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Chapter 40.

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Chap. 40: to provide for taking testimony, to be used before Congress, in cases of private claims against the United States. Chapter 40 20 Stat. 278 1879-02-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-03-05 45 3 public
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