The widow of any Confederate soldier or sailor, deeming herself entitled to the benefits of this chapter, shall file with the county department of human resources of the county of which she is a bona fide resident, her application in writing, sworn to before some officer authorized to administer oaths, on blanks furnished by the county department of human resources, such blanks conforming substantially to the requirements set forth in Section 31-8-2. The application shall show the name of the deceased husband and the date of his death, his company and regiment, the date of the widow's marriage, her age at the time of making the application, and whether application has been made before and rejected or her name dropped from the pension roll before, and if so, when and the reason assigned.
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.