Chapter 388. For the relief of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 388.— An Act For the relief of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and for other purposes. August 21, 1916.[[H. R. 10546](/us/bill/64/hr/10546).][[Private, No. 127](/us/pl/64/127).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Illinois Central Railroad Company. Reimbursement to. That the sum of $100 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to reimburse the Illinois Central Railroad Company for the payment by it of a fine of like amount levied and collected by the Secretary of the Treasury for failure on the part of the railroad company to clear a shipment of household goods originating in Habana, Cuba, and destined to Edmondton, Alberta, Canada, through the United States customs at Portal, North Dakota, it having been ascertained by the Secretary of the Treasury subsequent to the payment of the fine by the carrier that the shipment had been duly cleared through the United States customs at Noyes, Minnesota, and that no customs duties were due or collectible thereon.
Approved, August 21, 1916.