Chapter 62. To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to certify certain findings of fact, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 62.— An Act To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to certify certain findings of fact, and for other purposes.January 29, 1927.[[S. 1857](/us/bill/69/s/1857).][[Public, No. 575](/us/pl/69/575).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Longevity pay of Army officers. That the Court of 1055 Claims shall certify to the proper accounting officers of the UnitedCourt of Claims to certify findings of fact in claims for, to accounting officers.
States the findings of fact heretofore made for claimants in claims of officers of the United States Army for longevity pay under the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in United States against Morton (volume 112, United States Reports, page 1) and United States against Watson (volume 130, United States Reports, page 80), and of the Court of Claims in Stewart against United States (volume 34, Court of Claims Reports, page 553). And that the proper accounting officers of the United StatesSettlement thereof, find other disallowed claims, directed. shall proceed to settle the claims so certified and all other claims for longevity pay and allowances on account of services of officers in the Regular Army arising under section 15 of an Act approved July 5,Vol. 5, p. 258. 1838, entitled “An Act to increase the present Military Establishment of the United States, and for other purposes,” and subsequent Acts affecting longevity pay and allowances, in accordance with the decisions of the courts of the United States in all cases in which heretofore, namely, between 1890 and 1908, such claims were disallowed by any accounting officer of the Treasury, and no decision of a comptroller heretofore made against a claimant under said section 15 shall prevent a settlement under the terms of this Act of any such disallowed claim.
Every such claim shall be payable toBeneficiaries. the claimant or to his widow or to his legal representative: *Provided*,*Provisos*.Limitation of payment. That no claim hereunder shall be allowed if made by any person who is an assignee of such claim nor to a legal representative without proof of the existence of blood relations to whom the fund would be distributed: *Provided further*, That it shall be unlawful for anyFee restricted. agent or attorney, firm of attorneys, or any person engaged heretofore or hereafter in preparing, presenting, or prosecuting any claim under this Act to charge or receive more than 10 per centum of any amount appropriated in satisfaction of the claim.
Approved, January 29, 1927.