The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-05-24
LAW OF THE UNION.
m 9UTHORl7'Y.

~ .sUTA0Rl9Y. J.
AN ACT 10 Audubon u an ACT entitled I" An
act to provide tor certain persons engaged
In the land and naval service Of tho United
Slstes 10 the revolutionary war;" passed on
the eighteenth day Of March, ons ttvussnd
--sight hundred and eighteen.
6E h enacted by fhe Senate and House of
Hsfresenfaiyes ef rae United Siafes Of .frne.
Stra IN CenSress asse76fed, Tina, no pe<soo
who now. IS, or hereaticr may be placed on
the peosion'Iis' OF the United States, by vir.
tue of the act, entitled {" An sct to provide
Tor certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service OF the United States in the rev.
oiunona,y war;" passed on tho eighteenth
day OF Match, one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen, shalt, utter the paymen, Of ,hs,s
part OF The pension which bsearns due on ,he
fourth day Of Mach, one ,hon saed eight bun.
drod and twenty, CONTINUE TO receive the pen
sio" grsnted by tho said act,iun,ii he shall
have .exhibi,edt TO some coun Of record, 10 the
county, city or borough, 10 which he resides,
scheduIe, subscribed by him Containing his
whole estate snd income, (his necessary cloth
ing and bedding exccp,ed,) and shall have
(before the said court, or some one OF The
Judges thereby taken and subscri ribed and pro-
duced TO the said cooft, the following oath o.
sH nation, to wit, ], A. B. do sole Dnly swear
Or sffi'm Gas the case may be) tha, ] was
resident ciIxoD Of the United SIa,cs on the
eighteen'h day Of March, one thoussnd eigbt
hundred and eightccn, ara that l have not,
since tha, time, by gift, sale or in any man
me- whatever, disposed Of my properly, or
any part thereof, with intcwt thereby so to di
min'sh !, ss to bring myself within tho pro-
visions OF an act Of Congress, entitled "an
act to provide for certain pc, sons engaged 10
the land and naval services Of the United
States In the revolutionary war" passed on
the eighteenth day Of March, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, and ,ha, l have
Aoi, nor has any person in uust fo' me, any
property or securities, contracts, or debts, due
TO mo nor have ] any income, other than
what 10 contained in the schedule hereto an
nexed and by me subscribed: MOI until such
person shall have delivered, or csused TO be
delivered, TO the Secretary Of War, copy OF
the aforesaid schedule and oah or afh ma.
ton, ccrtihcd By the clerk Of he coat TO
which tho said schedule was delivered, 10.
gether with tho opioion Of the said court, also
certified by their clerk, of the valwc Of the
property contained In the said schedule Pro.
vided, That, in every case in which the pen.
sioner may be insane, or incapable OF taking
IN oath, tho courrmay receive the schedule
without the aforesaid oath or affir nation,
from The committee, or other per sons author
tsed to take care Of such person.
Sec. .. dnd be U further enacted, That
the original schedule and oath or affirmation
sha! b. hIed.ic he clerks office, Of the cour,
to which the schedule and oath or affirmation
aforesaid shall bc exhibited and any person
who soaIl swesr or sir' IN falsely in the prem.
isos, and be thereof coovic ed, shall suffer as
for w'iul and corrupr e'jn'y 2
Sec. 8. And be it (arrhet enacted, That, on
the rece,p' Of the copy OF the schedule and
oath, or afh nation aforesaid, /, shall DO the
du'y OF the Sec etaty Of the War department,
70 cau-o 10 be struck from the list Of pension
ers uoder the said act, the name of such per-
son, in case the said person shall not in his
opinion, be in such indignant circumstances
as to be unable to support himself without
tho assistance of his county: PROVIDED,
That every person, who shall have been pla-
ced on the pension list in consequence Of
disability, from known wounds received IN
the revolutionary war, and who shall have re-
linquished such pension in order to avail
themselves Of the b.pe6, of tho provisions of
rho act, 10 which this is an amendment, who
by virtue OF this section, may be stricken
from the peosion list, shall be forthwith re.
stored 20 The pension SO relinquishcd.
Washington, May 1, 1890 0--Approved,
JAMES MONROE