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2564432United States Statutes at Large, Volume 2 — Public Acts of the Twelfth Congress, 1st Session, LXIXUnited States Congress


April 25, 1812.

Chap. LXIX.An Act to revive and continue in force “An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary War,” and for other purposes.[1]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act, entituled Former act revived and continued in force.An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war,” passed on the tenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, shall be, and the same is hereby revived and continued in force for and during the space of six years from the passage of this act, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress thereafter, and no longer.

Agents for paying invalid pensions to give bonds, &c. &c.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the agents for the payment of invalid pensioners of the United States, shall in future be required to give bond with two or more sureties, to be approved by the Secretary for the department of War, in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties confided to them respectively.

Approved, April 25, 1812.


  1. Acts relative to Revolutionary Invalid Pensions:—
    An act providing for the payment of the invalid pensioners of the United States. (Expired.) September 29, 1789, chap. 24.
    An act further to provide for the payment of the invalid pensioners of the United States. (Expired.) July 16, 1790, chap. 27.
    An act to provide for the settlement of the claims of widows and orphans, barred by the limitations heretofore established, and to regulate the claims to invalid pensions. (Obsolete.) March 23, 1792, chap. 11.
    An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions. (Obsolete.) February 28, 1793, chap. 17.
    An act concerning invalids. (Obsolete.) June 7, 1794, chap. 57.
    Resolution. (Obsolete.) June 9, 1794.
    Resolution. (Obsolete.) April 18, 1796.
    An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the revolutionary war. (Repealed.) March 3, 1803, chap. 37.
    An act for the relief of certain military pensioners in the state of South Carolina. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1804, chap. 18.
    An act in addition to “an act making provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the revolutionary war,” March 3, 1805, chap. 44.
    An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war, April 10, 1806, chap. 25.
    An act to revive and continue in force, “an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war,” and for other purposes. (Expired.) April 25, 1812, chap. 69.
    An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the Untied States, in the revolutionary war, March 18, 1818, chap. 18.
    An act concerning invalid pensioners. (Expired.) March 3, 1819, chap. 97.
    An act in addition to an act entitled, “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war,” passed the 18th day of March, 1818, May 1, 1820, chap. 51.
    An act to revive and continue in force, “an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war,” and for other purposes. (Expired.) May 15, 1820, ch. 108.
    An act to revive and continue in force an act entitled, “An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war.” (Expired.) February 4, 1822, chap. 6.
    An act supplementary to the acts providing for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, March 3, 1823, chap. 58.
    An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution, May 15, 1828, chap. 53.
    An act supplementary to the “act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution,” June 7, 1832, chap. 126.
    An act to amend the act entitled “An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army,” July 14, 1832, chap. 237.
    Resolution in relation to the execution of an act supplemental to an act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the revolution, July 14, 1832.
    An act to amend an act entitled, “An act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army,” February 19, 1833, chap. 31.
    Resolution in relation to the execution of the act supplemental to the act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the revolution, March 2, 1833.
    An act granting half pay to widows or orphans when their husbands or fathers have died of wounds received in the military service of the United States, in certain cases, and for other purposes, July 4, 1836, chap. 362.
    An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, July 7, 1838, chap. 189.
    An act to amend the act of July 18, 1836 and 1838, allowing pensions to certain widows, August 23, 1842, chap. 191.
    An act to continue the pensions to certain widows, June 17, 1844, chap. 102.