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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 17 STAT. · April 2, 1872 · Chapter LXXVIII

Chapter LXXVIII. to authorize the President to appoint George Plunkett a Paymaster in the Navy

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CHAP. LXXVIII.— An Act to authorize the President to appoint George Plunkett a Paymaster in the Navy.April 2, 1872. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatGeorge Plunkett may be appointed a paymaster in the navy. the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint George Plunkett a paymaster in the United States navy, if, in his opinion, the interests of the public service will be thereby promoted. Approved, April 2, 1872.
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