The widow of any person who actually served as a soldier or sailor in the army or navy of the Confederate States of America or of the State of Alabama for or during the period of the War Between the States, who was married to such soldier or sailor prior to January 1, 1904, or was married to such soldier or sailor for at least one year prior to the time of his death, regardless of whether his death occurred before or after September 23, 1919, and who has not remarried, except as provided in Section 31-8-3, and who was not at the time of her husband's death separated from him by divorce or was not voluntarily living apart from her husband during the period of one year prior to his death, and whose husband did not desert the service of the State of Alabama or the Confederate states, and who is an actual bona fide resident of Alabama and has been such for a period of five years prior to the filing of the application, and the widow of any Confederate soldier or sailor on the pension roll at the time of his death, shall be entitled to relief under the provisions of this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.
Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.
Section 31-8-2 - Persons Entitled to Pension.
Section 31-8-3 - Entitlement of Remarried Widows.
Section 31-8-4 - Certain Persons Not to Be Placed on Pension Roll.
Section 31-8-5 - Forms, etc., for Use by Applicants.
Section 31-8-7 - Application for Placement on Pension Roll.
Section 31-8-8 - Certificates to Accompany Application.
Section 31-8-9 - Proof of Service of Husband.
Section 31-8-11 - Disposition of Rejected Applications.
Section 31-8-12 - Reapplication.
Section 31-8-14 - Application for Reinstatement to Pension Roll.
Section 31-8-15 - Restoration of Pensioner Dropped From Roll Through Error, Etc.
Section 31-8-17 - Proceedings as to Pensions Secured by Misrepresentation.
Section 31-8-18 - Proceedings as to Persons Placed on Pension Roll Through Fraud, Etc.
Section 31-8-19 - Amount of Pension; Appropriation.
Section 31-8-20 - Payment of Pensions - Generally.
Section 31-8-23 - Payment of Pensions - When Proof of Identity of Payee Required.
Section 31-8-25 - Transfer or Discount of Pension Claims or Warrants.
Section 31-8-24 - Disposition of Pension After Death of Pensioner.
Section 31-8-26 - Unauthorized Purchase or Receipt of Transfer of Pension Claim or Warrant.
Section 31-8-28 - Annual Publication of County Pension List.
Section 31-8-29 - Grand Jury Investigations of County Pension List; Report.
Section 31-8-30 - Permanent State Record of Pensioners.
Section 31-8-31 - Maintenance of Permanent State Pension Roll; Verification of Applications, Etc.
Section 31-8-32 - Report on Operation of State Pension Law.
Section 31-8-33 - Penalty for Violation of Laws Pertaining to Confederate Pensions.