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LAWS

OF

PENNSYLVANIA.

No. 1.

An Act

Granting relief to John Schucker, a soldier of the revolutionary war, and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, it appears that by an act of the General Assembly of this Commonwealth, passed the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, entitled "An act for the relief of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary war," the State Treasurer was thereby authorized and required to pay to Jacob Schucker, of the county of Berks, forty dollars, immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars during life: And whereas, it appears that the name of the applicant to whom the above gratuity and annuity were granted is John Schucker, who, by such error, was deprived of the benefit of said act: Therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to the said John Schucker, of Berks county, a Jno.Schueker soldier, the sum of eighty dollars, the amount of the gratuity and annuity so granted up to the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and an annuity of forty dollars during life, payable half yearly, to commence on the said first day of March, to be paid in conformity to the existing laws of this Commonwealth.

So much of SECTION 2. So much of the act entitled An act for the relief act of 1834 s of sundry soldiers and widows of soldiers of the revolutionary granted an war, passed the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hun- cob Schucker dred and thirty-four, as grants an annuity and pension to Jacob repealed.

annuity to Ja

Schucker, of the county of Berks, be and the same is hereby

repealed.

JAMES THOMPSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB KERN,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The nineteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.

GEO: WOLF.

J. Kremer,

No. 2.

au act

For the relief of sundry soldiers, and widows of revolutionary soldiers.

SECTION 1. Pe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority Gratuity and of the same, That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized Bunuity to and required to pay to John Kremer, of Franklin coun y, ThọT. Campbell, mas Campbell, of Westmoreland county, George Tripner and G. Tripner, Benjamin Vandegrift, of Philadelphia county, John Ferguson, B.Vandegrift, of Indiana county, Frederick Lavenburg and Moses Davis, of J. Ferguson, Columbia county, Nicholas Shope, of Cumberland county, F.Layenburg Christian Heiny, of Northampton county, and Frederick Fought, of Perry county, soldiers, and Marcy Wilkinson, of Beaver county, and Margaret Armstrong, of Allegheny county, the widows of revolutionary soldiers, or to their respective orders, forty dollars to each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars to each during life, payable half yearly, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.

M. Davis,

N. Shope,
C. Heiny,
F. Fought,

M. Wilkinson
and M. Arm-
strong.

SECTION 2. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay to Adam Yorkshimer, of Columbia county, a Gratuity to A. gratuity of forty dollars, in full for his revolutionary services; Yorkshimer. the foregoing gratuities and pensions to be paid in conformity to the existing laws.

JAMES THOMPSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB KERN,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-second day of December, one thou

a

sand eight hundred and thirty-four.

GEO: WOLF.

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