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 F ORTIETH CONGRESS. Szss. IH. Ch. 178, 174, 175, 176. 1869. 461 CHAP. CLXXIII. —An Act for the Rdiqfof Henry O. Noyes. j£§QL Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- N°" °°\!P°'* my be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue a new bond for one thousand :;”f£.:;.g°3°l°°d dollars, with coupons from and including that of July first, eighteen hun- N0yca,l'cr one dg-ed and sixty-seven, to Henry C. Noyes, of Claremont, New Hampshire. ‘°?é65 h 77 in place of his coupon bond for a. like amount, number fifty-five thousand v01_ xii;  gg_ three hundred and thirty-seven, act of March third, eighteen and sixty- five, July issue, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, destroyed: Provided, That 'before issuing a new bond the Secretary of the Treasury shall re- d g°’E{1 °f i"' quire a sufficient bond of indemnity securing the government against the 8 m y` presentation of the bond alleged to be lost. Armovisn, March 3, 1869. CHAP. CLXXIV. —-An Act jbr the Relief of Reverend D. Hillhouse Buel. March 8, 1862; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States af America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Certain certifiury be, and he hereby is, directed to cause to be issued to the Reverend  ;`fO;f(gQ;'bB D. Hillhouse Buel, of Cooperstown, New York, proper certificates of the issued m Rev. registered stock of the United States of the consolidated debt under the Q- §m“'°}"° aes; of March third, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-Eve, to the cggihgzzcgft amount of seven thousand dollars, in lieu and stead of certiticaies of 1865Z_9h·77· said debt numbered sixteen thousand three hundred and thirty-one and v°]‘ *“" P' *°8‘ sixteen thousand three hundred zmd thirty-two for one thousand dollars each, and certificate numbered four thousand nine hundred and eighty- seven for five thousand dollars, belonging to him and lost while passing through the mails : Provided, That said Buel shall give bond with P¤‘<>Vi¤¤· surety to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, conditioned to indemnify the United States against all claim upon or in respect to said first-mentioned certificates. APPROVED, March 3, 1869. CHAP. CLXXV. -—An Actjbr the Relief of Ah»heua C'. Gallaleue. March 8, 1869. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States af America in Congress assembled, That Alpheus C. Gallahuc have Alpheuq G- leave to make application to the commissioner of patents for the exten- E:;';!'};'; ';’Q;¤_ sion of the letters-patent granted to him for an improvement in machines sion of patent. for pegging boots and shoes, on the sigteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, antedated eighteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, for fourteen years from the latter date, in the same manner as if the petition for said extension had been filed at least ninety days before the expiration of said patent, and that the commissiouer of patents be authorized to consider and determine said application in the same manner as if it had been filed ninety days prior to the expiration of said patent, and with the same effect as if it had been regularly filed and acted upon under existing laws: Provided, That any such Proviso. extension of said patent shall not affect the right to continue to use said machine of any person who since the eighteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and prior to the approval of this act., may have procured and at the time of such approval shall be using said machine. APPROVED, March 3, 1869. CHAP. CLXXVI. ··- An Act for the Reliefqf Gelestza P. Hartt. jlgrvh $» mfg; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United P States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- c°|§g;?}f t° ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Celestia P. mm.