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THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 57, 58. 1853. 751 burnt by the British forces in September eighteen hundred and fourteen, in consequence of their being used and occupied by troops in the service of the United States for military purposes. Approved, February 5, 1853. Cunr. LVII. ——An Act for the Relief of Maurice K Simons. F8b_ 5] 1g5g_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ""`—"`“""' States of America. in Ocmgress assembled, That the name of Maurice llqurlcc K K. Simons shall be placed upon the roll of invalid pensioners, at the rate Simenslto be ' of eight dollars per month during his life, from and after the passage of l’·l"°°°l°" l’°“' tins act. §f5`¤'§‘$.li‘ii°3iZ. Approved, February 5, 1853. mghis life. ClI4\.L __ 0.], ·, .. .· -_ - · P vm U, sham; ;2,J$;’m£i:i:;‘i£?m,Z*t;,€€:zt;¢;,E,f""“* me M"' 5· *¤¤¤ · . Jie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Iheitcd States of America m Congress assembled, That the provisions of the Act Provisions or npproved the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled act of 1849, ch- ‘· An act to provide for the settlement of the accounts of public officers, ;§°g:;;’:°";£l’su' and others who may have received moneys arising from military contri— ¤£Genem1B,i1ey. butions or otherwise in Mexico," be, and they are hereby applied to Brevet Brigz1die1·—General Bennett Riley, in reference to all moneys raised and collected by him, for contributions, penalties, internal assessments, duties, or other objects in California, from the commencement of the late war with Mexico, to the twelfth day of November, eighteen hundred and forty-nine; and the said Riley shall account for, settle, and sum Riley fp pay into the Treasury of the United States, for general purposes, any payivw UW balance of moneys shown to be in his hands, upon such settlement; and all papers, vouchers, and other documents connected with the levying liniids. and collecting of any money as 2ll`O1`CS{\l(l, shall be filed with the accounts rendered for settlement by the said Riley. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in settling the accounts of said sind Riley to Riley as aforesaid, the accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they b° eil0W00h1S are hereby authorized and required to credit him with any sum or sums §;°gg£§is5;Qc0h of money paid or advanced by him for defraying the expenses of the stitutioiinlconr Convention of California, called to frame a State Constitution, and also zgxlglzufé the sum or sums of money advanced by him, for the relief of destitute llc; Ol·0vC,-l,,ml overland emigrants to California, and such credits shall be allowed only ¤miz¤‘¤QfS ¤¤d 011 the production of proper vouchers, in such form as may be approved ;g€g£.f;£§&h° by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States; and the said officers of the Treasury shall in said settlement further credit the said Riley, with all sums of money expended by him for the support of the actual government of Califbrnia after the ratification of the treaty of pence with Mexico, and before the formation of the State Government, and which expenses may appear to have been proper and necessary, but not authorized by any law of the United States; Provided, That: before Pmviso. crediting him the said last-mentioned expenditures, they shall be approved by the President of the United States. Sue. 3. And be it fur!/ter enacted, That as a compensation for collect- Compensation ing, safe-keeping, and disbursing the said moneys, the said Riley shall °f wd Mc}'- be allowed and credited on such settlement, one and a half per cent. upon the moneys so raised and collected by him, and he shall be allowed no other or further compensation therefor. Size. 4. And be tz further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury _ Suits against be, and he is hereby directed to cause proper defence to be made, at the gzztézégfngic expense of the United States, to any suit or suits now pending, or that collmul by lllé, hereafter may be instituted against the said Riley, for any moneys raised gn g¤li¢`<>§¤é¤b¢¤ and collected by him in Calitbrnia, and to which this act is applicable. tl; 5E6g Y Arr1t0v1·;1:·, February 5, 1853. States.