power or fubftitution is not given by reafon of JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United CHAPTER XII. An Act providing for the Settlement of the Claims Section 1. E it enacted by the Senate and by certain for 2 years United States of America in Congress affembled, That the operation of the refolutions of the Limitationslate Congrefs of the United States, paffed on of etzims the fecond day of November, one thoufand refolutions, feven hundred and eighty-five, and the twen- fufpended ty-third day of July, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-feven, fo far as they have barred, or may be conftrued to bar the claims of any officer, foldier, artificer, failor or marine of the late army or navy of the United States, for perfonal fervices rendered to the United States, in the military er naval department, fhall from and after the paffing of this act, be fufpended, for and during the term of two years. And that And that every fuch officer, foldier, artificer, failor and marine having claims for fervices rendered to the United States, in the military or naval departments, who fhal: exhibit the fame, for liquidation, at the Treasury of the United States, at any time during the faid term of two years, fhall be entitled to an adjustment, and allowance thereof on the fame principles, as if the fame had been exhibited, claims for within the term preferibed by the aforefaid rerations, &c. folutions of Congrefs: Provided, That nothing herein fhall be conftrued to extend to claims for rations or fubfiftance money. not to extend to Balances to &c. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no be register balances hereafter to be certified, as due from ed in name the United States, fhall be registered in any of original claimant, other name, than that of the original claimant, or of his heirs, executors or administrators; and fuch balances fhall be transferable only at the Treafury, by virtue of powers actually executed after fuch regitry, expreffing the fum to be transferred, and in purfuance of fuch general rules, as have been, or fhall be prefcribed for that purpose. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, March the 27th, 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER XIII. An Act for the Relief of certain Widows, Orphans, Sec. I. B just the dows and E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the Comptroller of the Treafury adjuft comptrolthe claims of the widows and orphans refpec- ler to adtively, as the cafe may be, of the late colonel claims of Owen Roberts, captain William White, lieu- certain wi tenant colonel Bernard Elliott, major Samuel orphans. Wife, major Benjamin Huger, lieutenant John Bufh, and major Charles Motte, deceafed, all of whom were killed or died in the fervice of the United States, for the seven years half-pay for 7 years ftipulated by the refolve of Congrefs of the half-pay, twenty-fourth day of Auguft, one thousand feven hundred and eighty; and that the Regifter of the Treafury do iffue his certificates accordingly. &c. Mix and on pension Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the department of war be, and he hereby is required to place on the invalid lift, Timothy Mix, difabled in the late war, by the Timothy lofs of his right hand, while in the fervice of Abel Turthe United States, at the rate of five dollars ney placed per month, to commence on the fourth day lift. of February one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-three. That the faid Secretary place on the invalid lift, Abel Turney, mariner, difabled while in the fervice of the United States, at the rate of one dollar per month, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the VOL. II. E Comptrol arrears of the faid penfions be paid as the laws direct in fimilar cafes. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the ler to adjunt Comptroller of the Treasury be, and he hereby the account is required to adjust the accounts of Jofeph of Jofeph Pannil, a lieutenant-colonel in the service of the Pannil. of the late Brig. Gen. United States, as a deranged officer upon the principles of the act of the late Congress, of the third of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty, and to allow him the usual commutation of the half-pay for life of a lieutenant-colonel, and that the Regifter of the Treafury be, and he hereby is required to grant a certificate for the amount of the balance due to him. That the Comptroller adjust the account of the late brigadier general De Haas, admitting to the credit of the faid account, fuch fums as by evidence fhall appear to have been advanced for the public fervice, and which have been charged by the United States to the officers who have received the fame for the public fervice, and that the faid Register do grant a certificate for the balance due on fuch fettlement. The faid Comptroller adjust the account of Thomas M'Intire, a captain in the fervice of the United States, during the late war, and allow him the ufual commutation of the halfpay for life of a captain, and that the faid Reand regifter gifter grant a certificate for the amount thereof accordingly. Thomas McIntire. to iffue cer tificates. Comptrol the account Suzor Debevere. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the ler to adjust Comptroller of the Treafury be, and he hereby of Francis is required to adjust the account of Francis Suzor Debevere, a furgeon's mate in the fervice of the United States during the late war, and who remained in captivity to the end thereof, and that the Regifter of the Treafury be, and he hereby is required to grant a certificate for the amount which fhall be found due for the fervices of the faid Francis Suzor Debevere. That the faid Comptroller adjust the account of Robert King, as a lieutenant, deranged upon Robt. King the principles of the act of the late Congress, paffed the twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, and that the faid Register grant a certificate accordingly. That the Comptroller adjuft the ac-1 count of Lemuel Sherman, as a failing mafter Lemuel of a galley on Lake Champlain, and as such taken prisoner; and that the faid Regifter and regifter grant a certificate accordingly. Sherman, to grant certificates. Westfall, 336 dollars. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That there be granted to Nicholas Ferdinand Weftfall, Nichokas F. who left the British service and joined the army grant of of the United States, during the late war, one land and hundred acres of unappropriated land in the western territory of the United States, free of all charges, and alfo the fum of three hundred and thirty-fix dollars, out of any money appropriated to the contingent charges of go vernment. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, March the 27th, 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. |