Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-15
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

AN ACT for the relief of certain surviving Officers and
Soldiers Of The Army OF the Revolution.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sYntatres Of the Un.tei States of .4merca in Con-
eress assembled, That each of the surviving OH.
GERS Of the Army of the Revolution in the Conh-
mental Line who was entitled to hal 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
priateh, tie amount of his full pay in said line,
according to his rank in the line, to begin with the
third day Of March. one thousand eight hundred
and twenty six, and to continue during his natural
life Prol:ded, That, under this act, no officer
shall be entitled to receive larger sum than the
fill pay Of Captain in said line.
Sec. Q. find be it further enacted, That, when.
ever any Of SAID officers has received money of the
United States, as pensoner, since the third da>
Of March, one thousand eight hundred and twcnt'
nix. aforesaid the sum 50 received shall be deduct
ell from what said officer would otherwise. he en-
titled to, usder the first section ct this act and
every pension to which said officer is now entitled.
shall cease after the passage OF this act.
Sec. 3. find be it further enacted, lhat every
surviving non-commlssioned officer, musician, o.
private in said army, who enlisted therein ior and
during the war. and continued IN its service until
its termination. and thereby became entitled tore
ceiye reward of eighty dollars, under a resolve
Of Congress, passed MAY fifteenth. seventeen hun
dred and seventy eight. shall be entitled TO receive
his full monthly pay in said service, ont OF any
meney in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated;
20 begin on the third day Of March, one thousand
eight hundred and twentv-siy. and 70 continue du-
ring his natural life Pr0rided, That no non com
mssioned 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 ot this act
Sec. 4. .snd be it further enacted, That the pay
alov a bv this act SHALL under the direction OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, be paid to the Officer
or Soldier entitled thereto, to their authorized
attorney, at such places and days as the Secretary
NAV direct: and that no foreign Officer shall be
entitled to said pay nor shall any oihcer Or ool
dier receive the same, until he furnish to salt
Secretary satisfactory evidence that he Is cnltleo
20 the same, IN conformity TO the provisions OF TN;
act; and the pay allowed bg this act shall rot II
any Hav be transferable or liabe to attachment
levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever
but shall enure wholly to the personal tenc!t O
the Officer or Soldier entitled to the same by thi
ACT.
Sec. ). .}ad be it further enacted. That so muc.
II sa!d pay as accrued BY the provisions OF this act
5efure the third dav Of March. eighteen hundred
ana twenty eight, shall be paid 10 the Officers ant
soldiers entitled TO the same, as soon as may be
III TIE rnannel aud under the provisions before men
toned and tu4 pay Which shall accrue after sal'
day, sha b. paid semmi.annualiy, III like mamie!
sal under the same provisions.
A STEVENSON,
Speaker the House Of Representative
s. SMITH,
r esideut If he Senate pro tempors.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.