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The Union Times
Union, Union County, South Carolina
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South Carolina House passes pension bill increasing annual appropriation to $200,000 for veterans and blind, with proportional distribution rules; Mr. W. J. Johnson offers resolution for dispensary book examination.
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The pension bill to raise the amount from $150,000 to $200,000 passed the House in Columbia last Tuesday.
The bill as it passed the House now reads:
"Section 1. The sum of at least two hundred thousand dollars shall be annually appropriated to pay the pensions provided for by this Act, and in case the same, or such amount as shall be appropriated, shall be insufficient, then the amount so appropriated shall be distributed proportionately among those legally entitled to receive the same: Provided that those pensioners described in sub-division (a.) Section 1, herein, shall have been first paid in full: Provided further, in case the same, or such amount as shall be appropriated, shall be more than sufficient, then the amount so appropriated shall be distributed proportionately among all those legally entitled to receive the same.
Section 2. That all blind and partially blind and all veterans in the poor houses in this State shall be put in Class A.
Mr. W. J. Johnson offered the usual concurrent resolution relative to examination of the books of the dispensary. It went on the Calendar."
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Columbia
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Last Tuesday
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The pension bill to raise the amount from $150,000 to $200,000 passed the House. The bill provides for annual appropriation of at least $200,000 for pensions, with proportional distribution if insufficient or excess, prioritizing those in sub-division (a.) Section 1. Section 2 puts all blind and partially blind and all veterans in poor houses in Class A. Mr. W. J. Johnson offered the usual concurrent resolution relative to examination of the books of the dispensary, which went on the Calendar.