Chap. 923.—An ACT for the relief of William P. Humphreys, a disabled Con-
federate soldier,

Approved March 4, 1898.

Whereas William P. Humphrevs, a disabled Confederate soldier of
Captain William Halls company, fifth regiment of Virginia volunteers;
was atrue and enllant soldier during the civil ware wae laval ta Vir.
Whereas he is now suffering from the following disability—to-wit:

Rheumatism contracted by” exposure during the war, and said rheu-
matism has produced total disability so that he is helpless: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the county
court of Augusta shall examine into the condition of the above-named
William P. Humphreys, a Confederate soldier; and should it be that he

was trueand loyal to Virginia through the war, and that he is now
afflicted and diseased and incapacitated for manual labor, caused by
services In the Confederate army; that he is needy and poor, and should
receive aid from Virginia, and if the county court of Augusta should
send a certificate of the facts to the auditor of public accounts of Vir-
ginia, then the auditor of public accounts is directed to place the name
of William P. Tlumphreys on the pension list, and pay him annually the
sum of fifteen dollars, on and after the first day of April, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety- eicht.

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