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 468 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 233, 235, 236. 1876. July 25, 2876. CHAP. 333.-—·An act for the relief of Lgajor Foster A. Hixon, late apaymaster in the ";_*”"’i‘ I'Il.ly. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United A  States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim of Major Foster h,' accounts w A. Hixon, late a paymaster in the Army of the United States, to be {malt credited in the settlement of his accounts with the sum often thousand dollars, which he claims was stolen from him at Charleston, South Carolina, on the 'drst of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, shall be, and hereby is, referred to the proper accounting oflzieers of the Treasury Department, with directions to examine the same; and if they shall be satisfied lrom the evidence presented that he suilered such loss, without any negligence on his part, and that it is equitable and just the said amount should be allowed to him, they shall allow him the amount as a credit in the settlement of his accounts. Approved, July 25, 1876. july Q7, ]375_ CHAP. 235.-An act for the relief of Randall Brown, of Nashville, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to Ran- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Brown, of Nashville, Tennessee, the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars, for property taken by the rebel forces while the same was being used by the Government of the United States, to be shown upon proofs and vouchers. Approved, July 27, 1876. July 27, 1876. CHAP. 236.-An act for the relief of E. D. Franz. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United p,,,,,,,,,,,,, t,,E_ D_ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Franz, on 1 O s t ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to E. D. Franz <=¤¢¤k· the sum of two thousand and nineteen dollars and eighty-two cents, in - lieu otcheck numbered two thousand five hundred and ten, drawn on the United States assistant treasurer at San Francisco, California, pay- able to the order of one Daniel Hazard, and endorsed by said Hazard to L and H. Huning,and by said L. and H. Huning to the said E. D. Franz, said check being signed by J. J. Dana, major and quartermaster, United · States Army; which said check, it is claimed, was lost on being sent by said L and H. Huning to the said E. D. Franz, and was never received Provzso by said E. D. Franz: Provided, That before the payment hereinbefore authorized the Secretary of the Treasury sh all be satisfied that said check has not been paid, and further that the said E. D. Franz shall execute a bond of indemnity to the United States, with sufficient sureties, against the claim of the payee in said draft, or the claim of any person in possession of or claiming the same, and also to fully indemnify the United States against all loss and damages in the premises. MILTON SAYLER, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro ternpore. T. W. FERRY President of the Senate pro tempore. Received by the President July 17, 1876. [Norm BY THE De1>A1t1·ME1vr on SrArE.——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.]
 * ”uB’°“’“· ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Randall