Southern planter., 1832-12-29

will produce proof, as nearly as NAV be, con-
formally to the preceding regulations, and
authenticated in similar manner, with such
variations as the different nature Of the SER
vice may require.
No payment can be madeon account fthe
services Of any person who may have died
before the taking effect of the act Of June 4,
1882; and in case Of death subsequent there
10. and before the declaration herein required
is made, the parties interested viii transmit
such evidence as they canpocure, taken and
authenticated before n court Of record, show
ing the services Of the deceased the period Of
his death, the opinion Of the ncighborhood re-
specting such services, the title Of the claim
ant, and the opinion fthe court upon the
whole matter
4aaci supplementary 10 the "Act for The relicfof
certain surpiuing officers and soldiers cftie REQ
oluim.r
RI IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND
Housr OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE UNIT
In SrArrs OF AMERICA IN CoNeREss AS
srMnIrp. Thnteach ofthe surviving officers,
non-comnissioncd officers, musicians, sol
diers and Indian spieswho shall have served
in ne continental line, orSlate troops, volun-
tecrs. or militia, at one or more terms, Pc
Rod Of two years, during the war of the rev.
luton, and who are not entitled to any benefit
under the act for the relief Of certain surviv-
ing officers & soldiers Of the revolution, passed
the fifteenth day Of May, eighteen hundred
and twenty weight, be authorised to receive,
out of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, the amount OF his full pay
in the said line, according tohis rank, but not
exceeding, in any case, the pay OF captain
in the said line; such pay TO commence from
the fourth day of March one thousand eight
hundred and thrty-one, and shall continue
during his natural life: and that any such Of
ffcer, non-commissioned officer, musician, or
private, AZ aforesaid; who shall have served
IN the continental line, State troops, volun-
teers OF militia, term or terms, in the whole !
less than the above period, but not less than
six months, shall be authorised to receive out
of any mappropriaied money in the Treas
ury, during his naural life, each, according 20
his term of service, an amount bearing such
proportion to the annuity granted to the same
rank for the service oftwo years, as his term
Of service did TO the term aforesaid; 10 COM
mence from the 4th day Of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty-one.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That no
person receiving an annuity or pension under
any law Of the United States providing for h
revolutionary officers and soldiers, shall BEEN e
titled TO the benefits ofthisact, unless he shall
first relinquish his further claim to such PEN Il
sion; and in all payments under this act, the b
amount which nv have been received under q
any other act as aforesaid, since the date al j.
which the payments under this act shall COM q
mence, shall first be deducted from such pay 4
mons. "a
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted, That G
the pay allowed BY this act shall, under the ~
direction Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, be = =
paid 10 the officer, non-commissioned Officer, x
or private, entitled thereto, or his Or -
their authorised attorney at such places and 4,
times as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
direct and that no foreign officer shall be en- IN
titled to sold pay, nor shall any officer, non No
officer musician, or private, re- lh
neive the same until he furnish the said Sc th
cretary satisfactory evidence that he is enti- tic
tied to the same in conformity to the prov- sta
iions Of this act; and the pay heNby allowed P'
shall not be in any way transferable, or lia- nj
bic TO attachment, levy, or seizure, by any le- no
gal processw whatever, butshalIendmew whollyto an
The personal benefit of the officer, non-com- 'al
nssioned officer, musician, OF soldier, enti- an m
led to the same. ,.n
SIC. a. And be it further enacted, That ~ y"
20 muchoi the said pay as accrued before the
approval Of this act, shall be paid to the>per- ali
'on entitled and under the provisions above ca
mentioned, and the pay which shall accrue b.
hereafter shall be paid, semi-annualIy, in the nc
manner above directed; and, in case Of the hi
ieagh of any person embraced by the provi- te
mons fthis act, OF Of the act to which II is 81
during the period intervening re
letween the semi-annual payments directed b.
o De made by said acts, the proportionate a te
Mount oipay which shall accrue between the u
asi preceding semi-annual payment and the p
ieath olsuch person shall paid tohis widow, {, e
~ y he leave no widow, TO his children.
SEC. And be il further enacted, That the
'iicers, non-commissioned officers, mariners, I,
'r marines, who served for a ike term in the
naval service during the revolutionary war, !
lhal be entitled 20 the benefits of this act, IN 4
he same manner as isprovided for the officers ,
ind soldiers Of The army Of the revolution
APPROVED; June Z, 1892.
II W. RonERrs, Fl Fa