Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-17

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fnr ne lnformaticn 81 those interest
"a. ms Nv vas drafiet ~ q cum-
mIuee composed 81 four Old veterans
uho we're N TIE services from ire b.
CHASING % the ciose % the var and
ono member Who was too y0unE 90
participate IN ne var. The commit
Zee vas composed % Senators y. n.
Baker. Mcleod. Hosford. Broome and
Humphries Senator Broome. how
ever. refused 20 act with the commit
tee and opposed any change q the
law % 1901. The committee gave the
matter careful consideration and
made fhe measure as liberal az u
uas possible % make 4. in their opin-
Son. aud provide Tor those Who are
|actually IN need o. aid from the state.
Under ehe Old law the pension list
was growing 90 rapidly that b. the
end 81 the year the revenue derived
from fhe pension tax q four mills
wOuIa not have provided more than
about one-half the sum granted to
pensioners This would indeed have
been q hardship upon the old and
needy veterans and their widows.
those Who are well provided with
worldly goods sharing equally with
the needy N TIE Distribution a. the
pension fund. n therefore became
absolutely necessary 60 insert . prop
erty quaIlacation IN the Law. 20 as %
care Tor the needy. No one can gain
say that this property Qualification b
not q liberal one. and we dare say
that one % the needy would refuse
% swan positions with the one pos-
seasing ave thousand dollars worth
Of property. Florida Is nearly twice
as liberal in granting pensions a. any
other Southern state. and when the
home guards were included among
the pensioners the burden was rapid
~ becoming more than che State could
possibly bear. The First Florida Re-
serves are sim entitled TO pensions
under the new law. and those entities
20 the provisions OF the act are n0t
required 30 make new proof. Pen
sions win be paid under the old Law
Dor the quarter ending June 30. 1909.
the deficiency On thu funds for this
quarter having been made up b.
transferring sixty thousand dollars
from the state Beard Of Health fund
% the pension fund.
Following is the new Law as approx.
ed BY the Governor:
Chapter ssss-(ho. is.)
An Act Creating a State Board Of
Pensiohs. Denning Who Shall Re
ceive Pensions. Who Shall Not
Receive Pensions. Who Shall be
Retained az Pensioners. How Ap-
pllcations shall be Made. How
Pensions shall be Paid; Duty Of
County Commissioners In Regard
20 Pensions; Providing for the
Levy OF a Pension Tax and Au-
thorizlns the State Board Of Pen
slons 20 Make Regulations 10 Car
~ Into Eject the Provisions Of
This Act
ne Il Enacted b. the Legislature Of
the state Of FLORIDA:
section 4. That me Governor.
Comptroller and the Treasurer Of this
state are hereby constituted the State
Board OF Pensions.
sec. 2. Any person who enlisted
and served IN the military or naval
service Of the Confederate States
during the war between the States Of
the United States. aud ala not de-
aort the Confederate service. and who
performed service m actual line Of
duty for a period OF not less than
one year. OF Who was IN actual serv-
ice a the time 90 the close Of said
var. unless incapacitated fOr such duty
By reason OF wounds received or dis
ease contracted while Ia line OF duty.
and whose property valuation. both
real and personal Including the prop
eTty of his Wifel. does not exceed the
sum OF ave thousand dollars. and who
vas q bona flde citizen OF this state
continuously since 1895. shall each re-
celve one hundred dollars per annum'
On quarterly payments; all such per
sons who lost q limb or limbs. am eye
OF eyes. or who Il permanently dis-
ablod b. reason OF wounds or dis-
ease 10 gain a livelihood by manual
labor. shah be- entitled 20 receive