332 EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. (311.85. 1825. United States, as one of the contrqctors for erecting Z1 fort on Dauphin Island; and that the bond on whxch the surt was instrtuted, be cancelled. Secretarypf Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War cause Warhz deliver to be delivered up and released, by proper conyeyances, to Nimrod ‘I{£}im;‘;';:,;" Farrow, contractor for erecting a fort on Dauphin Island, all liens or property. securities which the United States may hold on property, real or pe1·· sonal, of the said contractor. _ $73,747_’78 to Sec. 3. And be zi further enacted, That the proper accounting officerg be paid him. of the treasury department pay unto Nxmrod Farrow, contractor for erecting a fort on Dauphin Island, or to hrs legal representatives, the sum of seventy-three thousand seven hundred and forty-seven dollars proviso_ and seventy-eight cents: Provided, That the said Nimrod Farrow, bg» fore he shall receive any of the personal property to be' delivered ns aforesaid, and before he shall be entitled to receive the money abovementioned, he shall enter into Ia bond to the Secretary ofWar, with secunty to the acceptance of szud secretary, m the penal sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, conditioned that the said Nimrod Farrow shall appropriate the nett proceeds of the personal property, and the money so to be received, towards the payment of the debts contracted by Farrow and Harris or either of them, or any other person or persons contracting under said Farrow and Harris, for supplies finnished, and services rendered, in und about the erection of said fortification ; and that, if there shall be any surplus, after paying the said debts contracted as aforesaid, SZ11d Farrow shall' pay to thC·S&ld IIGITFIS, or his legal representatives or assignees, hrs just proporuon of said surplus; which bond shall be deposited with the Secretary of War; and it shall be the duty of the said secretary, upon the application of any of the parties interested therein, and satisfactory proof of the fhilure of the said Nimrod Farrow to fulfil the condition thereof; to cause the said bond to be prosecuted for the benefit of the party or parties making such application, and of such other person or persons as may have an interest in said bond. Aninyentory S20. 4. And be it further mactcd, That an inventory be taken of ofprosercyre- such personal property as shall be returned to the said Farrow, under “"“° “’ °" the provmons of thrs act, and an estimate of nts value be made under r0w,t0 be taken. . . ’ such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, and that there be paid unto the said Farrow such difference us exists between the value of the personal property at the time the same was taken possession of by the government, and its return, together with the value of the personal property destroyed or lost while the same was in the possession of the government, except the same was lost or destroyed by the act of God. Appropriation. Sec. 5. And be it furthe¢· enacted, That the several sums to be paid by the provisions of this act, be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Avmovmn, March 3, 1825. Sumvrz II. March 3, 1825, CHAP. LXXXV.——·f1n Het for the relief ry" George Love. l Be it enacted, ¢§·c., Thut the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is '!`¤ be 1g11d for hereby,. authorized and directed to pay to George Love, out of any
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Banmmsc da. doliars exghty cents, the emount pllld as paymaster of the New York 22S6d ¤fH¤¤r¤. mdma, :10 the representatxves of deceased officers and soldiers, not here ‘ to ore a owed. Avvkovsn, March 3, 1325.
