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 654; FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 120, 121. 1872. April 25, 1872. CHAP. CXX. - An Act for the Relief of Augustine Bacon. Be it enacted by the Senate and [base of Representatives of the United Payment .0 States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-Genera] jg ‘““‘° B“' herebyauthorized and directed to pay to Augustine Bacon the sum of four hundred and thirty-seve: dollars and sixty-nine cents, for services as ro; te—agent on route number dve thousand six hundred and seventy- four, performed under appointment by the Postmaster-General in eighteen hundred and sixty-five and eighteen hundred and sixty-six, which amount is due said Bacon, as appears by the books of the Post-ofiice Department, and remains unpaid in consequence of the inability of said Bacon 1862, eh. 128, to take the test-oath, as prescribed by act of July second, eighteen hun- V°l·"“·P· 50% dred and sixty-two; and the same shall be paid out of any moneys of the Post-office Department not otherwise appropriated. J. G. BLAINE, @ealcer of the House of Representatives. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Received by the President April 13, 1872. [Norm BY run Dnrnnrnnnr or SrA·rn.-—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] April 25, 1872. CHAP. CXXI.- An Act for the Relief of certain Settlers on the public Lands in Iowa under the Provisions of the Homestead Laws. V;’gb;dthP·3i;392· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United v01_ ,Q;n,`p_ Q5_ States of America in Congress assembled, That the homestead applica- 1866,ch- 262.§10· tions of the following persons, made at the land-ofiice at Sioux city, Iowa, vgxzgigdgig to enter, under the provisions of the homestead laws, the following lands plications of designated herein by the number of entry, date, and name of applicant, with description of lands, namely: Antoine Fo,. Number three thousand six hundred and ninety-five, Antoine Fortuna, tuna; July sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy, southwest quarter of section thirty, township ninety-five, range forty ; William J. Number three thousand six hundred and seventy-eight, William J. HOW? Hoare, July fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, northwest quarter of section thirty-four, township ninety-five, range forty; D€`Vitt Cnmns, Number three thousand six hundred and eighty-four, DeWitt Collins, July fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, northeast quarter of section twenty-two, township ninety-five, range forty; Joshua W. Hoyt; Number three thousand six hundred and seventy-five, Joshua W. Hoyt, July fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, southeast quarter of section twenty-two, township ninety-five, range forty; Louis J_ Mc_ Number three thousand six hundred and ninety-one, Louis J. McCalla, Calla; July fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, northeast quarter of section four, township ninety-three, range thirty-nine; Hiram C. Number three thousand six hundred and eighty-eight, Hiram C. Wh°°l°'9 Wheeler, July fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, northwest quarter of section eight, township ninety-four, range forty; Julius C. Number three thousand six hundred and eighty-one, Julius C. Doling, Ddmgi July fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy, southeast quarter of section eighteen, township ninety-four, range forty; Thomas B. Number three thousand six hundred and sixty-two, Thomas B. Nott, Nm; July first, eighteen hundred and seventy, southwest quarter of section fourteen, township ninety-four, range forty;