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 704 TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SEss.II. Ch.16, 17, 18, 19. 1838. S·u·rm·: II. March 2, 1838. Cmm. XVI. —An dot to amend and extend the charter of the Franklin Insurance "*" Company. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the president and directors of said com- Investment of pany be authorized to invest the surplus funds of said company in such °‘"¥’l“’ f-“"dS· funds and securities as may to them from time to time appear expedient, Deeds of trust Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the president and directors °' m°"S°g€¤ of said company may take deeds of trust and mortgages of real property, may b° mlm"' of an appraised value, of at least double the amount to be secured, in lieu of the endorsed notes required to be given by the stockholders for the unpaid part of the capital stock. Ac; ofApri]9' Sec. 3. And be itfur-ther enacted, That the act entitled "An act to 181% ¢=h· 4-4, incorporate a Fire Insurance Company in the city of Washington," ap- %";:,':d f" proved on the ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, as lhereby amended, shall continue in force for and during the term of Prcvisc. twenty years from and after the ninth day of April next: Provided, _ always, that Congress may, at any time during the said term that it P'°V¤°· shall see fit, amend or repeal the same; And provided, further, That the holders of a majority of the stock in the said company shall sign a paper signifying their acceptance of this supplementary act, and have the same recorded in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, before the first day of July next. Approved, March 2, 1838. Srnurs II. ... Eck 2y l838· CHAP. XVII. — An Jlct for the relief of Albion T. Grow. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to Albion Payment for T. Crow, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, three hundred !;;’:°;,Y d°· and fifteen dollars twenty cents, the value of a stable occupied by the ymounted Illinois volunteers while in the military service of the United States, in July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, by order of Colonel Strode, and accidentally burnt while in said occupation, and in consequence thereof Approved, March 2, 1838. Srnurs II. -——— March 2. 1838. Can. XVIII.-nn Act fm- the relief of Robert Dickey, of New Yom. Be it enacted, dye., That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby aupaymemcr thorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the treasury not amount of dc- otherwise appropriated, to Robert Dickey, of New York, the amount l’;,;°‘:fng“ °°"' of the debenture on fifty casks of claret wine, exported from the port ` of New York on board the brig Generous Friends, Gardner, master, to Cuba, in February, eighteen hundred and seven, for which a certificate was not issued, in consequence of an omission to sign the export bond proviso_ within ten days, as prescrihcd by the then existing law: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied that the other provisions of the debenture law have been complied with. Approved, March 2, 1838. Sururs II. March 2, 183;, CHAP. XIX.-—An dctfor tlw relief of Joseph Hall. Be it enacted, rye., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to Joseph Patent rags to Hall, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, thirty be ¤'*>*"¤¤d¤d· dollars, that sum having been paid into the treasury by the said Joseph Hall, for a patent for a water-wheel, which on examination was found to have been patented to others, and not taken out by him. Approved, March 2, 1838.