Chapter CCCXII. for the Relief of George A
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CHAP. CCCXII.— An Act for the Relief of George A. Stevens, of the United States Navy.June 5, 1872. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedGeorge A. Stevens to be re-appointed in the navy. States of America in Congress assembled,* That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint, and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to commission, George A. Stevens to such rank in the United States navy as the circumstances of said Stevens’ case may, in his judgment, seem to justify: *Provided,* That the appointment hereby authorized shall not entitle the said Stevens to a position above that formerly occupied by him in the navy.
Approved, June 5, 1872.