FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SESSMII. OH. 80. 1875. 3].,7 .. and give such security. And in case of failure by the person entering into such contract to perform the same, he and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract, as liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name of the United States." Section seventy-four is struck out. R. S.,74,p. 14. Section seventy-nine is amended by striking out, in the second line, R, 5,,19,1,, 14, the words “ no money shall be paid from the Treasury for,” and adding, at the end of the section, the words " shall cease." ' Section two hundred and thirty-nine is amended by striking out, of R- 9·· 23% P- 39· seventh hue, the words “ assessor and assistant assessors." Section two hundred and eighty-four is amended by striking out, in R- $·»284»P· 47- the fourth line, the word “ pur er ”, and inserting “ paymaster." Chapter four of title seven is amended by adding, atter section three R· S·.'!`i#l<>7» 6- 4. hundred, the following sections:P- 49- Smo. 300. A. “All claims of loyal citizens in States not in rebellion, for quartermaster’s stores actually furnished to the Army of the United States, and receipted for by the proper officer receiving the same, or which may have been taken by such officers without giving such receipt, may be submitted to the Quartermaster-General of the United States, accompanied with such proofs as each claimant can present of the facts in his case; and it shall be the duty of the Quartermaster-General to cause such claim to be examined, and if convinced that it is just, and of the loyalty of the claimant, and that the stores have been actually received or taken for the use of, and used by the Army, then to report each case to the Third Auditor of the Treasury, with a recommendation for settlement. S1:0. 300. B. All claims of loyal citizens in States not in rebellion for R. S., Title 7, ¤. subsistence actually furnished to the Army and receipted for by the 4.p.49. proper officer receiving the same, or which may have been taken by such officers without giving such receipt, may be submitted to the Gom— missary-General of Subsistence, accompanied by such proof as each claimant may have tooifer; and it shall be the duty of the Commissary-Geueral of Subsistence to cause each claim to be examined, and if convinced that it is just, and of the loyalty of the claimant, and that the stores have actually been received, or taken for the use of, and used by the Army, then to report each case for payment to the Third Auditor of the Treasury with a recommendation for settlement. The provisions of the above two sections shall extend to the State of Tennessee, and to the counties of Berkeley and Jelferson in the State of West Virginia. But the provisions of the above two sections shall not authorize the payment of claims. for the occupation of, or imury to, real estate in any State declared in insurrection during the rebellion! Section three hundred and thirty is amended by adding thereto the 1g_ $,,330, ,.,54, following: “A description of the seal, with an impression thereof, and acertiflcate of approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be filed in the Office of the Secretag of State." _ 4 _ _ Section three hundred an thirty-three is amended by inserting, after R._s., 333, p. 54. the word “Congress", in the second line, the words ‘* at the commence ment of its session." _ _. _ Section four hundred and fifty-three is amended by striking out in R. s., 453, p. 76. the fifth line the word “ agents ”, and inserting the word “ grants". Section ilve hundred and forty-one is amended by inserting, in the R. s.,541,p. 90. fourth line, after the word “ north_", the words “ and west.? Section five hundred and sixty~three is amended byadding to para- R. S., 563, par. 8, graph eight the following words: “And sha'I hare original and excln· p·94· sivecognizance of all prizes brought into the United States, except as provided in paragraph six of section six hundred and twenty-nine.” Also, by striking out of line two, of the ninth pa:agraph,‘the words 135 S-. 563. 1>¤¢· "_¤0Y6¤ty-sik ", and inserting the word “ eight? . _ _ _ P- · _ _ Section five hundred and ninety is amended by strikingout, in the R. s., 590,;).10.+. mit line, the word “ circuit ”, and inserting the word “ d1str1ct."