Chap. 979.—An ACT for the relief of Henry Duke, a wounded Confederate soldier.

Approved March 4, 1898.

Whereas Henry Duke, of the county of Isle of Wight, in the state of
Virginia, a member of Company F, sixth regiment Virginia infantry, was
a gallant Confederate soldier, and was so wounded in battle, in the leg
above the knee, that from the effects of the disability thereby occasioned
he is unable to provide a subsistence for himself without assistance, be-
ing now over seventy years of age, infirm, and without means of ade-
quate support:

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the auditor
of public accounts be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of
the said Henry Duke upon the pension roll of Confederate Virginia sol-
diers asentitled to receive a pension of fifteen dollars per annum: pro-
vided the above stated facts are certified to the auditor of public ac-
counts by the judge of the county court of Isle of Wight county.

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