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 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 352-355. 1873. 767 CHAP. CCCLH. —-An Actjbr the Reliefqflllargeret Merklezn. March 3, 1873. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the Secretary of the Treas- Payment to my be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Margeret Merklein the sum of M“"€”°* M°'k· six hundred dollars, being for the payment of loss of property incurred by l°m' said Margeret Merklein, at the hands of the public enemy during the war of the rebellion, and of services of said Margeret Merklein to the government of the United States in saving stores of the United States army from destruction by the public enemy, and in attending upon the sick and wounded of the United States army; the said payment to be made out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1873. P. CLIII.-An Act to a Gharle Pr, ‘ Y{ _ 8 CHA CC nislwd at New llieéyico Muir. dZ’Z$$o°££§Z {ZZ5S"?" S""' " ””' —-—-"”°" 3* 1 ’“· Bc it enacted Z4; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting Pa menzm Oiiieer of the treasury is authorized, and he is hereby directed, to pay cl¤¤‘l'¤¤ YP0b5t- out of any moneys appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated, for the support of the army, to Charles Probst, of New Mexico, the amount which shall, upon proof satisfactory to the commissary-general, be shown to be due him for subsistence stores furnished the militia of New Mexico, in the year eighteen hundred and sixt.y·two. Approved, March 3, 1873. . C IV.—AnAct :1rtheRelie "q Geor e { I, n 1 8- a CHAP CC L ington lg; WW2, qf/A{exand'1LZia,vl;’(d.:·;i;ln`(£a?n G d Say e Wa hing **;*"·;‘M mh 3, 18m` Be it enacted ky the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, '1`hat the Secretary of the Treas- Payment to ury be, and he is hereby, empowered and directed, out of any money not G¤•>re¤W¤¤i3i¤g~ otherwise appropriated by law, to pag to George Washington, and Sallie §,°§';;‘Q;§Q§'° Wasl1ington his wife, of Alexandria, irginia, without interest, the amount I of the proceeds of the sale, for direct taxes due to the United States, of house and lot numbered two hundred and twenty-oue, King street, Alexandria, as evidenced by direct-tax sale certificate number one hundred and thirty-four, less all taxes, costs, and legal charges accrued by reason of the sale thereof for said direct taxes, by the tax-commissioners of the United States under the laws for the collection of direct taxes: Provided, Pmviao. That said George Washington and Sallie Washington, their heirs or personal representatives, shall, before receiving such payment, duly execute and deliver a full and complete quit-claim conveyance of said property to the purchaser thereof, his heirs, assigns, or legal representatives, as the Secretary may require. A1~1>novn1>, March 3, 1873. CHAP. CCCLV. -An Act to relieve grancis E. Spinner, Treasurer of the Unitui _March 3, 1878. totes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the (united States of America, in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting oHi-· · Allowance to cers be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to allow Francis E. £`;`:Q;‘;£¤§£?é: Spinner, treasurer of the United States, in the settlement of his general for account of receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, the sum of two hundred and fifty-one dollars and seventy cents, being the amount paid by him for certain mutilated, partially destroyed, and defective compound-interest, five per centum, and national bank notes, namely: Compound-Interest Notes. -- Part of note, no number, paid in full by oomooooo. order of the treasurer, nfty dollars; one-half of note, numbered two hun- i¤¢¤1‘¢¢>¤ ¤<>¤¢¤· dred and twenty-two thousand nine hundred and thirty·0ne, B, dated