The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-14
Changes Made in Pension Laws
sONE OF FIRE NEW ACTS OF THE
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY.
SiSricai Error Uncovered hut There's
n" way To Corsoct little County
Pension Com missioner
The State, 8th.1

creasing the appropriation to $780,
o0O and providing for it's disburse,
ment in such Il way that the most
moody veterans would be more ma
torially benefited than the others,
the Legislature passed some six or
more acts making changes in the
pension laws. Recently numerous
requests have been made for copies
of these acts, and for the information
Of those concerned. The State today
publishes some of them; the others
will be given tomorrow.
Yesterday in one of these new acts
there WAS discovered bad mistake
of the engrossing department, the
words "first Monday in February"
appearing when it is the manifest
intention Of the act that the first
Monday in March was intended, for
from its text the act shows that it
was the intention Of the trainers to
permit at Ioast month for the per
formance Of certain duties between
two meetings of the board. This
error appears in the act creating the
office of county pension commits
sioner, and it is somewhat of prob.
lem as TO how tho difficulty thus
created will be met.
The text Of the act "to regulate
county aid to Confederate soldiers
and to prevent their disfranchise-
ment," is as follows:
| Section |. BE it enacted Dy the
general assembly Of the State of
South Carolina: That from and
after the approval of this act the
county board of commissioners Of the
various counties of this State shall
have the right in their discretion to
extend county aid to INDECENT Con
federate soldiers in their respective
counties at the home of such soldiers
or at tho homes of such relatives or
friends: Provided, that it shall be
established to the satisfaction Of the
said boards that such soldier is de-
serving of aid and is physically un-
able to earn support, and that he
does not obtain sufficient pension
from the State to support him.
Sec. 2. That no Confederate sol
dier shall be disfranchised by reason
of his having received or is receiving
such aid as aforesaid.
The act "to provide for the re-
pair of artificial limbs of certain citi
zens of this State who were soldiers
in the war between the States and to
pay certain Of such citizens money in
lieu thereof" reads thus:
| Section l. BE it enacted by the
general assembly of the State Of
South Carolina: That the sum of
$4,000, if 30 much be necessary, be
and is hereby appropriated to defray
the expenses Of the repair of arti-
fetal limbs heretofore donated to
citizens of this State who lost leg
or arm, or who became permanently
disabled in leg or an arm during
the military service IN the war be-
tween the States.
Sec. 2. That the comptroller gen
eral be, and is hereby, authorized
and required to draw his warrant on
the State treasurer, and the State
treasurer pay the same, for a sum
not exceeding $25 in favor Of any
citizens of this State, upon the pre-.
sentation to him by or on behalf ol
such citizens of certificate unde,
seal Of the clerk of court of the coun
ty wherein such citizen lealdes, that
snch citizen lost leg or an arm OF
was permanently disabled in leg OF
in an arm while in military service
of this State or the Confederate
States in the war between the States
and that such citizen received ar
artificial limb under the act of 1870
the act Of 1881 or the amendments
thereof, and that said artificial liml
, needs repairs, and that such citizer
is not OH the State pension roll ant
also the estimates Of the probabl,
cost Of such repair certified to by
. reputable physician Of tho count,
wherein such citizen resides: Pro
i vided, that such citizen who is re-
oeiVing a pension from the Stat,