American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-15
by AUTHORITY.

AN ACT further TO amend the act authorizing payment
for properly lost, captured, Destroyed, by The
my, while in the military service of the United States,
and for other purposes passed ninth April, thou
sand eight hundred and sixteen.
| BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatrps Of the United States of .4nlerica in
Congress assembled, That any person having claim
for building destroyed by the enemy during the
late war under the ninth section of the act to which
this,i an amendment and of the act to amend
the same, passed the third of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen which shall have been
presented to the Commissioner of Claims appoint
ed under the act first aforesaid, any time before
the tenth OF April one thousand eight hundred ard
eighteen, ard which was not paid under said acts,
nor finally rejected by said Commissioner, may,
within nine months hereafter, present the same,
with the evidence to support IT, 10 the Third Audi
tor OF the Treasury, for examination and ADJUST
ment; and if he shall be satisfied the building or
buildings for which damages are claimed, was, at
the time oil its destruction occupied by order Of
any agent or officer Of the United States, place
OF deposite for military or naval stores, bar
racks for the military forces Of the United States,
he shall proceed to the damages, and certify
the amount for payment, in the way pointed out in
the act first above referred to- which shall be mme
datey paid, out OF any money in the Treasury, not
otherwise appropriated: Provided, That, if the
Auditor shall be satisfied the evidence before him
is insufficient to enable him correctly to decide be-
On giving notice to the claimant, cause other evil
dence be taken: .And prorided, also, That no
payment shall be made uuder the provisions OF this
act. where the property destroyed was occupied
under contract with the owner, and at the risk OF
such owner.
/ Sec. Q. find be 1t further enacted, That the
amount which shall appear to have been paid TO
the owners, rent, for The use occupation OF
their property, shall be deducted from the amount
dire ced to be paid to them under this act.
Sec. g. find be it further enacted, That, in case
the whole amount oil claims presented, and allowed,
under this act, shall exceed the sum of two hun
Idred and fifty thousand dollars then, and in that
case, the claimants shall, respectively, receive only
their rateable proportion of the oil two hun
bred and fifty Thousand dollars, to be liquidated by
the said Auditor in the adjustment, OF the amount
+, TO be received by such claimants, respectively.
Il H. CLAY, Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Il JOHN GArLLARD, President OF the Senate, pro TEN,
Washington, March 8, 1925: Approved.
u JAMES MONROE.
i AN ACT for the continuation of the Cumberland Road
u BE it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
Y lsentatiues IF the United States Of .america ia
4 Congress assembled That the sum oil ONE hundred
: and Fifty thousand dollars, of moneys not otherwise
appropriated, be- and the same is hereby, appropr-
lated for the purpose of opening and making road
from the town OF Canton, in the state OF ONO on
: the right bank OF the Ohio river opposite the town
= of Wheeling to the Muskingum river, at Zanes-
ville in said state which said sum OF one hundred
IS and fifty thousand dollars shall be replaced out of
II the fund reserved for laying out and making roads
under the direction of Congress- by the several acts
passed for the admission of the states of Ohio lnd-
e ana, Illinois, and Missouri into the Union, on an
e equal footing with the original states.
!, Sec. Q. ind be it further enacted; That, for
the immediate accomplishment Of this object, the
..,.aLa Al. oIuic 81 tho s,all
u point some fit person the superintendent OF said
h road whose duty il shall be- under the direction OF
st the President to divide the into sections oil
IS not more than ten miles each to contract for and
personally superinend the opening and making the
J. said road as well as to receive, dsburse, and faith
y fully account with the Treasury for all sums OF
: money by him received in virtue OF this act.
h Sec 8. find be 1t further eracted, That the SUI
IS perntendeut shall not be interested directly or in
dir eciiy in the avsis of any contracts so to be made
D. by him as aforesaid: That he shall, before he en-
: ,ers upon the discharge of the duties enJoned by
70 this act execute bond to the United otates with
security to be approved of by The Secretary oil the
Treasury conditioned for the faithful discharge of
his duties prescribed by this act That he shall hold
his Office during the pleasure Of the President, and
oil shall receive at the rate OF one Thousand hve hun
bred dollars per annum Tor his services during The
time he may be employed in the discharge OF the
G duties required by this act
Sec A. find be 1t further enacted, hat the Pres.
10 ident of the United States be, and he is hereby,
n authorized and empowered to appoint one impartial
and iudcious person, nos being citizen of either
of the States through which the road, hereafter
y mentioned, shall pass, to be Commissioner and,
in case Of the death. resignation. refusal to act, or
any disability OF any such Commissioner, TO ap.
point another in his stead, who shall have power,
y according to the provisions of the act, entitled An
= act to authorize the appointment OF Commissioners
1t to Law out the road therein mentioned, approved