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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 24 STAT. · August 3, 1886 · Chapter 855

Chapter 855.

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CHAP. 855.— An act for the relief of the trustees of the Christian Brothers’ College of Saint Louis, Missouri.August 3, 1886. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled*,Christian brothers’ College, Saint Louis, Mo.Claim for use of, by Government, to be investigated. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be investigated by the Quartermaster’s Department of the United States Army the circumstances, character, and extent of the alleged occupation by the United States authorities, for Government purposes, during the late war, of the college building and grounds of the Christian Brothers in Saint Louis, Missouri, the actual value of the use and occupation of that portion of the property occupied for the time it was occupied by the United States troops, the amount of damage to the real estate arising from and incident to such occupation, and to find and award and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury what amount, if any, is equitablyAmount found duo to be certified to Secretary of the Treasury. due the said trustees from the United States as the reasonable value of such use and occupation of the portion of said premises so occupied, and for damages to such buildings and grounds the natural result of such occupation; and that the Secretary of the Treasury be, and ho is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to said trustees, or their successors, out of any money in the Treasury notAppropriation. otherwise appropriated, the amount, if any, so found to be due from the United States; and the acceptance by said trustees of any sum paid under the provisions hereof shall be in full satisfaction of all claim of every name and nature for said occupation, and al) damages resulting therefrom.
Approved, August 3, 1886. Chapter 856: for the relief of Margaret S. Fain. Chapter 856 24 Stat. 864 1886-08-03 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 2026-02-24 43 1 private 864
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