Chap. 1392.—An ACT for the relief of Joseph H. Hardy, a wounded Confed-
erate soldier.

Approved March 7, 1900.

Whereas Joseph H. Hardy, a disabled Confederate soldier of Virginia,
was a true and gallant soldier during the war; was loyal to Virginia;
and

Whereas he is now suffering from the following disability—to wit:

Was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, May fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, through large leader in the left thigh; his leg
frequently gives out and cannot walk alone: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
county court of Patrick shall examine into the condition of the above-
named Joseph H. Hardy. a Confederate soldier, and should it be that
he was true and loval to Virginia through the war, and that he is
now afflicted and incapacitated for manual labor, that he is needy and
poor and should receive aid from Virginia, and if county court of
Patrick should send a certificate of the facts to the auditor of public
accounts of Virginia, then the auditor of public accounts is directed
to place the name of Joseph H. Hardy on the pension list, and pay
him annually the sum of fifteen dollars on and after the first day of
Apru, nineteen hundred.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.