Chap. 772.—An ACT for the relief of John A. Osborne.
Approved March 3, 1893.

Whereas John A. Osborne, a wounded Confederate soldier of the fort y-
eighth regiment of Virginia infantry, was a true and gallant soldier
during the late war; was loyal to Virginia; and

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

Was hurt by a shell at Chancellorsville in battle; was also wounded
at Gettysburg and captured while wounded, and is now unable to do
manual labor, by reason of said wound; and is poor and very needy:
therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the county
court of Lee shall examine into the condition of the above-named John
A. Osborne, a Confederate soldier; and should it be that he was true
and loval to Virginia through the war, and that he is now afllicted and
in a bad condition and incapacitated for manual labor; that he is needy
and poor, and should receive aid from Virginia, and if the county court
of Lee should send a certificate of the facts to the auditor of public ac-
counts of Virginia, then the auditor of public accounts is directed to
place the name of John A. Osborne on the pension list, and pay him
annually the sum of fifteen dollars, on and after the first day of April,

eighteen hundred and ninety-e eight.
This act shall be in force from its passage,