The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-03-04
STATE HAS NO MONEY
Topaz ANY PENSIONS.
IS
Date of Payment Depends on
Money Which is Very
Uncertain.
OLD CoNFEDs MUST WAIT.
Appropriation Was not Large Enough
Even if the Funds Were
III Now Available.

NOW appears that the payment of
1921 pensions is very indefinite so
far as the time of payment is con-
cerned and also that the special class
of new pensions of 1920 are still un-
paid.
Judge Gam, Ordinary of Cobb
county, is in receipt Of this letter
below, from the state commissioner
of pensions, and it may be seen that he
is no position to give any information
about the probable date of payment.
1t certainly does not appeal, encourag-
ing for the old veteransN
| Atlanta, Ca, rs. 2sth, 1921.
Dear Judge: +
Under date of December 3rd, 1920,
statement was issued from this Of
flee for the information of that class
of pensioners who were approved and
are to be paid for 1920, under the
''new" pension law passed in 1919,
Cor the payment of which, for 1920,
an appropriation of S475, 100000 was
made by the General Assembly in
1920
1t was. stated: "Under these unusual
conditions, we, are forced to say to
this class of pensioners that the Gov
ernor and Treasurer have no assur-
ance of being able to pay them before
March 1st next"
At 1.-THE time that statement was
given out, none of the pensions were
due and unpaid except the "new"
pensioners approved and to be paid
for 1920, but at this time all of the
pensioners of every class, both "new"
and cold" are unpaid for 1921.
My requisition to pay the "new"
class for 1920 has been filed with
the Governor since October 23rd,
payment1920, but, for want of money
in the Treasury with which to make
the payment, he cannot draw his
warrant to meet the requisition
| am ready to file requisition for
the payment of those on the "old"
rolls who received their money for
1920, but there is not yet sufficient
money in the Treasury to make the
payment. There is an appropriation
of $1,250,000, made in 1919, to pay
this class for 1921, but the increases
of $500, for all who were paid as
much at $4,000 in 1920, exceeds the
appropriation by several thousand
dollars. The law provides that this
class must be paid by May, 1st, in
each year, but the appropriation for
them for 1921 is not sufficient, even
if funds were available to make the
payment.
No appropriation was made by the
General Assembly in 1920 to pay any
of the "new" pensioners for 1921.
!. Every pensioner entitled to pen
sion for 1920 will be paid some time,
but just when that will be we cannot
know, and this applies also to those
who are entitled to a pension for 1921.
Irepeat that it is altogether unnec-
cessary to waste time, stationery and
postage in making and answering in
quires as to when the payment will
be made, for there will be no delay
when the money is in the Treasury.
The interest of the pensioners are in
the hands of their friends, and no one
regrets the unfortunate condition
more than myself and none feels a
greater interest in the good people
who are waiting so anxiously for the
money that is due them by the state.
This information should be posted
at the door of your courthouse, and
while there are no funds with which
to pay for its publication in the news
papers, feel sure that the newspa-
}per men throughout the State will be
glad to do this as favor to the Con-
federate veterans and their widows.
Your friend.
J. w. LINDSEY, '-