Chapter CXCVIII. *for the Relief of Richard Chenery*
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CHAP. CXCVIII.— An Act *for the Relief of Richard Chenery*. March 2, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Claim of Richard Chenery to be examined, &c. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to examine the claim of Richard Chenery, of California, for eight thousand dollars, alleged to be due him for beef furnished to George P. Armstrong, temporary Indian agent for the tribes of Indians on Russian river, and at Clear lake, and for which said Armstrong executed receipts, dated March twenty-three and May twenty-three, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and if he shall believe, from such examination, that the property was furnished in good faith, and that the government is justly indebted to the claimant as alleged, he shall cause the amount so found to be due to be paid to the said Chenery or his legal representatives: *Provided*, That in no event shall any greater sum than eight thousand dollars be paid: *And provided further*, That the sura paid shall be accepted in full and lasting discharge of this claim.
Approved, March 2, 1867.