The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-11
As1fo PENSION REPORTS.
Only Two Counties Have Reported.
How to Make Out the Reports.

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Only Two Counties Have Reported.
How to Make Out the Reports.
The State says up to this time re-.
ports as to pensions have been sent to
the comptroller generals Office from
only two counties Chester and Will
liamsburg. This is unfortunate as the
apportionment will be delayed materi-
ally. The law provides that the fund
should be distributed April lst.
The process Of making pension re-
ports is practically simple. In each
county on the Saturdays in January
the pension commissioner is in his Of
flee In the court house to receive ap.
plications, etc. He prepares these pa
pers and submits them to the county
pension board which passes upon tht m
on the first Monday in February and
again on the first Monday in March.
The complete list is then sent to the
State pension board. On the report are
placed the names of all new pensit n
crs, all old pensioners, transfers from
county to county, the various class
and years, etc.
The reports are made out on regular
forms which are furnished by the
State pension board. The ones pre-
pared under the latest laws are de
signed Applications under Code ard
Acts 1902" and these should include:
Class a. Those who as result of
wounds received in the war are phys
ically helpless, or who while In su, h
service lost both arms, or both legr,
or are totally blind, whether the re-
suit or service or not, or who are dis
abled by paralysis and are unable to
make a living, and whose income or
his wife's Goes not exceed $3.50. This
does not include soldiers whose dis
! abilities arise from diseases and cauS-
eS arising since the war, except those
totally blind.
Glass B. Those who have lost one arm
or one leg and whose income or his
wife'S does not exceed $3.50.
Class G, No. |. Those soldiers and
sailors disabled by wounds received
during the war, whose income or his
wife'S does not exceed SIS.
Glass G, No. 2. Those soldiers whose
income does not exceed S75, irrespet
tive Of age.
Class 9, No. 3. Widows Of those who
lost their lives while In the service OF
the State or Confederate States, and
whose income does not exceed 800.
Where widow of a Confederate sol.
dier marrieS after the death Of her
second husband, she is entitled to an
ply and draw pension on account OF
the services OF her first husband, pro.
vided she is entitled under the other
provisions Of the pension law. Such
widow must apply in her own proper
name, but at the same time state that
she is asking for pension as the
widow Of her dead husband, giving hi
name, company and regiment, etc. 0
Class Q, No. t Widows above III
age OF 60 years whose income Goes
not exceed 500, or il not 60 years of
age, can receive 4 pension if married
at close of war.
The pensions are: Class Ass per
month: Glass b, S6 per month"; Glass
9, No. l, s. per month: Glass Z. No.
>, S3 per month; Class G, No. 3, 81
per month: Glass G, No. 4, 81 per
month.
The pension board consisting Of a.
w. Jones, comptroller general, chair
man; w. D. Startling, w. II. Hardin,
DR.. b. NJ. Lobby, DR.. f. p. Griffin,
surgeon, says:
County boards cannot be too care
full in these matters Of income or
physical condition.
He is very poor man whose gross
income from labor, rent and other
sources does not exceed S75, or poor
lands, II any, that will not produce
this amount gross
Property sufficient to produce S75
in. applicants or his wife's name de-
bars him.
Where soldiers or widows dispose
of their property by giving or selling
to their children, they are debarred
Pensioners who move to another
State are not entitled to pension.
The pension law provides that this
fund shall be distributed April lst:
therefore, it is very important that
you mail the pension lists, with the
approved applications OF your county
prCinptly on the first Monday il
March.
Let county boards act promptl,
and fairly, giving the State board full
information, with complete report.
for each county, writing the name
alphabetically, full and clear, begin
ming with Class "A, and giving thei
reasons for approving.
In making reports to the Stat
board the reports should be signed By
each member Of the county pension
board"
The pension apportionment for | 90;
was as follows:
Total Am
counties Total Paid Pen
Number. sionerS, 1903
Abbeville $50 5 1892 ):
Aiken n...,..,... 2o9 6,461 1,
! Anderson III ln LII 3.