The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-13
RESTRICTIONS ON
PENSIONS LIFTED
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA
SHAS PASSED AMENDMENTS TO
STATE CONSTITUTION REMov,
ING PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS.
W. p. Fleming. Ordinary
To Confederate Soldiers and Widows

of Confederate Soldiers:
(Read carefully and preserve for
future reference)
The General Assembly of Georgia
has passed the law putting in force the
amendments to the State Constitution
ratified in the last November election
1918.
There is now no property restriction.
Any man who enlisted in the Confed-
crate army or who was in the organic
ed militia of Georgia, who was bona
fide resident of Georgia November 2,
1919, now residing in Crisp county,
who performed as much as six months
service, and can account for himself
honorably to the end of the war, can
now be allowed a pension. | have a
supply of new forms Of applicatio
blanks. The Pension Commissioner will
not consider any application made
on the old blanks.
Any widow of a confederate soldier
will have to state and prove the same
facts as to service, residence, etc,
and also prove that she was married
to him before January. 1st, 1881, and
that he and she were living together
as husband and wife at the time of
his death.
All applications for pensions must
be filed in the Pension office on or
before November LIST. 1t will not be
considered for the 1920 roll if filed
later than November 1st.
Do not reply upon any appreciation
heretofore made that was disapproved
But make new application on a new
blank. If the applicant knows of no
one living or accessible by whom en-
listment, service and honorable ac-
counting to end of war can be proved,
this should be stated in a separate
affidavit by the applicant, attached
to the application and forwarded to
the Pension Office. The Commissioner
will search the record of service,
which with any evidence already filed
in his office, will be used as secondary
evidence for all it is worth towards
establishing the claim of the applicant
A confederate soldier belonging to
the command of another state, but re
siding in this state November 4, 1908,
and the widow of such soldier, are en-
titled to the Georgia pension But
neither soldier nor widow of soldier
belonging to state troops of militia
of another state is entitled to the
Georgia pension.
An applicant must give date of Ell
listment, his company by letter his
regiment by number, whether Con
federate Army, State Troops, or
Militia of Georgia, whether command
was Infantry Cavalry, or Artillery
when and how he got out of service.
If not with his command at sun ender,
where he Vas and why. Also his physi-
cal conditions and how affected by in
trinity, if any Must account for him
self honorably to end fwar; must
prove by one witness who knows of
his own knowledge that the statements
made are true.
Marriage can be proved in three
ways: By a certified copy; by some
one present; by affidavit as to gener-
al reputation where they lived prior to
January LIST, 1881.
If you are entitled to the Georgia
pension, get the proper blank; study
it; prepare it and file with the ordi-
nary. He will render and assistance
he can, but he cannot know the facts
as to service, etc, except as you have
them in mind and furnish the informa
ton The facts set out must be sworn
to- before the ordinary.