Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-03-19
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AN ACTto revive and continue in force an act
entitled can act TO provide for persons who
were disabled by known wounds received in
the Revolutionary war"
Be it enacted by The Senate and House
Of REPRESENTATIVES Of sle United States
Of -dmeriea in Congress assembled, That
the act, entitled " An act to provide for
persons who were disabled by known
wounds received in the revolutionary
war; pas sed On the tenth day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and six, and
limited as in said act declared, to the
teIyl of six years, and afterwards revived
ana continued in force for and during the
term of SIX years, by an act entitled An
act to revive and continue in force, +" An
act to provide for persons who were disa-
bled by known wounds received iHthe Re-
evolutionary war, and for other purposes,
passed ON the twenty fifth day of April,
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and twelve, and afterwards revived and
continued in force for the term of one
year, by an act, entitled !" An act TO re-
vive, and continue in force, an act enti-
tied, " an act to provide for persons who
were disabled by known wounds received
in the Revolutionary war;" passed Oh the
fifteenth day Of May, IN the year one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty, shall be,
and the said acts hereby, revived and con-
tinned in fulI force and effect, for and dur
ing the term q six years from and after the
passingofihisa ,and from theneeunto the
end ofthe mex, session of Congress: Pro-
yidea, That any evidence which has been
taken TO support any clam OF any person
disabled in the Revolutionary war, under
the authority of the "Act of the fifteenth OF
May, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty" reviving and continuing in force
for one year," An act to provide for per-
sons who were disabled by known wounds
received in the Revolutionary was"
shall be received and acted upon by
the Secretary of War, in the same man
ner. as IL said act was stili'in force and
had not expired: .dnd frovided, also;
That this act, and any thing contained in
the act hereby revived and continued in
force, shall not be construed to repeal or
make void the fourth section OF an act,
entitled, Gan act concerning invalid
pensioners" passed the third of March,
one thousand eight hundred and nine
teen: and the said fourth section OF the
said last mentioned act shall be, and
the same is hereby declared to be,
and to continue to be in null force and
effect, any thing in the said act hereby
revived and continued in force to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. Q. And be it, further enacted, That
the right any person now has, or here
after may acquire, to receive pension
in virtue of any law of the United States,
shall be construed to commence at the
time of completing his testimony pur-
suant TO the act hereby revived aid con-
.inued in force.
q Sec. 8. and be it. further enacted, That
the agents for the payment of pensions
to invalid pensioners ofthe United States,
shall in future, he required to give bonds, |
with two or more surities, to be approx
ed by the Secretary Of the Department
of War, in such penalty as he shall di-
rect, for the faithful discharge ofthe du-
ties confdcd to them respectively.
Approved, February 4, 1922.
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