The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-11
IMPORTANT To
Old VETERANS
COMM ssIoNER LINDSEY SENDS
OUT NOTICE RELATIVE TO
NEW LAW TO BE PASSED.

The following should lie Of vital
importance to the old veterans Of the
city
Ny Friend:
The general assembly to convene
next June viii be expected to enaci
such laws as will be necessary to pro-
vide a pension for that class OF con
federate soldiers and widows Of con.
federate soldiers, authorized by tis
constitutional amendment ratified by
the people at the last November elec-
ton
In preparing this legislation tine in
trinity and poverty" qualification that
exists in our present law (Which has
been 50 repulsiye to the patriotic pride
of so many true confederates) will be
repealed, and in lieu thereof will be
provided the new constitutional quail
ncations; That is, TO pay pension
10 every confederate soldier, and the
widow of every confederate soldier
(who We're married prior to the first
of January, 1870, not worth over If
teen hundred dollars. who performed
a term ito be fixed in the law OF act
ual military service in the army of the
confederate states or of the organized
militia of the state of Georgia. and
who was honorably discharged there
from. Also a provision viii be made
to pay pension o that class Of wild
ows who had q husband killed in the
seryice--has since remarked and +
now a widow The amount Of thi
annual pension is to be fixed by iii'
law, and what that amount shall
depends largely upon the number t.
be provided for,
Ny purpose in bringing this matte
to your attention is 10 urge upon ynr
It's Importance, for everybody is vital
ly interested in the subject, and j
behooyes us in some organized way
secure the cooperation Of all eoo1
citizens. and taxpayers, county official
aud especially the Representatives anc
senators in the next general assembly,
to go to work individually and eollcc-
lively by committees or in any wa,
for the best results IN each militia
district. and ascertain just how man,
confederate soldiers and widow
Of ex- confederate soldiers are nov
residing in your county TO be provided
for in this new legislation This
think can be easily done You car
get from the Tax Digest IN your coun
ty for 1905 a list of ex- confederai'
soldiers as made by your tax receive
YOU can get from the pension book il
the ordinary's office list OF all tn
pensioners. check out the pensioner
and you will then have a skeleton l!st
to start with. Canvass each name
thoroughly, you will find that the tax
receiver put some on that should have
been left off. and that he left off some
that he should have pnt on.
! The general assembly viii need the
light OF correct information on this
subject to legislate intelligently You
can by some effort get it for them. and
please do 1t. The only sound basis
Of all legislation is a full knowledge
of all the facts about the subject mat
Ter for which legislation is sought. ana
there is no surer way to guide legis-
lation into safe channels than by fur
nishing them an the facts 50 let
me beg YOU to set together aud by
concerted effort in each county fur
nish the number 10 your representa-
tiYes or ordinary by the 1st Of June
next. and I will consolidate them and
place them before the general assem-
bly, You will thereby do the state
great service. and protect the pen
SION roll from the charge eff fraud
Respectfully requested,