The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-14
RET0kUYTONaRY CLAIMS.
AN ACT Tor the relief II certain surviving o.
icers aad Soldiers OF he Army Of
the RPy,lluitoD,

EpE IT ENACTED BY the Senat, & House
n , Of Representatives. of he United States
81 .fatgric1 az Congress assembled, Ihai each
al the surviving officers OF the army OF the
Revolution ia the Continental Line, Who VAS
eniitedto half pay by the resolve Of October
twenty -frsi, seventeen hundred aud eighty,
be authorized To received Out OF any money III
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, lie
amount or his full pay IN said linz, according
10 his rank IN The line. 10 begin with the third
day oil March, one thousand eight hundred and
t"eniy-sh, and TO continue during his natu-
raj lie PrOridcd. That, under this act, no
officer shall be entitled to receive larger
sum than the full pay ola Captain ~ said line
Sec. 2. dnd be Il further enacted, Thai,
whenever any OF said officers has received
money of The United States, as a pensnner, ,
since the third day of March, one thou ,and
eight hundred and twenty-sik, aforesaid, the
sum so received shall be deducted from what
said officer would. otherwise, lie entitled 10,
under the first seGlios of this act and every
pension 10 which SAID officer is now entitled,
shall cease after the passage of this act.
Sec. 3 .4ndt Al further enacted, thai every
surviving non-cummlssioned officer, musici
an or private, in said army, who enlisted
therein for aud during the var, aud eontinu-
Ell IN lis service until its termination, and
thereby became entitled to receive a reward
OF eighty dollars, under resolve OF Con
gress, passed May fifteenth, seventeen hun
dred aud sevsnty-eight, shall be entitled 10 re.
ceive his full monthly pay in said service,
out OF any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated TO begin on the third day
OF March, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-siI, and 10 continue during his natu-
raj lite PrOrided That no nOn-commission-
ed officer, musician or private, in said army,
who Is now on the pension list oi The United
States shall be entitled 10 the benefits OF this
act.
Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted, That the
pay allowed by this act shall under the direc-
ton OF the Secretary OF the Treasury, be pad
10 the Officer or Soldier entitled thereto, or
10 their authorized attorney, at such places
and daysa as the Secretary may direct and
that no tareign GthCer shall be entitled to
said pay nor shall any Officer or Soldier re-
ceye the same, until lie furnish 10 said Seere-
tary satisfactory evidence that he is entitled
10 The same, in conformity 10 the provisions
Of this act and the pay allowed by this act
snail not III any way be transferable, or liable
10 attachment levy, or seizure, by any legal
process whatever, but shall enure wholly to
the personal benefit Of the Officer or Soldier
entitled 10 the same by this act.
sec D. .f1d be II JtfhT cRHcted, 1hat so
much OF said pay as accruedby tue provisions
of this act, before the third day OF March, one
eight hundred and twenty eight
shall br paid 10 the Officers and Soldiers en-
titled to the same, as soon II, may be, in lbe
manner and under the provisions before men.
TONED; and the pay which shall accrue after
said day, shall be paid sem-annually, in like
manner, and under the same provisions.
A. STEVENSON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
:. SMITH,
President of the Senate, pro teinpore.
Approved-l5th May, 1928
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.