Chapter CL. appropriating a sum of money to Benjamin Huffman, of the state of Indiana
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Chap. CL.— An Act appropriating a sum of money to Benjamin Huffman, of the state of Indiana.May 26, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That500 dollars to be paid Benjamin Huffman. the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Benjamin Huffman the sum of five hundred dollars, to enable him to regain his son, Peter Hoffman [Huffman] who was taken a captive by hostile Indians during the late war: *Provided,*Proviso.
That the said Benjamin Huffman shall previously give bond with sufficient security, to be approved of by the Secretary of the Treasury, conditioned upon the said Huffman’s rendering to the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department, correct accounts of his expenditure of the whole or any part of the said sum of money for the sole purpose of regaining the possession of his son aforesaid; and that the said Huffman shall pay any balance that may remain in his hands after the expenditure provided for as aforesaid, into the treasury of the United States.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatTo be paid out of the treasury. the aforesaid sum shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 26, 1824. Chapter CLI: malting appropriations to carry into effect certain Indian treaties. 4 Stat. 37 1824-05-26 Chapter CLI 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.
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