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holders of the said notes against fraud and losses. Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to reissue any of said notes, but upon the return of the said notes or any of them to the Treasury, the same shall be cancelled.

Secretary of the Treasury to cause a monthly statement to be published.
Power conferred by this act to determine on the 31st December, 1838.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That it shall be, and hereby is, made the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause a statement to be published monthly, of the amount of all Treasury notes issued or redeemed, in pursuance of the provisions of this act; and that the power to issue Treasury notes conferred on the President of the United States by this act, shall cease and determine on the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.

Approved, October 12, 1837.

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Oct. 12, 1837.
Chap. III.—An Act to regulate the Fees of District Attorneys in certain cases.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Extension of bonds for duties. That in all cases of extension of the time of payment of bonds given for duties on imports, it shall be according to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of the Treasury; and the extension of payment of the old bond, or the taking of a new bond,No fee to accrue to any District Attorney on bonds left for collection, or in suits instituted on bonds for the renewal of which provision is made by law, unless, &c. shall be by the respective collectors subject to no other charge than such as may be legally receivable on the taking of an original bond, upon the entry of merchandise.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no fee shall accrue to any District Attorney on any bond left with him for collection, or in a suit commenced on any bond for the renewal of which provision is made by law, unless the party or parties shall neglect to apply for such renewal for more than twenty days after the maturity of such bond.

Approved, October 12, 1837.

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Oct. 12, 1837.
Chap. IV.—An Act to continue in force certain laws to the close of the next session of Congress.

All acts, &c. made to expire at close of the 1 sess. 25 Con. continued to end of that session which shall commence or be in session on the 1st Monday in Dec., 1837.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all acts and parts of acts, or provisions contained within any act, which, by the terms thereof, are made to expire at the termination of the first session of the twenty-fifth Congress, be, and the same are hereby, declared to continue in force to the end of that session of Congress which shall commence, or shall be in session, on the first Monday of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.

Approved, October 12, 1837.

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Oct. 14, 1837.
Chap. V.—An Act to amend an act, entitled “An act to provide for the payment of horses lost, or destroyed in the military service of the United States, approved January 18th, 1837.”
Act of Jan. 18, 1837, ch. 5.
Horses, &c. turned over to the service of U. S. by order of a commanding officer, to be paid for.
Claims to be adjusted by the 3d Auditor, &c.
This act and the act to which it is an amendment to extend to mules.
This act extended to cases where persons mentioned in former act have died in service, and his horse, &c.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person who has turned over to the service of the United States, his horse, saddle, bridle, or equipments, by the order of the commanding general, or other commanding officer, shall be paid the value thereof; That the claims provided for under this act shall be adjusted by the Third Auditor, under such rules as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, with the assent of the President. This act, and the act to which this is an amendment, shall extend to mules as well as to horses. Decisions under this act shall be recorded as they are required to be recorded by the act aforesaid, and payment shall be made as is required by that act. This act shall extend to cases where any person mentioned in the act of which