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 468 TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss.II. Ch. 117, 118, 119, 120, 121. 1831. Sryrura II. M¤!’¢l¤ 3, IBB!. Can. CXVII.—An Act for the relief of George B. Dameron and W711i4m _ Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Allcwunpe for hereby, authorized to make a reasonable allowance to the Register and mn “°"“’°“· Receiver of the land office at Jackson Court House, Mississippi, for extra services performed by them under the third section of the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven. Armovmo, March 3, 1831. S·n·m·r¤ II. ····—— March 3, 1831. CHAP. CXVIII.—·-An Act for the relief of James Thomas, late quartermaster Gene- """""""‘ ral in the army o/' the United States. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury Account to be department be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to adjust f°“l°d» °:ld :1* and settle the accounts and claims of Col. James Thomas, late Quarter- °w°°°° ° °' master General of the army of the United States, and allow him a credit for all vouchers which he shall satisfactorily prove to have been lost for the expenditure of money duly authorized and not heretofore placed to his credit, and that they allow him such compensation for all extra otheial duties performed and services rendered by him as he is entitled to if any, according to former regulations and precedents of the treasury Proviso. department: Provided, however, '1`hat no allowance shall be made in the settlement aforesaid greater than the amount for which the said Thomas is now held liable to the United States. Approved, March 3, 1831. Snrnra II. "`*" March 3, 181. Cmtr. CX1X.--An Act for the relig" of Christopher Bechtler. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, Letters patent authorized and required to issue letters patent, in the usual form, to $:§h;3Esgm3 washing gold ores, upon his compliance with all the provisions of the ores. several acts of Congress relative to the issuing of letters patent for inventions and improvements, except so far as the said acts require, on the part of aliens, a residence of two years in the United States. Approved, March 3, 1831. Snrvrs II. March 3, 183l. Cr-ur. CXX. --An Act for the relief of James Hogland. Be it enacted, &c., That James Hogland, of the state of Indiana, be, Authorized to and he is hereby, authorized to surrender and cancel, at the land office surrenders cer- at Indianapolis, in such form as the Secretary of the Treasury may pre- {:;;‘d“`:;:, gw_ scribe, his patent for the east half of the south-east quarter of section a,,,,.}," ,;,6,,,. seventeen, in township fourteen, north, of range three, east, in the disfor, &c. trict of lands offered for sale at Indianopolis; and that he be permitted toenter, in lieu thereof, and without paying for the same, any other half quarter section in said district subject to entry at private sale. Approved, March 3, 1831. Snmrrs II. —-·——— March 3, 1831. CHAP. CXXI. ——An Act granting a pension to Martin Jlhller. · Be it enacted, Q-c., That the Secretary of War be authorized and To beplaecd directed to place the name of Martin Miller on the list of revolution- °¤ P¤¤¤¤¤¤ lm- ary pensioners, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the iirst day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. Approved, March 3, 1831.
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