Chap. 1171.—An ACT for the relief of Harrison Hipes, a Confederate soldier.

Approved March 7, 1900.

Whereas Harrison Hipes, a disabled Confederate soldier of the six-
tieth regiment, Virginia infantry, was a true and gallant soldier dur-
ing the late war; was loyal to Virginia; and

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

Is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of his service in the late
war, and has no means of support; is almost blind, and nearly eighty
years old; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the gencral assembly of Virginia, That the
county court of Botetourt county shall examine into the condition
of the above-named Harrison Hipes, a Confederate soldier; and should
it be that he was true and loyal to Virginia through the war, and that
he is now afflicted and incapacitated for manual labor; that he is
needy and poor, and should receive aid from Virginia; and if the
county court of Botetourt county should send a certificate of the facts
to the auditor of pubhie accounts of Virginia, then the auditor of public
vecounts is directed to place the name of Harrison Hipes on the pension
ist, and pay him annually the sum of fifteen dollars on and after the
first day of April, nineteen hundred.

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