Chapter XXXI. *for the Relief of Brevet Major James Belger, of the United States Army.* Feb. 3, 1857. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the proper accounting officers of the treasury allow to Brevet Major James Belger, of the Maj
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Chap. XXXI.— An Act *for the Relief of Brevet Major James Belger, of the United States Army.* Feb. 3, 1857. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the proper accounting officers of the treasury allow to Brevet Major James Belger, of the Major James Belger to be allowed $9,300, in his accounts.United States army, in the settlement of his accounts with the Government, the sum of nine thousand three hundred dollars, being the amount stolen from him by his late principal clerk, John S.
Sheahan, whilst he was acting in charge of the quartermaster’s department in San Antonio, Texas: *Provided,* That previous to the said allowance, the said Belger Provided he assign to the U. States a certain judgment.assign to the Government *to the government* of the United States the judgment found in his favor in the district court, in the county of Bexar, in the State of Texas, against the said John S. Sheahan, for the amount of said embezzlement, and the benefits of the attachment issued by said court at the instance of said Belger, on the property of the said Sheahan, and all control over the proceedings of the aforementioned case.
Approved, February 3, 1857.