Chap. 728.—An ACT for the relief of R. R. Piper, a disabled Confederate soldier.

Approved March 3, 1898.

Whereas R. R. Piper, a Confederate soldier of Company F, seventh
eciment of Virginia infantry, was a true and gallant soldier during the
ate war; was loyal to Virginia; and

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

Malignant hernia of both sides and wound received in right leg, and

s unable tosupport himself by his labor: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the hust-
ing court of the city of Richmond shall examine into ‘the condition of
he above-named R-R. Piper, a Confederate soldier; and should it be that
he was true and loyal to Virginia through the war, and that he is now
alHlicted and incapacitated for manual labor by reason of wound received
in the war; that he is needy and poor, and should receive aid from Vir-
zinla, and if the hustings court of the city of Michmond 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 R. R.
Piper on the pension list, and pay him annually the sum of fifteer
dollars, on and after the first day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety.
eight.

This act shall be in force from its passage.