Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 15 STAT. · March 1, 1869 · Chapter LVIII

Chapter LVIII. for the Relief of Walter D

107 words·~1 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-15/chapter-lviii-1967013·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

CHAP. LVIII.— An Act for the Relief of Walter D. Plowden. March 1, 1869. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the Secretary of the TreasuryPayment to Walter D. Plowden. be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Walter D. Plowden, a colored scout and spy, the sum of one thousand dollars, for military services rendered the army of the United States, under Major-General Hunter, in the military district of South Carolina, in the war of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, for the suppression of the rebellion. Approved, March 1, 1869.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.