The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-21
STATE PENSION BILL.
Measure OF Interest TO Every Veteran
in The Commonwealth.

be Interested has been lntrouuc'
ed before the State Senate by
Senator j. Henry Cochran, of Ly-
coming county. The BILLS rela-
tive to the pensloning by the
State of the soldiers and sailors
who served from Pennsylvania in
the Civil War. The conditions
i'm posed are that the veteran
shall have been a lesident of
Pennsylvania at the time of his
enlistment and snail be at the
time his application for the bene-
It's of the pension is made. The
full texv of tie measure follows {;
"That any person who has
served in the army and navy of
the United States in the Civil
War of ote thousand eight hun.
dred and slxty-one from Pennsyl..
vanla, who was resident of this
state at the date of the COM
mencemeut of his serv ce and
shall be resident of this stale at
the time of making application
for pension as hereinafter pro.
vlded, shall be entitled to pen
sion from this state at the rate as
hereinafter stated; provided, how
ever, that such person shall have
been honorarly discharged from
said service.
"Sectlon 2. The amount to be
paid as a pension for each soldier
and sailor as set forth in section
one hereof shall be as fellows
"To those who served for one
4 year or less five (S5) dollars per
N onth :
ITO those who served more
than one year and not more than
two years seven and fifty one.
hundredth $3.50 dollars per
month :
"TL those who served over two
years ten (Sl0 dollars per month;
"Section 3. 1t is understood
that this act dces not include any
soldier or sailor who was not a
resident of this state at the time
of entering the service, and who
does not reside in this state al
the time of making application
hereunder.
, "Section A. All applications
for pensions made her eunder
shall be made to the auditor gen
J eral of the State of Pennsylvania
under such reasonable rules and
, regulations as shall be prescrib
ed by him, and the right to such
! pensions upon such application
} shall be finally determined by the
: said auditor general whose decl
; sion as t, the granting or refusal
of SAID pensions shall be final.
1 "Section 5. The pensions. tt
J be granted shall begin as of Jan
uary first ammo domIni one thous
! and nine hundred and eight, and
shall be payable quarterly there
I after on the first days Of April
=, July, October and January of eact
, year, but such pensions shal
; only begin at the quarter yearly
e period after same shall have beer
n granted.
. "Section 6. The necessary
blanks for application and proc
I for pensions under this act shal
J be furnished by the auditor gen
a eral, and the expense of printing
and distributing the same shal
I be paid out of the treasury of tn,
state and no charge shall b'
e made by the auditor general &
II such applicant for pension TO
: services or fees In the matter o
> said pension.
u "Section Z. The sum of on
q million dollars or so much thero
II as may be necessary, be and |
d hereby specifically appropriate
q for the purposes of paying tn
u pensions created hereby for tn
D. two fiscal years beginning Jun
~ first ammo domini one thousan
II nlne hundred and seven"
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