The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

l 1t to his certificate, showing the Iacts 1 rpon which he is authorized to go in- dorse and collect the warrant, and the 1 proceeds thereof he shall apply. first, tc the payment of the burial expenses; sec ond to the expense of the last illness I of such pensioner; but no more than one warrant shall be drawn after the death of such soldier or widow.
 See. 21. Any soldier. sailor, or widow who shall be absent from the state for 1.
 months shall be dropped from the roll
 by the probate judge or the pension com mission, and if dropped from the roll by the probate judge, he shall notify the pension commission immediately of his
 action, but such pensioner may be re- stored to the roll without further proof
 on formal application, setting forth the fact that he or she has returned to the l state permanently but no such pensioner shall be entitled to any quarterly allow
 ance during the time so stricken from the roll.
 Sec. p. An applicant who has been re- jected may file his or her application
 again after the lapse of three months from the date of rejection, but If only the original application and no new or
 additional proofs shall be offered the pro bate judge shall refuse to further con slder the application.
 Sec. g. If it shall be ascertained that any pensioner secured the grant of his pension by misrepresentation, either by himself or others, his or her name shall be stricken from the pension roll of the county and state, and the facts reported by the probate judge, state auditor or by anyone else having knowledge of the facts to the grand jury for its considera- tion.
 Sec. 24. Any applicant under this chap ter, or any witness examined or whose affidavit is used in connection with an f,1s ly to any material matter in connection herewith. shall be guilty of perjury. Any persons knowingly receiving pension money who are not entitled thereto shall be guilty of embezzlement.
 Section 20. No person shall purchase or receive a transfer of any pension or warrant issued or to be issued under this warrants herein provided, unless in writ ing transferred for face value for sup plies or merchandise, or unless discounted at nothing more than legal rate of inter est. which shall be stated in the instru- ment of transfer; and a copy of such transfer must be made and filed with the probate judge to be returned with the receipt to the state auditor.
 Sec. 26. Any person acquiring a pen sion or warrant in violation of the pre- ceding section shall be liable to a pen alty in an amount equal to the face value of such claim or warrant, recoverable at the suit of any person who may sue for the use of the pensioner payee of such warrant or claim. They shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction may be fined not exceeding 1 S10O.
 Sec. ?. Whenever it is made to appear to the probate judge that pensioner who has been admitted to the pension
 roll and had been paid pension under the laws of Alabama and who is entitled to a pension, and whose name has, thu ough mistake, omission, or inadvert-
 ance, been dropped from, or left off the list of pensioners. he shall certify such fact and the length of time omitted or dropped, and the amount due such pen sioner, to the state auditor, and he shall thereupon, if fully satisfied that such pensioner Is justly entitled to be restored. issue his warrant for such amount and restore such pensioner to the list. Sec. 2s. During the month of January each year. it shall be the duty of the probate judge to publish in the county newspapers having the contract for coun- ty printing. or in case no paper has such contract, then in some other county paper to be selected by him, an alpha betical list, with full names and post office addresses of all pensioners, whether soldiers, sailors, or widows, in their re- spective counties. Such list shall be pub lished one time, and shall be paid for | at the regular rate for printing from the county treasury.
 | Sec. g. That the probate judge of each county shall at least twice a year SUD-
 nit to the grand jury of such county & certified copy of the list of pensioners entitled to pensions in said county, and the grand jury of such county shall care 1 fully investigate and scrutinize such list | to the end that the list may be purged of any who may not under the law be entitled to pensions. and to this end the jury shall have the right to summon witnesses before it and administer paths and examine them touching their knowl- edge of the pension list of the county, and the grand jury shall make such in- Ivestigation at least twice each year, and within 10 days after the adjournment of | each regular session of the grand jury | it shall be the duty of the foreman of
 said jury to submit in writing through l the probate judge, to the pension com I mission the name or names of any per-
 son or persons whose names are illegally on the pension list of said county. And l it shall be the duty of the different judges | in this state at least twice year tc l specifically charge the grand jury to in- vestigate the pension list in order that
 the purposes of this act may be carried out.
 1
 soldier sailor, or the widow of any
 soldier or sailor. resident citizens or Ala bama, to any probate judge, for pen l sion under the Confederate pension laws of Alabama, the fact of his having served
 in the state troops of Alabama, or in the l Confederate army or navy, may be
 proved by evidence in line with section g.. l that will reasonably satisfy the person or
 persons whose duty it is to pass thereon | of the truth of such facts.
 1 Sec Sl It shall be the duty of the
 pension commissioners to consider al applications for pensions as we'll as all
 applications for reinsta tement or restora- l tion to the pension rolls which may have 1 been made to previously existing county | boa rds and which may not have been dis posed at the date this act goes into ef- feet After the approval of this act the
 execution of all pension laws shall de l volve upon the pension commission al i! hereinbefore constituted as a board and by the probate judges as hereinabove provided. fft
 Sec. a2. Any person who violates any provision of this act where a penalty is
 not otherwise specifically provided fol
 herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanol and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
 not exceeding $5OO
 Sec. s2A. The provisions of this ac
 shall receive liberal construction. ant
 if any clause, paragraph or section is .
 doubtful construction, the same shall b'
 construed In favor of the pensioners here
 In provided for.
 Sec. 2sa. Provided. that the provision,
 of this act shall not be construed to ap
 ply to any person or persons who served
 only as member of state troops, stat
 | militia, or home guard, or the widoy
 of any such person or persons.