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 536 FOBTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.' Snzss. Il. Ch. 35, 44, 45, 46. 1880. March 5, 1880. CHAP. 85.-—An act for the relief of the administrator of John D. McGill. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United John D. MoGill’¤ States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundred APP'°P"m°"‘ money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay to the admiuistrator of John D. McGill, for advertising the sale of the property · known as the Philadelphia navy-yard, in the Georgetown Courier in November, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. Approved, March 5, 1880. April 1, 1880. CHAP. 44.-An act for the relief of William McGovern. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United William Mo· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is g,°"§"“?h°“°"“b1° hereby authorized and directed to cause to be issued to William Mc- °° a'rg°` Govern, late of Company C, of the late First Regiment New York Volunteers, an honorable discharge from the service, to date from September ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Approved, April 1, 1880. April 1, 1880. CHAP. 45.-—An act for the relief of Nelson Lyon and Jeremiah S. James. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United N¤l¤P¤ LY<>¤ md States of America in 0'ongress assembled, That the Commissioner of Pat- J°{,°’I£;£ S·J”*m°S· ents be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to correct the patent Bgugfj dated the ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy- two, numbered one hundred and twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and erroneously granted to Joseph Barsaloux, Jeremiah S. James, and Nelson Lyon, as joint inventors, for an invention which was in fact made by said Barsaloux as sole inventor, and of which at the time of the issue of the said patent, said James and Lyon were assignees of the entire and exclusive right, title, and interest. The correction shall be made upon the face of the patent, or a certdned copy thereof, and by proper certificate thereof, appended thereto and when corrected the patent shall show that the grant is to said Jyeremiah S. James and Nelson Lyon, jointly, their heirs and assigns, as assignees of said Joseph Barsaloux. The said patent when corrected, as herein authorized, shall be as good and valid as if it had been originally granted and issued in such corrected form. It shall run for the term of seventeen years from and after the date of the ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, but no person shall be held liable for the infringement thereof, prior to the date of such correction, which date, with a reference to this act, shall be entered upon the face of the patent or stated in such certificate and shall be noted in the records of Promo. the Patent Office: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall operate to invalidate the rights of any persons to whom assignments may have been made or licenses granted under said letters; but such assignments and licenses shall be as valid under said corrected letters patent as they would have been had said letters patent as originally granted been operative and valid. Approved, April 1, 1880. AP1‘il 1, 1880. CHAP. 46.-An act for the relief of L. H. Hershfield and Brother. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o R resentatives othe United Mg g;,£g;?M°1d' States of America in Congress assembled, Tfhatethe Secretarydf the T1‘¢€l$· Duplicate check Ury Shall cause to be issued to L. H. Hershjield and Brother, btmk6I‘S of No. 1578. Helena, Montana, or their order, a duplicate check for the sum of two
 * dmi“i“’°’<*°’€· and two dollars, be, and the same is, hereby appropriated, out of any