Chapter IV. for the Relief of William H
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Chap. IV.— An Act for the Relief of William H. Jameson, a Paymaster in the United States Army.Dec. 20, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the proper accountingCredit to be allowed William H. Jameson in settlement of accounts, if, &c. officers of the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby, required to allow Major William H. Jameson, on settlement of his accounts, a credit of nine hundred and fifty-nine dollars and fourteen cents, for money in his hands as paymaster in the army, on board the steamer Ruth, and destroyed by fire on the night of the fourth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, if, on examining the evidence by the paymaster-general, he, the said paymaster-general, shall deem him justly entitled to said credit; but such credit shall not be allowed without the said paymaster-general shall certify his approval thereof.
Approved, December 20, 1864.