Chapter 144. To provide an appropriation for the payment of claims of persons who suffered property damage, death, or personal injury due to the explosion at the naval ammunition depot, Lake Denmark, New Jersey, July 10, 1926, and to provide a means for further investigation and payment in certain cases

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Chap. 144: To provide an appropriation for the payment of claims of persons who suffered property damage, death, or personal injury due to the explosion at the naval ammunition depot, Lake Denmark, New Jersey, July 10, 1926, and to provide a means for further investigation and payment in certain cases. Chapter 144 45 Stat. 2047 1929-02-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 private Chapter 144.— An Act To provide an appropriation for the payment of claims of persons who suffered property damage, death, or personal injury due to the explosion at the naval ammunition depot, Lake Denmark, New Jersey, July 10, 1926, and to provide a means for further investigation and payment in certain cases. February 2, 1929.[[H. R. 12236](/us/bill/70/hr/12236).][[Private, No. 353](/us/bill/70/pvtl/353).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryLake Denmark, N.

J., naval ammunition depot.Payment authorized of claims for damages caused by explosions at. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $216,528.49, or such portion as may be necessary, to enable the Comptroller General of the United States to make payment of claims in full settlement for property damage, death, or personal injury due to the explosion at the naval ammunition depot, Lake Denmark, New Jersey, July 10, 1926, to the respective persons and in the respective amounts as recommended by the Comptroller General of the United States and as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 202, Seventieth Congress, first session, and House Document Numbered 310, Seventieth Congress, first session, pursuant to the Act of March 2, 1927 (Forty-fourth Statutes, part 3, page 1800):Vol. 44, p. 1800.*Proviso*.Civilian claimants. *Provided, however*, That should any of the civilian claimants in the above-mentioned documents decline to accept in full settlement the amounts so recommended, the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to reopen and reinvestigate such claims and transmit each such claim with supporting papers and a report 2048of his findings of facts and recommendation to the Comptroller General of the United States who shall award the claimant or claimants such amount or amounts as he shall adjudge fair and just according to the said Act of March 2, 1927 (Forty-fourth Statutes, part 3, page 1800).

Approved, February 2, 1929.

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