History of labor legislation in the Scandinavian countries . relief system and on the other it tried tosatisfy the popular demand for old age pensions. The law, as we shall see, isnot based on the insuranoe prinoiple, whatever, but is a pension measure pure andsimple. Since the enactment of the law, repeated attempts have been mad» to haveit amended, some of whioh have been successful. The amendments were enaoted in1899 (April ?), 1902 Uay 23), and lyOS UJar,13). By the law of 1891, if * Danish sub^eot who has completed his sixtiethyear is unable to provide for himself, or those dependent on h
History of labor legislation in the Scandinavian countries . relief system and on the other it tried tosatisfy the popular demand for old age pensions. The law, as we shall see, isnot based on the insuranoe prinoiple, whatever, but is a pension measure pure andsimple. Since the enactment of the law, repeated attempts have been mad» to haveit amended, some of whioh have been successful. The amendments were enaoted in1899 (April ?), 1902 Uay 23), and lyOS UJar,13). By the law of 1891, if * Danish sub^eot who has completed his sixtiethyear is unable to provide for himself, or those dependent on him, with the neces-saries of life, or with proper treatment in the case of illness, he may, if heohooses, apply for old age relief. For this relief to be granted to him, however,the conditions are that 11) he must not have been oonvioted of any orime, or ofany transaction generally accounted dishonorable, in respeot of whioh he has notreceived rehabilitation, K2) his poverty must not be the oonsequenoe of any aotion^. Tillaeg 3973 - Tlllaeg A. p. 3385* 1. by wliioh he, fcr the benefit of his ohlldren or others, has deprived himself ofhit nouns of eubsiatenoe; andit must not beoauged by a disorderly or extravagantmods of life, or be in any other way brought about by his own fault; 13) for tenyears preoeding his upplioatlon for old age relief, he must huve had a fixedresldenoe in the oountry, and during that time, he must not have reoelved poorrelief, or huve been found guilty of vagranoy or begging, Aoc<;rding to the wording of tae law, in order to obtain old age relief,an applicant must be without maans for providing himself or those dependent onhim with the neoessarles of life or with proper treatment in oase of illness; andthis oertain Jurists oontended, when the law first went into operation, meant thatthe applioant must be destitute; that he must in faot if he had any little sav-ings, spend them before relief oould be granted to him. Had this interpretationof the luw be
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