Chap. 745.—An ACT tor relief of Thomas TH. Board.
Approved March 3, 1898,

Whereas Thomas H. Board, a disabled Confederate soldier of Com-
pany I, tifty-eighth regiment of Virginia infantry, wasatrue and gallant
soldier during the late war; was loyal to Virginia: ‘and

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

From a wound received on the twenty-sev enth day of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, in the battle of Gaines > mill, which totally dis-
ables him: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the cor-
poration court of Roanoke city shall examine into the condition of the
above-named Thomas II. Board, a Confederate soldier; and should it be
that he was true and loyal to Virginia through the war, and that he is
now afllicted and in destitute circumstances, and incapacitated for man-
ual labor; that he is needy and poor, and should receive aid from Vir-
ginia, and if the corporation court of Roanoke city should send a certifi-
cate of the facts to the auditor of public accounts of Virginia, then the
auditor of public accountsis directed to place the name of Thomas H.
Board on the pension list, and pay him annually the sum of fifteen dol-
lars, on and after the first day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-
eight.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.