Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-25
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
AN ACT for the relief Of certain surviving Officers and
Soldiers Of the Army OF the Revolution.

AN ACT for the relief Of certain surviving officers and
Soldiers Of the Army OF the Revolution.
Be It enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
scntatires of tie Ua,ted States Of .america in Con
cress assembled, That each Of the surviving otll-
GERS Of the Army Of the Revolution i'll the Cont
mental Line, who WIS entitled to half pay by the
resolve Of October twenty first, seventeen hund-
red and eighty, be authorized to receive, out Of
any money in the treasury not otherwise appro
prated, the amount of his full pay i'll said line
according to his rank in the line, to begin with the
,hrt day OF March, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty six, and to continue during his natural
Nfe: Proriaea. That, under this act no officer
shall be entitled to receive larger sum than the
lull pay Of a Captain in said line.
Sec. o .9nd be II further enacted, That, when.
ever any of SAID officers has received money ot the
United States, as a pensioncr, since the third day
Of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
six. aforesaid, the sum received shall be deduct
ed from what said officer would otherwise. he en-
titled to, under the first section OF tins act: and
every pension to which said officer is now entitled.
shall cease after the passage Of this act.
Sec. 3. .4na be it further enacted, That every
surviving non-commissoncd officer, musician, ~
private in SAID army, who enlisted therein Tor antl
during the war; and continued in its service until
its termination. and thereby became entitled tore
ceiye reward Of eighty dollars, under resolve
Of Congress, passed May fifteenth. seventeen hun
sired and eight, shall be ented to receive
his full montl,ly paw in said service, ont OF ary
money in TIE Treasury not otherwise appropriated:
10 BEGIN on the third day Of March. ono thousand
eight hundred and twenty sly, and to continue dn
ring his natural life: Provided, That no non. com
missioncd officer. musician, or private in said ar
nv, who is now on the pension list OF the United
States shall be entitled to the benefits Of this act.
sec. a. .ani Be il further enacted, That the pay
allowed by this act shall under the direction If the
Secretary of the Treasury, be paid TO the Officer
Or Soldier entitled thereto or to their authorized
attorney at such places and days as the Secretary
NAV direct: aud that 10 foreign Officer shall be
entitled 10 said pay nor >ha any uifccr or Sol
.cr receive tie same. until he furnish to sad
Secretary satisfactory eyldence that ne is entitled
to the same IN "a inintv 70 the provisions of tbs
act; and the paN aHaAcd By TINS act shall not N
ans wag be transferable or liabe to attachment.
levy, Or seilnlc. rs any legal process whatever.
olt shall enute wholly to the personal benefit VI
tile Officer Or S6iliep entitled TO the same Ey tins
act.
sec. ). -iEl a i. farther enacted, That 50 much
II said pas accrued is the provisions Of this act,
before DE thta das VI March, eighteen hundred
aud twenty elsat, sha, ne rad @ the Officers and
soldiers entitled q thc tne. as soon as MAY be.
y tie mauner and under the provisions before mem
ringet, and tie pav Whigh shall aecrue after said
lnN, shall be paid Senini annually, N Ike maHner
eHl sudet tie sau,e provisions
4 : lET ESsON,
Speaker ii tire fiaus5 # Representatives,
:. S"lfll,
President NJ ~ senate pro tcnpoFe
lOuN QUINCY ADAMS.