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 846 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 53, 54, 56, 57. 1855. JM, B1, 1855, Cum-. LIII. — An Act for the Reliqfof William Hawkins. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stale.; of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, _William Han- and he is hereby, authorized to pay to William Hankins, the sum of two gg; g*ghl;°i.um)‘}. hundred and forty-four dollars and eighty cents ; which sum is to be ,, cértglin con- received in full discharge of all claim against the United States growing tract- out of a contract made on the fifteenth of August, one thousand eight léundred and thety-five, for the delivery of wood at Fort Johnson, in the tate 0 North arolina. APPROVED, January 31, 1855. Jan. 31, 1855. CHAP. LIV. —- An Act to aut/zorize the issue of a Rejsler to the Barque Calonist, by the -—;-——- name of “T/ze Lily." Register to iS_ Be it enactedlby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United sue no the 001- States of America m Congress assembled, That there be 1ssued, under the &"£‘;"L§;,° direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, a register to the British brig ° Colonist, by the name of The Lily, new owned by Christian F. Funch, of the city of New York, in the State of New York: Prcvidai It shall Pp0mg_ be proved to the satisfaction of said Secretary that the cost of the repairs made in the United States, after the purchase of the said vessel by the present owner, is equal to three fourths of the value of said vessel at the time of said repairs. Arr1:0v1·:1>, January 31, 1855. Feb. 6, 1855. CHAP. LVI. —- An Act to change the Names of aha American-built vessels “J Zi Holmes " .._..;. and "FrankZin Pierce." Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ezited Register to is- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the §}‘£m°gS*h°u'&£; Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant a register to the schooner mum or Tm “J. H. Holmes," an American-built vessel, now owned by Henry Gerdrz ERM- and Carsten Nohrden, citizens of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, and that the name of the said schooner be changed to that of " EH`orb." Rcuism w Sec. 2. find be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury mug tg the be, and he is hereby, authorxzed to grant a register to the steamer “Frank- Franklin Pierce lin Pierce," an Americambuilt vessel, now owned by L. T. Murdock gF'};;c°.¥:}t'A;:{° and W. W. Witherbury, citizens of the city of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, and that the name of the said boat be changed to that of (4 T ·J7 Jfifggzvun, February 6, 1855. Feb. 6, 1865. CHAP. LVH. —-A1! AG! to Incorporate .{0scph’s Jilale Orphan Asylum, in ihe Distric: .--·---—-- 0 "0 umbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mzitcd corpnmmn States of America in Congress assembled, That Thomas Carbery, James ` S. I·I2u·vey, Thomas Feran, Grerrory Ennis Nicholas Callan Huvh B. Sweeny, John Carroll Brent, Ridlnard H. Clark, and William, H. {Vern}, and their successors, be and they are hereby made a body politic and Corpomc corporate forever, by the name of the trustees of St. J oseph’s Male Orphan name. Asylum, for purposes of charity and education and by that name may sue and be sued, prosecute and defend ;· may have and use a common seal, G t I and the same alter and renew at pleasure; may adopt and establish rules, m usggupgggj regulations, and by-laws, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, for properly conducting the afiairs of said corporation