July 25, 1848.
Chap. CXV. — An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make a Compromise and Settlement
with the Securities of Francis D. Newcomb, late Surveyor-General of the State of Louisiana.
Secretary of the Treasury authorized to make a settlement and compromise with the
securities of F. D. Newcomb.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to make such an
equitable settlement and compromise with the securities of Francis D. Newcomb, late
surveyor-general of the State of Louisiana, as he shall, under the circumstances,
deem advisable; and on their paying or securing to his satisfaction the sum agreed
to be paid by them, to discharge them fully from all liability as such securities.
Approved, July 25, 1848.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Private Acts, 30th Cong., 1st sess., George Minot, Statutes at Large 9, 727