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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 303-305. 1888. 1069 CHAP. 303.-An act granting an increase of pension to William Irving. NW 2L 1886- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America Ii n Congress assembled, That the Secretary f,‘;;1$g?”*¤g· i of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to lace on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations ol) the pension laws, the name of William rving, late lieutenant-colonel of the Thirty-eighth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension of forty-nine dollars per month, in lieu of the pension he is now receiving. Approved, May 21, 1888. . CHAP. 304.-An act for the relief of Emory R. Seward. May 21, 1888. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America rn. Congress assembled, That the Secret Emu? R ¤¤*¤¤i· of the Treas be and he is hereb directed to ay to Emoryalty hmm t°‘ Q • Seward, outudtyany money in the Tieasury not otherwise appro riated, the sum of eight thousand one hundred and sevent · our dollars and seventy-nine cents, for balance due said Seward for work done in removing rock at the entrance of New Rochelle Harbor, - State of New York: Hrovided, If in the judgement of the Chief of P’°'~"-'°· Engmegrs, the necelstsities pofmmercle tllgncomptljntion of sag con rac , or any ion o 1 , ere s a m ma gset emen wi the said Emory Seward be deducted from the above-named ap- Deduction. propriation such an amount, as in his judgement, it will cost in excess of the sum of six hundred and twenty-five dollars to complete such contract in a manner to meet the necessities of commerce at that point. Approved, May 21, 1888. CHAP. 305.-—An act for the relief of Merchants' National Bank, of Poughkeepsie, May 21. 1H8S. New York. """Y"""' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re;'E$sentati1~es of the United States of America in Congress assem led, at the Secretary Bjjg*¤·;;l:¤;}g~;*¤¤,:¤ of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, instructed to issue a duplicate N. r.' ‘ ’° ’ four per centum re istered bond or the sum of ten thousand ollars ”“"“°°°° *’°“'* °°· to the Merchants' lgational Bank, of Poughkeefpsie, New York. and cause the same to be registered on the books 0 the Treasury in the name of th? Meirchantss N gtional lliank, off gloughlkeepsiei Neg York, ' lieu of on num ere ten thousand ree un re an seven. irdr ten thousand dollars, act of July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, crlnisolls of néneteten hlvindped sind seven, igscribed in the f the utc ess oun u nsurance om ny, an ggsliw sl in blank. and lost or destroyed about the twenty-tbaurth dav of Jgilly, egghteen hundred ani eighty, u}p0n1 th? l\1{erchants’ Niatiional Ba k f oughkee sie, comp yin wit the 0 owing con i ions: Thgt it file with tlge Secretary 0% the Treasury a consent by the Duchess County Mutual Insurance Company to the cancellationof C¤¤¤¤¤•¤¤¤ M inst thedeptry gg. igiet books of the Treasuiy slépgvgng to be the lof °"8m°L ` then thousand un an seven, an 0 » e islduinigsof said diglicate bond and to the payment of interest thereon heres ter to the t8dercl3aplt1s’ Nagiiuonagyzaoraki vzhlichigonseng igall ' 'f execu an yac ow y eo cerso esm ilrlsbilanlblegmmpany and a proved of by the Secretary of the Treasury. That it also execute amfiile with the Secretary of the Treasury a I“‘°""*"¤¥"°"‘· bond with sugcient to bp sgplproveddbg the ogg Treasnryin e ILBYO wen thousand ollars,c0n 0n__ save harmless mdciudemnify the Iluited States from loss or liabxhty