United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 19
Chap. XIX.—An Act to empower the Secretary of the Treasury to decide on the case of the ship Eliza Ann, belonging to Ezekiel Hubbel, and the case of the ship Mary and Frances, belonging to Nathaniel Goodard.
Powers of the Secretary in the cases.Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to make the same decision on the case of the ship Eliza Ann of New York, purchased by Ezekial Hubbel of William Lyman, the acting agent of Joshua Jones and Edward R. Jones of New York, trading under the firm Joshua Jones and Son; and the case of the ship Mary and Frances of Boston, owned by Nathaniel Goddard, as he would have made had application been made to him previous to the removing of the disability incurred by the said Ezekial Hubbel and the said Nathaniel Goddard: Provided however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to restrict the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring satisfactory proof of the fairness of every act having relation to these transactions.
Apporved, January 31, 1812.