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660 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 138, 150, 151, 154. 1372. of Frederick F. roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the D”Y*°¤· names of the minor children under sixteen years of age of Frederick F. Dayton, late private in company F, eleventh regiment Indiana. volunteers, as in the case of a. widow uimmrried. Approved, May 2, 1872. __M”Y 2· 1871 CHAP. CXXXVIII.-An Act granj;?g1$t Tension to the minor Children of Amanda . ztccey. Be it enacted Q1] the Senate and House of Representatives of the United lf{·l·T;<*¤}*<>¤*}i· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In-

lf °t terior be,m1d he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension

Ritchey. roll, subject no the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the names of the minor children under sixteen years of age of Amanda M. Ritchey, deceased, widow of Powers Ritchey, late a. contract surgeon iu the United States army. Approved, May 2, 1872. May 9, 1872. CHAP. CL. —-An Act for the Relief ef" G. S. Bagerjf Maryville, Missouii, for the Rc- """_""‘ issuer: acertain on . Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b $§“’_§1¤<lCf<>S States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas-

 ° ‘ury be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue a. new bond for fifty dollars,

with coupons from and including that of July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, to G. S. Baker, of Maryville, Missouri, in place of a. livetwenty coupon bond, for a like amount, number ninety-two thousand seven 18Ys5,_gh. S2. hundred end eleven, act of lVIu,rch third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, V°l·x’“· P- **98- issue of July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, scid bond having

,,dc,,,,,,ty_ been destroyed by mutilation
Provided, That before issuing the new bond

the Secretary of the Treasury shall require zz sufficient bond of indemnity, securing the government against the presentation of the bond alleged to be lost. A1’1’ROVED, May 9, 1872. May 9, 1872. CHAP. CLI.-—An Act for the Relief qf£ogm·t Williams, Jr., Collector third Dzstrict, Be it enacted by the Senate and H0z¢se of Representatives of zfhe Uiziled ¢ll0\w}¤9 to States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting §s_)€5tSc,:}Q;`,l§st officers of the treasury be authorized and directed, in settling the accounts or his accounts. of Robert Williams, Jr., collector of internal revenue, third district, Ohio, to credit and allow to him such sum as they shall find was stolen from his safe in beer, cigar, and internal-revenue stamps, by on the night Promos. of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine: Provided, That there shall first be deducted from said sum so stolen the amount recovered by said Robert WVil1iu,ms, Jr., and that nothing shall be allowed for expenses in recovering the same: And provided further, That such accounting officers shall be satisfied, by competent testimony, that all such stamps were stolen without any default or negligence ou the part of said Williams or his agents. Arrnovim, lMay 9, 1872. May 10, 1872. CHAP. CLIV.—-An Act directing the proper Officers in the Treasury Department to ' credit John Says, q/' Ohio, the Sum therein mentioned. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mzited Credit to be States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting

  • ’éQ°;"°d JOM officers in the Treasury Department be, end they me hereby, directed t0

yaudit and allow to John Seys, of Ohio, formerly minister resident and consul-general of the United States at Liberia, in the final adjustment and settlement of his accounts as such minister, the sum of eleven hundred