Chap. 792.—An ACT for the relief of J. B. Kissler, a disabled Confederate soldier.

Approved March 3, 1808.

Whereas J. B. Kissler, a disabled Confederate soldier of Company F,
fifty-seventh regiment of Virginia infantry, was a true and gallant sol-
dier during the late war; was loyal to Virginia; and

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

A wound in the left hand, which totally disables him from using the
same:

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the corpo-
ration court of Roanoke city shall examine into the condition of the
above-named J. B. Kissler, a Confederate soldier; and should it be that
he was true and loyal to Virginia through the war, and the facts as above
stated be proved, and that he is now alllicted 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 accounts is directed to place the name of J. B. Niss-
ler 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-eight.

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