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 148 THIRTEENTH CONGRESS. S¤ss.III. Ch. 46, 47, 49. 1815. dence all legal or equitable credits, not heretofore allowed or rejected by congress. g,,,,;,,,,,,,,,, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any one, or all of the may be appeal- collectors aforesaid, shall be dissatisfied with the settlement and decision '~‘d '°“'· of the person authorized to transact the business of the supervisor aforesaid, he or they may, within three months after such decision, appeal from the same, upon uch items in the account as they shall specially designate, stating in writing their objections to the decision on the same, to the accounting officers of the treasury department ; and upon such appeal being taken and presented to the treasury department, within the time aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the accounting officers of that department to audit and settle the same, according to the rules prescribed by this act, and in such manner as the justice of the case may require. Ifemitledto Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if, upon the settlement of g·“'1h°* °¤'°dl*¤» the accounts as aforesaid, it shall appear, that the said collectors, or aljgiflfggmway any one of them, are entitled to further credits than they have heretofore received, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to allow the same, and to credit the judgment heretofore recovered against them by the United States, for the amount which may be so found to be due: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the force or effect of the judgments aforesaid, but the same, together with the executions which may have issued thereon, shall continue to remain in force in the same manner they were previous to the passage of this act. Approved, February 13, 1815. Snrurs III. ·····——— Feb. 17, 1615. CHAP. XLVI.-—An Act for the relief of Joseph Perkins. To be ccmpem Be it enacted, eye., That the proper accounting officers of the navy umd [0, d6_ department be, and they are hereby, authorized to audit and settle the struction of the claim of Joseph Perkins, on account of the destruction of the ship Pj‘;gdIé•;V°’P°°l Liverpool Trader, by ascertaining or causing to be ascertained the ' value thereof, at the time of such destruction, in such manner, and upon such terms, as may embrace the merits of the claim. Appropriation. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the amount of such valuation, when ascertained as aforesaid, shall be paid to the said Joseph Perkins, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, February 17, 1815. Survrs IH. ""‘“"" Feb, 22, 1815, Gun. XLVII.—An dot for the relief of Saltus, Son and Company, merchants, ——--—-——- of the ci/y of New York. (3),,;,,, to be Be it enacted, ¢§~c., That the accounting officers of the treasury be, examined and and they are hereby, authorized and required to examine and settle the ”°"l°d· claim of Saltus, Son and Company, merchants, of the city of New York, and to allow the same deduction, from the duties payable on a quantity of glass imported into the United States, on account of damage sustained during the voyage, as the petitioners would have been entitled to claim, if the survey and measurement of the glass destroyed, during the voy- age, had been made with the approbation and consent of the collector of the customs at Newport, where the same was landed. Approved, February 22, 1815. Srnure 'III. ———-—· Feb. 22, 1815. CHAP. XLIX.-t/Yn Act for the reliq` of Isaac Smith and Bratton Caldwell. Account ,0 be Be it enacted, tyc., That the Comptroller of the Treasury be, and he is sented, ctc. hereby, authorized to adjust and settle, on equitable terms, the accounts