Chapter 361. authorizing the payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to Charles H, Getman, the firm of E
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CHAP. 361.— An Act authorizing the payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to Charles H, Getman, the firm of E. W. Rathbun and Company, the firm of Kinyon, Wright and Company, the firm of Bond and Tonkins, and the firm of Page, Fairchild and Company certain duties paid by them on imported lumber accidentally burned while in custody of officers of customs, and before the same had entered into consumption.March 3, 1885. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Charles H.
Getman, E. W. Rathbun A Co., Kinyon, Wright & Co., Bond & Jenkins, and Page, Fairchild & Co.Duties refunded to, for lumber burnt. That the Secretary of Treasury be, and be is hereby, directed to refund to Charles H, German a sum not exceeding four thousand one hundred and ninety-six dollars and seventeen cents; to the firm of E. W. Rathbun and Company, a sum not exceeding two thousand nine hundred and thirty-six dollars and sixty-five cents; to the firm Kinyon, Wright and Company, a sum not exceeding two thousand one hundred and twenty-nine dollars and twenty-three cents; to the firm of Bond and Jenkins, a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred and four dollars and thirty-eight cents; and to the firm of Page, Fairchild and Company, a sum not exceeding six hundred and seventy-one dollars and twenty-eight cents; said sums being the amount of duties supposed to be paid by said parties, respectively, to the collector of the port of Oswego, New York, on lumber imported from Canada and destroyed by accidental fire at said port while in the custody of officers of the customs, and before the same had entered into *Proviso*.Vouchers to be presented to accounting officers of Treasury Department.consumption: *Provided, however*, That nothing shall be paid to either of said parties until he shall present proper vouchers to the accounting officers of the Treasury Department showing the amount paid by him for duties as aforesaid, and also showing the amount of imported lumber actually destroyed by said fire in each case on which the said duties were paid.
Approved, March 3, 1885.