350 FORTY -EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Crt. 334-336. 1885. Pr¢>vi¢¤· Provided however, That the lands of said body corporate shall be located in the District of Columbia, and shall not exceed five thousand square feet. Exemption from Sec. 4. That the lands acquired and held by said body corporate, and uxaticn. the statue erected thereon, and all the improvements and appurtenances thereto, shall be entirely exempt from taxation, and shall not charge- 5,.;.., able or assessed for any purpose whatever : Provided, That this act may be modified, repealed or amended, whenever Congress may see tit to do so. Approved, March 3, 1885. lhrch 1 CHAP. 835.-An act to provid' e for the settlement of the claims of omcers and
enlistedmen of the Armyfor lossofprivstcpropertydsstruyedintlnemilihryservice of the United States. ·
Be it enaotedby the8enatecnd Houeeofltepreeestatioeeof the United Accounting1s:; States of America in Congress assembled, That the `proper accounting °;’:g’•°*“°Q, oillccrs of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed fn m,,?,?,;;:,?; to examine into, ascertain, and determine the value of the private propeu- pmpmyimem- erty belonging to officers and enlisted men in the military service of the destroyed- United States which has been, or may hereafter be, lost or destroyed in the military service, under the following circumstances: When loser do First. When such loss or destruction was without fault or negligence
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%en shipped Second. Where the private property so lost or destroyed was shipped W °¤g;¥ °¤ ui on board an unseaworthy vessel by order of any onieer authorized to '°'"'° Y V"' give such order or direct such shipment. When 1est i n Third. Where it appears that the loss or destruction of the private ?Y¤;¢a§<>P¤1‘*!°f property of the claimant was in consequence of his having given his , m “°°" attention to the saving of the property belonging to the United States which was in danger at the same time and under similar circumstances. hmymt of And the amount of such loss so ascertained and determined shall be
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p,,;,,, shall bein fullforallsuchlossor damage: Provided, That anyclaim which shall bepresentedand actedonunder authorityofthisact shall be held asiinally determined, and shall never thereafter be reopened or considered: Andprovidedfurther, That this act shall not apply to losses sustained in time of war or hostilities with Indians: And provided further, That the liability of the Government under this act shall be limited to such articles of personal property as the Secretary of War, in his discretion shall decide to be reasonable, useful, necessary, and proper for such officer or soldier while in quarters, e1¥l;gcd in the public service, in the line of duty: And pronidedfurther, t all claims now existing ¤1¤i¤t¤b•1¤¤· shall be presented within two years aud not after from the passage ot
- _°‘ *” *"° this act; and all such claims hereafter arisingbe presented within two
years from the occurrence of the loss or destruction. Approved, March 3rd, 1885. ¥•¤=¤3·m6- c¤ar.ses.-snmzemnnu-s»e•nei¤¤•••¤er¢n• my
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0 _ Be it enactedbgthesenatecadlloauofkepreaentaticao thaUs£ted gd Im Stem q’As•e»-ics in Congress assembled, That the First Nadgnal Bank of hun to mmm Im-ned, located m the city of Larned, in the State of Kansas, is hereby capita stock. authorized to increase its capital stock, in accordance with existihg laws, to any sum not exceeding two hundred andfiftythousand dollars,
