CHAP. 113.—An ACT for the relief of Edward A. Snellings, of the
city of Manchester.

Approved April 2, 1879.

Whereas it is represented to the general assembly that Ed-
ward A. Snellings, of the city of Manchester, a citizen of
Virginia, enlisted in the service of the Confederate States
during the late war, and lost both legs, or feet, in battle at
Kennesaw mountain, and now resides, and has resided since
the war, in this state; and whereas it is further represented
that the said Edward A. Snellings is very poor, and has a
family consisting of a wife and three children dependent solely
upon his labor for a support: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the auditor
of public accounts is hereby authorized and directed, upon the
application of the said Edward A. Snellings, accompanied by
a certificate of the judge of the city of Manchester that the
applicant is a citizen of his city and lost his legs, or feet, while
serving in the army of the Confederate States, and upon the
return of the artificial limbs issued to him, which he cannot use,
to issue a warrant on the treasury for the sum of one hundred
and twenty dollars as commutation for said ltinbs, to be paid
out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.

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