Chapter XCVII. for the relief of Young King, a chief of the Seneca tribe of Indians
152 words·~1 min read·
/statutes-at-large/vol-6/chapter-xcvii-667124·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Chap. XCVII.— An Act for the relief of Young King, a chief of the Seneca tribe of Indians. April 26, 1816. *Be it enacted, &c., * That the Secretary for the Department of WarAnnuity of 200 dollars. be, and he is hereby authorized and required, to cause to be paid to Young King, a chief of the Seneca tribe of Indians, quarter yearly, the sum of fifty dollars, amounting to the sum of two hundred dollars per annum, during the term of his natural life, as a compensation for the brave and meritorious services which he rendered the United States in the late war with Great Britain, and as a provision for the wound and disability which he received in the performance of those services.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, *That the said sum be paid outAppropriation. of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 26, 1816.