Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-08

30. 72 AN ACT to revive and continue in force an
act entitled "An provide for persons who were
disabled BY known Wounds received III The keyoiu,ion
ary war"
BE II enacted by III, Senate aud House of He
;presentatves of the United States Of .4mericn in
Congress assembled, That the act, entitled San
act to provide for persons who were disabled by
known wounds, received in the Revolutionary
war;" passed on the tenth day of April, one thou
sand eight hundred and six. and limited as in said
act declared, to the term Of siS years, and after
wards revived and continued in Iorce for and du.
-ing the term OF SIX years, bc an act. entitled Sc Ar
act to revive and continue in force An act to pro-
vide for persons who were disabled by known
wounds, received in the Revolutionary war, and
for other purposes passed on the twenty fifth OF
April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and
twelve, and afterwards revived and continued IN
force for the term OF year, by an act entitled
- An act to revive and continue in force an act,
entitled An act to provide for persons who we're
disabled by known wounds, received in the Revo
iutionary war;" passed on the fifteenth day OF May,
IN the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty,
and further'revived and continued in force tor the
term of six years. BY an act entitled +" An act to
revive and continue in force An act 10 provide
for persons who were disabled BY known wounds,
received in the Revolutionary war;" passed on the
fourth day of February, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty two, shall be, and the
fal0 act is nereOV, revived ana CnNtiuueu III iuii
iurce and effect for and during the term of six
years from and after the passing of this act, and
from thence unto the end Of the next session of
Congress Prorided, That any evidence which
has been taken to support any claim of any person
disabled in the Revolutionary war, under the au
.hority Of the act of fifteenth May, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty, revi,ing and continu
ing in force tor one year :! An act to provide for
persons who were disabled BY known wounds, re-
fciyed ir the Revolutionary war" shall be recel-
we'd aud acted upon oy the Secretary Of War, in
the same manner as il said act was still in force.
and had not EXPIRED: Ind prorided also, That
This act, and any thing contained in the act hereby
revived and continued in force, shall not be con
strued to repeal or make void the fourth section of
an act entitled !" An act concerning invalid PEN
sions," passed the third Of March, one thousand
eight hupdred and nineteen; and the said fourth
section of the said last mentioned act shall be. and
the same is hereby declared TO be, ana To continue
70 be IN full force and effect; any thing in the said
act hereby revived and continued IN force 10 the
contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. ?. .lnd be it further enacted That the
right any person has, or hereafter may acquire, 10
receive pension in virtue OF any law Of The Un
ted States, shall be construed TO commence at the
time OF completing his testimony, pursuant 70 the
act hereby revived and continued in force.
Sec. s, aud be il farther encced, That the
agents for the payment Of pensions to invalid pen
sioners of the United States in future be required
20 give bonds, with two more sureties, 70 be ap.
proved by the Secretary Of the Department Of
War, in such penalty as he shall direct for the
faithful discharge If the duties con6ded 70 them
respectively.
A STEVENSON
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives