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 FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 115-118. 1881, 637 s CHAP. 115.-An act for the relief of James E. Montel]. March 2, 1881. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ‘ gmm of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- James E. Monury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to James E. ’°°U» *°li°£ Montell, of Baltimore Maryland, the sum of twelve thousand dollars, 01- so much thereof as the said James E. Montell shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that he has expended in the purchase of revenue-stamps used by him to stamp and repack manufactured snuff upon which a tax had been previously paid or declared paid, or tax free, under the revenue-laws 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; said pay- ment to be made out of any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1881. CHAP. 116.-An act for the relief of Joseph Clymer, of Texas. March 2, 1881. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of eighteen thou- Joseph Clymer, sand three hundred and twenty-five dollars be, and the same hereby is, P"*>"”°”“ "°· appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay Joseph Clymer, of Texas, the amount due him from the United States on a contract for transportation of Army stores made between said Clymer and the United States on the eighteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. Approved, March 2, 1881. CHAP. 117.-An act for the relief of William H. Thompson. March 2, 1881, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That William H. Thompson, William rl. IMO Gollector of internal revenue for the fifth collection district of the Th*>*¤_1**°*? “"°‘m* Stale of North Carolina, be relieved from the payment to the Govern- m "‘°°°"" S‘ ment of the United States of the sum of two thousand seven hundred and nine dollars and sixty, which said sum of money came to the hands of said Thompson as taxes due the United States, but was forcibly taken from one of the deputies of the said collector by disguised robbers in ge puplic highway while said deputy was on his way to make return ereo . Sec. 2. That the said Williarn H. Thompson have credit for the said amount of two thousand seven hundred and nine dollars and sixty cents in the payment of a judgement which has been lately rendered against hun and the suretics upon his official bond as such collector in the United States district court at Greensborough, North Carohna, which said judgement was rendered upon a final accounting between the government and the said Thompson as collector of internal revenue for the said district, and in which judgement is included the said sum ot two thousand seven hundred and nine dollars and sixty cents. _ Sec. 3. That this act be in force from and after 1ts ratification. APP1‘oved, March 2, 1881. CHAP. 118.-An act for the relief of William 8. Burgess and others. March 2, 1881. Whereas, William S. Burgess, Wilham H. Willllite, and Nathaniel wllnayn gs. Bug- Austin, of White County, Tennessee each paid to P. G. WllklHSOH, %$?a»ll§‘l;‘:5“F,i7; mt€I`I13»l—1‘eVenue collector for the third district ofTc11I1€SS06, lim SUU} of ,,,0:,,1, AQ,Bt,,,,'i,,,{, three hlllldred dollars as 3, special tax for distilling fruit, hl1B said AUSUIVS mimsgmmx, pay- Paymeiit having been made on the thirty-first day of August, and the ment to.