02-24-2005, 06:10 PM
Sorry, I thought we were talking about very early (i.e. early post-revolution) service awards, not the authorized-by-statute awards that came later. For the early ones like the ones I mentioned, I'll stick to my previous answer until I become aware that there were statutes authorizing those awards in Georgia. I am skeptical that such statutes existed. For later, but still pre-Irreproachable Service, awards I accept the answers I have read here. I'll also acknowledge that what was the case in Georgia may not have been the case elsewhere. Certainly, whim did give way to statute.
Chuck
Chuck
