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 664 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 221, 222, 223, 224, 225. 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 221.-An. act for the relief of E. Laws, chief engineer,.United States Navy. Be it enacted' by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 5¤rvi¤¤¤ of E!U¤1¤ States of America in Congress assembled, That the services of Elijah Laws zgxjcrggw *° "° as iirst assistant engineer of the United_States Navy shall be considered ' in every respect except in that which may change his present rank as though he had received a warrant appointing him to that position on the seventeenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, the date of the warrants as iirst assistant engineers of those who entered the service next after him; and as chief engineer shall be considered in every respect except in that which may change his present rank or position on the Navy Begisteras having commenced on the thirteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, the date of the completion of the two years’ sea-service required for first assistant engineers before promotion after March seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty- three. . Approved, March 3, 1875. ” March 31 ]_375_ GHAP. 222.-An act to relieve James Jackson, of Georgia of his political disabilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rmnescntatices of the United Disabilities or States of America in Congress assembled, Two-tdsof each House concur- James Jackson re- ring therein) That James Jackson, of Bibb· County, Georgia, be, and is m°"°d· hereby, relieved of all political disability imposed by third section of témrteenth article of amendments to the Constitution of the United tates. Approved, March 3, 1875. _ · March 3, 1875. _ CHAP. 223.-An act forjhe relief of Samuel S. Potter. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United -1-myment tcsam- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the W1 B·P¤¤¤‘· Treasury be, and ishereby, authorized and directed to pay to Samuel S. Potter, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars, the same being in full of all claims against the Government for expenses incurred by the said Potter by reason of the seizure of his seminary-building by J. F. Head. medical director of the District of Kentucky, for hospitabpurposes. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 224.-An act for the relief of Washington Crosland. ; . Be it enacted by the Senate ana Home rj Representatives of the United P ay men t the States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid to Wash- }V¤3bl¤§t°¤ Cm- ington Croslandy of Saint Louis, Missouri, out of any` money in the ““ · Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two thousand dollars, in satisfaction of all damages which accrued to him by reason of the » construction of a railroad across his two lots of land in the city of Saint Loius by the United States for military purposes. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3,.1875. CHAP. 225.-—An act for the relief of the survivors of the Polaris. Be it enacted by the Senate andHouse of Representatives of the United _I’¤·y¤¤¤¤t t¤ ¤¤r· States of America in Congress assembkd, That the proper accounting {gg:;?; xg  2;: officers of the Treasury be authorized and directed to pay, out of any EbB,b;ggm,dHa¤,, money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the survivors of Hendrick. the Polaris engaged in the Arctic exploration under command of Cap-