siOns, they shall set forth, in concise
and plain language, giving in detail
| (and separately their findings upon
each material allegation contained in
the application.
Sec. II. Each Of the county boards
shall keep book in which they shall
make list OF the applicants for pen
sions, setting forth the approval and
| diS8pprOval, which book shall be flied
in the OlliCC Of the clerk OF court of
common pleas for each county: and the
clerk shall from said book Ccrtify TO
the comptroller general, on or before
| the first day OF February OF each year,
the number Of pensioners who are still
alive and omitted to the pension.
Sec. II. The State board OF pensions
shall have the authority, and it shall
be their duty. to revise the list Of pen
sion claims allowed by each county
board, and to confirm or reject any
pension claim allowed by such board,
as they may deem proper and right
upon the facts presented by the said
board, or upon such additional facts
connected Herewith as they may pro-
cure but they have no right in uny
case TO grant pension unless the same
has been regularly approved by the
county board Of pensions.
Sec. -. The county board OF pensions
I
first Saturday in August Of each year
the surviving soldiers and sailors Of
the state or the Confederate States, in
the late war between the States, in
each township, shall meet at "a time
and place therein designated by the
chairman OF the county board by TWO
weeks public notice, and having or
ganiHed by elccting chairman and
secretary, shall elect by ballot an cy-
Confederate sOldic, or sailor, 70, q
holder OF nor applicant for pension,
Of said township.
The rcpres esCntativcs so elected shall
meet at the county court house on the
lirst Monday in September following,
and having organized Ivy clrcting a
presiding officer and secretary, shall
elect from their own number tour, who,
having selected /. competent physician,
and elected one OF themselves rs chair.
men, shalt constitute, together with
such physician. the county pension
| board Tor the year or until their sue
! ccssors arc elected and qunlilcd. In
| those townships where tho Veterans
| failed TO select Il representatives a.,
| herein provided, the chairman Of the
county pension board shall appoint
some person otherwise qualified as
| representative until such election shall
| be mad anu IN these counties where
| the survivors iailcu to organize a cOun-
| ty board as herein provided, the State
! board Of pensions may appoint fOur cX.
Confederate soldiers or sailors other
wise qualified To organize and consti.
| tate said county board.
Sec. ~. In case there shall be in any
| township no person qualified to act rs
representative, then the veterans may
| elect nr n r,l nf thnir fnj snt t>
do, the chairman OF the county pcusi0n
board may appoint, some property
qualified vetCran residing elsewhere IN
said county.
Sec. l.. The comptroller general shall
be chairman OF the State board Of pen.
eiOns, and he with three CN Confcucr.
ate soldiers, not holders Of nor appi-
Cants for pensions, to be selected by the
United Confederate Veterans AssOCiu-
tion at their annual meetings, together
with D competent physician to be Sc.
lcctcd by them, shall constitute the
said State board OF PENSIONS That the
comptroller general shall appoint Il
| suitable person TO serve a. clerk OF
! State board OF pensions : said clerk to
receive q salary OF 5000 per annum for
his services. In case Of failure TO Sc
| !cct by the said veterans association,
the three members properly qualified
shall be appointed by the governor.
! The term Of Otlicc OF the selected mem
bcrs Of said board shall be for one
year and until their successors are
elected or appointed and have quail.
tied.
Sec. l6. The compensation Of the
members OF the county pension boards
shall hc - per day, not to exceed five
days, ana the compensation Of the
\ State board shah DC 81 per u:,y not to