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722 FOR'1`Y—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 96-99. 1873. name of Evan Johnson, labe a corporal of company I, forty-seventh regiment Illinois volunteers, to take efecb from and after the passage of this Mh APPROVED, February 1, 1873. Feb. 1, 1873. CHAP. XCVI.—An Act granting a Pension to Mary A. Chute. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United pension to States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte. Mnry A· Chute- yior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pm. sion roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary A. Chute, mother of Edward P. Chute, late a private in company I, of the tenth regiment of Maine volunteers, to take effect from the passage of this act. Ar1>1zovm>, February 1, 1873. Feb. 1, 1873. CHAP. XCVII. —An Act granting a Pension to John Nolan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United pension to States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Ime- ·7<>l¤¤ N¤l¤¤· rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John Nolan, of Quincy, Illinois, and pay him a pension from and after the passage of this act. APPROVED, February 1, 1873. Feb. 1, 1873. CHAP. XCVIII. ——-An Actfrr the Reliefey" Daniel O. Cleveland, Postmaster at Broad- "'”"""`“""` albin, in the Stale of New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Credits to be States of America in Congress assembled, That the auditor of the treas-

 P¤’§‘El ury for the Posboflice Department be, and hereby is, authorized and

s€}u,,,,:;,°;':,; directed to credit Daniel O. Cleveland, postmaster at Broadalbin, in the counts. State of New York, in his account as such postmaster, with the sum of one hundred and forty dollars, being the value of postage stamps stolen from the safe of said post-oflice by burglars ou the night of the eighth day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, without fault or negligence on the part of said postmaster. Sec. 2. That the proper accounting ofiicer of the Treasury Department, be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to credit the said Daniel O. Cleveland in his account for United States internal-revenue stamps with the sum of two hundred and thirteen dollars, being the amount and value of such revenue stamps stolen from said safe by bur lars on the night aforesaid, without fault or negligence on the part of saig Cleveland. ‘ APPROVED, February 1, 1873. _I5eb;¢&1873· CHAP. XCIX. — An Acifor the Reliq/James F. Casey, Collector cfthe Portqf New r cans. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mzitcd Credits to be States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- ?l;‘;¥‘;Y;l:$';;_F· ury be, and is hereby, authorized to credit James F. Casey, collector of Hung Oy accounts_ customs for the port of New Orleans, the following items in the settlemem; of his accounts, to wit: The sum of three hundred and ninety-four dollars and sixteen cents, being the sum paid John Hancock as assistant auditor in the New Orleans custom-house for services from February twenty-fifth to April twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-mine; and the sum of six hundred and five dollars and twenty-four cents, being the sum paid Robert L. Ream, jr., for services as clerk in said customhouse, from February first. to June seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-