Chap. 1302.—An ACT for the relief of Mistress E. Whillock, widow of a
Confederate soldier.
Approved March 7%, 1900.
Whereas E. Whillock was a gallant Confederate soldier of Virginia,
and was a true and brave soldier during the war; and
Whereas he died since the war, leaving a widow, who is aged and
penniless; therefore,
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
county court of Washington shall examine into the condition of the
above-named widow of said E. Whillock; and should it be that he was
true and loyal to Virginia throughout the war, and died from injuries
or disease received during service, and that she is now old and penniless,
and should receive aid from Virginia; and if the county court of
Washington shall send to the auditor of public accounts a certificate
that the above-recited facts are true, then the said auditor is directed
to place the name of Mistress E. Whillock on the pension list, and
pay her annually the sum of fifteen dollars on or before the first day
of April, nineteen hundred.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.