· SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 66, 67, 71. 1925. 1545 the sum of $2,248.10 to Mrs. John D. Hall, widow of the late Colonel John D. Hall, United States Army, retired, for value of personal property destroyed in the milita service of the United States Army by the earthquake and Ke at San Francisco, California, Apri 18, 1906. Approved, January 9, 1925. January 9, 1926. CHAP. 67.-An Act For the relief of William Henry Boyce, senior. [Pri J3; 25;;} 104] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ _ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary B:;.QfS}?mH°°'y of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to m*§§,§,;Qeg’g9?n§gbQe°_§f redeem, in favor of William Henry Bo ce, senior, of Ansonville, ness. ‘ North Carolina, 4% pir centum United States Treasury certificates of indebtedness num red 7378 and 7379, in the denomination of $1,000 each, and 3371, in the denomination of $500, series TM—1924, issued March 15, 1923, matured March 15, 1924, with interest at the rate of 4% per centum per annum from March 15, 1923, to March 15, 1924, without presentation of said certificates of indebtedness or the coupons representing interest thereon from March 15, 1923, to March 15, 1924, which are alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed: Provided, That the said certificates shall not have been %2,',;,,_ previously presented for payment, and that no payment shall be made hereunder for any coupons which shall have been reviously presented and paid: Provided éarther, That the saidp William I“°°“"°”b°°°° Henry Boyce, senior, shall first e in the Treasury Department a bond in the penal sum of double the amount of the certificates and the interest which had accrued thereon when the principal became due and payable, in such form and with such securities as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Treasury, to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any loss on account of the lost, stolen, or destroyed certificates of indebtedness herein described: Eu dm Provzkled further, That this bill shall not take effect until September °°m° ' 15, .1924, which is six months after the maturity of the certificates. Approved, January 9, 1925. Jauuary10,1926. CHAP. 71.—An Act For the relief of Louis Leavitt. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives olljothe Lo _ LW", United States of America in Oongress assembled, That uis cniiiii er, mi ima Leavitt, of Brookl n, New York, is hereby authorized to bring suit {-§’{§,"{,,‘§ '° °°'"° °' against the Unitedy States to recover damages for any loss or losses which he may have suffered through action by governmental agencies. acting under authority of the Government, had in connection with the purchase by Louis Leavitt of surplus goods of the lVar Department and which were referred to in the o(p1nion of J,,,,Sd,,,,,,,,,.,;,,,,,,,,_ the Attorney General, dated December 23, 1921. Juris iction 1S hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, consider, and determine such action upon its merits and according to the law which governs the princip es of liability that prevail between private parties, but only so far as is herein indicated, and in accordance with the practice pertaining to such action between private parties, and to enter decree or judgment against the United States for the amount of such damages as may Pr . N be found due to said Louis Leavitt, if any: Provided, however, Clgi7gs,·etc.,u0t¤d• That such right to sue, as is hereby granted, shall not apply any “‘““°· interest, nor to any claim for damages resulting from any criminal
