REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

AN ACT for the relief of certain surviving Officers an


Soldiers Of tic Army Of the Revolution.
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AN ACT for the relief Of certain surviving Officers and


Soldiers Of TIC Army Of the Revolution.


Be ii enac,ed BY the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires Of tlc United States Of America in Con-
greSs assembled, That each of the surviving off.
GERS Of the Army of the Revelation in the Cont
mental Line. who was 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 in said line,
according to his rank in the line, to begin with the
thrd day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty six, and to continue during his natural
life: Prorided, That; under this act, no officer
snail be entitled to receive larger sum than the
full pay oil Captain in said line.


Sec. c. .9nd be ii further enacted, That, when
over any OF SAID officers has received money of the
United States, as pensoner. since the third day
Of March. one thousand eight hundred and twenty
SIX, aforesaid, the so received shall be deduct.
ed from what said officer would otherwise, be en-
titled to- under the first section of this act and
every pension to which said officer is now entitled
shall cease after the passage of this act.


See. 5. Ind be it further enacted, That every
Surviving non commissioned officer, musician, 0r
private in said army, who enlisted therein for and
during tie war, and continued in ITS service until
its termination. and thereby became entitled to re.
ceive reward Of eighty dollars, under resolve
of Congress passed May fifteenth, seventeen hun
dred and seventy glt shall be entitled to receive
his fel: monthIv pay in said service, ont of any