The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-03-09
new PENSION
ACT M.F0RCE


changed by the Legislature in an act
r;,ssed at the reeen' se.s IN of he
legislature. Under the terms Of the
act the amount to be received by
each pensioner will be fixed by the
various county boards.
AS will be seen by the notice Dub
lished elsewhere, a meeting Of all the
Confederate veterans Of the county
has been called for Saturday, March
10, at 10 O'Clock for the purpose OF
selecting members Of the county
board. AS this is an important mat
ter all veterans .-- -.lged to be pres
ent. .->.
The act in full is as follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina: That there shall be,
and there is hereby, created an honor
roll Of the Confederate soldiers, sail
crs and others who, in the State
Militia, performed actual services: in
the Confederate States army and
navy, who did not desert the SER
vices of this State or the Confeder-
ate States, who are residents of this
State, and the widows Of such as are
tt,se
Sec. 2. That said honor roll shall
consist Of all soldiers, sailors, militia
men and widows Of such soldiers or
sailors who were married prior to
January, 1900, if they have attained
the age Of fifty (5O) years and were
on the pension roll Of the State prior
to 1919, including inmates Of the Con-
federate home, and also enrolled dur
ing 1919, and such as may hereafter
enroll under this Act. .....
Sec. 3. The necessary expenses OF
administering the provisions Of this
Act shall be paid out Of the amount
appropriated for pensions: Provided,
In the event Of the death Of a soldier,
sailor or militiaman the amount
which would have been paid to him
shall be, for that year only, paid to
his widow or the party defraying the
funeral expenses Of the said deceased
pensioner.
Sec. 4. All applications for en-
rollment from year to year shall oe
made to the Board Of Honor in the
county in which applicant resides.
Sec. 5. The Board Of Honor in
each of the several counties Of the
state shall consist Of three CD Con-
federate veterans, and for two CD
years from January 1, 1920; the sew
eral County Pension boards as now
constituted shall constitute the Coun-
ty Boards Of Honor. The term Of
Office Of such County Board of Honor
shall be two CD years and such Hon
or Board shall be elected at a called
meeting Of the veterans, to be held
at the county seat Of the respective
counties, said meeting to. be in jan
uary, and to be held once in every two
years; any vacancies in the board to
be filled in the same manner at
meeting to be called by the chairman
Of the board. That the names and
addresses of the members of such
boards so elected shall be communi-
Gated to the Comptroller General Of
the State not later than November 1
of the year Of election and prior to
commencement of their terms of ser
vice. Such County boards shall re-
port to the Comptroller General of
the State. between January 1 and
January Is of each year, all deaths
occurring among those on the roll
since the preceding January 1 that
illdy COlkIC W I11OAA A3AS"ASAo~t ~AAN
also all enrollments made since the
preceding January l. The decision
Of such County Board Of Honor in
granting or refusing enrolment shall
be final. The members Of the
County Board Of Honor shall each
be paid two $4,000 dollars per day
for not more than ten days in each
year and be reimbursed for all neces-
sary and proper postage and adver-
tising, and ten (10) cents per mile
for each mile actually travelled in
the discharge of their duties. The
Judge Of Probate in each county shall
be the Clerk Of the Board of Honor
in this county, and he shall disbuse
all amounts sent to him by the Comp
troNer General for those on said roll,