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 » 512 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 70, 71, 78, 86, 87 . 1877. Feb. 27, 1877. CHAP. 70.-An act for the relief of the late Admiral Charles Wilkes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Credit allowed States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers to Ch“*`l°¤ W*]k€S· of the Treasury Department be, and are hereby, authorized and directed to credit the late Admiral Charles Wilkes, with the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, being the amount paid by Paymaster Hosford to Paymaster Toliree on account of mess-bill, and which was repaid to Pay- master Hosiord, but not taken up in his account. Approved, February 27, 1877. Feb. 27, 1877. CHAP. 71.—-An act for the relief of    Robertson and Company, of Indianapolis W I1 13D3i. . — _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United I;¤Y;¤°¤*£°él·L· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- §;’D;’f S°“ °m' ury be, and is hereby, instructed and directed to pay to J. E Robertson and Company, of Indianapolis, Indiana, the sum of four hundred and thirty- two dollars and ninety-six cents, or so much thereof as the said J. E. Robertson and Company shall prove, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, that they have expended in the purchase of revenue-stamps used by them to stamp manufactured tobacco, upon which a tax had been previously paid under the revenue in force at the time of its manufacture and sale, but which was made liable to be stamped under the act of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty- eight, thus requiring a double tax on the same tobacco; said payment to be made out of any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 4 Approved, February 27, 1877. Feb, 28, 1877. CHAP. 78.-An act for the relief of Henry B. Kelly, of Louisiana, from political --—-—»-———~ bilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United - _ _Politicaldisabi1- States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of each House concur- 1**6** of Han? B- ring therein, ) That all political disabilities imposed upon Henry B. Kelly, KBUY "m°" ‘ a citizen of Louisiana by the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States by reason of participation in the late rebellion, are hereby removed. Approved, February 28, 1877. Lynch 2, ]377_ CHAP. 86.—~An act to remove the political disabilities of Lloyd J. Beall, of Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _1’<>li¤i<>=¤li1- States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of each House concurg‘f§,‘{f {)‘L"§,d J· ring therein j That all the political disabilities imposed by the act of July °‘” wm °second eighteen hundred and sixty two, and the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, upon Lloyd J. Beal], a citizen of the State of Virginia, be, and the same are hereby, removed. Approved, March 2, 1877. March 2, 1877. CHAP. 87.--An act for the benefit of Andrew Williams of Weakley County, Ten- —————-———— nessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Lund- w=i¤·m¤>ts States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Peu- {,§’,h§?}';”°**~"‘*"°"' sions be and he is hereby, directed to issue to Andrew Williams two ' ‘* ”° land-warrants for eighty acres each, in lieu of landwarrants numbered thirty-two thousand seven hundred and sixteen, and forty-three thou-