Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 2 P2 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | How to Use This Book 111 Article Title 12 1 Definition in italics with Latin translation provided 13 1 First-level subhead 14 1 Sidebar expands upon an issue addressed briefly in the article I 5 I Quotation from subject of biography 16 1 Biography of contributor to American law 17 1 Timeline for subject of biography including general historical events and life events 18 1 In Focus article examines a controversial or complex aspect of the article topic 19 1 Further readings to facilitate research I 10 I Cross references at end of article I 11 I See reference I 12 I Full cite for case I 13 I Internal cross-reference to entry within WEAL The First Payments of Social Security I 4 I Ah - th enactment of the Social Security Act 4 1S35 H2 USCA I XI K eqI end the creation of the Social Securer Admmstrabon SSAX the federal government had a hon time to tab Ith the program before beginning to pay benefits Month benefit were to be gm KI IMO The ponod horn 1937 to IMO we to be used both to bu J up the trvst fund and IO provide a meimum period lor participation for person to quaUy for monthly benefit Froir 1937 until IMO however Social Secirity paid bene I the forte of a angle luap aue payment The purpote of these one time payment we to provide tome compensation to people who contributed Io the program but noUd not parbci-pate long enough to te retted for monthly benefits The first appfitant for a lump turn benefit wat Erne Ackerman a Cleveland motorman who retired one day ater the Social Security Program begaa fixing hr one day of participation m the program five cents was withheld from Ackerman pay lor Social Securey. end Upon rebrmg. he rec ewed a lump sum payment of eventeen cents Payments of monthly benefes began in January IMO On January 31. IMO. the feM monthly retirement check was issued to Ma May Fuler of Ludlow. Vermont the amount of 72 M Fuller died m January II7S at the age of one hundred 3unng her uty five years as a beneficiary. he received more than m .
