No applicant will have her name placed upon the pension rolls of this state unless at least one witness who was a Confederate soldier and can establish his record as such certifies to the fact that the husband of the applicant rendered the service as set forth in the application. In addition thereto there shall be required with an application for a pension under this chapter the certificate of two disinterested witnesses that the applicant is trustworthy and reliable and that they have full reason to believe and do believe that the statements made in the application are true and correct. If the Confederate archives in the City of Washington or the Department of Archives and History in Montgomery show the service of the husband of the applicant for a pension, the affidavit of the person who served in the service of the Confederate states, or the State of Alabama, as above set out, need not be required.
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.