Chapter 951. For the relief of Aquilla J
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CHAP. 951.— An Act For the relief of Aquilla J. Daugherty. March 3, 1901. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of theAquilla J. Daugherty.Inquiry as to certain theft of revenue stamps from office of, authorized. Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to cause to be investigated and examined the circumstances of the alleged burglary of the office of the collector of the fifth internal-revenue district of the State of Illinois, at Peoria.
Illinois, or on about the twenty-fifth day of January, anno Domini nineteen hundred and one, when it is alleged that United States internal-revenue documentary stamps of the race value of twenty-four thousand nine hundred and seventy-four dollars and fifteen cents and United States internal-revenue proprietary stamps of the face value of six thousand nine hundred and two dollars and thirty-one and five-eighths cents were stolen from the vault in said office of said collector, said stamps having been received by Aquilla J.
Daugherty, collector of the fifth internal-revenue district of the State of Illinois, and in his possession as such collector at the time of said —release from liability.alleged burglary and the alleged stealing of said stamps; and if upon such investigation and examination the Secretary of the Treasury is satisfied that none of slid stamps were ever issued or used by said collector or his employees, and that all of said stamps were stolen and said office burglarized as aforesaid, without fault of said collector, then the Secretary of the Treasury shall credit said Aquilla J.
Daugherty with the number and value of said stamps and release him from further responsibility therefor. Approved, March 3, 1901.