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 FURTYXINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 926, 927, 933. 1886. 877 souri, to wit: Tha northeast fractional quarter aud the southeast fractional quarter (west of Bcc Crock), section thirty-0uc, township fifty-thruc, range thirty-Iivc, containing nineteen and iifry-two hundredths ucres, per cash certificate numbered tbirtyeight; thousand three hundred and seventyvmght, dated April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; and Whereas Joseph Meyer did, on the said ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, make entry at the said United States landoffice at Boonville, Missouri, of the following-described land, to wit: The northwest fractional quarter of the northeast fractional quarter (west of Bee Creek), section thirty-cna, township fifty-three, range thirty-five, containing one and seventy-three hundredths acres, par cash certificate numbered thirtyeight thousand three hundred and V seventyseven, dated April ninth, anno Domihi eighteen hundred and sixty-two; and YVUBFPHS the purchase-money for said fractions of land is still retained by the Government of the United States, and said lands have long since passed into the hands of innocent purchasers, who have occupied the same, paid taxes, and made valuable improvements thereon, having had no notice that said entries had been canceled until re— ccntly: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United fublic land en- States of America, in Congress assembled, That the above-described cn- g" °°“g'm°d F° tries bc, and the same are, confirmed; and that patents are hereby au- aszgfgc of1G?::;; tlmrizcd to be issued for said described lands to Kinsey B. Cecil, the Smith and Jmph assignee of said George Smith and Joseph Meyer. Mvyor. Approved, August 4, 1886. CHAP. 927.-Au act to authorize thé Secretary of tho Interior to issue to George August 4, 1886. K. Otis duplicates of certain land-warrants lost while in the possession of the officers —-—--————--— of the Government. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the George K.Otis. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue to George K. Otis du- D¤l>h<>¤*¤ ¥¤¤$i· plicatcs of three Porteriiuld land-warrants, issued in pursuance of the g`:;';`?;" *0 b° ‘?` uct of Congress approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty, ' numbered sixteen, seventeen, and one hundred and twenty, respect-` Vo1.12,p.83<s. ive1y, upon satisfactory proof of ownership and loss of the same, and the execution of a. bond, with good and sufficient; surctics, in double the market value of the warrants so to be issued, to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, conditioned to indemnify the United States against the presentation by an innocent, holder of the alleged lost warrants; and that said duplicates shall have all the legal force and effect as had the originals: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior may Provioo. require further proof of the loss of said land-warrants than that on file Y¤{)¢h¤” PI Odo f in his Department before issuing said duplicates. '““Y ° '°‘*““° ‘ Approved, August 4, 1886. CHAP. 933.-An act for the relief of the Phoenix National Bank of the city of August 5, 1886. New York. """'“"_"—"" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ameralea, in Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty-nina Phu¤uixNati0ual thousand six hundred and twenty-four dollars and thirtyfive cents be, Ifixllk, Nw Y<¤k and the same hereby is, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treas- U Y' ury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Scc· Apgmpmemu to rcmry of the Treasury to reimburse to the Phmnix National Bank of mm }¤r¤¢zuf<>1;m¤ the city of New York the amount paid by said bank in satisfaction of ‘;;£g;';m; °g Y two certain judgments obtained against said bank in the supreme court '