Chapter 650. To authorize the destruction of paid United States checks
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CHAP. 650.— An Act To authorize the destruction of paid United States checks.June 22, 1926.[[H. R. 8034](/us/bill/69/hr/8034).][[Public, No. 413](/us/69/pl/413).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,United States checks.Destruction of all, and warrants, issued eight years prior thereto. That the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller General of the United States, respectively, are hereby authorized and directed to cause to be destroyed all United States Government checks and warrants issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Postmaster General, the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers of the United States, or by disbursing officers and agents of the United States, eight full fiscal years prior to the date of destruction, which checks 'and warrants have been paid and form the paid check files of the Treasury Department andlasting of all unpaid checks outstanding. of the General Accounting Office wherever stored under their respective> control, after all unpaid checks and warrants have been listed as outstanding as now required by law: *Provided*, That such checks*Provisos*.Preservation, if deemed necessary. and warrants as, in their discretion, respectively, may be deemed necessary in the public interests or the legality of the negotiation of which has been questioned in any material respect by any party in interest may be preserved: *Provided further*, That such checksOf historical interest, etc. as may be of historic or sentimental interest may also be preserved.
Sec. 2. All claims on account of any check, checks, warrant, orClaims on account of apparently paid checks, etc., barred if not presented within six years after issue. warrants appearing to have been paid shall be barred if not presented to the General Accounting Office within six years after the date of issuance of the check, checks, warrant, or warrants involved. Approved, June 22, 1926.