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 754 FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 38, 39, 45, 53. 1883. J an. 24, 1883. CHAP. 38.-An act to remove the disabilities of Francis H. Smith senior of ———--——— Virginia Fj r a u c i s H- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S”“*h· SL, f States of America in Congress assembled, That the disabilities incurred m£°;T3¥;b,%,,g;)_` by Francis H. Smith, senior, of Virginia, under and by virtue of the . fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States be, and are hereby removed. Approved, January twenty fourth, 1883. Jan. 26, 1883. CHAP. 39.-—An act for the relief of George W. Maher. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United George W- Mo- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treash°§lm°f on ury be, and he is hereby authorized and required, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropmated, to pay to George  Maher the ‘ sum of seven hundred dollars, in full for the demand of said Maher for extra services on the committee placed in charge of the reserve vault in the Treasury Department of the United States from March tirst, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, to July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. Approved, January 26, 1883. 1-5b_ I4, 1333, CHAP. 45.-—An act for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Toby, deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqiresentatives of the United T\¤¤¤¤¤¤ '1`<>by. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Qgfmimoi Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the heirs of Thomas Toby, deceased, of t-he city of New Orleans, in the State of" Louisiana, the som of forty-five thousand dollars, in compliance with the joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Texas approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, making provision for the settlement Pmvin. of Thomas T0by’s claim: Provided, That the said heirs shall tile with the Secretary of the Treasury a duly-certified copy of the said joint, resolution and a full and complete release unto the State of Texas and to theyénited States of; aigldfgr all claims whatever of their ancestor agains exas an the ni totes. Approved, February 14, 1883. Feb. 22, 1883. CHAP. 53.—·An act for the relief of William S. Hannell and Sons. . . W H S Hm S Be itizgcted by the0Senate and House of Representatives of the Uréiivg i iam . - tates o mericain ongress assembled That the sum of nine hun re °°gG‘;‘ig.‘:)'€- and one dollars and fifty-seven cents be, and the same is hereby, uppropmated, out of any moueysin the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to repay to William S. Hansell and Sons, of Philadelphia, the amount of a certain judgment recovered against them by O. E. Woods, ID the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Pennsylvama, aiiirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the suit defended by the government; the said judgment being for fauroyallgi aigreeddtigvblelpaid by the government on certain knapsacks rnis y said i 'am S. Hansell and Sons the terms of their accepted bid having been omitted from the writtch contract. Approved, February 22, 1883. `