Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-05-27
ifNs So AN ACT fcr The relefcs certain surviving OH
GERS and soldiers Of the army of the Revolution.

fNe. 30I AN ACT for The selef CT ceta,n su,ats VIZ
GERS and soldiers Of the army OF the ne'o'.o"'
Be it enacted By the Senate and House OF repre-
sentatires of the Un,ted States Of 4merica az CON
eress assembled That each OF the surviving oictr,
of me army of the Revolution, in the Continental
Line. who was entitled to half pay by the Resolve
of October twenty Hrst, seventeen hundred ahu
eirhty, be authorized to receive, out OF any money
in the Treasury. not otherwise appropriated inc
amount of his full pay in sad line, according 20
his rank in the line. to begin Gu the thliu oay I"
March. one thousand eight hundred and twenty
six. and to continue durlng his natural lite Pro'
rdpd. That under this act no officer shall be en-
titled to receive larger sum than the iuli pay OF
a captain IN said line.
Sec 2 .fnd be it further enacted, That wneh
ever any of said officers has received money OF ,'e
JTnted Stafas. as pensioner, since the third day
OF March, one thousand eight hundred any TWEEN
six aforesaid the sum ~ received shall be ue-
juctcd from what said officer would otherwise, Oe
,nttled TO- under the f. - section ot tins act anu
every pension to which said officer Is now emil
tied shall cs ase after the passage OF thus act.
SEC 8 md be II farther enacted, That every
sur,i,in. non.commi, stoned office. musician, or
n ;yate in sai. army. who enlisted therein tor ana
lu my the VA, and continued ~ ITS service lh''
Its tcrmnaton. an.! thereby became ehu''ed 10 re
cpi,e reward - ,i.ht, dollars. under resolve o.
IL iptlnre-S, In.SPu NliN M'tSheh' 49,"
rr and sc, e.t, EIGHT ahall bc entitled to receive
his full montlsl, pay IN said service. out OF any
mnupy in the treasury not otherwise appropriateu;
70 b, Gin 10 the third Jay of March one thousanG
,icht hundred AID twentv-sx. and to coatinue
tJu.lrp a, nat ,fal life: Provided: That no non.
commissioned IF. ~, musician. Of private, IN saih
Iarmv uhn i ,.iN ~ nv pension ls' OF tie Cnit
ed States, sLali he cnt,ed to the benefits OF this
act.
Sec :. AID he i tfariicr enacted, That the pay
sllowed py his ac ,haIl, under the direction OF
~ s.cretarv # the Treasury be paid to the 9TH
cor or ,olnier entitled thereto or to their authnt
zed attorney, at such places and davs as said Sc
cretarv may direct aud that no foreign o!llce'
shall be entitled to said pay, nor shall an' officer
or soldier receive the same, until he furnish to
said Secretary satisfactory evidence that he Is en-
tiled % the same, in conformity to the provisions
of this act and the pay allowed BY this act shall
not in anv way, be transferable or liable to at
achment, levy seizure, by any legal process
whatever tut shall inule. wholly to the personal
benefit Of the officer or soldier entitled to the same
By this act.
see. s. And BE- it further enacted, That so much
Of said pay as accrued by the provisions OF this
act, before the third day Of March, eighteen hun
dred and twenty eight shall be paid to the officers
and soldiers entitled to the same, as soon as may
be-. in the manner and under the provisions before
mentioned and the pay which shall accrue after
said day. shall be paid semi-annually, in like man
ner, aud under the same provisions.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS