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 464 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Rus. 13, 18, 29, 30. 1869. Esp. 25, 1869. [N0. 13.] Joint Resolution jbr the Relie/`qf Frederick Schlqy. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United All¢>W¤¤<=¤ *9 States of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of g;f3;"'f: with the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby, authorized to allow monthao- and credit Frederick Schley, late collector of internal revenue in the °°¤¤*—°~ fourth district of the State of Maryland, such amount of uncolleeted taxes as he may, by satisfactory proof; show to have been uncollected by reason of the destruction of his tax lists and accounts by rebel forces during the recent rebellion. Armovnn, February 25, 1869. March L 1862; [No. 18.] Joint Resolution for the Belfry' of Edward E. Shead, ¢y'Eas¢port, State ¢y"Maine, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b°£"°t:°{)“l1°{* States of America in Uongress assembled, That the Secretary of the ,,,,dz° E£,,;,.d Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to issue to Edward E. Shead, of E- Shear!. inlieu Eastport, State of Maine, two six per centum coupon bonds, for the sum of gg};'; d“"°y°d five hundred dollars each, in lieu of two bonds destroyed by fire, bearing l date eighteenth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, numbered nineteen thousand seven hundred and I`orty-seven, and nineteen thousand seven hundred and forty-eight, payable in eighteen hundred and eighty- one. Ar1=·1t0vm>, March 1, 1869. M“°h Br 1869- [No. 29.] Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasuzy to remit the Duty on certain Meridian Oirelcs. Bc it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United on?:';:::;:' 1:;*Y States of America in Uorzyress assembled, That the Secretary of the Mim, ch-cm Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to remit the duties on a meridian remitted. circle, imported for the observatory at Cambridge, in the State of Massachusetts, and a meridian circle imported for the observatory connected with the Chicago University, at Chicago, in the State of Illinois. Armzovan, March 3, 1869. Marsh 8, 1869. [No. 30.] Joint Resolution jbr the Rd:`q£";/`élenry S. Gibbons, Luther McNeal, and Seth —""""""°‘ . ales. Ba it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b All:>dV·'¤·;¤<>° Q Siates of America in Uongress assembled, That the Postmaster·General be, n‘;,:'°n,°°{‘:§_ and he hereby is, authorized and required, in settling the accounts of muon to Henry Henry S. Gibbons, late postmaster at St. J0lm’s, Michigan, to allow him S- Glbb°“°i a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars as indemnification for a like amount belonging to the post-office fund and stolen from him by burglars, and which amount has been paid to the United States by said Gibbons: P*`°'l*°· Provided, [That] it shall be proven satisfactorily to the Postmaster-General that funds belonging to the Post-Oiiice Department to the amount of five hundred dollars were stolen by burglars, and that said Gibbons was not guilty of neglect in the custody thereofZ N;??" M°" SEC- 2. And be it ficrt/cer resolved, That Luther McNeal be paid the ' sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars and forty-six cents for money and postage stamps belonging to the United States, and which were stolen from the post·oi’tice at the town of Lancaster, Erie county, New York, while he was postmaster, and which sum he has paid to the government on settlement with the Post-Office Department, as such postmaster, and that such sum be paid out of the post-ofiice fund by the Post· PWM master—General upon the said McNeal making proof to his satisfaction that said money and stamps were stolen without any fault of said McNeal.