The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-10
dividsd among al pensIoners

divided among AL pensioners pro
rata,
Sec. .. whereas, there was no ap-
preparation made out of the general
fund for pensioners for the year end
ing September 80. 1907, except the fif-
ty thousand dollars standing appro-
priation for said purpose, Therefore.
there Ia hereby appropriated the sum
Of one hundred thousand dollars out
Of the general fund for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions OF this
act:
Sec. g. The Auditor Is hereby d.
rected to draw his warrants as pro-
videj by law for pensions for the year
1910. and subsequent years. and the
Treasurer shall pay the same out OF
the proceeds of the One Mil Soldiers
Tax to be collected from October /.
1909 to September 30, 1910. and for
each subsequent year; and the appro-
priatfons heretofore made out Of the
general fund for said purpose;
Sec 4. The intSntion of this act Is
to provide for the prompt payment OF
pensions out OF the proceeds OF the
One Mill Soldiers Tax and any aidi-
tional appropriations made for said
purpose, and to prevent said Soldiers
Tax from being held in the state
Treasury for the purpose OF supplying
any deficit in the general fnud, and
shall be so construed:
Sec. s. This act shall take effect
from and after its approval by the
Governor. the public welfare demand
ing 1t.
A BILL
To be etitled An Act to amend Sec
tion 2023 Of the Code.
BE II enacted by the Legislature of
Alabama. That Section 2O23 of the Code
of Alabama Of 1907 be amended SO as
to read as follows:
Section 2O2s Amount of pension
prorated according to classes. The
State Auditor shall ascertain the
amount of pension fund subject to dis
trbiution for each year and pro rate
the same among all those who have
been granted pensions in the ratio as
follows:
To pensioners of the first class. the
sum of $25: to pensioners Of the sec
ond class the sum Of see; to pension
ers of the third class, the sum OF SIS;
to pensioners of the fourth class, the
sum of s12. so for each quarter. and
II the amounts appropriated for the
said pensioners are not sufhcfent to
pay said amounts to be paid one the
10th day of October of each year. then
the amount on hand for the said last
quarter shall be divided among all Of
said pensioners pro rata. and IL there
Is on hand for said pensioners an
amount more than enough to pay the
amount as herein provided for the last
quarter in any fiscal year, then said
over plus shall be divided among all
of saids pensioners pro rata.
Al needy Confederate soldiers and
sailors ana widows Of such soldiers and
sailors who are resident citizens OF
this state and who other than as to
residence within this State, are entitled
to such pension under the laws Of this
State, shall have and enjoy the BEN
efits OF the appropriation hereby made.
A BILL
To he entitled An Act to amend Sec
tion 2024 Of the Code of Alabama
of 1907.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of
Alabama, That Section 1924 Of the Code
of Alabama of 1907 be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 2C24 Pensioners. warrants
drawn by Auditor and delivered to Pro-
bate Judges All moneys appropriated
in any manner to the relief of needy
Confederate soldiers and sailors and
their widows. or collected as special
taxes for their beneht, shall be paid
quarterly on the 10th day of January,
April July and October of said years.
The State Auditor, at the end of each
quarter, shall draw his warrant in Nfa-
vor of each pensioneR upon the treas
urer, payable out of the pension fund.
for such amount as may be found due
under the provisions of this chapter
for the preceding quarter. which war
rant, together with a blank receipt to
be- signed by the payee upon the re-
ceipt of such warrant, shall be sent to
the Judge of Probate in the county in
which the pensioner resides. The
Judge of Probate shall deliver such
warrants to the payee. having them
to sign the receipt accompanying,
which receipts the Judge OF Probate
shall retain in his custody for three
months, after which time he shalR re-
turn to the auditor all receipts by him
for such pension warrants. together
with any, warrants that he NAV have
in his hands which he could not de-
liver; all warrants so returned to the