The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-21
REV0LUT1oN4RY CLAL6s.
AN ACT far The relief Of certain surviving OF
frer5 aud Soldiers OF the Army OF
the Revolution.

EnEIr ENACTED Lg the Senate & Hopss
z , nj Representatives. Of The United Sfalss
nj fBierica ~ C1ngreSs assembled, That each
Of the SURVEYING officers OF the army oil the
Revolution in the Continental Line, Who was
entitled To hall pay 10y the resolve ot October
twentv-frst, seventeen hundred aud eighty,
be authorized 10 received ont ot any money III
the treasury not otherwise appropratedi ihe
amount Of his full pay IN saidline, according
10 his rank IN The line, 10 begin with the lhird
day Of March, ono thousand eight hundred and
tWenty.si1. and 10 continue during bis natn-
raj life Pf0,ded. That, under ihds act, no
officer shnll be entitled to receive larger
sum than the full pay ola Captain III said line
Sec. 2 Ind be II further enacted, That.
whenever any Of said officers has received
money of the United States, as a penslonef
since The third day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-six, aforesaid, The
sum So received shall he deducted from what
said officer " ould, otherwise, be entitled 10,
under the Grst section of this net and ever.
pension 10 which said officer is now entitled,
shall cease after ibe passage of this act.
Sec. 3 glndbg ii further enncted. that every
surviving non-commissioned officer, music-
an or private, in said army, who enlisted
therein for and during the war, aud continn-
81 in its service until lis termination, and
thereby became entitledto receive reward
Of eighty dollars, under a resolve OF Con
gress passed May fifteenth seventeen hun
dred and srveniy-eighl, shall be entitled 10 re
ceive hi full monthly pay in said service
out Of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated 10 be gin on the third day
OF March, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-six, aud 10 continue during his nRtu-
raj life PfOtmed, That no nnn.commission-
ed officer, musician or private, in said army,
Who is now on the pension list Of the United
States, shall be entitled to The benefits OF this
act.
Sec. 4. Ind beit furidcr snaci,d, That the
pay allowed bv this act shall under the dlrrr-
lion of the Secretary oil The Treasury, lie paid
10 the Officer or Soldier entitled thereto, or
10 their authorized attorney, ri such places
and daYs rs the Secretary may dreci aud
that no foreign officer shall he entitled 10
said pay nor shall any Oi'errur Soldier re-
ceive the same, until he furnish 10 said 9eCre
tary satisfactory evidence that ne Is emitted
10 the same, in conformity 10 tue provisions
nf This act and the pay allowed hy This art
shall mol in any way be transferable. or lahIs
10 attachment levy, or seizure, by any iegai
PROCESS Whatever, bnI shaIl enure wholly 10
the personal benefit Of the Officer or oUiiier
entitled To the same = this act.
See. >. ind be II f0riher enac'ef, That 50
much Of said pay as accrurdby lhe provisions
Of This act, before the thirdday 1T March, one
eight hundred and twenty weight.
shall br pad to the Officers aud Soldiers en-
titled To the same, as soon A. may be, in the
manner aud under the provisions before men
toned and The pay which shall accrue alter
said day. shall BE- paid semi-annualy, IN like
manner, aad under the same provisions.
A. STEVENSON.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
5. SMITH,
President Of the SENATE, po tempOre.
Appfoyed--i5th May, IS2~.
JOIN QUINCY ADAMS.