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CHAPTER 43.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 1995-2055.

PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 1995-2037.
HOME FOR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 2038-2053.
EVIDENCE AND PROOF OF SERVICE IN CONFEDERATE ARMY. 2054-
2055.

ARTICLE 1.

PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 1995-2037.

Pensions for Confederate Soldiers and Sailors.

1903, p. 249 § 1;

1907, p.

302, $1.

(r.c.c.)

226, § 1.

1995. Special appropriation for needy Confederate soldiers Sep. 23, and sailors.The sum of four hundred thousand dollars is annually appropriated out of the treasury for the additional Mar. 6, relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are resident citizen of the State of Alabama, and their widows. 1996. Soldiers and sailors who are entitled to pensions.- Feb. 10, Any resident citizen of this state at the time of filing his application, who, while in the military or naval service of this state (r.c.c.) or the Confederate states, lost a leg or an arm, or the use thereof, or who, from wounds received while in such service, or who, from sickness or old age, or who is blind or deranged, and unable at the time to make a living by physical labor by reason of his permanent disability, and who did not desert the service of the Confederate States or the State of Alabama, and who does not now own property to the value of four hundred dollars, and whose salary or income does not exceed three hundred dollars per annum, shall be entitled to the provisions of this chapter.

1997. The widow of soldiers and sailors who are entitled to Ib. provisions. The widow of any soldier or sailor of this state or of the Confederate States, who has not married since the death of such soldier or sailor, and whose husband did not desert the service of the state or of the Confederate States, and who was a resident citizen of the state on the first day of January, 1899, and who is a resident citizen of the state at the time of filing her application, and who does not own property to the value of four hundred dollars, shall also be entitled to relief under the provisions of this chapter, as hereinafter provided. 1998. County board of examiners appointed by governor. Ib., § 2. The governor shall appoint for each county in the state two examiners, whose terms of office shall be for six years from the date of appointment, one of whom shall be a practicing physician of good standing in his profession, and the other an exConfederate soldier or sailor of good moral character; the two shall constitute a board of examiners of pensions for the county in which they are appointed, and as such shall discharge all the duties prescribed for said board by this chapter. 1999. Oath of county examiners.-Before entering upon the ID. discharge of the duties prescribed for the county board by this chapter, each of said appointees shall file with the judge of probate of the county an oath in writing, to be administered by said judge, that he will honestly and faithfully discharge all the duties that devolve upon him as such examiner.

2000. State board of examiners appointed by governor.- Ib., § 3. The governor shall appoint three resident citizens of this state, whose term of office shall be for six years from date of appoint

Feb. 10, 1899, p. 226, § 3.

Ib.

Mar. 4, 1901, p.

168, § 1.

Ib.

Ib.

Ib., § 2.

Ib., § 3. (r.c.c.)

Pensions for Confederate Soldiers and Sailors.

ment, one of whom shall be a practicing physician, of good standing as such in the state, and the other two ex-Confederate soldiers of good moral character. The three shall constitute a state board of examiners of pensions, and as such shall discharge the duties of such board as hereinafter provided by this chapter.

2001. Oath of state examiners.-Each of such appointees, before entering upon the duties of such examiners, shall file in the office of the secretary of state a written oath that he will honestly and faithfully discharge all the duties that may devolve upon him as a member of said board of examiners.

2002. Vacancies in boards of examiners; how filled.—All vacancies that may occur in either the county or state board of examiners shall be filled by appointment made by the governor, as the original appointments were made.

2003. Meeting of county board of examiners.-Upon the first Monday in July in each year, the county board of examiners shall meet at the county seat of their respective counties and open an office for the examination of applicants for pensions under this chapter.

2004. Notice of meeting.-They shall give due notice by publication in some newspaper in the county or by posting at the courthouse door of the county and five other public places for three weeks, of the time and place of their meeting.

2005. Office hours.-They shall keep their office open for the examination of applicants from nine o'clock a.m. until four o'clock p.m. on week days for the first ten days after the first Monday in July, after which they may keep open for such time as may be necessary to examine the applications filed with them.

2006. Meeting of state board of examiners.-The state board of examiners shall meet at the capitol in the city of Montgomery on the second Monday in August in each year (they having been notified by the auditor that there were applications to be passed upon) for the purpose of examining applications submitted to them as hereinafter provided. They shall continue in session until all applications filed with them shall be passed upon; but they shall not receive pay for more than fifteen days during the year.

2007. Applications of soldiers and sailors for pensions; form and contents of.-Any soldier or sailor who served in the Confederate army or in the militia, who deems himself entitled to the benefits of this chapter, shall file with the county board of examiners his application in writing upon blanks to be furnished him by the judge of probate of the county in which he

Pensions for Confederate Soldiers and Sailors.

resides, setting forth that he was a Confederate soldier or sailor, or a soldier or sailor in the service of the State of Alabama, that he did not desert the service, that neither he nor his wife is possessed of property to the value of four hundred dollars, that his income does not exceed three hundred dollars for salary or otherwise, that in consequence of his disabled condition he cannot make a living by manual labor; he shall also state in what company and regiment (provided he was in a regiment), and what branch of the service he served; whether he was honorably discharged or whether he surrendered with the army; giving his age and the nature of the wound he received, and in what engagement he was wounded, and the reason why he cannot make a livelihood by manual labor; and his postoffice. The averments of the application must be sworn to by the applicant before one of the county board of examiners, or some other officer authorized by law to administer an oath. The fact of his having served in the Confederate army or in the state troops of Alabama must be proven by the affidavit of two reliable persons who are acquainted with the facts; such affidavit must be sworn to before some officer authorized to administer an oath, and if such officer and witnesses be nonresidents of the State of Alabama, the veracity of the witnesses shall be certified to by the officer taking the affidavit. When any applicant has his parole or honorable discharge, said instrument shall be prima facie evidence of his right to a pension. No inmate of the soldiers' home at Mountain Creek shall be eligible as a pensioner under this article.

168, 4.

2008. Widow's application for pension; form and contents Mar. 4, of. If any widow of any Confederate soldier or sailor, or the 1901, p. widow of any Alabama soldier or sailor who served the state (r.c.c.) in the war between the states, who has been in good faith a citizen of Alabama for one year, who is a citizen of the state at the time of filing her application, deems herself entitled to the benefits of this article, she shall file with the board of examiners of the county of her residence, her application in writing upon blanks to be furnished by the judge of probate of the county, stating the name of her deceased husband, the company and regiment to which he belonged, whether he was killed or died in the service or not; that she has no children living with her upon whom she can depend for support; that she has not since remarried; that the value of all her property does not exceed four hundred dollars, and that she has not sufficient means of support. She shall also file with said board a complete inventory of all the property, both real and personal, that she owns, which application must be sworn to by the applicant, and the fact of her deceased husband having served as alleged,