The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-06-19
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED AT
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY
SECOND CONCREss


THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY
SECOND CONGRESS.
[PUBLic No. AL
AN ACT Supplementary to the "Act for the
reiiefof certain surviving officers and SOL
dlers Of the revolution"
BE Il enacted 6y the Senate and House of
Representatives ofihe United STATES of.4n,er.
ica IN Congress assembled, That each ofthe
surviving officers, non commissioned officers,
musicians, soldiers and Indian spics, who
shall have served in the continental line, or
State troops, volunteers or militia, at one or
more terms, period of two years, during the
war ofthe revolution, and who are not EMIT.
led to any benefit under the act for the relief
Of certain surviving officers and soldiers Of
the revolution, passed the fifteenth day Of
May, eighteen hundred and twenty. eight, be
authorized 10 receive, out Of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
amount of his full pay in the said line, ac-
cordiDg to his rank, but not exceeding in any
case, the payof captain, in the said line !;
such pay to commence from tho fourth day
Of March, one thousand. eight hundred and
thirty,one. and shall continue during his ma
tural life and that any such officer, non com.
missioned officer, musician, or private, as
aforesaid, who shall have served in the con
tinental line, State troops, volunteers or mil
tia, a term or terms, in the whole less than
the above period, but not less than six
menths, shall be authorized TO receive out Of
any unappropriated money in the Treasury,
during his natural life, each according to his
term Of service, an amount bearing such
proportion to tho annuity granted to the
same rank for the service OF two years, as his
term Of service did to the term aforesaid /;
to commence from the fourth day Of March,
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
one.
Sec. 2. find be II further enacted, That
no person, receiving any annuity or pension
under any law of the United States provid.
ing for revolutionary Office rs and soldiers,
shall be entitled to TO the benefits Of this act,
unlesshe shall first relinquish his further
claim 10 such psnsion ; and in all payments
andsy<<ls.s a:t, the amount which may have
been received under any other act as afore.
said, since the date at which the payments
under this act shall commence, shall first be
deducted from such payment.
Sec. 3. .And be Il further enacted, That the
pay allowed by this act shall, under The dir.
ectioa OF the Secretary OF the Treasury, be
paid tethc officer, non-commissioned officer,
musician, or private, entitled thereto, or his
or there authorised attorney, at such places
and times as the Secretary Of the Treasury
may direct, and that no foreign officer shall
be entitled to said pay, nor shall any officer,
non. commissioned officer, musician or private,
receive the same until he furnish the said
Secretary satisfactory evidence that he is
entitled to the same, in conformity to the pro.
visions ofthis act and the pay hereby allow.
ed shall not beii any way transferable or
able to attachment, levy, or seizure, by any
legal process whatever, but shall enure
wholly TO the personal benefit Of the officer,
non.commssioned officer, musician or sol
dier, entitled to the same.
Sec. 4, find be IL farther enacted, That
so much of the said pay as accrued before
the approval ofthis act, shall be paid to the
person entitled to the same 40 soon as may
be, in the manner and under the provisions
above mentioned; and the pay which shall
accrue thereafter shall be paid semi-annually,
in the manner above directed and in case
Of the death of any person embraced by the
provisions of this act, or Of the act to which
it is supplementary, during the period inter-
vening between the semi. annual payments
directed to be made by said acts, the pro-
portioaate amount Of pay which shall accrue
between the last proceeding semi-annual
payment, and the death of such person,
shall be paid to his widow, or if he leave no
widow, to his children.
Sec. 5 find be IL further enacted, That the
officers, mariners, or marines, whe served for
a like term in the naval service, during the
revolutionary war, shall be entitled to the
benefits of this act, in the same msnner as is
provided for the officers and soldiers Of the
army Of the revolution.
A. STEVENSON.
speaker Of The House ofRepreseniatives.
]. G. CALHOUN,
pice President efhe United STATES and
.ls. President ofths Senate
Approved, June z, 1889.
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