Chapter 31.
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CHAP. 31.— An act for the relief of Robert Stodart Wyld.Jan. 17, 1883. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Robert Stodart Wyld.Relief of. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to redeem United States coupon bonds numbers one hundred and four thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred and four thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, one hundred and four thousand nine hundred and thirty, and one hundred and four thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, for one thousand dollars each, act of March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, dated November first, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, with interest thereon from 753 FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 31, 35, 37. 1883. May first, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, to June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; and also coupon bond number one hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and seventy, for one thousand dollars, of the same act and date, with interest thereon from May first, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, to June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, in favor of Robert Stodart Wyld, who claims to have been the owner thereof on the twenty-ninth day of September, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, at which time it is alleged they were stolen from him, and who further claims that they were afterwards destroyed by the thieves, upon the said Robert Stodart Wyld furnishing to the Treasury Departments sufficient bond of indemnity to the United States with good and sufficient sureties, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to secure the United States against loss or damage in consequence of the redemption of said bonds; *Provided*, That if any of said bonds or coupons have been presented for payment this act shall not authorize such payment.
J. WARREN KEIFER *Sneaker of the House of Representatives* DAVID DAVIS *President of the Senate pro tempore* Received by the President January 5, 1883. [Note by the Department of State.—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.]