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FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 367-371. 1897. I 827 CHAP. 36'I.—An Act For the relief of John F. McRae. mmh 2 1w_ Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ·T••1¤¤F-M¤1¤w- Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to J ohn P"'“°“°*°‘ F. McRae, of the county of Telfair, in the State of Georgia, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four hundred and sixty-two dollars, for services rendered as deputy United States marshal of Georgia in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. Approved, March 2, 1897. CE;·11;u5;?%;uAphAct Granting an honorable discharge to Seth Porter Church, 1hr¤h2.18vl. ` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, m§f*·sf;;*§*g:¤M£» and he 18 hereby, authorized and directed to (grant an honorable dis- emma hentaié charge to Seth Porter Church, alias Samuel hurch, from Battery I, *”*°‘*°’¤°· Second United States Artillery, to date August twenty-ninth, eighteen _ hundred and forty-eight: Provided, That the passage of this Act shall §{,°,'{,Y‘,’; ,,,,,_ not entitle such soldier to any pay or allowances prior to the date of such discharge. Approved, March 2, 1897. . CHAP. 369.-An Act Granting a pension to Ann Maria Meinhofer. · March 2, 1801. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the nu mm nm- Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the "°,_€‘?,§;,,,,,,_ pension roll, subject otherwise to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Ann Maria Meinhofer, widow of Louis Meinhofer, late a private in Company B, Forty-first New York Infantry, and pay her a pension of twelve dollars per month. Approved, March 2, 1897. CHAP. 3'l0.—An Act For the relief Thomas W. Scott, late United States marshal. March 2, iss':. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the r1»»m• w.s¤m. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to {ray to Thomas P‘Y"‘°'"‘ *°· W. Scott, late United States marshal eastern district o Virginia, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, amount due him by reason of the custody of G. M. Bain, junior, of Norfolk, Virginia. Approved, March 2, 1897. CHAP. 371.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth D. Marthon, Much 2, 1M. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United , States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the mums n. me Interior is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Elizabeth D. Mai-- '=‘*{,‘;;,_,_m mmm, thou, widow of Joseph Marthon, late a lieutenant-commander in the United States Navy, a pension of forty dollars per month, in lieu of the pension she is now receiving. Received by the President, February 18, 1897. [Norm nr Tm: DEPARTMENT or STsT1:.—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval,