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

81 m8MunI .1.N1 $500 tssf
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b. anidasn 81 tu0 repuiabie
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Provided. However. That no soi
der. sailor or fheir widows. uho we're
ca the pension ron and drawing =
pension prior 70 January !. 1917. and
have not since nat time been stricken
from said ron Cor valid reasons. shall
BE- required 70 make other and further
proof h elglbis under the provisions
Of this Act That ne provisions Of
this Act shall apply 70 all those Who
we're members q the First Florida
Reserves. whith vas n the service Of
the state Of Florida during the var
between the states Of the United
States
sec. 3. The widow o. any deceas-
Cd soldier or sailor Who enlisted and
served m the military or naval serv-
ice o. the Confederate States during
the war between the States Of the
United States. and did not desert the
Confederate service. and who perform
ed service IN actual line Of duty for
a period Of noe less than one year. IN
less incapacitsted for such duty BY
reason Of death. wounds received OF
disease contracted while IN hctual lire
Of duty. and Who has not married
since the death Of said soldier. and
whose property. both real and person
a. does not exceed the sum OF i've
thousand dollars. shall be entitled 20
receive the sum o. one hundred and
twenty collars per annum. IN quarter
" payments; provided. such widow
vas married 10 said soldier or sailor
prior % 1885. and has continuously
resided On this state since 1895; and
also the widow % any deceased per-
son who Vas e the time q IFS death
drawing q pension frOss the State IN
der the provisions q this Act. shall
be granted b widows pension upon
satisfactory proof o. Der marriage,
her residence IN this State. and the
death Of her husband. and the pen
sion 80 granted shall date from the
death Of the widows husband; pro
vided. she Gle her application within
ninety days after the death Of her
husband: provided. such widow Il
Otherwise eligible under the provisions
OF this Act: provided further. that any
such widow shall not be required 70
make out the proof Of her husbands
service. but any such widow OF any
such deceased soldier or sailor who
would have been entitled 70 a pension
under this Act shall make proof II
her said husband shall not already
have been upon the pension roll at
the time Of his death.
Sec. 4. No person receiving a pen.
sion from any other State shall be
entitled % q pension under this Act.
Sec. 5. The payment Of all al
lowed claims shall be made from the
date OF the fling Of the application
IN the Pension Department Any per.
son who drew o pension from the
State OF Florida at the time Of the
passage OF this Act. and who Is en-.
titled 20 a pension under this Act.
shall not be required 90 make new
proof. and shall be paid from the pass.
age OF this Act Payment shall not
continue 20 pensioners during alb
senoe from this State OF longer dura.
ton than twelve months.
Sec. g. No person who was dis.
charged ON account Of being under
age. or for disability. but who did
not re-enlist upon removal OF the said
disability. or upon becoming OF the
required military age OF eighteen
years before the termination Of the
var. shall BE- entitled 90 a pension
under this Act.
Applicants for pensions under
this Act shall make oath before an
officer authorized 10 administer oaths
and use the seal, stating the company
and regiment IN or ship upon which
he enlisted and served. the date OF
his enlistment the date aud cause
OF discharge. his citizenship and rights
20 the benefit Of this Act lie shall
furnish the aGidayits OF a commits
stoned Officer under whom. or the am.
davits OF Two comrades with whom
ne served. or the transcript from the
muster rolls from the Adiutant Gen
erals Ohioe az Washington. 20 estab-
llsh abe service claimed.
Sec. 7. The Board OF County Com