EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess.I. Ch. 50,51,52, 53. 1824. 295 Sn·.ru·¤·: I. CHAP. L. —An Act for the relief of Celestin Moreau, of Louisiana. May 4, 1824. Be it enacted, <§~c., That Celestin Moreau, of the county of Rapide, in the state of Louisiana, be, and he is hereby, confirmed in his claim Claim conto four hundred superficial arpens of land, situate in the Bayou Rouge $'”*°d.'9 md Prairie, in the county aforesaid, agreeably to his notice of claim, filed l" L°"“S"‘"°' on the thirtieth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, with the Register of the Western Land District of Opelousas: Pro- Provisc. vided, That this confirmation shall only operate as a release of the title of the United States to the said tract of land, and not affect the claim of any other person to the same. Ar1>Rovan, May 4, 1824. Sruurs I. Cmm. LI.—An det for the relief of the legal representatives of Joseph C1 Boyd. May 4, l824_ Be it enacted, §·c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to audit Payment to and settle the claim of the legal representatives of Joseph C. Boyd, late him us District district paymaster for the state of Maine, for the sum of one thousand ;:{:“°°}S{\$,;£‘; three hundred and seventy-five dollars and thirty-five cents, paid captain ` Joseph Wiscott, commander of a company of volunteers stationed at Castine, in the state of Maine, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, and allow him a credit for the same amount in the settlement of his accounts. Approved, May 4, 1824. M" Srnurs I. Cr-ui-. LII.-An Act for the relief of James Johnson. May 4, 1324, Be it enacted, rfc., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury department, in settling the accounts of James Johnson, as paymaster to To allow him the mounted regiment commanded by Richard M. Johnson, in the late 6 cmdiias P°Y· war with Great Britain, are hereby authorized and directed to allow Rzslgfodxggg him a credit of four thousand three hundred and two dollars seventy-five cents, being a balance against the said James Johnson, constituted by the payment of thirty-two and one half cents, to the non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, for rations and forage, per day, for the time, during said service, in which the said non-commissioned ofhccrs, musicians, and privates, furnished themselves, instead of the sum of twenty-five cents for such rations and forage per day, authorized by the act of the second of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety- Act of Jan. 2, five, making an excess of seven and an half cents per day, to each man, I'795» <=h- 9· more than the last recited act warranted. Am-novnn, May 4, 1824.
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Cuav. LIII. -An Act for the relief of Napier, Ilapelye, and Bennett, and Petray May 5, 1824. and Viel. *";"‘ Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise payment to appropriated, to Napier, Rapelye, and Bennett, merchants of Charles- Napier. Rnton, South Carolina, the sum of two hundred and nineteen dollars and g:{“;;’;‘£ B"' thirteen cents, being the amount of duties paid by them on four boxes ,;},2,,},, of muskets, one box of pistols, eight boxes sugar, three boxes cigars, eight giigrlesgnt boxes sulphur, and two boxes almonds, received by them, from St. Au- ppm by mix? gustine, in the month of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Petray and Viel, merchants,
