The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
TO PAY EXPENSES OF ROBE
SON CONFEDERATE VETERANS
TO REUNION IN WASHINGTON

necessary GApSIiSeS VI Sciieuci dte
Veterans Residing in Robson
County to Washington on the Oc-
Gayian Of the Reunion Of the Con-
federa.e Veterans an dthe Grand
Army Of the Republic n May,
1871"
Following is copy of a bill which
M A ". Mclean Of Lumberton has
sent no Robe3on's members of the
Legislature and asked them to have
passed:
WHEREAS, the regular organiza-
tion of Confederate Veterans, ard
the regular organization OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, COM
posed Of the veterans Of the Union
army in the late war between the
States, have arranged for a reunion
meeting Of the members Of both Of
SAID organizations to be held in the
city Of Washington, District of Co.
lumbia, during the month of May,
1917, and whereas it is desirable that
as many of the Confederate Veterans
now residing in Robson county as
possible should attend said meeting;
and, u rs - s7'~f' "a
WHEREAS, il appears that many
of said veterans, on account Of age,
physical disability, and other causes,
are unable to procure the funds to
enable them to attend said meeting,
NOW THEREFORE:
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT:
Section l That the board of COM
missioners OF Robson county be, and
they ale hereby, authorized and en-
powered to provide for the attend
ance Of any Confederate veteran, now
member of any organized camp of
Confederate veterans in Robson
county, at the meeting Of the Con-
federate Veterans to be held in the
city Of Washington, District Of Co.
lumbia, during the mouth of May,
1917, and to that end they are au
-thorized and empowered to pay the
actual railroad fare and reasonable
and necessary hotel bills for two days
in the city of Washington for any
and al Confederate veterans now re-
siGIMg in said county of Robson who
aGe members of any Of the organized
camps of Confederate veterans of
said county. and who are unable, on
account Of their pecuniary condition,
20 pay their own expenses; provided
however, that before any Of said vet
Grams shall be entitled to receive mon
ey fer the expenses as herein provid-
I'd they shall be required to present
TO said board of commissioners a GER
tificate signed by the officers of the
camp of Confederate veterans in said
county of Robeson of which the ap-
Elicant IS member approved by the
pension board Of Robson county,
stating that said applicant is a Con-
federate veteran in good and regu-
lar standing, and that he is. in the
opinion of said officers signing said
certificates, pecuniarily unable to
pay his own expenses to said meet
lng.
Section 2. That said board of
commissioners Of Rcboson county are
authorized and empowered to pay the
money authorized to be expended
under the terms of this act out of
the public funds of Robeson county.
and in the payment of said money
they are authorized and empowered
to adopt such uniform and reasonable
rules and regulations, as, in their
opinion, may be necessary to carry
out the reasonable intent of this act,
ard to prevent imposition, and they
are also authorized and empowered
to limit the amount to be paid to
any one Of said veterans to actual
and necessary railroad fare and ac-
tuaI and necessary sustenance for a
period of four days, that is to say.
during the time necessarily consumed
in going to and returning from said
meeting, but provided in no case the
said time shall exceed four days, in
efuding the time spent in the city
of Washington. Provided, further,
that said board of commissioners
may use so much of the money de-
rived from a special pension tax lev
led IN Robson county for the bene-
fit Of Confederate soldiers which
may be on hand and uncalled for on
account of the death of the persons
to whom it had been apportioned, in
carrying out the provisions of this
art, but any balance which may be
reeded, after the use of said special
fund, shall be paid out of the gen
era} county funds of Robson county
as hereinafter provided.
out the provisions of this act, the
ED1fO OF commissioners Ol hOUeSOll
county are authorized and empower
ed to negotiate with any railroad
company or other common carrier and
procure from them special rate for
parties travelling on one ticket and for
the transportation and accommoda-
ton of said Confederate veterans as
I'm their Judgment will promote the
economical transportation and sus-
1ensfnce of the veterans who may
take advantage Of the provisions OF
this act.
That this act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
(Since the above was put in type
it has been stated in newspaper dis
matches that this is to. be a reunion
of Confederae veterans, the first ever
held outside the Confederate States
,snd that it will be held the week be-
pi11-aag lyune 4. The bill will be
changed to conform to these facts.
Warsaw is soon to have new no
tel costing about $4,000, it is said
The second case Of infantlle pa