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THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 302, 303. 1866. 341 CHAP. CCCII. -·An Act to amend an Act cnlitled "An Ad making Appro for July 28 1866. ,—umlr_gdC'ivg of the Gcvernnumtfor the Year ending the thimuh Q/`•£l'.1:€, ezghteen 1858’ch_;54,§;7_ hwrdr an I/""”"· Vol. xi. p. 82 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso to the seven- T Secretary of mem}; section of the act to which this act is an amendment be altered so &;;g§:fYd;‘Qg'rb as to read as follows: And provided further, That where there is no col- ing agent, whom leetor at the place of location of any public work herein specified, the {LMB1S ¤° °°l· _ . . __. ctor at place of Secretary of the Treaeury shall have power to appomt a d1sbur¤ing argent location of my for the payment of all moneys that are, or may be hereafter, approprrated public work. for the construction of any such public work, with such compensation es he may deem equitable and just, and all laws and parts of laws m coufhct with the provisions of this section be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved, July 28, 1866. CHAP. CCCIII. ——An acl authorizing the Pqymnw the Rewards of ered (ry the Pres:} July 28, 1866. dent of the United States and the Ojficers of the ar Department, m Apnl and Mez; 1865, fzr the Capture of the Assissins of the hue President, Abraham Lincoln, and Secretary of Sta1e, Hon. William H. Seward. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid, out of any d_P¤·}'¤°*;_* ¤¤¤ moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in satisfaction of all ,:;§:)g§er8r:` claims for the rewards offered by the President of the United States or for the cuptnro by authority of the War Department for the capture of the assassins of 3;.3;; ’;,*:§i,‘;’:t the lute President, Abraham Lincoln, and the Secretary of State, William and Swmm-y gf H. Seward, the following sums to the following-named persons, viz : — $¤¤¤‘>· For the capture of Payne : —-· For capture of To Major H. W. Smith, who had charge of, and commanded the force, Payne; the sum of . ... . $1 000 Richard C. Morgan, detective ... . . . 'soo Eli Devore, detective. . . . . . ... 500 Charles H. Rosch, detective 500 Thomas Surngson, detective ... . ... 500 William M. ermcrskirch, detective ... . 500 John H. Kimball, citizen . . 500 P. M. Clark, citizen ... . . . 500 Susan Jackson, colored., . 250 Mary Ann Grimn . . .. 250 $5,000 For the capture of Atzerott : --- of M¤M‘¤9¢s To Major E. R. Artman, 213th Penusgvuniu Volunteers . . $1,250 00 Sergeant Zechariah W. Gcmmill, lst eluwere Cavalry .. . 3,598 54 Private Christopher Ross, lst Delaware Cavalry ... . .. 2,878 54 I’rivute David H. Barker, lst Delaware Cavalry .. 2,878 78 Private Albert Bender, lst Delaware Cavalr 2,878 78 Private Samuel J. Williams, lst Delaware (ghvalry ... 2,878 78 Primm George W. Young, 1st Delaware Cavalry . 2,878 78 Private James Longucrc, lst Delaware Cavalry ... 2,878 78 James W. Purdum, citizen . 2,878 78 $25,000 00 For the capture of Booth and Herold : — of Booth and T0 E. J. Conger. . . .. $15,000 Hamm; " Lufuyotte C. Baker. . . ... . 3,750 " Luther B. Barker ... . . . . . . 3,000 " Lieutenant E. P. Doherty . 5,250 " James R. O’Bierue ... 2,000 " H. H. ’We1Is .. .. . 1,000 " George Cottingham . . . . .. . 1,000 Il Alexander Lovett .. . .. 1,000 $32,000