And any person who shall swear or affirm falsely in the premises, and be thereof convicted, shall suffer as for wilful and corrupt perjury.
The Secretary of War may strike from the pension list the names of persons, who, in his opinion, are not in indigent circumstances, &c.
Proviso.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That on the receipt of the copy of the schedule and oath, or affirmation aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the War Department to cause to be struck from the list of pensioners under the said act, the name of such person, in case the said person shall not, in his opinion, be in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country: Provided, That every person, who shall have been placed on the pension list in consequence of disability, from known wounds received in the revolutionary war, and who shall have relinquished such pension in order to avail themselves of the benefit of the provisions of the act, to which this is an amendment, who, by virtue, of this section, may be stricken from the pension list, shall be forthwith restored to the pension so relinquished.
Approved, May 1, 1820.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. LIV.—An Act to increase the allowance of the judges of the Orphans’ Court in the counties of Washington and Alexandria.
Each judge of the orphans’ court in the District of Columbia, allowed 6 dollars for each day he attends, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passing of this act, the judge of the orphans’ court for the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, and the judge of the orphans’ court for the county of Alexandria, in the same district, shall each be entitled to receive, in lieu of his present compensation, the sum of six dollars for every day he shall attend in the execution of his office: to be paid in the same manner as is now by law directed.
Approved, May 1, 1820.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. LXII.—An Act concerning the banks of the district of Columbia.
Charters of the banks in the District paying specie, and as long as they pay specie continued until 1st June, 1822.
Charter of Bank of Columbia limited to 1st June, 1822.
Proviso.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the charters of the several incorporated banks in the District of Columbia, now paying specie, and during such time only as such banks respectively shall continue to pay specie, be, and the same are hereby extended to the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, any thing in the said charters to the contrary notwithstanding; and the charter of the Bank of Columbia, be, and the same is hereby declared to be limited in its duration to the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two: Provided, That this act shall be of no force or effect to extend any charter aforesaid, till a majority in interest of the stockholders of the several banks whose charters may be hereby extended, shall file their declarations in writing, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, assenting to, and accepting the benefit of this act.
Approved, May 4, 1820.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. LXXV.—An Act further to regulate the medical department of the army.
Apothecary and assistant apothecaries general to give bonds, with security, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the apothecary general and assistant apothecaries general, shall severally give bonds to the United States, with good and sufficient surety, for the faithful performance of
