Chapter CCXXI. *for the Relief of William H
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CHAP. CCXXI.— An Act *for the Relief of William H. Wheeler, of Bangor, Maine*. July 23, 1866. Whereas William H. Wheeler, of Bangor, Maine, in the month ofPreamble. February, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, lost a United States bond of the denomination of five hundred dollars, issued under the act of twenty-fifth February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, number eighteen thousand1862, ch. 33.Vol. xii. p. 345. three hundred and seventy-four, with all the unpaid coupons attached, which bond has since been found mutilated and partially destroyed; and whereas thirteen of the coupons of said bond have been reclaimed in such condition as to be paid at maturity; and whereas it is uncertain whether the remaining coupons are not still in existence:
Therefore— *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the TreasuryDuplicate of bond to be issued to William H. Wheeler, upon his giving, &c. is hereby authorized to issue and deliver to said William H. Wheeler a duplicate of said bond, number eighteen thousand three hundred and seventy-four, without coupons attached; *Provided*, That, before issuing the same, said Wheeler shall deliver to the Secretary of the Treasury all the remaining fragments and parts of said bond, excepting the thirteen coupons which have been reclaimed as aforesaid, with a good anil sufficient bond, with security to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, to indemnity the United States against all loss, cost, or damages incurred by reason of the issuing of said duplicate bond.
Approved, July 23, 1866.