Chapter CIII. for the relief of Sarah Venable and Jane Morgan
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Chap. CIII.— An Act for the relief of Sarah Venable and Jane Morgan. May 20, 1826. *Be it enacted, &c., * That the bounty land which Peter Woosely, alias Oosely, a deceased soldier, is, or was entitled to, be, and the same isBounty land to which Peter Woosely is entitled, vested in Sarah Venable, &c. hereby, declared to be vested in Sarah Venable, to whom it was devised by the last will of the said Peter; and that such arrearages of pay, pension, and clothing, as may be found due to him, be paid to Jane Morgan, formerly Jane Venable, to whom he devised it, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: *Provided,* That nothing inProviso. this act shall affect the right or claim of the heirs of the said Peter, should they be able in any court to assert their claim, and show that said devises are insufficient in law, and of none effect.
Approved, May 20, 1826.